Saadet Akbay Yenigul
She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Çankaya University, Ankara where she has been a faculty member since 2004. She has a Ph.D. from the Department of Industrial Design, Middle East Technical University (METU) for a thesis on ‘Multi-attitudinal approaches of colour perception: Construing eleven basic colours by repertory grid technique’, completed in 2013. She was a visiting scholar in Colour Laboratory (LABCOR: EXPER-CHROMA) of Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon for her post-doctoral research between September 2015-February 2017, granted by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). She is also a member of Colour and Light Research Group of LABCOR of FAUL. In addition to her academic researches and publications in several international journals and conferences, she has participated international colour workshops held by NCS Colour Academy of NCS Colour AB in Stockholm, Sweden. She is also a NCS Colour Advisor and she has participated in the design and architectural projects as a colour designer. Her research interests include; colour theory, colour perception, colour psychology, colour education, colour harmony, colour design and planning, design education, Natural Colour System (NCS), interior architecture, industrial design, personal construct psychology, repertory grid technique, semantic differential.
Projectos
Eliciting the Semantic Descriptions of Colour Harmony
EDUCATION
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Architecture, Colour Laboratory, Lisbon, Portugal
Post-Ph.D., September 2015-February 2017
Research Title: Eliciting the Semantic Descriptions of Colour Harmony
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Maria João DURÃO
Middle East Technical University (METU), Faculty of Architecture, Department of Industrial Design, Ankara, Turkey
Ph.D., January 2013
Dissertation Title: Multi-Attitudinal Approaches of Colour Perception: Construing Eleven Basic Colours by Repertory Grid Technique
Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Naz BÖREKÇİ
Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ankara, Turkey
M.F.A., September 2003
Thesis Title: An Analysis of Basic Design Students’ Intuitive and Analytic Attitudes in Colour Decisions
Supervisor: Dr. Sibel ERTEZ URAL
Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ankara, Turkey
B.A., June 2001
TED Ankara College Foundation Private High School, Ankara, Turkey
High School, June 1996
AREA OF INTERESTS
Colour, Colour Perception, Colour Psychology, Colour Education, Colour Theory, Colour Design and Planning, Design Education, Natural Colour System, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Personal Construct Psychology, Repertory Grid Technique, Semantic Differential
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Visiting Researcher, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Architecture, Sep. 2015-Feb. 2017.
Instructor Dr., Çankaya University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture, since May 2013.
Research Assistant, Çankaya University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture, Sep. 2004- Apr. 2013.
WORK EXPERIENCES
Professional
E-C İnşaat Mob. Bil. San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., Angora Evleri, Ankara, Turkey
Interior Architect, 2004
Korçelik-Euroform Büro Mobilya Sistemleri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş., Ankara, Turkey
Interior Architect, 2003-2004
NM İnşaat Dış. Tic. Ltd. Şti.
Interior Architect, 2003
Internship
YMS Tasarım ve Pazarlama Şti., Ankara, Turkey
Intern Interior Architect, Summer 2000, 4 weeks
ANSERA Ticaret Merkezi, Ankara, Turkey
Intern Interior Architect, Summer 1999, 4 weeks
PEDAGOGICAL EXPERIENCES
Courses Taught
2016-2017 Academic Year
Spring Semester
INAR 202 Design Studio II
INAR 287 Construction for Interiors
INAR 144 Visual Expressions
2014-2015 Academic Year
Fall Semester
INAR 201/202/301/302 Design Studio I, II, III, IV
INAR 131 Technical Drawing I
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
Spring Semester
INAR 401 Design Studio V
INAR 410 Diploma Project
INAR 131 Technical Drawing I
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
Summer
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
2013-2014 Academic Year
Fall Semester
INAR 201/202/301/302 Design Studio I, II, III, IV
INAR 131 Technical Drawing I
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
Spring Semester
INAR 201/202/301/302 Design Studio I, II, III, IV
INAR 131 Technical Drawing I
INAR 112 Presentation Techniques
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
Summer
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
2012-2013 Academic Year
Spring Semester
INAR 301/302 Design Studio III, IV
Summer
INAR 201/202/301/302 Design Studio I, II, III, IV
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture
Courses Assisted
INAR 101/102 Basic Design I, II (Fall/Spring 2005-2006; 2006-2007; 2007-2008; 2008-2009;
2009-2010)
INAR 103/104 Graphic Communication I, II (Fall/Spring 2004-2005)
INAR 123/124 Foundation for Interior Architecture I, II (Fall/Spring 2005-2006; 2006-2007;
2007-2008; Fall 2008-2009)
INAR 235 Presentation Techniques (Fall 2008-2009)
INAR 322 Environmental Psychology (Spring 2007-2008; 2008-2009)
INAR 405 Research in Interior Architecture (Fall 2007-2008; 2008-2009; 2009-2010)
INAR 407/408 Workshop VII, VIII (Fall/Spring 2004-2005)
INAR 415 Professional Practice (Fall 2005-2006; 2006-2007; 2007-2008; 2009-2010)
PUBLICATIONS
Articles in International Journals
Ural, S. E., Akbay Yenigül, S. & Altay, B. (2017). Heuristic and analytic color decision making in the introductory design education. Color Research and Application 00: 000-000 (Early View) (SCI, SCI Expanded). https://doi.org/10.1002/col.22129
Akbay, S. (2017). Understanding of user evaluations on fun products. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences (in press) (Web of Science, Scopus Indexed).
