Özay says there are hopeful trends in the industry, including movement toward circular material systems, middle-scale energy generation, and robotic assembly systems. "In the last twenty years, there is a growing realization in the discipline about the degree to which architecture has been co-opted by market-driven development paradigms, generating an impetus to search for new models of practice and venues to expand architecture's agency on challenges long ignored by the discipline: racial and social justice, climate change, equitable modes of development." The urban landscape is replete with lessons on how these groups endured and mediated these pressures."Īccording to Özay, such socioeconomic dynamics are reshaping the profession of architecture. "At the same time, the city's marginalized communities devised uniquely potent ways to mediate some of these pressures. "Buffalo is paradigmatic in the way it was impacted and scarred by the disenfranchising social and economic forces of the 20th century," he continues. Our students greatly benefit from this two-way interaction, especially through engagements that reveal how they can amplify their agency by becoming part of equity-oriented coalitions." "Compared to other institutions I have taught in, the walls of our School are much thinner, and there is a broad audience to what we do. Özay's intensive engagement with the urban landscapes and people of Buffalo has had a similarly profound impact on his work. I often engage in a process of co-learning with my students in each course I have the privilege of teaching.” "I am energized and motivated by the curiosity and passion of our students. This sense of urgency keeps me on my toes to expand my horizons." There are also shared priorities articulated around the centrality of social and environmental justice.
In his teaching, Özay draws inspiration from the activist inclinations of his students: “There is an infectious sense of urgency to the work we do at the school, shared by the students and faculty alike.
He was the Aga Khan Fellow at the Harvard GSD from 2011-2013.Ī registered architect in Massachusetts and his native Turkey, he also practiced with Foster and Partners, Hashim Sarkis Studios, and Peter Rose and Partners. Prior to joining UB's School of Architecture and Planning, Özay taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, University of Toronto, and Northeastern University. He is also a recipient of the AIA/ACSA Housing Design Education award. Özay has served as a panelist and speaker on several AIA events on school design, urban design education, and community-based practice.
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Özay's research and teaching have been widely recognized by the professional community and architectural academy. He seeks to expose students to the multifaceted nature of urban practices, beyond traditional and prescriptive models. Özay is the author of several publications, most recently including the book Urban Renewal and School Reform in Baltimore: Rethinking the 21st Century Public School, which bridges facets of urban design, development, and education policy in its examination of the East Baltimore Redevelopment Initiative, one of the most aggressive urban renewal initiative in recent American history, resulting in the displacement of hundreds of predominantly Black households.Ī founding member of the Urban Design Research Group within UB's Department of Architecture, Özay's teaching focuses on contemporary challenges of housing and urban revitalization in weak market cities.
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