Öznur Çakır Aydoğan

Award-winning architect Öznur Çakır Aydoğan holds a Master of Architecture degree in “Computational Technologies in Architectural Design” from Istanbul Technical University (ITU), where she graduated with her thesis on an interactive sound-responsive kinetic façade module titled “Sound Shield.” Between 2004–2005, she worked at Teğet Architecture, and from 2005–2010 at Tabanlıoğlu Architecture,where she led the design and contributed to the construction documentation of numerous national and international projects, including shopping centers, office buildings, high-rise towers, residences, and hotels.

In 2005, she collaborated with the Norman Foster & Partners team on the Palace of Peace project in Astana, Kazakhstan, while at Tabanlıoğlu Architecture. In 2010, she founded OCADO Architecture in İzmir. Since its establishment, the firm has received numerous national and international awards, including the 2019 ISBS International Sustainable Buildings Symposium Competition, the International Property Awards, the Sign of the City Awards, the Ministry of Industry and Technology Productivity Project Competition, and the 2023 Teknofest Environment, Energy and Climate Technologies Awards. “Sound Shield.” project was granted an Examined Invention Patent by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2022, and subsequently by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in 2024. Her second kinetic façade project, “Fan Morph,& quot; developed in response to climatic data, was granted an Examined Invention Patent by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office in 2026. She integrates her work in interactive design, parametric design, and sustainable architecture under a single vision, striving to bring a new direction to the field.