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

Istanbul Technical University - Taşkışla Campus
Photo by Aras Neftçi

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