Emergency
architecture
Adaptive and modular design, sustainable construction and spatial responses to emergency conditions.
Design & constructionERASMUS MUNDUS DESIGN MEASURESEMERGE / 101325574
Designing for
a world that must
be resilient.
Emergency Architecture Master's Programme
Establishing a Global Resilience Education
Establishing a Global Resilience Education
A shared educational response to disaster risk. Bringing architecture, engineering and ecological planning into one international master's programme design.
Discover EMERGE ↓06Academic institutions
01Shared programme vision
EMDMJoint master's design
ESTÜCoordinating university
01 / THE PROJECTFrom risk to readiness
Resilience begins
with how we learn.
Disasters demand expertise that crosses disciplinary and national boundaries.
EMERGE is developing the academic and institutional foundations for an integrated, international master's programme in Emergency Architecture. The project connects spatial design, disaster risk management, structural safety and environmental recovery.
Through Erasmus Mundus Design Measures, the participating institutions will develop shared learning outcomes, a joint curriculum, mobility arrangements and a common quality assurance framework.
A programme in development
EMERGE is a master's programme design project. The future degree structure, accreditation and admissions arrangements are to be developed through the project.
02 / ACADEMIC VISIONConnected disciplines. Shared challenges.
From the building
to the living landscape.
Emergency
Structural
resilience
Earthquake-resistant systems, structural diagnostics, retrofitting and post-disaster reconstruction.
Safety & recoveryEcological
planning
Nature-based solutions, environmental rehabilitation and landscape-led approaches to long-term resilience.
Landscape & adaptationDigital
intelligence
GIS, remote sensing, BIM and modelling to support spatial analysis and informed decisions in disaster contexts.
Evidence & simulationTHE PROPOSED LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Design studios. Field-based inquiry. Digital simulations. International mobility. Joint supervision.
03 / THE CONSORTIUMAn international academic collaboration
Six institutions.
A common purpose.
Complementary expertise connects the built environment with the ecological and social systems that shape recovery.
TÜRKİYE · COORDINATOR & SOLE BENEFICIARY
01Eskişehir Technical University
Project coordination, architectural design, geospatial technologies, disaster planning and quality assurance oversight.
THE NETHERLANDS
02Delft University of Technology
Sustainable and modular architecture, circular materials and innovation in curriculum design.
CROATIA
04University of Zagreb
Structural engineering, seismic resilience, retrofitting and post-disaster reconstruction.
NORWAY
05Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Landscape architecture, ecological restoration, green infrastructure and adaptive land management.
04 / PROJECT TEAMAcademic and project expertise
Project Team
Alper Çabuk
Professor (Prof. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Landscape architecture; GIS, environmental planning and sustainability.
- Project contribution
- Project manager; overall coordination.
Gülsüm Karaman
Lecturer (Öğr. Gör.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- International cooperation, Erasmus+ programmes and project administration.
- Project contribution
- Secretary General; administrative coordination, communication, reporting and delivery monitoring.
Saye Nihan Çabuk
Professor (Prof. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Landscape architecture; GIS, landscape planning and nature-based solutions.
- Project contribution
- Team leader for monitoring and evaluation.
Aslı Özçevik Bilen
Professor (Prof. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; architectural acoustics, urban acoustics and soundscape.
- Project contribution
- Team leader for curriculum design; curriculum development and dissemination.
Arife Koca
Lecturer, PhD (Öğr. Gör. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; urban space and sustainable spatial design.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Onur Kaplan
Assistant Professor (Dr. Öğr. Üyesi)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Civil engineering; earthquake engineering and structural health monitoring.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Halil Duymuş
Associate Professor (Doç. Dr.)
- Discipline / expertise
- Landscape architecture; landscape design, environmental perception and recreation.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; quality assurance.
Mauro Overend
Professor of Structural Design and Mechanics
Delft University of Technology
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture and civil engineering; structural mechanics and building performance.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum, joint arrangements, quality assurance and dissemination.
Job Schroën
Lecturer; MSc
Delft University of Technology
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; seismic design and integrated design for extreme climates.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum, joint arrangements, quality assurance and dissemination.
Simona Bianchi
Assistant Professor; PhD
Delft University of Technology
- Discipline / expertise
- Structural engineering; risk assessment, climate and disaster resilience, performance-based design.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum, joint arrangements, quality assurance and dissemination.
Maria Gabriella Trovato
Associate Professor
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Discipline / expertise
- Landscape architecture; landscapes in emergencies and socio-environmental change.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum, joint arrangements, quality assurance and dissemination.
