a career for more than
29 years of experience
Having a career in architecture for more than 29 years, Ilknur has gained a great expertise as an Architectural Designer (BArch) and a professional stained glass artist successfully worked with architectural offices, interior design firms, contractors and consultancy companies in Turkey and other countries such as Azerbaijan, Georgia, the United Kingdom.
In addition to her advanced level experience in design and project planning, she has gained invaluable technical experience in construction sites for many years. During her entire professional career, she has participated in residences, educational, health and accommodation buildings design and construction activities. Therefore, she has solid experience in design, project, and construction for those kinds of buildings.
In addition to her significant career in architecture, recently, she works and serves in the fine arts field such as stained glass and molten glass design and manufacturing which is her real passion and special interest. Ilknur employs a graceful touch, adeptly creating modern stained-glass designs that celebrate a sophisticated sense of simplicity with a meticulous eye perspective and authentic vision.
By establishing Proglass Design Project Solutions Ltd in 2021, she started to share her strong professional work background and thirty years of experience with domestic as well as international clients.
EXPERIENCE
PROGLASS DESIGN & PROJECT SOLUTIONS LTD 2021 – ∞
Director & Founder / Architectural Designer
IDA GROUP 2015 – 2018
Deputy Project Manager (at award winning Kaplankaya SPA Hotel (69 rooms, 5 suites, 66 bungalows), 40 rentable villas and 39 A Plus luxury villa project)
DIA HOLDING FZCO 2015 – 2015
Finishing Works Chief (at Azerbaijan Baku Flame Towers Residential Block Project)
FUAT CELIK CONSTRUCTION INC. 2009 – 2014
Quality Control Manager (at 1109 flats, two swimming pools, indoor-outdoor car parks, and a leisure centre Project)
Deputy Project Manager (at 761 flats, two open swimming pools, indoor-outdoor car parks, and a leisure centre Project)
KOLTEK CONSULTING INC. 2005 – 2008
Project Manager & Authorized Architect (at 15.080 Council Houses project tendered by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization and 36 Education Building Project tendered by Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education)
UBM CONSULTING INC. 2000 – 2004
Architectural Control Manager (at 32 Education Building Project tendered by Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education, MEER-Marmara Earthquake Emergency Reconstruction Project 18 hospital Health Buildings tendered by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Health, Earthquake 6286 Council Houses tendered by Republic of Turkey Ministry of Environment and Urbanization)
BEGENDIK INC. – ENDI INC. –1999 – 2000
Design Office Architect (at the company in retailing sector)
UCGEN YAPI Co. Ltd. 1998 – 1999
Design Office Architect (at the architecture office in Ankara)
TEPE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY INC. & PM PROJECT Co. Ltd. 1992 – 1996
Design Office Architect (at 9 September University Medicine Faculty Hospital with 600-bed capacity project in Izmir and Bilkent-3 Residential Project with 650 housing capacity project in Ankara)
EDUCATION
1988-1992 Selcuk University, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Turkey (BArch)
Bachelor degree in Architecture
UK Framework levels: RQF Level 6 / SCQF Level 10 / CQFW Level 6
SOFTWARE AND COMPUTER SKILLS
AUTOCAD, SKETCH UP, REVIT, MS Project, MS Office
