Events

INNOVATION FOR SUCCESS

Bahçeşehir University will host a lecture titled "Innovation for Success" by H.E. Karin Hernmarck, Consul General of Sweden in Istanbul, on Friday, 12 December 2025, at 10:30 at the Fazıl Say Stage, South Campus.

The presentation will explain how Sweden has become a world leader in innovation, welfare and sustainability, and examples and experiences will be shared.

Following the event, the Woodlife Sweden Exhibition will open in the A Block Foyer at the South Campus.

Visitors to the exhibition will have the opportunity to learn about many structures designed and built with timber and to experience Sweden, known for its forests and wooden buildings, at Bahçeşehir University in the heart of Istanbul.

All academic staff and students are welcome. The language of the event is English.

https://form.bau.edu.tr/innovation-for-success

Sector Meetings

Wood is the Future: Design and Build Seminar Series - International Meeting, Fall 2025

Fire and Fire-Resistant Timber Structures for Living in Sustainable Cities
Tuesday, 11 November 2025
The Bahçeşehir University Wood Structures Application and Research Center continues to be the hub of an extensive communication network that brings together manufacturers, designers, inspectors and practitioners in the timber construction sector, as well as young architects and engineers who are an indispensable part of our future, and continues to meet, learn and share.
In the fall of 2025, the Center began organizing a series of seminars that will bring together all stakeholders in the sector. Within this framework, the seminar "Fire and Fire-Resistant Timber Structures for Living in Sustainable Cities" will be held on Tuesday, 11 November 2025, between 09:30 and 17:00 at the BAU South Campus Fazıl Say Stage .
The seminar aims to raise awareness and deepen knowledge about designing and building with timber as a sustainable building material. Today, sustainability and the development of building materials are among the most important issues on the construction industry's agenda. Timber, as a renewable and versatile material, plays a critical role in overcoming these challenges.
One of the main focal points of the seminar will betimber structures, innovation and fire safety . The event will address topics such as fire-resistant design strategies, the use of fire-retardant materials, and the development and implementation of bio-based fire-retardant solutions. These innovations are of great importance in ensuring that timber structures meet modern safety standards while maintaining environmental responsibility.
In this seminar, organized in collaboration with the BAU Wood Structures Application and Research Center, the BAU Faculty of Architecture and Design and the Finland-based company Nordtreat, we invite you to rediscover timber as a modern building material and to explore innovative design, fire safety and specialized solutions that support sustainable construction.
Join us to be inspired by the future and fascinating design possibilities of sustainable and fire-resistant construction, and to hear about exemplary applications from their designers and practitioners.
Event Keywords:
Professional development, fire safety in timber structures, sustainable solutions, theoretical and practical training, networking, expertise
The seminar program is provided below.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided throughout the seminar.

For the Seminar Registration Form, click here.

 

Recycling Station Design Student Competition

https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/18406-geri-donusum-istasyonu-tasarimi-ogrenci-yarismasi

Awareness Activities for Students: Competitions and Workshops

• Timber is Future Design & Build Student Competition

https://bau.edu.tr/icerik/17990-timber-is-future

• Training Programs on Timber and Sustainable Cities