{"id":772,"date":"2026-01-01T06:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T06:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/?page_id=772"},"modified":"2026-02-14T16:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T16:13:24","slug":"page-template","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/page-template\/","title":{"rendered":"FADA Research and Creative Activities Clusters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"font-size:0.8rem;flex-basis:40%\">\n<p>FADA Research and Creative Activities Clusters (ReCrACs) articulate shared terrains of inquiry across the faculty and are designed to function as living networks and spaces of inquiry rather than fixed research units. They are meant to foster dialogue, co-creation, co-teaching, and experimental collaboration.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.kumu.io\/9502e8b8bde329c43f39d9405c163bf3\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1097 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-construction-systems tag-fabrication tag-material-experimentation-and-innovation tag-materials-of-artistic-creation tag-techniques-and-skills tag-tectonics\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/techniques-technologies-and-materials-of-building\/\" target=\"_self\" >Techniques, Technologies, and Materials of Building<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Investigation of technical, material, and structural dimensions of building in art and design fields. Exploration of building technologies, construction management, environmental control, and material performance. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1093 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-artizanship tag-arts-crafts tag-cinema tag-conceptual-art tag-contemporary-art tag-critical-practices tag-curation tag-graphics tag-illustration tag-painting tag-photography tag-printmaking tag-sculpture tag-sound-design tag-spatial-design tag-video-art tag-visual-culture\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/critical-creative-curatorial-practices\/\" target=\"_self\" >Critical, Creative, Curatorial Practices<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Making and creation as vital practices of existence, exploration, experiment and expression. Production of works across media, performance, installation, and narrative. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1091 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-assessment-methods tag-collaborative-learning tag-creativity tag-design-education tag-learning-by-doing tag-reflective-practice tag-studio-culture\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/pedagogies-of-creative-thinking-and-making\/\" target=\"_self\" >Pedagogies of Creative Thinking and Making<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Examination of how creative knowledge is taught, learned, and practiced across disciplines. Experimentation with studio culture, interdisciplinary learning, and innovative pedagogical tools. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1089 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-aesthetics tag-architectural-theory tag-art-theory tag-critical-theory tag-perception tag-phenomenology tag-philosophy tag-senses\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/theory-aesthetics-phenomenological-inquiry\/\" target=\"_self\" >Theory, Aesthetics &amp; Phenomenological Inquiry<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Engaging philosophical, sensory, and theoretical approaches to creative and spatial practices. Reflections on experience, embodiment, and meaning-making. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1087 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-archaeology tag-architectural-history tag-archival-practices tag-art-history tag-conservation tag-material-culture tag-museum-studies tag-restoration\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-10 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/heritage-histories-cultures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Heritage, Histories, Cultures<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Exploration of the complex cultural, material, and historical formations that shape art, design, and architecture. Studies of conservation, historiography, archives, and cultural narratives. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1081 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-corporate-communications tag-journalism tag-marketing tag-media-systems tag-political-communication tag-pr tag-social-change tag-strategic-communication tag-visual-communication\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-11 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/media-communication-public-discourse\/\" target=\"_self\" >Media, Communication, Public Discourse<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Exploration of how mediated practices shape public discourse, civic participation, and cultural perception. Analysis of communication ethics, digital publics, and the role of media in sociopolitical life. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1079 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-diversity tag-gender tag-housing tag-memory tag-migration tag-placemaking tag-public-space tag-social-justice tag-spatial-justice tag-urban-politics\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-14 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-13 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/society-politics-spaces\/\" target=\"_self\" >Society, Politics &amp; Spaces<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Examination of spatial experience and the built environment in relation to social and political systems. Critical study of spaces through sociological approaches, in relation to issues such as spatial justice, policy-making, gender, and housing. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1067 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-accessibility tag-environmental-design tag-inclusive-design tag-resilience tag-sustainability tag-universal-design tag-wellbeing\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-16 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-15 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/ecologies-of-care-resilience-wellbeing\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ecologies of Care, Resilience &amp; Wellbeing<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Investigation of the ethical and environmental dimensions of sustainable design. Exploration of planetary and human wellbeing through research, design and art practices. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1007 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-recracs tag-algorithms tag-artificial-intelligence tag-communication-technologies tag-computational-design tag-digital-humanities tag-hybrid-media tag-interactivity tag-speculative-design tag-vr-ar\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-18 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\" style=\"background-color:#f8f8f8;min-height:20rem;padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:5rem\"><h3 style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin-top:0rem;margin-bottom:0rem;\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fada.bilkent.edu.tr\/digital-grounds-creative-futures\/\" target=\"_self\" >Digital Grounds &amp; Creative Futures<\/a><\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;background-color:#ffd001;color:#ffd001\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-small-font-size\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Exploration of how digital tools, algorithmic thinking, and emerging technologies shape creative practice and future imaginaries. Investigation of interactive environments, immersive media, and the evolving relationships between the human and the machine. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FADA Research and Creative Activities Clusters (ReCrACs) articulate shared terrains of inquiry across the faculty and are designed to function as living networks and spaces of inquiry rather than fixed research units. 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