Alp Arda
Alp Arda is an architect and Ph.D. candidate in Architecture, History and Project at Politecnico di Torino, within the double Ph.D. program with Tsinghua University. He holds a B.Arch and M.Arch from Politecnico di Torino and previously studied Arts and Sciences at Concord College, UK. He is the Ph.D. representative in DASP, a Teaching Fellow in Architectural Design Theory, and a junior member of the China Room. His research explores programmable models of urban design through architecture, AI, and system theory. He was a design assistant for “Constructing La Biennale” at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 and has contributed to international competitions across Europe and Asia.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Arda, A., Bruno, E. (2025). Beijing Unfinished Metropolis: Backdoors entry points to detect the multi-scalar perspective of the upcoming Chinese urban spaces. In: Governing Urban Development in a Changing World, London (UK), 7-8 July 2025, pp. 120-121
Arda, A. (2024). Black-Hole Dimension: A Distinct Methodology of Understanding Time, Space and Data in Architecture. In: ICAUD 2024 : International Conference on Architecture and Urban Design, Florence, Italy, May 16-17, 2024
Arda, A. (2024). From Extraction to Exaltation: The Resurrection of the Copperbelt. In: SPEKTRUM, vol. 11, pp. 1-5. ISSN 2791-9463
Arda, A., Kural, K. (2024). Hacking Cities: A New Methodology for Urbanism at the Nexus of Architecture and Cybersecurity. In: PLANLAMA DERGISI, vol. 34, pp. 58-71. ISSN 1300-7319
PHD THESIS
Arda A. (ongoing). The City as an Un-Programmable Program. A Contingency-Sensitive AI Framework for Architectural Analysis in Istanbul.
CONTACTS
alp.arda@polito.it
