
Lara Su Baykan

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About me
Urbanist, Designer | MSc Candidate @ PoliMi & Alta Scuola Politecnica
Education

Alta Scuola Politecnica
2024 - 2026
İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
2018 - 2022Bachelor of Science - BS Urban and Regional Planning 3.65/4.00 • Class Rank: 5/121Activities and Societies: ITU Alumni Association Club, ITU 3K urban and urbanization club, ArtITU, ITU Jazz and Blues Society, ITU Surf -Graduated cum laude/with high honors-Best Urban Planning Diploma Project AwardElective Course Focus: Circular Economy, Creative Industries, Sustainable Development, Policy Development, Universal Design, GIS and Mapping, Mobility & Transportation Planning, Arts & PhotographyGraduation Project: Comprehensive, top-down urban development planning based on the doughnut economics model for Canakkale Province, Central District, and the Rural Town of Kepez

Politecnico di Milano
2023 - 2025Master's degree Landscape Architecture
Experience

ITU Jazz & Blues Society
Nov 2018 - nowA community of blues-infused music enthusiasts based in ITU from a wide range of disciplines united to occasionally make, listen and talk about Jazz and Blues
Co-Founder
Nov 2018 - nowEvent & Social Media Coordinator
Nov 2018 - Jun 2021

(Group Aartı Architecture) AARTI PLANLAMA PEYZAJ MIM. INS. SAN. VE TIC. LTD. STI.
Jun 2021 - Aug 2021Urban Designer Internhttp://www.groupaarti.com/https://www.instagram.com/aartigroupdesign/-Conducted the urbanism branch of 2 street design projects for Çekmeköy Municipality by performing 21 urban analyses including land use, infrastructure, and transportation, using CAD software-participated the development process of an interdisciplinary sports complex project made for Diyarbakır Municipality-drafted a project proposal report of a built environment project -observed the project consulting process step-by-step Show less

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Aug 2021 - Sept 2021Urban Planner Internsehirplanlama.ibb.istanbulWorked at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: Urban Planning Directorate-wrote the 1/5000 scaled master plan report of Çatalca District-provided data input to the master plans through urban analyses-accelerated the plan revision process by applying the alterations of 17 sub-scale master plans of 3 districts using GIS software-experienced real-life case solving for public welfare including parcel-based property problems and flood plain management-communicated and informed citizens about the development plan implementations Show less

İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi
Dec 2021 - Jan 2022Research Project AssistantİTÜ Environment and Urbanism Applied Research Centerhttp://www.cevse.itu.edu.tr/birimler/sehircilik-birimi-conducted research on participatory GIS-based green campus applications under the direction of Assoc. Prof. Başak Demireş ÖZKUL- Interviewed a software developer from ITU Information Technologies Directorate to reach qualitative data-drafted a research paper named "GIS-based green campus applications and analysis of their potential uses at ITU"

EMP ŞEHİRCİLİK MİMARLIK TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
May 2022 - Jun 2022Urban Planner Field Worker(In partnership with BİMTAŞ and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality)-helped form the basis of 1/5000 scaled master development plans to be prepared in various areas of Istanbul -communicated with locals to ensure data accuracy-analyzed, synthesized and collected data from up to 1000 buildings of Umraniye District including the Small Industrial Area-created land-use decisions, generated and inputted data of the buildings using ArcGIS Field Maps

SKAB
Jul 2022 - Aug 2023Urban Planner & Urban Designerhttps://www.skab.co.uk/

AESOP Young Academics Network
Feb 2023 - nowRegional AmbassadorRegional ambassador of the Young Academics Network ( of the Association of European Schools of Planning/ AESOP) to Southeastern Europe

Young Executive Academy
Feb 2023 - Jul 2023Executive Traineeselected scholar and candidate of the YEA academy aiming to develop strategic perspectives and leadership skills of talented future managersArea of Choice: -Industry 4.0, Digital Transformation, Big Data-Entrepreneurship-Marketing, Finance and E-commerce
Licenses & Certifications

MARMARATHON: City for the Wild Certificate of First Prize
Zemin İstanbulOct 2021
International Voluntary Work Camp Participation Certificate
Associação BiolivingJul 2019
International Voluntary Work Camp Participation Certificate
Volunteers For PeaceAug 2018
TOEFL
ETSDec 2022
International One Star Diver Brevet
CMAS - World Underwater FederationNov 2015
GIS-based Urban Planning Practices
NETCAD YAZILIM A.Ş.Jun 2021
Applied Design Workshop "Reading the Neighborhood"
Bursa Teknik ÜniversitesiSept 2021
IELTS
British CouncilOct 2021
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Lara Su BaykanProf. Dr. Gündüz Özdeş 'Best Diploma Project' Award Istanbul Technical University Jul 2022 Awarded to the best diploma project(s) by the faculty and graduation project's panel of jurors for bringing out the most successful design of the department
- Awarded to Lara Su Baykan1st Prize: MARUF'21 Ideathon · "Urbanimal" Project Marmara Municipalities Union, in affiliation with Kentsel Strateji, Superpool and Zemin İstanbul Sep 2021 Worked as a team of 3 selected urban planners to seek sustainable, durable, inclusive, and innovative solutions for wildlife in urban-oriented habitats. The project won the 1st prize Award among 10 other proposals for matching various criterions such as originality, producibility, etc., and has been developed in the Zemin İstanbul İncubation Lab *The work has been published in the Kent Journal (TR), City Magazine (EN) issue 6, following its presentation during the MARUF21 “City for the… Show more Worked as a team of 3 selected urban planners to seek sustainable, durable, inclusive, and innovative solutions for wildlife in urban-oriented habitats. The project won the 1st prize Award among 10 other proposals for matching various criterions such as originality, producibility, etc., and has been developed in the Zemin İstanbul İncubation Lab *The work has been published in the Kent Journal (TR), City Magazine (EN) issue 6, following its presentation during the MARUF21 “City for the Wild” session on October 3rd,2021 Show less
- Awarded to Lara Su BaykanDean's List: High Honors - For the following terms: 2019-2020 Fall; 2019-2020 Spring; 2020-2021 Fall; 2020-2021 Spring
Volunteer Experience
Youth Committee Member
Issued by İTÜ VAKFI on Nov 2022
Associated with Lara Su BaykanVolunteer
Issued by Volunteers For Peace on Jul 2018
Associated with Lara Su BaykanVolunteer
Issued by Associação BioLiving on Jul 2019
Associated with Lara Su Baykan
Languages
- enEnglish
- tuTurkish
- itItalian
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