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Education / Degrees1988 Ph.D., City Planning. Istanbul Technical University.

Dissertation: Spatial Distribution of Manufacturing Industry in Metropolitan City Centers.

1981 M.A., Urban Planning and Design. Istanbul Technical University, two-year program.Thesis: Downtowns of Small Towns in Transition. Study of urban design issues with emphasis in historic preservation and urban redevelopment. Selected coursework included: Theories/methodologies of urban design and urban planning; land use and transportation planning; new town policies; urban sociology; and landscape design.

1979 B. Arch.,Architecture.IstanbulTechnicalUniversity,five-yearprofessionalprogram.Diploma Project: National Convention Center in Istanbul. Other selected studio projects included: Town planning and historic preservation; social housing; multi and single family residential; institutional and industrial complexes.

Profes sional License1979 - present Licensed Architect.

Chamber of Architects,Turkey. License Number:10509

Academic Positions2017 - present Graduate Program Coordinator, Master of Environmental Planning and Design, College

of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

2010 - present Athletic Association Professor, College of Environment and Design, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.

2009 - 2010 Professor, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Arts, Architecture, and Humanities, Clemson University, South Carolina.

2004 - 2010 Director, Landscape Architecture, College of Arts, Architecture, and Humanities, Clemson University, South Carolina.

1997 - 2009 Associate Professor, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Arts, Architecture, and Humanities, Clemson University, South Carolina.

1994 - 1995 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, College of Architecture, Clemson University, South Carolina.

1993 - 1994 Adjunct Professor, Department of Planning Studies, College of Architecture, Clemson University, South Carolina.

U m i t Y i l m a z The University of Georgia • 201 Tanner Building • Athens, GA 30602

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1981 - 1989 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, College of Architecture, Istanbul Technical University.

Other Profes sional Employment

1996 - present Private Consultant

1995 - 1996 Project Director/Planner, Scheurer Architects, Inc. Newport Beach, California.

1995 Project Director, The KTGY Group, Architecture/Planning/Environmental. Irvine, California.

1991 - 1993 Project Director, C.Y.P. Inc., Architecture and Planning, Irvine, California.

1989 - 1991 Senior Planner, C.Y.P. Inc., Architecture and Planning, Irvine, California.

1979 - 1989 Private Practice, Istanbul, Turkey.

TEACHING

Resident Instruction

2020 Spring PLAN 6540 Urban Planning and Design Studio II 07 8h 4crEDES 9000 Doctoral Dissertation 01 12crPLAN 6911 Special Studies 01 3h 3crPLAN 6912 Special Studies 01 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9h 9crPLAN 7300 Masters Thesis 01 9h 9cr

2019 Fall LAND 4095 Sustainability in Design Studio 08 8h 4crLAND 6912 Independent Project 02 5h 4crEDES 9300 Doctoral Dissertation 01 12crPLAN 6910 Special Studies 01 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9h 9cr

2019 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 07 8h 4crEDES 9300 Doctoral Dissertation 01 12cr

2018 Fall LAND 4095 Sustainability in Design Studio 08 8h 4crPLAN 6000 Orientation in Environmental Planning and Design 07 1h 1crLAND 6912 Independent Project 02 5h 4crEDES 9300 Doctoral Dissertation 01 12crPLAN 6910 Special Studies 01 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9h 9cr

2018 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 12 8h 4crEDES 9000 Doctoral Research 01 6crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 03 9cr

2017 Fall PLAN 6000 Orientation in Environmental Planning and Design 07 1h 1crPLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 08 8h 4crEDES 9000 Doctoral Research 01 6crPLAN 6910 Special Studies 01 3crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9cr

2017 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 12 8h 4crEDES 8990 Advance Topics-Environmental Planning & Design 01 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9crPLAN 6420 Urban Design 05 3h 3cr

2017 Summer PLAN 6700 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9crEDES 8990 Advance Topics-Environmental Planning & Design 01 3crPLAN 6912 Special Studies 01 3cr

