MELIH G. KUTSAL

Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

M.Sc. Media Architecture · Weimar, Germany

Tongji CAUP

Summer School · Shanghai, China

University at Buffalo

M.S. Architecture · Buffalo, United States

Yaşar University

Faculty of Architecture · İzmir, Turkey

Parametric Architecture

Writer · Remote

P.A is a media company that conducts thorough research on art, architecture and design, with a particular focus on computational, parametric and digital design tools. As a writer, my area of expertise is written content on architecture, games, and the relationship between them.

MARUF'22 Marmara Mapping

Researcher · Istanbul

A collaborative project with AURA Istanbul and the Union of Municipalities of Marmara, mapping pollution across the Marmara region. Showcased in Fall 2023.

D&D Gaziantep

Co-Founder · Gaziantep

My sibling and I built a Dungeons & Dragons club in our local community. I ran marketing, graphic design, social media, scheduling, organisation and planning.

AURA Istanbul

Researcher · Fall 2021 · Istanbul

Designed a game built on the elements of Dungeons & Dragons, centred on storytelling and audio, with the help of volunteers who contributed their time to the project.

Gaziantep Municipality

Intern · Summer 2020 · Gaziantep

Technical drawings, 3D and detail modelling, rendering, Photoshop post-production and visualisation across several municipal projects.

Future[Tectonics] — Parametric Architecture

Authored the research article "Media, Illusions, Architecture" for the book Future Tectonics, distributed to architecture firms including Zaha Hadid Architects.

"Thank You" — Digi-Art Exhibition, France

An experimental attempt to visualise a poem using AI. Each movement was driven by the music's rhythm, beat and key data.

MARUF'22 Digital Installation — "Still There"

The installation highlights what has been lost, what has been polluted, and the riches that remain around Marmara.

AURA Fall'21 Semester Research Paper

"Two Worlds Through Game: Getting to Know the Community and the City with Interactive Play". Instructors: Zuhal Kol & Carlos Zarco Sanz.

AURA Mapping Installation — "Memory Mapping"

A digital map of cognitive consciousness in Istanbul, focused on subway stations.