Serra Utkum Ikiz, Author at Journal

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Serra Utkum Ikiz

Serra is a city planner, writer, researcher, and visual designer exploring the intersections of cities, people, and everyday life. Trained in city planning and sociology, she is currently pursuing her master’s degree at The Bartlett DPU, UCL. Her work focuses on urbanism, everyday sociology, and emerging design trends, blending research, writing, and visual storytelling to uncover the nuances of contemporary urban life.

Closing the Loop: 8 Sustainable Residential Buildings with Circular Water Systems

From recycled runoff to rain-fed gardens, these designs show what happens when water becomes part of the concept, not just the plumbing.

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The New Library Typology: Open, Adaptive and Rooted in Place

Literal and figurative learning landscapes, a new generation of library design looks outside for ins piration.

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2025 Venice Architecture Biennale: 5 Pavilions to Explore Before Visiting

Discover 5 must-see pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale — exploring innovation, susta inability, and the future of design.

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8 Sustainable Residential Buildings in Orthographic Projection

Scaled views reveal how passive strategies, material reuse and spatial efficiency drive environmenta l performance.
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- Sustainable Practice
More Than Bingo Nights: 7 Community Centers Raising the Social Standard

These civic spaces offer way more than folding chairs and fluorescent lights — they’re designed to h elp neighborhoods gather, learn, and grow in style.
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- Community Centers
Liquid Landscapes: 7 Chinese Projects Where Architecture Is Shaped by Water

Water isn't just a backdrop — these projects use water features to enhance light, space and atmosphe re in breathtaking ways.

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