2016 Fall GRSC 7770 Graduate Seminar 07 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9cr

2016 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II-a 10 8h 4crPLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II-b 08 8h 4crPLAN 7200 Environmental Planning and Design Practicum 01 9cr

2016 Summer PLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 01 8h 4cr

2015 Fall LAND 6910 Independent Project 09 3h 3crPLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 06 8h 4cr

2015 Summer PLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 09 8h 4crPLAN 6911 Special Studies 01 3crPLAN 7200 Practicum 01 9cr

2015 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 10 8h 4crPLAN 6420 Urban Design 10 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Practicum 04 1-9c

2014 Fall LAND 4910 Signature Studio - Competitions 05 8h 5crLAND 6910 Signature Studio - Competitions 10 8h 5crPLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 06 8h 4crPLAN 7200 Practicum 05 1-9cr

2014 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 14 8h 4crPLAN 6420 Urban Design 09 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Practicum 06 1-9c

2013 Fall PLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 12 8h 4crPLAN 6400 Design Competitions 15 3h 3crLAND 6210 Representations section II 05 4h 3crPLAN 7200 Practicum 02 9crPLAN 7300 Master’s Thesis 01 9cr

PLAN 6910 Special Studies 01 3cr

2013 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 18 8h 4crPLAN 6420 Urban Design 08 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Practicum 03 9crPLAN 6410 Directed Studies 01 3cr

2012 Fall PLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 06 8h 4crPLAN 6400 Physical Planning and Urban Pattern 06 3h 3crPLAN 7200 Practicum 05 9cr

2012 Spring PLAN 6540 Environmental Planning and Design Studio II 19 8h 4cr37854 First-year Odyssey Seminar – Urban Clues 16 1h 1cr

2012 Summer PLAN 6911, LAND 4911 08 3h 3cr2011 Fall PLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 18 8h 4cr

PLAN 6911 Urban Form and Pattern 06 3h 3crPLAN 6400 Directed Studies 02 3h 3cr

2011 Spring PLAN 6124 Ethics Justice and Professional Practice 06 3h 3cr PLAN 6912 Practicum 03 9cr

2010 Fall LAND 6910 GIS for Environmental Planning 19 8h 3crPLAN 6560 Environmental Planning and Design Studio III 09 8h 4cr

New Course DevelopmentPLAN 6565 Urban DesignPLAN 6400 Physical Planning and Urban PatternPLAN 6400 Cultural Landscape and Urban Form

Grants Received for Instruction2012 Received $3,000 grant for the development of First-year Odyssey Seminar

RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES

Publications

Books Authored2005 Wagner, L., Yilmaz, U., Shelburne, V., Waldvogel, J., and Haque, M. 2005. The Nature

of Clemson: A Field Guide to the Natural History of Clemson University. Clemson, SC: Clemson University Digital Press.

Chapters in Books2006 Yilmaz, U. and Nadenicek, D. A. Community Life and Places of Death. Book Chapter in

From the Studio to the Streets: Service-Learning in Planning and Architecture. Eds. M. Hardin, R. Eribes, and C. Poster, published by Stylus Publishing, VA.

Peer-reviewed Journal Article s2019 Erduran,F.,&Yilmaz,U.ATHENS’DENKENTORMANIÖRNEĞİ.InternationalJournal

of Tourism, Economic and Business Sciences, 2, 328-335.

2001 Yilmaz, U. and Tai, L. Between the Pen and the Mouse. Representation 2000 - Journal of Design Communication Association 44-49.

Other Profes sional Journal Article sNone

Peer-reviewed Papers in Published Conference Proceedings

2005 Yilmaz, U. Flowing for the Future. European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS) Conference Proceedings. Ankara, Turkey.

2005 Yilmaz, U. Learning from Public Participation. Proceedings of the Life in the Urban Landscape International Conference for Integrating Urban Knowledge and Practice. Gothenburg, Sweden.

