GAD hosted for the 3rd semester in a row students from the University of Pennsylvania Penn Design Master’s Studio led by Ferda Kolatan.
The GAD Foundation has supported these architectural education efforts in Istanbul led by Kolatan to bring new ideas to Istanbul architecture and urbanism.
This year the students are developing new architectural propositions for the Büyük Valide Han in the Historic Peninsula of Istanbul. 14 students also toured Istanbul visiting GAD projects and the GAD offices.