Hulya Diskaya
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Current Job & Education:

Hülya Dışkaya is an Assistant Professor in the Architectural Restoration Programme of the Vocational School of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts Universtiy (MSGSU).She graduated from Yıldız Technical University (YTU, Istanbul / Turkey) as a civil engineer in 1987, studied restoration in vocational school in the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and graduated as a restorator in 1997, then studied architecture and graduated as an architect from the same university in 2000. She received a master's degree in 2004 and PhD in 2011 from the Department of Restoration of the Faculty of Architecture of MSGSU.

Competitions & Awards:  

• Architectural Foundation (MIV), Architectural Research Award, 2005, with MSc Thesis in the Construction Science Field.
• TAÇ Foundation, Success Award in between the conservation aimed student projects, 2001.
• Forbo Krommenie Firm’s Design Competition for Library Floor- boarding of MSGSU, 3rd prize, 2000.           

Patent: Design innovation with LED system integrated timber lighting element for the restoration work of Tophane-i Amire Art and Cultural Center of MSGSU.

Professional: Since 1984, working on restoration of traditional timber and masonry construction applications in Istanbul, participated in various investigation and survey works of traditional buildings in different parts of Turkey.

Academic: Participated in various national and international conferences, has published articles and papers about traditional structures in Turkey and Balkans.

General research topic: Seismic behaviour of timber structures, strengthening technics of traditional timber and masonry structures. Making researches on the historical development of traditional wooden buildings in Turkey. Survey and photography works of traditional building stock across Turkey.