Organisation & Venue
The 8FMA is a joint organisation between the Higher-Education Arts School of Porto (ESAP) and Istanbul Technical University (ITU), supported by Universidade Portucalense Infante D. Henrique (UPT) and the CoDe Network: Computational Design Research and Education Network.
Dates: 1–5 December 2026
Venue: Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Faculty of Architecture — Taşkışla Campus
Address: Harbiye Mahallesi, Taşkışla Cad. No: 2, 34367 Şişli / Istanbul, Türkiye
Chairs
- Catarina Ruivo — ISCTE-IUL Lisbon, Portugal
- David Leite Viana — UPT Porto, Portugal
- Jorge Vieira Vaz — ESAP Porto, Portugal
- Mehmet Şalgamcıoğlu — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Mine Özkar — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
Organising Committee
- Ekin Ünlü — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Ethem Gürer — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Fatih Uzun — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Franklim Morais — ESAP Porto, Portugal
- Joaquim Flores — UPT Porto, Portugal
- Leman Figen Gül — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Mehmet Emin Şalgamcıoğlu — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Mina Hazal Taşçı — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Mine Özkar — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Nesip Ömer Erem — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Pelin Dursun Çebi — ITU Istanbul, Türkiye
- Sérgio Mendes — ESAP Porto, Portugal
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, Universidade da Coruña, Spain
- Baya Belmessaoud — EPAU, Algeria
- Begüm Hamzaoğlu — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
- Benay Gürsoy — 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 — ISEP, 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 — ESAP, Portugal
- Gisela Lameira — FAUP, University of Porto, Portugal
- Gonçalo Castro Henriques — Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Gülen Çağdaş — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
- Güzden Varinlioğlu — University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Humberto Varum — FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal
- Ioanna Symeonidou — University of Thessaly, Greece
- Isabel Clara Neves — DAMG, Universidade Portucalense, Portugal
- João Pedro Xavier — FAUP, University of Porto, Portugal
- Joaquim Flores — Universidade Portucalense, Portugal
- Jorge Gil — Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
- José Beirão — FA-ULisboa, Portugal
- Laura Costa — UTAD, 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 — Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru
- Paolo Marcolin — ESAP, Portugal
- Pelin Dursun Çebi — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
- Petros Koutsolampros — University College London, United Kingdom
- Pieter Pauwels — Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- Plácido Lizancos — ETSAC, Universidade da Coruña, Spain
- Rudi Stouffs — National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Sabri Gökmen — UNC Charlotte College of Arts + Architecture, USA
- Sara Eloy — University of Antwerp, Belgium
- Şehnaz Cenani Durmazoğlu — Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
- Sérgio Mendes — ESAP, Portugal
- Sevil Yazıcı — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
- Tuğrul Yazar — Istanbul Bilgi University, Türkiye
- Tülay Karakaş — Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye
- Vicente López-Chao — ETSAC, Universidade da Coruña, Spain
- Vítor Oliveira — FEUP, University of Porto, Portugal