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Mert Ogut

Mert Ogut

Istanbul, TR

 

About 

During the ages, human beings have always been in need of expressing themselves. In the early ages; hand-arm power was the main weapon, whereas in today’s world; expression of the ideas or the feelings can be illustrated by many different tools.Imagine a musician; dramatic sound of his/her instrument can lead to a special journey on the melodies or the notes, or a film director could use the camera to show the time-movement-spatial relationship from his/her point of view. But above all; the main argument is to design a piece whether it is physical or intangible, and it is also regardless of the tool or the equipment. I decided to make this journey on the edges of the lines, forms and the ideas. Inserting the other disciplines into the architectural logic and linking them in an intangible 3d plane is my main goal. I have been dreaming of this relation throughout my academic and professional career. Because in my mind, I have always been keeping the quote of Albert Einstein, which is; “Imagination is more important than knowledge.’’ I can consider that my greatest weapon is to achieve a design level that encapsulates different disciplines in its body.  Linking the different approaches into urban and architectural scale, such as humor, publicness, multitude could make the design more diverse. If we think about humor approach; the type of humor on the verbal plane, that has contradiction or repetition kinds, can find its responses on the tangible plane such as repetitive windows or the contradictory forms on the façades.

Searching for the innovation, analyzing the entire mass and breaking down into its parts, induction – deduction…these words stand where I look at.

My bachelor degree is B.Arch. in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, while my master’s degree is M.A. in Architectural and Urban Studies. During my master’s degree, I had a chance to link the different approaches into urban and architectural scale such as humor, publicness, multitude.I have 1,5 year full-time and 1 year part-time work experience in the architecture field. I am both fluent in English and Spanish.

Employment 

Alarko Contracting Group, Kocaeli, TR, Project Controls Architect/Aktogay Copper Project, Kazakhstan

Controlling the design drawings and documents
Writing transmittals and technical queries to the subcontractors
Purchasing the required materials for the project
Preparing the equipment and material lists

May 2013 - current
 

Yapı-Tek LLC, Yalova, TR, Design Architect/Bim Specialist (Revit)

Participated in the design team for residential projects
Modelled the projects in revit/archicad software
Presented the 3D models to the clients
Taught revit and archicad software products to the employees

Jun 2012 - Apr 2013
 

Yapı-Tek LLC, Yalova, TR, Design Architect/Bim Speacialist (Revit)

Participated in the design team for residential projects
Modeled the projects in revit software

Jul 2009 - Jan 2010
 

Bican Tugberk Architects, Istanbul, TR, Design Office Architect

Participated in the design team for commercial and residential projects
Modeled the projects using the revit software

Sep 2007 - Feb 2008
 

ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. (ENKA Construction and Industrial Co.), Moscow, RU, Field/Technical Office

Controlled the trim works of the project
Prepared mateial lists

Aug 2006 - Sep 2006
 

Education 

University of Brighton, GB, Brighton, GB, Masters, MA, Architectural and Urban Studies

•Dissertation Topic: The Joke: Innovation and Negation of Istanbul’s Fener Community
‘‘Using the joke as a form of political praxis to shake the resistance of the status quo’’

During my studies at the University of Brighton I had a chance to link the different approaches into urban and architectural scale such as humor, publicness, multitude. Combining these terms into 3d spaces gave me different point of views and increased my vision about how architecture can shape.

Sep 2010 - Feb 2012
 

Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, TR, BArch, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Oct 2004 - Jun 2008
 

Awards 

3Ds Max Certificate - Autodesk Authorized Training Center, Other

2011
 

Revit Certificate - Autodesk Authorized Training Center, Other

2009
 

Honor Roll (07/08 Spring Semester), Honorable Mention

Department of Architecture Honor Roll, B.Arch GPA success

2008
 

Honor Roll (07/08 Fall Semester), Honorable Mention

Department of Architecture Honor Roll, B.Arch GPA success

2008
 

Honor Roll (05/06 Spring Semester), Honorable Mention

Department of Architecture Honor Roll, B.Arch GPA success

2006
 

50% Scholarship entire full 4 year B.Arch degree, Scholarship

2004
 

Areas of Specialization 

Skills