Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture has achieved immense success at the Golden Trezzini Awards, recognized as one of the most prestigious platforms in international architecture and design. Dorukhan Ayhan, a final year student in EMU Department of Interior Architecture, was awarded Platinum Awards in two different categories at the Golden Trezzini Awards for two separate projects developed under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Asu Tozan, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, and Assist. Prof. Dr. Kamil Güley, a faculty member of the Department of Interior Architecture.
The “Star Villa” residential interior design project by Dorukhan Ayhan, developed under the supervision of Assist. Prof. Dr. Kamil Güley, was awarded Platinum in the “Best Student Building or Facility Project” category, with the jury highlighting its original spatial design and contemporary interior architecture approach.
Furthermore, Ayhan’s project titled “Vector Hub,” prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Asu Tozan, focuses on the adaptive reuse of historic warehouse buildings in Famagusta and was awarded the Platinum Award in the “Best Student Restoration or Reconstruction Project” category. The project stood out for its approach to integrating historic structures with contemporary use scenarios.
This double achievement highlighted not only the individual talent of a single student, but also the project-based education model, academic approach, and the internationally recognized mentorship provided by the faculty members of the EMU Department of Interior Architecture. Winning two Platinum Awards on a prestigious platform such as the Golden Trezzini Awards once again confirmed the Eastern Mediterranean University Department of Interior Architecture’s strong international standing and academic reputation.
Making remarks on this important achievement, EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Hasan Kılıç noted that the double Platinum Awards earned by the EMU Department of Interior Architecture on an international scale strongly reflect the University’s academic vision and the quality of education it provides. Emphasizing that students’ achievements on international platforms serve as concrete evidence of EMU’s project-based and practice-oriented educational approach, Prof. Dr. Kılıç congratulated Dorukhan Ayhan as well as his academic advisors Prof. Dr. Tozan and Assist. Prof. Dr. Güley on their success.
Golden Trezzini Awards
Founded in 2018 and rapidly establishing itself among the world’s most respected international platforms in architecture, the Golden Trezzini Awards aims to recognize projects of high artistic value in the fields of architecture, design, and restoration under the motto “Architecture as Art.” Named after Domenico Trezzini, the first architect of St. Petersburg and one of the pioneers of the Petrine Baroque movement, the organization is regarded as the “Oscar of architecture,” with a jury composed of more than 200 experts from 35 countries, an international council, and thousands of participants from around the world. Operating independently of government institutions and approaching architecture as a universal language of diplomacy, projects awarded at the Golden Trezzini Awards are incorporated into the collection of the State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, where they gain the status of museum works within the scope of the “Architecture as Art” exhibitions.
