Places with purpose.
Design with perspective.
Architect, design leader, and business strategist.
Dubai · An international body of work.
Turkey · United States · China · UAE
Architecture, interiors, and the business of design.
Connecting creative vision with the leadership that brings it to life.
I am an architect, design leader, and business strategist with more than 20 years of international experience across Turkey, the United States, China, and the UAE.
My career spans hands-on architectural design, studio leadership, and executive management. I work across retail, mixed-use, workplace, hospitality, residential, and cultural projects—connecting design ambition with the people, teams, and decisions that make delivery possible.
As Managing Director, MENA at Ippolito Fleitz Group, I lead regional operations, business development, and client relations. My architectural background and business education bring together creative thinking, commercial understanding, and cross-cultural collaboration.
Design review · Team leadership · Client relationships · Commercial oversight · Studio operations · Strategic growth
Professional experience
Ippolito Fleitz Group
Managing Director, MENA · Dubai
Regional operations, business development, client leadership, and commercial oversight.
Previously General Manager · Shanghai
DSI by Senem Cennetoglu
Founder / Principal · Shanghai
Independent architectural practice and design consultancy, including cultural, commercial, and mixed-use projects.
Retail Design Collaborative
Design Director / Studio Coordinator · Shanghai
Design direction and project coordination across retail, renovation, and mixed-use environments.
tpod studio / CCI
Principal Designer / Studio Director · Shanghai
Architecture and mixed-use design from concept through later project stages.
The Jerde Partnership
Senior Designer · Los Angeles
International retail, hospitality, residential, and master-planning projects.
Texas Tech University
Designer / Graduate Assistant · Lubbock
Community design, project vision and stakeholder engagement.
Koleksiyon · Atesler · DIM · Sorgun
Architecture & studio management · Istanbul
Early professional experience in architecture, interiors, and furniture design.
Education
New York Institute of Technology
New York, USA · 2007
Graduated summa cum laude
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas, USA · 2005
Department scholarship · Teaching assistant to Dean Andrew Vernooy
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Istanbul, Turkey · 2003
Third in graduating class
International Associate, American Institute of Architects
LEED Accredited Professional · US Green Building Council
Urban Land Institute Asia
Union of Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects, Istanbul
Project portfolio
Architecture, interiors, and design leadership across practices and project stages. Each gallery identifies my role and the design practice.
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Awards & recognition
Individual · Practice · ProjectRecognition across my professional work and the practices I have been part of. Awards are presented with their practice or project association.
Ippolito Fleitz Group · Professional recognition
DSI by Senem Cennetoglu · Design awards
Earlier project recognition
Awards & ceremony moments
Publications & interviews
In print & onlineSpeaking, panels & jury work
Contributing to the conversation
Cityscape Global · Riyadh
Moderator · Building Belonging at Scale – Why Placemaking and Social Infrastructure Matter · Scheduled 17 November 2026
De Montfort University
Design jury appointment
Guangzhou Design Week
Judge · Sustainable Design Award
Cadex
Speaker · Design with Nature
WAD Luxury Residence Design and Construction Summit
Panelist
Roca Shanghai Gallery
Moderator · Reimagining Future Offices as Spaces of Possibility
Roca Shanghai Gallery
Moderator · Metaverse: Why Should We Care?
Let’s start a conversation.
Architecture · Interiors · Design leadership
Dubai, United Arab Emirates