Celile Berk Butka
General Information
Occupation: Engineer-Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1915
Date of Death: March 06, 1984
Birth City: Istanbul
Notes: First female engineer-architect to graduate from Istanbul Technical University (1942).
Archive/Repository: Women
Sources: Biographical research, Dr. Meral Ekincioglu. Nancy Hadley, Manager, Archives and Records, the American Institute of Architects, e-mail to Meral Ekincioglu, July 24, 2014. Berk, Celile. Konya Evleri. Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University Publications, 1951. Berk, Celile. Sanatoryumlar. Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University Publications, 1950. Berk, Celile. “a Tuberculosis Sanatorium for Istanbul Turkey.” Master thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1947. http://archnet.org/collections/850/authorities/6441
Specialties
Subject: Housing projects, urban planning, shopping centers
Jobs
Employer: Private practice
Title: Architect
Start Date: January 01, 1948
End Date: January 01, 1959
Employer: Private practice
Title: Architect
Start Date: January 01, 1959
End Date: January 01, 1972
Employer: Istanbul Technical University
Title: Assistant Professor
City: Istanbul
Notes: 1942-1946, 1950-1958
Collaborators
Name: Kemal Butka
Project: Anadolu Club-Buyukada Hotel architectural design competition
Notes: 1959
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
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Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
No projects on record
Education
Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department: School of Architecture and Planning
Degree: Masters
Notes: 1946-1947
Institution: Istanbul Technical University
End Date: January 01, 1942
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
Title: Ankara'da Yapılacak Bir Sinema - Otel Proje Müsabakası
Publication: Arkitekt
Volume: 76 (1946)
Page: 257
Date Published: January 01, 1946
Notes: Text by the editor. “Ankara'da Yapılacak Bir Sinema - Otel Proje Müsabakası.” in Arkitekt 76 (1946): 257.
Title: Sanatkârlar Anlaşamıyorlar!
Co-author: Reese, Childe. (Translated by Celile Berk).
Publication: Arkitekt
Volume: 163-164 (1945)
Page: 175-178.
Date Published: January 01, 1945
Notes: Reese, Childe. Sanatkârlar Anlaşamıyorlar!.Translated by Celile Berk. In Arkitekt 163-164 (1945): 175-178.
Title: Istanbul Radyoevi Proje Müsabakası
Publication: Arkitekt
Volume: 7-8 (1945
Page: 148-149
Date Published: January 01, 1945
Notes: Text by the editor. “Istanbul Radyoevi Proje Müsabakası.” in Arkitekt 7-8 (1945): 148-149.
Title: Ödemiş Şehir Müsabakası Jüri Raporu Kısaltımı
Publication: Arkitekt
Volume: 3-4
Page: 50-55
Date Published: January 01, 1945
Notes: Text by the editor. “Ödemiş Şehir Müsabakası Jüri Raporu Kısaltımı.” in Arkitekt 3-4 (1945): 50-55.
Title: A Tuberculosis Sanatorium for Istanbul Turkey (Master thesis)
Publisher: Massachusettts Institute of Technology
City: Cambridge
Date Published: January 01, 1947
Notes: Berk, Celile. “a Tuberculosis Sanatorium for Istanbul Turkey.” Master thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1947.
Title: Sanatoryumlar
Publisher: Istanbul Technical University Publications
City: Istanbul
Date Published: January 01, 1950
Notes: Berk, Celile. Sanatoryumlar. Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University Publications, 1950.
Title: Konya Evleri
Publisher: Istanbul Technical University Publications
City: Istanbul
Date Published: January 01, 1951
Notes: Berk, Celile. Konya Evleri. Istanbul: Istanbul Technical University Publications, 1951.
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