Awards & Recognition
Selected awards, exhibitions, memberships, and professional milestones.
1st Prize - TJK Veliefendi
Istanbul Veliefendi Hippodrome Grandstand Buildings Invited Competition
2022IAAC Barcelona 2051
Registered Participant, 11th Advanced Architecture Contest
2026Mesh Festival 2026
Registered Project Participant - Urban Actions | Spatial Utopias
2026Top 50 - The Dwelling
Volumezero Architecture Competition 2023
2023AIAS UCLA Board
Executive Board Member 2025-2026
2025Basamaklar Exhibition
Arch 402 Thesis Project Exhibited - TSMD
2024Basamaklar Exhibition
Arch 201 Project Exhibited - TSMD
2022AIA|LA Creativity Conference
Engaged with Refik Anadol, Lucy McRae, Lita Albuquerque
2025Fuser Launch Event
AI-generated film & media platform launch
2025Thesis Jury Member
Bilkent University Graduate Thesis Projects (5 times)
2024About
CEREN HARPUTOGLU
Architectural Intelligence Specialist
About
Architect specializing in AI-driven and game-engine-based architectural intelligence, creating cyber-physical and immersive spatial systems through advanced digital workflows.
Currently pursuing M.S. Architecture and Urban Design at UCLA's Architectural Intelligence Studio, with a focus on computational design, real-time visualization, and AI-generated spatial systems.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
M.S. Architecture and Urban Design
Bilkent University
B.Arch Architecture
Experience
Architect in R&D Center
Yuksel Proje
Ankara, Turkey
- βTHY Hangar, MKE KΔ±rΔ±kkale Explosives Facility, NEOM selected areas
- βMulti-scale industrial facility projects using Revit for 3D modeling
- βDetailed architectural drawings and material documentation
- βNEOM concept, diagram interpretation, infrastructure coordination
Architectural Internship
Yuksel Proje
Ankara, Turkey
- βPrepared material lists and researched project regulations
- βDetailed application drawings including doors, floors, windows
- βCoordinated with vendors and contractors for detail integration
Architectural Construction Internship
VEN Architecture
Ankara, Turkey
- βTJK Hippodrome (Veliefendi) competition project
- βProject posters, design and modeling for competition
- βMaterial research for elevators, faΓ§ades, stairs
Software & Design Collaboration
Grit Technology Company
Ankara, Turkey
- βWeb/UI support and front-end interfaces
- βDesigned-developed game-inspired web environments and pioneered AI-integrated design workflows
- βHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Cursor AI development