Chapters in a Book
Akbay Yenigül, S. & Durão, M. J. (2016). Colour Harmony: Ideality of Pleasurableness. In M. do Rosário Monteiro, M. Kong and M. J. P. Neto (Eds.), Utopia(s)-Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary (pp. 193-198). London: Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN: 978-1-138-19748-0 (Hbk+ CD-Rom), ISBN: 978-1-315-26532-2 (eBook PDF)
Papers in International Conference Proceedings
Ertez Ural, S., Yilmazer, S., & Akbay, S. (2011). A comparative study on colour and light visualization techniques: Architectural models versus full-scale setups. In Proceedings of the Midterm Meeting
of the International Colour Association (AIC), AIC 2011 Interaction of Colour & Light in the Arts and Sciences, June 7-10, Zurich, Switzerland, 177-180.
ISBN 978-3-033-02929-3 Digital Publication on CD-ROM
Ertez Ural, S., & Akbay, S. (2010). Colour design of foodstuffs in Turkish bazaar and cuisine. In Book of Abstracts of the Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2010 Color and Food: From the Farm to the Table (Ed. J. L. Caivano), October 12-15, Mar del Plata, Argentina, 56.
Akbay, S., & Ertez Ural, S. (2008). Understanding individuals’ emotional responses to colour: The repertory grid technique. In Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2008 Colour-Effects & Affects, June 15-18, Stockholm, Sweden, Paper No. 116.
ISSN 0280-2198 Digital Publication on CD-ROM and the Internet
Akbay, S. (2006). An analysis of basic design students’ intuitive and analytic attitudes in colour decisions. In Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2006 Colour in Fashion and Colour in Culture, October 24-27, Misty Hills, South Africa, 22-25.
PRESENTATIONS/PARTICIPATIONS IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/MEETINGS
Colour Harmony: Ideality of Pleasurableness. 2nd International Multidisciplinary Congress: (PHI) 2016 – Utopia(s) Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary, October 20-22, 2016, Lisbon, Portugal.
Future Research on Colour and Light in Portugal, 12 Years Celebration of Colour Laboratory (LABCOR), Faculty of Architecture, University of Lisbon, June 1, 2016, Lisbon, Portugal.
Understanding of User Evaluations on Fun Products. 5th World Conference on Design and Arts – WCDAE, May 26-28, 2016, Skopje, Macedonia.
A comparative study on colour and light visualization techniques: Architectural models versus full-scale setups. Midterm Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2011 Interaction of Colour & Light in the Arts and Sciences, June 7-10, 2011, Zurich, Switzerland.
Understanding Individuals’ Emotional Responses to Colour: The Repertory Grid Technique. Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2008 Colour-Effects & Affects, June 15-18, 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.
An Analysis of Basic Design Students’ Intuitive and Analytic Attitudes in Colour Decisions. Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2006 Colour in Fashion and Colour in Culture, October 24-27, 2006, Misty Hills, South Africa.
CITED WORKS
Citing
Ertez Ural, S. & Yimazer, S. (2010). The architectural colour design process: An evaluation of sequential media via semantic ratings. Color Research and Application, 35(5), 343-351. doi: 10.1002/col.20583
Cited
Akbay, S. (2003). An analysis of basic design students’ intuitive and analytic attitudes in colour decisions. Unpublished M.F.A. Thesis, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
Citing
Patera, M. (2009). The Potential of 3D Visualisation Technology in Art & Design Education. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Glasgow, UK.
Cited
Akbay, S. (2006). An analysis of basic design students’ intuitive and analytic attitudes in colour decisions. In Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the International Colour Association, AIC 2006 Colour in Fashion and Colour in Culture, October 24-27, Misty Hills, South Africa, 22-25.
PROJECTS
Regulation of Façade and Street Silhouette of OSTIM Organised Industrial Zone for the Use of Industry Regarding the Industrial Master Plan Revision, Ankara, Turkey
Project Researcher as Colour Designer, March-June 2014
INVITED LECTURES
University of Lisbon, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Architecture
Lecture on “Colour Order Systems: Natural Colour System” – in Vision Anthropology, April 2016 (PhD course).
Bilkent University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ankara, Turkey
Lecture on “Colour Order Systems” – in IAED 397 Color Theory and Applications, April 2014 (undergraduate course).
Başkent University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ankara, Turkey
Lecture on “Colour Theory & Colour Harmony Principles” – in ÇT 102 Presentation Techniques, March 2014 (undergraduate course).
AD HOC REVIEWER
7th World Conference on Psychology, Counselling and Guidance, May 19-21, 2016, İzmir, Turkey.
5th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research, March 31-April 2, 2016, Cyprus.
