Arzu Özsavaşcı Architecture Design Consultancy Company was established to carry out cultural and architectural heritage studies, to conduct research in the field of architectural history, and develop projects, along with architectural design and project studies. Regardless of scale and scope, professional and academic collaborations are a priority in all the subjects we work on and the work we do. For this reason, each project process is designed, maintained, and completed with the accompaniment of all team members and at the intersection of different disciplines.
Canan Dağdelen Lâ Mekan Exhibition October 2023, Skydome 1
Selcan Eda Tekeşin (Restorer, 2024)
Beyza Demircioğlu (Restorer, 2024)
Talha Duman (Restorer, 2024)
Eda Arık (Architect, 2022)
Güllü Bozdoğan (Architect, 2021)
Zeynep Berra Kırbaşoğlu (Architect, 2020)
Kubilay Akkoyun (Architect, 2019)
Selen Sıla Çelik (Architect, 2014-2020)
Arzu Özsavaşcı 2023 Pergamon Asklepion
Arzu Özsavaşçı graduated from the Department of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye in 1996, and completed her master’s degree in 1999 with the thesis titled “A Critical Outlook through the Formation Process of Taksim-Maçka Urban Green Area” prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Günkut Akın at the Department of Architectural History at ITU.
She has worked on various projects in project offices, within the academy or independently since 1997. She has worked as an architect in academic projects and interdisciplinary teams, as well as in project offices. She gained expertise in surveying, documentation, conservation, archaeological excavation, and inventory studies, as well as restitution, restoration, and reuse projects.
She has worked in various contemporary architectural design projects and applications in domestic and international partnerships, from concept projects to implementation projects, from consultancy services to construction site control. Apart from this, she has participated in various symposiums and seminars regarding the projects she was involved in, and published joint articles with project teams.
Since 2019, she has been providing architecture, design, and consultancy services with her own company, primarily in cultural heritage and architectural history. Özsavaşcı is a member of the TMMOB Chamber of Architects Istanbul Metropolitan Branch.
2019-2024 Fall and Spring Terms / Maltepe University Vocational School Architectural Restoration Department Project Classes
2019-2024 Fall and Spring Terms / Maltepe University Architecture and Design Faculty Architecture Department History of Architecture I – II Classes
Maltepe University Vocational School Architectural Restoration Department Consultancy Board Member
Tek-Esin Foundation Board of Directors Member
PROJECT JURIES
2019-2024 / MEF University Gürol Çivi Architectural Project Atelier Jury Member
2018 / MEF University Burcu S. Köknar Architectural Project Atelier Jury Member
2018 / İTÜ Burçin Güngen Architectural Project Atelier Jury Member
2015 / Pamukkale University Gözde Kan Architectural Project Atelier Jury Member
2011-2014 / Kocaeli University Nurdan Kuban Architectural Project Atelier Jury Member
PUBLICATIONS
2018 October / Özsavaşcı, A.,Şengün R., Thys-Şenocak L.,Çelik R.N., Tanyeli G., ÇATAB, “The History and Restoration of the Ottoman Fortress of Seddülbahir on the Gallipoli Peninsula”, Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, Fortmed International Conference, October 18-20, Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 2018.
2018 September / Özsavaşcı A., Deniz S., Yüksel Sayın B., “Bandırma’nın Unutulmuş Kışla Binaları Yenimahalle Semtindeki Askeri Alanda Tespit ve Restitüsyon Çalışmaları”, Uluslararası Bandırma ve Çevresi Sempozyumu (International Symposium Of Bandirma And Its Surroundings – UBS’18) September 17-19, Bandırma, Türkiye, 2018.
2017 / Özsavaşcı, A.,Şengün R., Thys-Şenocak L.,Çelik R.N., Tanyeli G., ÇATAB, “Rölöve, Restitüsyon, Konservasyon Projelerinden Restorasyon Uygulaması ve Yeni Kullanım Sürecine Seddülbahir Kalesi 2016 Yılı Çalışmaları”, Kargir Yapılarda Koruma ve Onarım Semineri VIII, 2016 Bildiri Kitabı, İBB KUDEB Yayınları, sf: 246, İstanbul 2017.
2016 October / Thys-Şenocak, L., Celik, R. N., Tanyeli G.,Özsavaşçı, A., “Destruction and Restoration on the Gallipoli Peninsula; The Ottoman Fortress of Seddülbahir”, ICOMOS AGA&ADCOM, 15-21 Ekim 2016, İstanbul, Türkiye.