Other Papers in Published Conference ProceedingsNone

Bulletins or Reports [written reports to cl ients , published planning reports , etc .] 2018 Rivero, R., Yilmaz, U., & Crowley, J. Deerwood Lake Planning Studio Report: Deerwood

Lake Planning Studio Report.

Book Reviews2008 Yilmaz, U. Invited book review submitted to Landscape Journal. Design First: Design-

based Planning for Communities. By David Walters and Linda Luise Brown.

2004 Yilmaz, U. Invited book review in the Journal of Planning Education & Research. Of States and Cities: The Partitioning of Urban Space, eds. P. Marcuse and R. van Kempen. JPER, Volume 23.4 Summer 2004.

Article s in Non-profes sional Publications2004 Yilmaz, U. Springwood and Richland Cemeteries Master Plan Report, Greenville, SC.

http://www.greatergreenville.com/neighborhoods/master_pl/project.pdf

2002 Yilmaz, U. A New Dimension in Service Learning. The Palmetto Press, Newsletter of South Carolina Chapter of the Society of Landscape Architects, Volume 16, No. 1 Winter 2002.

2000 Yilmaz, U. An International and Cross-cultural Experience. MIRARE, Volume 6, Issue 1, Fall 2000.

2000 Yilmaz, U. Research in the Heart of Ancient Moab. MIRARE, Volume 5, Issue 2, Spring 2000.

2000 Yilmaz, U. and L. Tai, From the Landscape Architecture Design Studio: Suggesting a DifferentHighway.MIRARE,Volume5,Issue2,Spring2000.

1999 Yilmaz, U. Future Uses for the Morrison Annex Site: A Public Service Project. MIRARE, Volume 5, Issue 1, Fall 1999.

1999 Tai, L. and U. Yilmaz. Alternative Approaches to the Landscape Architecture Studio. MIRARE, Volume 4, Issue 2, Spring 1999.

1999 Yilmaz U. An International Experience. MIRARE Volume 4, Issue 1, 1999.

Reviewing/Refereeing: Journals and Conferences2019 Peer review for the Journal of Planning History.

2018 Peer review for the 2nd International Congress on Tourism, Economic and Business Science (IC-TEBS)

Creative Contributions Other than Publications

Design projects performed as individual consultant 2019 Site planning and design services for the Taskopru Museum for the Mayor of Taskopru

Municipality, Turkey

2012 Architecture and Site Design for Wormsloe Plantation, Savannah, GA.

2002 Master plan and site plan for a residential cluster development, Clemson, SC. (With D. Collins and H. Harritos).

2001 Conceptual landscape design proposal for the intersection of US 52 and I-95 in Florence, SC in honor of State Senator Hugh Letterman. (With D. Collins).

2001 3-D computer modeling for Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Clemson, SC (with H.Harritos).

2000 Master plan for Mount Tabor Baptist Church, Clemson, SC (with H. Harritos).

1999 Architectural and landscape design for a private residence, Clemson, SC.

1999 Conceptual site plan alternatives for the Highway 93/Old Greenville Highway Linear Park. Clemson, South Carolina (with D. Collins and H. Harritos).

1998 Zekeriyakoy Village P.U.D. Istanbul, Turkey. 135-acre Community Plan-Subdivision.

1997 Conceptual site plan study for Ultima Holdings. Clemson, South Carolina. 600-bedroom student community (with D. Collins.)

1997 Gunay Residence Landscape Plan. Irvine, California. Landscape design for single-family house.

1997-99 Kapalua, Hawaii. Site design for 23.5-acre residential community.* Aventura Lakes, Miami, Florida. Conceptual site design for 160-acre lake front community.Credit: Scheurer Architects, Inc. Newport Beach, CA.

1996 Bayshores Community Architectural Design Guidelines, Newport Beach, California.

Credit: Scheurer Architects, Inc. Newport Beach, CA.

1996 SunValleyRecyclingPark,SunValley,California.LandfillSite,approximately210acres.Conceptual Site Plan designating approx. 50 acres of buildable pad area, approx. 160 acres of Open Space, vehicular circulation and existing and proposed grading for Rust Environment & Infrastructure, Greenville, SC.

