Zeynep Iqbal, BA, MA, MSc
iqbal.zeynep@gmail.com
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I am an architect and designer who works at the intersection of cultural heritage and sustainable urbanism. I have previously worked in Turkey and the UK before moving to Qatar in 2024. Through my independent consultancy, Urban Transitions, I provide advisory and design services in heritage-led and sustainable urban development, and I act as Project Coordinator for INTBAU’s post-earthquake restoration project in Antakya, Turkey.
In Doha, I previously led the INTBAU (under King Charles’s patronage) Qatar chapter at Caravane Earth Foundation. I have collaborated with a range of organisations and design projects, and curated exhibitions engaging with traditional arts, architecture, and cultural dialogue. A highlight was delivering a world conference as part of the Earthna Summit (April 2025)
Alongside my practice, I continue to teach on an ad-hoc basis at The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, where I lead design workshops exploring the connections between art, ecology, and place-making. Recent teaching includes a workshop for the Suzhou Outreach Programme in China, on courtyard designs. Previously, between 2018 and 2024, I co-founded and co-led IK Architecture Group in London, developing designs in the residential, cultural, and heritage sectors in the UK.
In Doha, I previously led the INTBAU (under King Charles’s patronage) Qatar chapter at Caravane Earth Foundation. I have collaborated with a range of organisations and design projects, and curated exhibitions engaging with traditional arts, architecture, and cultural dialogue. A highlight was delivering a world conference as part of the Earthna Summit (April 2025)
Alongside my practice, I continue to teach on an ad-hoc basis at The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts, where I lead design workshops exploring the connections between art, ecology, and place-making. Recent teaching includes a workshop for the Suzhou Outreach Programme in China, on courtyard designs. Previously, between 2018 and 2024, I co-founded and co-led IK Architecture Group in London, developing designs in the residential, cultural, and heritage sectors in the UK.
University of Oxford, UK
2022- 2025
MA: Traditional Arts
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David
King’s School of Traditional Arts, UK
2016-2018
BA: Architecture
Vienna University of Technology, Austria
2006-2011
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