2015 October / Thys-Şenocak, L., Celik, R. N., Özsavaşçı, A., “Seddülbahir Kalesi Rölöve, Restitüsyon ve Konservasyon Projeleri: Araştırma Projesinden Konservasyon Uygulamasına Bir Akademik Projenin Hikayesi”, TMMOB Mimarlar Odası 3.Ulusal Mimari Koruma Proje ve Uygulamaları Sempozyumu, 2-3 Ekim, Eskişehir, 2015.
2011 / Thys-Şenocak, L., Celik, R. N., Tanyeli G.,Özsavaşçı, A., “Seddülbahir ve Kumkale’nin Öyküsü : İki Osmanlı Kalesinin Arşiv Belgeleri, Arkeolojik ve Sözlü Kaynaklarla Keşfi”, Gelenek, Kimlik, Birlesim Kültürel Kesismeler ve Sanat – Günsel Renda’ya Armagan / Tradition, Identity, Synthesis: Cultural Crossings and Art in Honor of Günsel Renda, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayinlari, 2011.
2010 / Thys-Şenocak, L., Celik, R. N., Tanyeli G.,Özsavaşçı, A., “Understanding Archaeology and Architecture through Archival Records: The Restoration Project of the Ottoman Fortress of Seddülbahir on the Gallipoli Peninsula of Turkey”, The Frontiers of the Ottoman World: Fortifications, Trade, Pilgrimage and Slavery, ed. Andrew Peacock, (London: The British Academy, 2009) pp.189-209.
2006 September / Thys-Şenocak, L.,Özsavaşçı, A., “New Survey Technologies in Multi-disciplinary Architectural Heritage Documentation and Project Process: The Role of the Architect and the Analysis of the Interdisciplinary Approach”, Documentation for Conservation and Development: New Heritage Strategies for the Future, Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage 11th International Seminar, Florence, Italy, September 11-16.
2005 April / Thys-Şenocak, L., Özsavaşçı, A. “A Cultural Heritage Site on the Gallipoli Peninsula of Turkey: The Restoration of the Ottoman Fortress at Seddulbahir”, Cultural Landscapes in the 21st Century, Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage 10th International Seminar, Newcastle upon Tyne-UK, April 11-16.
2004 May / Ricci, A., Özsavaşçı, A. “Research in the Asian Suburbs of Istanbul: Samandıra and Küçükyalı”, The 26th International Symposium of Excavations, Surveys and Archaeometry, Konya-Turkey, May 24-28.
2002 November / Güney, C., Özsavaşçı, A., Özöner, B., Thys-Şenocak, L., Çelik, R. N. “Virtual 3D GIS Application at the Ottoman Fortresses on the Dardanelles”, World Heritage Management Mapping: GIS & Multimedia, Alexandria, Egypt, October 21-23.
PRESENTATIONS / CERTIFICATES
2023 September / TMMOB Mimarlar Odası 7. Ulusal Mimari Koruma Proje ve Uygulamaları Sempozyumu, September 22-23, İstanbul, Türkiye.
2018 October / Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast, Fortmed International Conference, October 18-20, Politecnico di Torino, Torino-Italy.
2018 September / International Symposium of Bandirma And Its Surroundings – UBS’18, September 17-19, Bandırma, Türkiye.
2017 December / ICOMOS 19th AGA&ADCOM, December 11-15, New Delhi-İndia.
2016 December / İBB Kudeb Kargir Yapılarda Koruma ve Onarım Semineri VIII, December 6-7, İstanbul, Türkiye.
2016 October / ICOMOS 18th AGA&ADCOM, October 15-21, İstanbul, Türkiye.
2015 October / TMMOB Mimarlar Odası 3.Ulusal Mimari Koruma Proje ve Uygulamaları Sempozyumu, October 2-3, Eskişehir, Türkiye.
2009 October / CIPA 2009 XXII. International Symposium, “Digital Documentation, Interpretation & Presentation of Cultural Heritage”, October 11-15, Kyoto-Japan.
2007 October / CIPA 2007 XXI. International Symposium, “Anticipating the future of the cultural past”, October 1-6, Athens-Greece.
2007 May / Building Conservation Masterclasses (BCMs), Conservation and Repair of Masonry Ruins, Continuous Professional Development Certificate Program, West Dean College, May 8-11, Chichester-UK.
2006 December / Building Conservation Masterclasses (BCMs), The Historic Interior: Commissioning and Managing Conservation Research, Continuous Professional Development Certificate Program, West Dean College, December 4-6, Chichester-UK.
2006 November / CCLRC+AHRC, Looking Forward to the Past: Science and Heritage, November 28, London-UK.
2006 September / Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage 11th International Seminar, September 11-16, Florence – Italy.
