The Great Game Istanbul Design Summer School

A graduate summer school applying The Great Game methodology to a live urban case study in Kartal, Istanbul. It brings together students and faculty from Politecnico di Torino, AURA Istanbul, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, and UBT College Kosovo for an intensive on-site programme. Participants work on real spatial, regulatory and stakeholder challenges and gain practical training in negotiation, strategy and design agency. The programme includes online preparatory seminars and an on-site workshop 29 August – 8 September 2026.

Hands-on training in negotiation, strategy and design agency; international networking across partner universities; professional exposure to practitioners, stakeholders and institutions in Istanbul.

Graduate and master's students in architecture, urban design and planning, City and Regional Planning, and Architecture and Spatial Planning at Politecnico di Torino, AURA Istanbul, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, and UBT College Kosovo.

Competitive application evaluated on academic portfolio, CV and statement of purpose; applications via partner channels and workshop communications.