Luca Orlandi

Luca Orlandi is an Associate Professor of Architectural History and Urban Studies at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Özyeğin University. He holds a PhD from Polytechnics of Turin (2005) and has taught at Yeditepe University and Istanbul Technical University. His research focuses on Ottoman architecture, Galata's urban evolution, and cross-cultural architectural exchanges between Italy and Turkey.

• Education: BA/MA from University of Genoa (2000), PhD from Polytechnics of Turin (2005)
• International affiliations: ICOMOS Italy, EAUH, AISU
• Coordinator for Premio Piranesi-Prix de Rome workshop in Villa Adriana

Research interests include Mimar Sinan's architectural legacy, Genoese colonial urbanism in the Eastern Mediterranean, and the interplay between aesthetics and politics in architectural design. Recent work examines Istanbul's urban memory erosion and Fascist-era architectural projects in the Dodecanese.

Publications analyze 16th-century Ottoman military architecture, Italian sculptor Pietro Canonica's Atatürk monuments, and the architectural impact of post-unification Italian travelers. His articles frequently appear in interdisciplinary urban history and architectural criticism journals.