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Dr Ayse Ozbil Torun

Associate Professor

Department: Architecture and Built Environment

Ayse Ozbil Torun Senior LecturerDr. Ayşe Özbil Torun received her B.Sc. (2000) and M.Arch (2002) degrees in Architecture from Yıldız Technical University and Middle East Technical University respectively. She obtained her Ph.D. (2010) degree in Architecture from Georgia Institute of Technology with dissertation titled “Walking to the Station: The Effects of Street Connectivity on Walkability and Access to Transit”.  During her Ph.D. studies she taught architectural design studio for 4 consecutive years at Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture. Before joining Northumbria University as a Senior Lecturer, Dr. Özbil Torun worked at Okan University Department of Architecture as an assistant professor and at Özyeğin University as an Associate Professor between 2010 and 2013 and between 2013 and 2017 respectively. She currently teaches at the Department of Architecture and Built Environment, including Architectural History & Theory, Design studio, and PhD and MSc supervision.  

 

Dr. Ozbil Torun`s research interests mainly lie in the fields of spatial modeling and urban form analysis using space syntax techniques. Her work is directed towards pedestrian-friendly neighborhood and street design strategies enhancing active transportation in cities. Her recent studies have focused on walkability and obesity, transit-oriented planning, and design of sustainable cities. Dr. Özbil Torun has been a member of the editorial board of Urban Design International since 2012, and her work has been published nationally and internationally.

 

Campus Address

Ellison Building C202
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Associations of children's mental wellbeing and the urban form characteristics of their everyday places, Severcan, Y., Ozbil Torun, A., Defeyter, M., Bingol, H., Akın, I. 1 Mar 2025, In: Cities
  • Building Active Journeys: Creating Spaces to Support Children’s Mobility, Censoro, J., Ozbil Torun, A. Oct 2024
  • Can urban design be a science for health studies?, Koohsari, M., Kaczynski, A., Ozbil Torun, A., Oka, K. 3 Jul 2024, In: Urban Design International
  • Children’s Perspectives of Neighbourhood Spaces: Gender-Based Insights From Participatory Mapping and GIS Analysis, Ozbil Torun, A., Akın, I., Bingol, H., Defeyter, M., Severcan, Y. 13 Nov 2024, In: Urban Planning
  • Multiple accessibility analyses of neighborhoods in Sydney, Ozbil Torun, A., Gocer, O., Alvanides, S. 18 Apr 2024, SOAC 2023, Melbourne, Australia, Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO)
  • Urban design, planning and high-street revitalisation, Clarke, W., Ozbil Torun, A. 16 Oct 2024, 8th Healthy City Design International Congress
  • Walking to School: What Streets Do Children Prefer?, Michail, N., Ozbil Torun, A. 30 Sep 2024, In: Urban Planning
  • Assessment of Urban Planning and Design Guidelines for Creating Child-Friendly Environments: What Can We Learn From Children?, Akin, Z., Severcan, Y., Ozbil Torun, A., Defeyter, M., Bingol, H. 11 Jul 2023, Book of abstracts : 35th AESOP Annual Congress Integrated planning in a world of turbulence, Lodz, Poland, AESOP
  • Entropy and a sub-group of geometric measures of paths predict the navigability of an environment, Yesiltepe, D., Fernández Velasco, P., Coutrot, A., Ozbil Torun, A., Wiener, J., Holscher, C., Hornberger, M., Conroy Dalton, R., Spiers, H. 1 Jul 2023, In: Cognition
  • Learning from Children: design and policy insights for child-friendly neighbourhood design, Ozbil Torun, A., Severcan, Y., Akin, Z., Defeyter, M., Bingol, H. 28 Jun 2023, DSA 2023 - Crisis in the Anthopocene

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Consultancy: Exploring the Use of Virtual Reality in Spatial Perception and Architectural Design Processes 2024
  • Organising a conference, workshop, ...: Architecture Media Politics and Society: Global Health Conference – Environments by Design: Health, Wellbeing, and Place 2021
  • Publication Peer-review: Environment & Planning B (Journal) 2018
  • Publication Peer-review: Heliyon (Journal) 2018
  • Publication Peer-review: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (Journal) 2018
  • Publication Peer-review: Journal of Transport and Health (Journal) 2018
  • Publication Peer-review: METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture (Journal) 2016
  • Editorial work: Urban Design International (Journal) 2012

Aslihan Çevik Start Date: 20/01/2025

Architecture PhD December 18 2010


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