WORKSHOPS
NCS Advisor Course:
a. Interior Colour Design (Teachers: Latika Khosla & Lena Anderson), NCS Colour Academy, NCS Colour AB, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2014.
b. Exterior Colour Design (Teacher: Joanna Pierre Foucard), NCS Colour Academy, NCS Colour AB, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2014.
International Colour Workshop “Colour Trend Focus 2010” (Course Leader: Latika Khosla), Scandinavian Colour School AB, Stockholm, Sweden, December 2008.
International NCS Colour Workshop (Course Leaders: Berit Bergström & Bengt Ahlin) Scandinavian Colour School AB, Gripsholm, Sweden, August 2008.
NCS Basic Colour Course (Course Leader: Berit Bergström), Scandinavian Colour School AB, Stockholm, Sweden, June 2008.
SUPERVISION of POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS
Master Thesis
“Prevailing Factors of Successful Design in Library Spaces: A Comparative Analysis between Two Libraries of Çankaya University in Ankara”. Shahryar Baghery Sattary, Graduate School of Applied Sciences, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey, September 2015.
MEMBERSHIPS
CIAUD-Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Faculty of Architecture, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal
Collaborative Researcher, since February 2016
Colour and Light Research Group, CIAUD-Research Center for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Faculty of Architecture, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal
Advisory Board Member, since November 2015
Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Industrial Design, Ankara, Turkey
Master’s Final Examination Committee Member: Merve (SARIŞIN) COŞKUN, February 2014
[IS IT REAL] International Semiotics Conference, Faculty of Architecture, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey
Conference Organization Committee Member, October 2013
Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ankara, Turkey
Final Jury Examination Member: IAED 397 Color Research and Applications, May 2015
Final Jury Examination Member: ADA 201 Collaborative Design Studio I, June 2013
Final Jury Examination Member: IAED 301 Interior Design Studio II, June 2013
Preliminary Jury Examination Member: ADA 201 Collaborative Design Studio I, April 2013
Preliminary Jury Examination Member: IAED 301 Interior Design Studio II, April 2013
Preliminary Jury Examination Member: FA 101 Basic Design I, March 2013
Center for City, Region, Environment Application and Research (KENTMER), Çankaya University.
Center Member, since May 2013
Exhibition on “Fifty Years of Interior Architecture Works in Germany”, Bund Deutscher Innen Architekten (BDIA) and Çankaya University
Organisation Committee Member, April 2009
TMMOB Chamber of Interior Architects of Turkey
Executive Committee Member, 2007-2008
Executive Committee Treasurer, 2006-2007
TMMOB Chamber of Interior Architects of Turkey
Chamber Member since 2004, No: 1025
ADMINISTRATIVES
Lisbon University, Faculty of Architecture, Colour Laboratory-EXPER-CHROMA: Colour and Space Perception Experimental Module, Lisbon, Portugal
Monitoring, January 2016-February 2017
Çankaya University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture, Ankara, Turkey
Interior Architecture Master Program, Interview Committee Member, June 2013
Department Promotion Days, On Duty, July 2015; June 2014; June 2013
INAR 300 Summer Practice-Office, Examination Committee Member, 2006-2010; 2013-2015
Undergraduate Students’ Project Exhibitions, Designing and Organising Committee Member, 2005-2010; 2013-2015
Department Entrance Exam, Application Committee Member, 2005-2010; 2013-2015
Academic Supervisor for Undergraduate Students, 2005-2010; 2013- 2015
CERTIFICATES
On Colour
Farnsworth-Munsell 100-Hue Test for Color Vision, Superior Discrimination, NCS Colour Academy, NCS Colour AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014.
Interior Colour Design, NCS Colour Academy, NCS Colour AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014.
Exterior Colour Design, NCS Colour Academy, NCS Colour AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2014.
International Colour Workshop “Colour Trend Focus 2010”, Scandinavian Colour School, Scandinavian Colour Institute AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2008.
International NCS Colour Workshop, Scandinavian Colour School, Scandinavian Colour Institute AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2008.
NCS Basic Colour Course, Scandinavian Colour School, Scandinavian Colour Institute AB, Stockholm, Sweden, 2008.
Other
Portuguese (Basic-A1.1), Institute of Portuguese Culture and Language, Faculty of Literature, School of Arts and Humanities, Lisbon University, Lisbon, Portugal, 2016.
3Ds Max, TMMOB Chamber of Architects of Turkey Ankara Branch, Ankara, 2003.
Italian, Language Diploma, T.C. Ankara University, TÖMER Research and Practice Centre of Turkish and Foreign Languages, Ankara, 2001.
Italian (Advance), Accademia Italiana di Moda, Florance, Italy, 2000.
Drawing and Painting, Accademia Italiana di Moda, Florance, Italy, 2000.
GRANTS AND ACHIVEMENTS
TUBITAK 2219, International Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship Programme
Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Sep. 2015-Nov. 2016
Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Ankara, Turkey
Postgraduate Fellowship, 2001-2003
Bilkent University, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
1997-1998 Honour Student-Spring Semester
QUALIFICATIONS
Computer Programs
AutoCAD, Photoshop, CorelDraw, Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SPSS
Languages
Turkish, Native
English, Full Professional Proficiency
Italian, Intermediate
Portuguese, Basic