And Akman

And Akman continues his academic and architectural works on building biology and ecology since 1990. 

He started his professional education in 1981 at Mimar Sinan University, then carried on in New York University and the Institut für Baubiologie + Ökologie. He realized worldwide ecological architecture projects and building applications in the Office of Lichtblick Architecture for 17 years.

Since 2007, he has continued his architecture projects and applications mostly in Türkiye. He also consulted as one of the specialists to the UN project through the years 2012-2014.

He has focused his architectural design and consultancy work on the Aegean region, especially İzmir Peninsula. Moreover, he is doing various trainings and workshops on ecological materials and construction methodologies and participates as a guest speaker in several conferences in this field. 

His articles and papers on building biology and ecology have been published in national and international publications. Meanwhile, relying on his long-standing relationships with IBN-Building Biology and Sustainability Institute Germany, he co-founded Building Biology and Ecology Institute Turkey (YBE) in 2015.

Since then, as the co-director of YBE, he is actively directing the institute's consulting and training works. He is also one of the founders of the Natural Building Materials and Methods Association.