Şule Ertürk

Şule Ertürk completed her bachelor degree in Architecture at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul. She then started her postgraduate studies at the same university in Computer Aided Design and pursued her research in Parametric Design at École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. For her thesis project, she developed a model that can be integrated in most of the design stages. This study mainly targets computer-supported tools in urban design and is entitled “Computational Urban Design”.

The professional career of Şule Ertürk started in different architectural offices working on various scales. Later on, in Paris, she started working for Ateliers Jean Nouvel in the design department where she specialized in concept development and advanced modelling. During her stay in Paris, she gave lectures on Computational Design in “Ecole Speciale d’Architecture” and became member of various juries. Additionally, she tutored in numerous workshops on “Parametric Tools” and “Advanced Modelling”. These took place in several schools and offices in both Istanbul and Paris. Throughout her academic career, she worked as a part-time lecturer in design studios at Yildiz Technical University. She also delivered several lectures on “Professional Life after Graduation” in Bilgi University and Bahcesehir University.  

As founder of slasharchitects in 2013, she has participated in various national and international competitions and has been granted several awards ever since. She obtained the first prize in the TAK – Urban Interventions Competition in 2014, and an honorable mention in the Çanakkale War Research Center - National Architecture Project Competition a year later in 2015. In the same year, Şule Ertürk receives the Arkitera Young Architect Award.

In 2017, slasharchitects is granted the prestigious WAF (World Architectural Festival) Award with The Farm 38 30 Cheese Factory Building in the “Production, Energy& Recycling” category. The same Project receives the first prize in the IF Design Awards, a special mention in the Architizer A+ Awards, ends up finalist in the Cityscape Awards and was nominated for the prominent Aga Khan Award for architecture.

slasharchitects continues to conduct diversified design work both nationally and internationally in the field of architecture, urban design, interior architecture and furniture design. The practice addresses the world through compositional work that accomplishes profundity by establishing a strong bond between the user and the architectural product through a versatile expertise and a series of conscious design decisions.

Besides slasharchitets, Şule Erturk extends her expertise in the field of healthcare architecture by establishing two brands; slashhealth in 2017 and slashfurniture in 2021 that specialize in the design of healthcare spaces and furniture.