Deniz Ikiz

Deniz Ikiz is an Assistant Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology's Department of the Built Environment, specializing in Heritage and Climate Change. With a Ph.D. in Architecture from Oxford Brookes University, she focuses on integrating cultural heritage into climate action through adaptive reuse and risk management.

Research Interests: Her work addresses climate impacts on heritage, socio-economic values in urban contexts, and participatory methodologies like Living Labs. She leads EU-funded projects THETIDA and CLIC, developing tools for climate risk assessment.

Key Contributions: Recent publications analyze governance barriers in adaptive reuse, stakeholder-driven risk mapping for underwater sites, and youth digital participation frameworks. She supervises 3 PhD candidates and 2 research officers.

Professional Affiliations:

• ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites)
• Climate Heritage Network
• Editorial Board member of Journal of Design and Theory
• Specialist Assessor for British Council Cultural Heritage Fund

Scientific Awards:

• Irene Curie Fellowship