2006 May / The Europa Nostra Annual Congress, May 19, St.Julians-Malta.
2005 September / CIPA 2005 XX. International Symposium, “International Cooperation to Save the World’s Cultural Heritage”, September 26-October 1, Torino-Italy.
2005 April / Forum UNESCO – University and Heritage 10th International Seminar, April 11-16, Newcastle upon Tyne-UK.
2004 May / The 26th International Symposium of Excavations, Surveys and Archaeometry, May 24-28, Konya-Turkey.
2001 September / CIPA 2001 XVIII. International Symposium “Surveying and Documentation of Historic Buildings, Monuments, Sites; Traditional and Modern Methods”, Best Poster Award for “Hasanpaşa Gasworks” Project, September, 18-21, Berlin-Germany.
Seddülbahir Fortress was selected as a finalist in the museums category under the cultural buildings category in the 2024 International Architecture Awards by Architizer, an online architecture database based in New York, USA. The page of the Seddülbahir Fortress project and application, which received the honor of international selection from Architizer, is in this link.
Seddülbahir Fortress Application is selected as a qualified work in the Arkitera Architecture Annual 2023. The architectural project, architectural and landscape design application is presented as a poster and a short brief with a combined team.
Arkitera Architecture Annual 2023 Exhibition
Seddülbahir Fortress project and application, which has many authorship of the entire team, has been listed in two different categories in the Arkitera Architecture Annual 2023.
Seddülbahir Fortress received its first international award by being selected as a finalist in the list of 167 projects evaluated in the “International Domus Restoration and Conservation Fassa Bortolo Awards” organized by the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Ferrara, based in Italy.
International Domus Restoration and Conservation Fassa Bortolo Seddülbahir Award
The award ceremony was held on March 19, 2024, at the Palazzo Tassoni Estense in Ferrara, Italy, and the team was represented by the Scientific Advisory Board members Dr. Gülsün Tanyeli from Istanbul Technical University Architecture Department, and Prof. Dr. Lucienne Şenocak from Koç University History Department.
International Domus Restoration and Conservation Fassa Bortolo Award CeremonyInternational Domus Restoration and Conservation Fassa Bortolo Award ListDomus Award Seddülbahir Panels
In 2024, Seddülbahir Fortress was deemed worthy of an award in the building/conservation category within the scope of the TMMOB 19th National Architecture Exhibition and Awards organized by the Chamber of Architects of the Turkish Engineers and Architects every two years. Restoration project author Arzu Özsavaşçı (AOMTD) and new use project author Y. Burak Dolu (Koop Architecture) received their awards at the award ceremony held in Kült Kavaklıdere in Ankara on Friday, April 19, 2024.
We received the award on behalf of all our teammates, executives, consultants, employer and contractor-implementer teams, and hundreds of people who have worked for years in the research projects, survey, restitution, conservation, restoration, new use, and application projects of Seddülbahir Castle, which has a unique place in Turkish architectural production with its 27-year history of work. This award is our gift to everyone who has a heartfelt connection with Seddülbahir Fortress and its village, especially the Kaletemı team.
National Architecture Awards – Building Conservation Award
INFO
PROJECT NAME:
Seddülbahir Fortress Restoration
PROJECT DATES:
2015-2023 Restoration Construction, Restoration and Re-Use Projects (ÇATAB)
Usküdar Commemorating Mimar Sinan Competition 2021
We were awarded the equivalent 1st prize in the International Fine Arts Competition titled “Commemorating Mimar Sinan in Üsküdar” opened by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Cultural Heritage Department. We took part in the team established under the leadership of Urban Planner-Urban Designer İbrahim Alp, together with Urban Planner Julide Alp, Urban Planner Aliye Ceren Onur, and Architect Sena Miray Karakaş.
Usküdar Commemorating Mimar Sinan Competition Award List
The area subject to the competition is the “Sinan Triangle” defined by the Şemsi Ahmet Paşa Mosque, Mihrimah Sultan İskele Mosque and Sinan Baths, known today as the Mimar Sinan Bazaar, in the Üsküdar district of Istanbul Province, and the areas in its immediate vicinity that are not subject to private property. The subject of the competition is the design to be made to commemorate Mimar Sinan within this area.
Usküdar Commemorating Mimar Sinan Competition
The main motivation of the project numbered 53 is; on the one hand, to repair and restore the physical-spatial organization of Üsküdar Square as a lost and exhausted place with limited, sustainable interventions, and on the other hand, to raise awareness of the works of Mimar Sinan, which are always remembered together with the built environment in which they are located, defining and transforming them, and to restore their reputation through the public space in which they are located.