Design projects through Clemson University 2005 Clemson University Restoration Institute (CURI) Conceptual master plan.

997 Mars Hill Design Charrette, Mars Hill, NC. Design team member.

1997 Cashiers Design Charrette, Cashiers, NC. Design team member.

Design projects through Scheurer Architects , Inc. Newport Beach, CA. In charge of the design and coordination of all planning and landscape architecture projects and preparation of digital presentations.

1996 Summerlin, Parcels O and C, Las Vegas, NV: 39 ac. residential;

1996 TheShores,NewportBeach,CA:30ac.residentialin-fill;

1996 Evergreen, San Jose, CA: 12.5 ac. residential, 176 du.;

1996 Grayhawk, Scottsdale, AZ: 30 ac. residential;

1995 Sunridge, NV: 25 ac. residential, 368 du.;

1995 Seven Peaks, UT: 24 ac. residential;

1995 The Waterfront, Huntington Beach, CA, Hilton Resort campus;

1995 Stonedge at Troon North, AZ: 14 ac. Residential, 87 du.

Design projects through the The KTGY Group, Architecture/Planning/Environmental . Irvine, California .

1995 Responsible for directing and designing: land use, master plan and conceptual landscape projects, site plans for residential, commercial and resort developments.

Design projects through C.Y.P. Inc. , Architecture and Planning, Irvine, California .1991 – 1993 Responsible for directing and designing: land use, master plan and landscape projects, site plans for

residential, commercial and resort developments both in the US and abroad.

Selected international projects include:Master Plans:New Village, Mexico: 1,000-acre new town.Ballenstedt Resort, Ballenstedt, Germany: 185 acres.Children’s Bay Cay, Exuma, Bahamas: 225-acre resort.Le Ruscello Hotel and Country Club, Fraforeano, Italy: 168-acre resort.

Land Use Plans:Batam Resort, Batam, Indonesia: 800 acres.Talvas, Ohara, Japan: 540-acre golf community.

Site plans:Golden Ring South, Moscow, Russia: 75-acre residential.Villas at Real Del Mar, Real Del Mar, Mexico: 14.3-acre residential.

Selected projects in the US include:Residential Site plans:Waterford, San Jose, California: 55.86 acres.SeacliffVillas,Richmond,California:33acres.Marina Bay Townhomes, Richmond, California: 15 acres.The Club, Rancho Cucamonga, California: 15.8 acres.The Villas, Aliso Viejo, California: 13.2-acre site.Villa Point, Newport Beach, California: 14 acres.Highlander Estates, California: 48 lots, hillside development.Rancho Cielo, California: 52 lots, hillside development.

1989 – 1991 Responsible for planning and designing: residential sites, conceptual grading and landscape projects. Selected projects in the US include:

Capitol Expressway, California: 12.7 acres.Legacy Golf & Racquet Club, Green Valley, Nevada: 33 acres.Planning Areas, 17&19, San Clemente, California: 28 acres.Redwood Shores, California: 12.8 acres.Sterling Greens, California: 21 acres.The Island, Moreno Valley, California: 21 acres

Consultations and outside contracts 2003 - 2008 Consultant to the Academic Council of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning

at Istanbul Technical University for the quality improvement process of the department.

Exhibited or Published Artwork 2012 MEPD Goes Abroad: Circle Gallery Exhibit with Jack Crowley at the College of

Environment and Design.

Grants Received for Research 2018 UGALaboratoryEnhancementFund,OfficeoftheVicePresidentforInformation

Technology (VPIT)., November 1, 2018–Present, Amount: $ 79,114. Funding type: Research.

2008 International Parallel Studio Project - Principal Investigator. $17,500 grant— Clemson Advancement Foundation for Design + Building,

2006 - 2010 Gated Communities, Distribution, and Governance - Co-investigator. International collaborative research project partly funded by Istanbul Technical University.

