Organisation & Venue
The 8FMA is a joint organisation between the Higher-Education Arts School of Porto (ESAP) and Istanbul Technical University (ITU), and it is supported by the Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique (UPT) and the CoDe Network: Computational Design Research and Education Network.
The Symposium will take place at ITU, Istanbul, Türkiye, between the 1st and 5th of December 2026.
Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Taşkışla Campus,Harbiye Mahallesi, Taşkışla Cad. No:2, 34367, Şişli / Istanbul / Türkiye.
Chairs
Catarina Ruivo (ISCTE-IUL Lisbon)
David Leite Viana (UPT Porto)
Jorge Vieira Vaz (ESAP Porto)
Mehmet Şalgamcıoğlu (ITU Istanbul)
Mine Özkar (ITU Istanbul)
Organising Committee
Ekin Ünlü (ITU Istanbul)
Ethem Gürer (ITU Istanbul)
Fatih Uzun (ITU Istanbul)
Franklim Morais (ESAP Porto)
Joaquim Flores (UPT Porto)
Leman Figen Gül (ITU Istanbul)
Mehmet Emin Şalgamcıoğlu (ITU Istanbul)
Mine Özkar (ITU Istanbul)
Nesip Ömer Erem (ITU Istanbul)
Pelin Dursun Çebi (ITU Istanbul)
Sérgio Mendes (ESAP Porto)
Scientific Committee
Akkelies van Nes — Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Alexandros Peteinarelis - Independent researcher, Greece
Alper Ünlü — Özyeğin University, Türkiye
Amina Rezoug - Istanbul Bilgi University, Türkiye
Ana Cocho Bermejo - ETSAC School of Architecture, UDC Coruña, Spain
Baya Belmessaoud - École Polytechnique d'Architecture et d'Urbanisme, Algeria
Begüm Hamzaoğlu — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Benay Gürsoy - Stuckeman School at Penn State University, USA
Berrak Karaca Şalgamcıoğlu — Istanbul University, Türkiye
Can Uzun - Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Derya Güleç Özer — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Derya Yorgancıoğlu - Özyeğin University, Türkiye
Dilek Yıldız Özkan - Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Diogo Rodrigo Ribeiro - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
Erincik Edgü — Fenerbahçe University, Türkiye
Ervin Garip — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Ethem Gürer — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Fitnat Cimşit Koş - Gebze Technical University, Türkiye
Franklim Morais - Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Portugal
Gisela Lameira - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Gonçalo Castro Henriques - Universidade Federal do Rio Janeiro, Brazil
Gülen Çağdaş - Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Güzden Varinlioğlu - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Humberto Varum - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Ioanna Symeonidou - University of Thessaly, Greece
João Pedro Xavier - University of Porto, Portugal
Joaquim Flores - Universidade Portucalense, Portugal
Jorge Gil - Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
José Beirão - Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Laura Costa - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Leman Figen Gül — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Luís Lage - Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Luíz Amorim - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil
Nesip Ömer Erem — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Nevşet Gül Çanakçıoğlu - Özyeğin University, Türkiye
Nikolas Patravos - University of Ioannina, Greece
Orkan Zeynel Güzelci — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Ozan Önder Özener — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Özgün Balaban - Tilburg University, Netherlands
Pablo C. Herrera - Universidade Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru
Paolo Marcolin - Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Portugal
Pelin Dursun Çebi - Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Petros Koutsolampros - University College London, United Kingdom
Pieter Pauwels - Eidenhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Placido Lizancos - ETSAC School of Architecture, UDC Coruña, Spain
Rudi Stouffs - National University of Singapore, Singapore
Sabri Gökmen - The UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture, USA
Sara Eloy - University of Antwerp, Belgium
Şehnaz Cenani Durmazoğlu - Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Eindhoven
Sérgio Mendes - Escola Superior Artística do Porto, Portugal
Sevil Yazıcı - Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Tuğrul Yazar — Istanbul Bilgi University, Türkiye
Tülay Karakaş - Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
Vicente López-Chao - ETSAC School of Architecture, UDC Coruña, Spain
Vítor Oliveira - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Photo by Aras Neftçi