A Major Collaboration from the Faculty of Architecture

London-based Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF), one of the world's largest architecture firms, is opening its doors to Bahçeşehir University students.

With offices in centers such as New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Abu Dhabi and employing more than a thousand architects, KPF will offer Bahçeşehir University architecture students internship, project and work opportunities at different locations around the world. Architecture students, who will carry out project-based work particularly at KPF's New York headquarters, will also have the chance to do internships in the USA for different periods, such as six months or one year.

Within the framework of the COOP agreement signed between the two institutions, award-winning KPF architects who have designed important projects around the world will also teach courses at Bahçeşehir University from time to time. KPF President Paul Katz stated that they were extremely pleased with the collaboration and were excitedly awaiting the students coming from Türkiye. Katz said, "We produce projects in many different fields, from culture to education, from corporate firms to hospitals, and from shopping centers to international airports. Most of the projects we have realized in important locations around the world bear the signature of our award-winning architects. I believe that Bahçeşehir University students will have the chance to work one-on-one on these projects."

In a statement on the collaboration, Bahçeşehir University Dean of the Faculty of Architecture Prof. Dr. Ahmet Eyüce stated that they were extremely pleased that students would carry out long-term project work at KPF's headquarters in New York within the scope of COOP. Eyüce added that the collaboration would not be limited to this, and that Bahçeşehir University would also host exhibitions, conferences and workshops throughout the semester with the participation of KPF's award-winning architects.