2007 Clemson University Undergraduate Research Grant - Principal Investigator. $2,500 grant— Walkable Communities in South Carolina


2006 City of Clemson Research and Public Service Project - Principal Investigator. $7,500 grant— Developing an Interactive Digital Tool for Planning and Codes Administration. On hold.



2002 Sustainable Universities Initiative, with Lisa Wagner, Mary Haque, Jerry Waldvogel - Co-investigator. $10,000grant—ThedevelopmentandpublicationofafieldguidetotheClemsonUniversity habitat.

2002 Clemson University Innovation Fund, with Lisa Wagner, Mary Haque, Jerry Waldvogel, and Vic Shelburne - Co-investigator. $20,300 grant—A Natural History Guide to the Clemson University Campus.

2000 McClure Endowment Funds, Clemson University, with S. Wang - Co-investigator. $1,000 grant—Graphic representation of special depth.

2000 McClure Endowment Funds, Clemson University, with L. Tai - Co-investigator. $3,500 grant—A toolkit: Innovative Teaching.

1999 Sustainable Universities Initiative Grant, with J. London and J. Jacques, Clemson University - Co-investigator. $9,950 grant—Research on sustainable development and the built environment.

1999 National Geographic Society Grant, with W. Young and W. Burnett, M. Dirksen, and R. Al-Baqain - Co-investigator. $17,725 grant—Modeling Resource Use and Village Settlement on Jordan’s Karak Plateau.

1999 Goldenview Neighborhood User Needs Analysis and Morrison Elementary Annex Feasibility Study, Clemson, SC - Principal Investigator. Research project sponsored by the City of Clemson.

1998 McClure Endowment Funds, Clemson University - Principal-investigator. $2,500 grant—KRP research in Jordan.

1998 Platform for Collaboration Fund, Clemson University - Principal Investigator. $2,850 grant—Collaborative/interactive teaching.

1997 Advanced Technology Center Grant, Clemson University - Principal Investigator. $1,640 grant—Multimedia documentation of student projects.

1983 – 1984 Prevention of the Environmental Pollution in the Izmit Bay Area: Impacts of Existing Land Uses - Co-investigator.

Co-directorofresearchandco-authoroffinalreportfortheprojectsponsoredbythePermanentUndersecretaryoftheEnvironmentalAffairs,TurkishPrimeMinistry.

1980 Children’s Play Areas in High Density Residential Neighborhoods in Istanbul - Co-investigator.

Directoroffieldsurvey,co-designeroftheproject,andco-authorofthefinalreportforproject sponsored by the Turkish Touring and Automobile Association.

1979 Spatial Distribution and Locations of Historical Fountains in Istanbul’s Historic Urban Landscape - Co-investigator.

Directoroffieldsurvey;co-authorofthefinalreportfortheprojectsponsoredbytheGreater Istanbul Metropolitan Area Municipality.

1979 Safranbolu Historic Town Preservation Plan - Co-investigator. Directoroffieldsurveyanddocumentation.

Non-funded projects:

2006 - 2010 Historic Preservation of Public and Private Urban Squares by Bosphorus, Istanbul - Principal Investigator.

International collaborative research project.

2006 - 2010 Gated Communities, Distribution, and Governance - Co-investigator. International collaborative research project partly sponsored by Istanbul Technical

University.

2006 - 2010 Sinan as a Landscape Architect - Co-investigator. International collaborative research project.

1999 Teaching Between the Mouse and the Pen - Co-investigator. Research on the integration of computers in the design studio. With L. Tai.

Recognitions and Outstanding Achievements

Scholarship and Recognition2013 Featured on UGA’s Focus on Faculty.

2012 Commencement Speaker for the 2012 graduation ceremony at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

2006 Award of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

2006 Fulbright scholarship.

Awarded for the “Integration of Service Learning and Community Participation in the Landscape Architecture Design Curriculum”. Taught participatory design studios and conducted collaborative research at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey.

