Architectural design communication (ADC) in online education during COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison of Turkish and Spanish universities

Dr Ayşegül Akçay Kavakoğlu is an architect and Assistant Professor in Faculty of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture at ITU. Her research interests involve design process, computational design, fabric formwork, representation and moving image studies in general. Akçay Kavakoğlu graduated from DEU, with a B.Arch. degree. She has conducted her master studies at Middle East Technical University and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’architecture de Paris – Belleville. She got her Ph.D. in architecture degree from METU. Akçay Kavakoğlu has awards in national architecture competitions.

Dr Derya Güleç Özer has received degrees of B.Arch. from METU in 2004, MA from Gazi University in 2007 and Ph.D. from ITU Architectural Computing Department in 2014. She has continued her post-doctoral studies at MIT Boston in 2015. Her research interests include architectural education, computer-aided design, digital heritage studies and sustainability. She had received many awards from architectural competitions and still teaches in İstanbul Technical University Department of Architecture.

Dr Débora Domingo-Callabuig is an architect Ph.D. and professor at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Currently, she holds the position of Vice-rector for Sustainable Development of Campus at the UPV. Her interests include the methods, means and impact of architectural research, as well as social consideration in architecture and urban design, particularly in the Western European context of the second half of the 20th century. She is also a member of the Research Academy of the European Association for Architectural Education.

Dr Ömer Bilen, has received degrees of BA from Yıldız Technical University in 2001, MA from Yıldız Technical University in 2004 and Ph.D. from Yıldız Technical University Urban and Regional Planning Department in 2016. He has worked on national and international projects related to urban security, civilian oversight, police forces, urban and regional planning, etc. His research interests include statistical modeling, multivariate statistics, research methods, urban security, place-based crime theories, policing, civilian oversight, quantitative methods in planning, etc. He still teaches in Bursa Technical University Department of Urban and Regional Planning.