Description

Bahanur is an architect, researcher, and film producer. She has studied in Vienna and Barcelona where she has specialized in sustainable architecture and future proof development concepts. She is working on the COST actions "Underground 4 Value" (EU funded), with the aim to support communities throughout Europe to valorize their heritage collectively, to serve everyone and not just selected few, as well as Rural Youth NEET Observatory to increase chances for youth and create opportunities for social integration. In "Open Heritage" (H2020 funded) the aim is to extract successful models out of European best practices, while also creating knowledge sharing products (manuals, films, stories, webinars, and training). She is international project manager of "Place City" (JPI Urban Europe funded), where the international consortium develops frameworks to revitalize neighborhoods, in order to create local central hubs for the stakeholders, by using placemaking tools and methods.