2005 South Carolina Wildlife Federation Communication Award for the Nature of Clemson: A Field Guide to the Natural History of Clemson University. By Lisa Wagner, Umit Yilmaz, Victor Shelburne, Jerry Waldvogel, and Mary Haque.

2004 CELA (Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture) Award of Recognition for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service. This international award recognizes excellence in teaching, research and service among faculty of the eighty-four CELA member universities. Up to two awards are presented annually.

2004 South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA) Outstanding Planning Project Award: The Springwood and Richland Cemeteries Master Plan. Principal Investigator. Outstanding Planning Project Award in the Large Jurisdiction category, given to one project in South Carolina every two years.

2003 South Carolina Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects Outstanding Professional Achievement Award: The Reedy River Master Plan. Chief designer for collaborative project.

2002 SCAPA (South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association) Outstanding Planning Project Award: The Reedy River Master Plan. Chief designer for collaborative project. Outstanding Planning Project Award in the Large Jurisdiction category, given to one project in South Carolina every two years.

1985 – 1986 Turkish Government Scholar at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

Teaching 2007 CELA (Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture) International Award of

Recognition for Excellence in Studio Teaching in Landscape Architecture.This international award recognizes excellence in design studio teaching among faculty of the eighty-four CELA member universities. It is an award that recognizes the awardee’s ability to direct studio projects that demonstrate outstanding quality and/or emphasize the critical thinking, creative process. Up to two awards are presented annually.

2005 The Clemson University Alumni Master Teacher 2005 Award.Each spring, Student Alumni Council coordinates the nomination and selection process of the Alumni Master Teacher Award. This award is given in recognition of outstanding undergraduate teaching. The Master Teacher receives a $2500 stipend, and is recognized at May graduation where he/she is presented with the Alumni Master Teacher award plaque.

2001 2001 Prince Award for Innovation in Teaching, Clemson University. $10,800 monetary award for purchasing books to be added to Gunnin Architectural Library collections and $1,000 stipend.The annual award, named for President Emeritus Philip Prince of Mount Pleasant, is supported by an endowment established in 1994 by Student Government with a $200,000 grant from the athletic department. The honor includes $1,000 for the recipient and a gift of the recipient’s choice for the University’s library. This award recognizes the teachers who are continuously using cutting edge techniques to attain excellence in teaching.

Service

2006 Award of Recognition for Outstanding Contributions in the Department of Landscape Architecture, Istanbul Technical University.

2006StateofSouthCarolinaCertificateofService.In recognition of ten years of loyal and faithful service to the citizens of South Carolina.

2004 Clemson University College of Architecture Arts and Humanities Award for Outstanding Achievement in Service.

Faculty Excel lence2008 2008 Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, Clemson University.

The Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence was instituted to recognize the outstanding achievements of Clemson faculty.

2007 2007 Board of Trustees Award for Faculty Excellence, Clemson University.





International Urban Design Competitions1987 2nd prize (Yilmaz, U. et al.): Istanbul Uskudar Historic Town Square.

48-acresite,marketplace-plaza,boatterminal,busterminal,office-retail.

1987 Honorable mention (Yilmaz, U. Suher, H., Suher, E.): Istanbul Taksim Square. 80-acre site, national museums, 95-room hotel, business center, performing arts center, undergroundparking, civic plaza, and major public transportation terminal.

Architectural Design Competitions1985 2nd prize (Yilmaz, U., Suher, H., Suher, E.): National Reassurance Insurance Company

Headquarters.180,000SFofficecomplex.

Site Design Competitions1984 2nd prize (Yilmaz, U. et al.): Gallipoli Monumental Site and WW I Memorial Monument.

65-acre historic site, war memorial, and Alcitepe memorial open-air museum.

1984 Honorable mention (Yilmaz, U. et al.): Ertugrul Bay Monument Site. 38-acre historic site, Ertugrul Bay Memorial open-air museum.

1983 3rd prize (Yilmaz, U. et al.): Izmir Ataturk Monument Site.225-acre historic site, open-air museum, memorial site, and botanical gardens.

