Semire Bayatli is an architect, urban placemaker, and PhD Candidate / Doctoral Researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Architecture and Design. Working at the intersection of Research-by-Design (RbD), sensory ethnography, and urban transition studies, her career focuses on translating socio-ecological concerns into inclusive, decision-relevant urban formats.
She holds a distinguished double Master’s degree with Distinction: an M.Sc. in Urban Placemaking and Management from the Pratt Institute (New York, USA)—where she received the Pratt Circle Award—and an M.Sc. in Architecture from Bilkent University (Ankara, Turkey). Prior to joining NTNU, she served as an instructor at Bilkent and Başkent Universities, and gained extensive international experience leading community-driven climate resilience and spatial justice initiatives in New York City with the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance.
At NTNU, her doctoral research is fully integrated into the ANCHOR Project (Advancing Neighborhood, Community, and Housing for the Integration of Refugee Families), a strategic interdisciplinary initiative funded by NTNU Community. Supervised by Professor Eli Støa, Semire drives Work Package 1 (WP1). Her research directly leverages her background in sensory placemaking and spatial perception to investigate the architectural dimensions of socially inclusive neighborhoods. Her work is central to developing concrete urban design guidelines that support the spatial agency, integration, and community resilience of refugee families within the built environment.
Specialized in urban placemaking, urban theory, contemporary urban design, qualitative modeling, and co-creation methodologies, Semire welcomes academic collaborations and multidisciplinary research partnerships.