Sevgin Aysu Balkan
Assistant Professor (Dr. Öğr. Üyesi)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; architectural design and post-disaster housing.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Emir Balkan
Assistant Professor (Dr. Öğr. Üyesi)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Geophysical engineering; earthquake hazards, applied geophysics and seismic risk.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development.
Osman Tutal
Professor (Prof. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; accessibility, inclusive design and universal design.
- Project contribution
- Team leader for inclusion issues.
Rafael Novais Passarelli
Associate Professor (tenure track)
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; timber construction, circularity and sustainable building design.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum, joint arrangements, quality assurance and dissemination.
Liesbeth Huybrechts
Professor; PhD
- Discipline / expertise
- Participatory design, design anthropology and socio-environmental transformation.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Mislav Stepinac
Associate Professor; PhD
- Discipline / expertise
- Structural engineering; seismic assessment, existing masonry and timber structures.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum, joint arrangements, quality assurance and dissemination.
Ivan Hafner
Senior Assistant (viši asistent); PhD
- Discipline / expertise
- Structural engineering; reinforced concrete, masonry and seismic assessment.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Tomislav Kišiček
Full Professor with tenure; PhD
- Discipline / expertise
- Structural engineering; concrete and masonry structures, assessment and retrofitting.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Tvrtko Renić
Senior Assistant (viši asistent); PhD
- Discipline / expertise
- Structural engineering; concrete and masonry structures, seismic analysis and strengthening.
- Project contribution
- Researcher; curriculum development and dissemination.
Hicran Hanım Halaç
Professor (Prof. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; architectural conservation, cultural heritage and risk management for historic buildings.
- Potential project contribution
- Architectural conservation and cultural-heritage risk perspectives in curriculum development. Suggested from her expertise; specific EMERGE responsibilities to be verified.
Gordana Kaplan
Assoc. Prof. Dr. (Doç. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Geodesy and geographic information technologies; remote sensing, GIS and environmental monitoring.
- Potential project contribution
- GIS and remote-sensing input to spatial analysis and environmental monitoring in the curriculum. Suggested from her expertise; specific EMERGE responsibilities to be verified.
Fatma Kolsal
Associate Professor (Doç. Dr.)
Eskişehir Technical University
- Discipline / expertise
- Architecture; architectural design, urban morphology, architectural education and earthen construction.
- Project contribution
- Potential contribution: architectural design studios, curriculum development and sustainable construction.
05 / PLANNED OUTCOMESBuilding the foundations
A pathway towards
a joint master's.
The design phase will establish the academic, organisational and quality frameworks needed for future programme delivery.
A shared curriculum
Learning outcomes, course modules, syllabi and a coherent credit structure supported by practice-oriented learning.
One connected experience
Partnership and student agreements, mobility design, recognition arrangements and coordinated student support.
Standards that travel
Common quality assurance, accreditation planning and a framework for sustainable international cooperation.
06 / NEWS & EVENTSFrom the EMERGE consortium
Meetings, Events,
Announcements & News
News
EMERGE officially begins
The EMERGE project officially started on 1 October 2026. Coordinated by Eskişehir Technical University, the project brings together its international academic consortium to develop a joint master's programme in Emergency Architecture through Erasmus Mundus Design Measures.
EMERGE Team Member Associate Professor Maria Gabriella Trovato Honoured with the 2026 IFLA President’s Award
The EMERGE consortium is pleased to celebrate the recognition of its team member, Associate Professor Maria Gabriella Trovato, with the 2026 President’s Award of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA).
This prestigious distinction recognises her contributions to humanitarian landscape architecture, ecological restoration, and socially inclusive approaches to landscape recovery, particularly in communities affected by conflict, displacement, and environmental challenges.
Through her academic and professional engagement, including her work with Landscape Architects Without Borders (LAWB), Maria Gabriella Trovato has contributed to advancing the understanding of landscapes as essential components of community well-being, cultural identity, environmental recovery, and long-term resilience.
Her work closely resonates with the mission of EMERGE, which seeks to strengthen international cooperation, education, and professional capacity in disaster risk reduction, and resilient recovery.
The EMERGE consortium warmly congratulates Maria on this distinguished international recognition. We are delighted to have her expertise and commitment within our international partnership and look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts towards more resilient, inclusive, and sustainable environments.
Source: IFLA Award Announcement on LinkedIn ↗PROJECT COORDINATIONProf. Dr.
Prof. Dr.
Alper Çabuk
Eskişehir Technical University
Eskişehir, Türkiye
acabuk@eskisehir.edu.tr
www.alpercabuk.online
Emergency Architecture Master's Programme Establishing a Global Resilience Education
- Programme
- Erasmus+
- Action
- Erasmus Mundus Design Measures
- Project reference
- 101325574 · EMERGE
- Contact Us
- emerge@eskisehir.edu.tr