Hayri Dortdivanlioglu

Hayri Dortdivanlioglu is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Dartmouth Society of Fellows, affiliated with the Department of Studio Art. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture (Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024) and degrees in architecture from Middle East Technical University (B.Arch, M.Arch). His scholarship critiques the separation of theoretical knowledge from material processes in architectural discourse, advocating for a more inclusive model that reconciles intellectual work with embodied making.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Architecture, Georgia Institute of Technology (2024)
  • M.Arch, Middle East Technical University
  • B.Arch, Middle East Technical University
  • Erasmus Exchange, Politecnico di Torino

His research bridges architecture, craft, and technology through the lens of Science and Technology Studies (STS). He explores the historical marginalization of manual labor in Vitruvian theory and examines the evolving relationship between architects and tools, from ancient weaving practices to contemporary computational design. His work traces how boundaries between manual and intellectual labor in architecture have been mediated over time.

Recent publications and projects include analyses of Giuseppe Terragni’s formal generation processes, studies of Ankara’s ecological character through topography, and a book project Toward a Woven Theory of Architecture expanding his counter-canonical critique of Vitruvius. He has received the Douglas Haskell Award (2023) as Chief Editor of Divergence in Architectural Research Journal and multiple teaching awards at Georgia Tech.

As an educator, he has taught foundational design studios at Middle East Technical University and Georgia Tech, developed online/hybrid design curricula, and led innovative studios like Textile Tectonics (exploring Celtic knotwork-to-architecture translation) and Liminal Spaces (addressing transformational design in contexts like Sweet Auburn neighborhood in Atlanta). His pedagogy emphasizes material computing, diagramming, and contextual analysis.