Student Design Competitions (Own work)1981 Aga Khan, Student Competition: Honorable Mention (Yilmaz, U., Yilmaz, A.)

Cumalikizik 2007. A Vision Study for an Early Ottoman Village dating from 1100s.

Student Projects Competitions (Students ’ work)2005 Honorable Mention—Buckwood Village Greenville, SC Master Plan. Congress

of New Urbanism Charter Award. Final project committee member. Chair: Don Collins , Student Kevin Ammons.

2002 Winning Project—Town Planning for Santiago Texacuangos, Landscape Architectural Registration Boards Foundation’s Wayne Grace Memorial Student Design Competition. Professor and principal investigator. Students Jason Smith, Isabel Fernandez, Andrew Bleckley

2002 Commendation —Town Planning for Santiago Texacuangos. American Society of Landscape Architects Student Design Competition. Professor and principal investigator. Students Jason Smith, Isabel Fernandez, Andrew Bleckley

Supervision of Student Research2019 MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 2 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 2 students Ph.D. dissertation Advisor 1 Student Ph.D. dissertation Committe member 2 Students

2018 MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 1 students MEPD thesis, Major professor : 2 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 2 students Ph.D. dissertation Advisor 1 Student Ph.D. dissertation Committe member 2 Students

2017 MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 4 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 2 students Ph.D. dissertation Advisor 1 Student Ph.D. dissertation Committe member 2 Students

2016 MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 4 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 6 students Ph.D. dissertation Advisor 1 Student Ph.D. dissertation Committe member 2 Students

2015 MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 2 students MEPD thesis, Major professor : 4 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 2 students

2014 MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 1 student MEPD thesis, Major professor: 9 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 4 students

2013 MHP theses, Member of reading committee: 1 student MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 1 student MEPD thesis, Major professor: 3 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 8 students

2012 MHP theses, Member of reading committee: 2 students MLA theses, Member of reading committee: 2 students MEPD thesis, Major professor: 2 students MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 4 students

2011 MHP theses, Member of reading committee: 2 studentsMEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 2 students

2010 MEPD thesis, Member of reading committee: 3 students

Editorship or Editorial Board Membership

Reviews of proposed individual papers for journals and conferences2008 International Landscape Architecture Symposium (ILAS) to be held August 9-12, 2009

in Istanbul. Symposium Submittal review and selection committee member.

2008 Manuscript reviewer. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research.

2007 Manuscript reviewer. 6th International Symposium on Space Syntax, 12-15 June, 2007, Istanbul.

2007 Manuscript reviewer. ARI-An Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical and Engineering Science.

2002 Manuscript reviewer. Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) annual conferences.

Convention Papers Presented without a Published Counterpart2019 Yilmaz, U. Learning and Scholarship Beyond Boundaries. Research paper presentation

at CELA National Conference in Sacramento, CA.

2018 Nemutlu,F.E.,&Yilmaz,U.Athens’denKentOrmaniÖrneği.InInternationalCongressOn Tourism, Economic And Business Sciences Conference. Kartepe, Kocaeli, Turkey.

2018 Nemutlu, F. E., & Yilmaz, U. (2018). Environmental Solutions for Stream Restoration in Urban Planning. In The 2nd International Congress on Tourism, Economic and Business Science (ICTEBS). Kartepe/Kocaeli Turkey.

2018 Nemutlu,F.E.,&Yilmaz,U.KentleşmedeYağmurBahçesi’ninOnemi:EskişehirOrneği.InUluslararasıSuveÇevreKongresi.Bursa,Turkey.

2018 Nemutlu,F.E.,&Yilmaz,U.KentselPlanlamadaAkarsuIslahiÇalişmasinaDoğalÇözüm:Athens-Georgia(Us)Örneği.Presentedat:UluslararasıSuveÇevreKongresi.March 22-24, 2018, Bursa, Turkey.

2018 Nemutlu, F. E., & Yilmaz, U. The Importance of Rain Gardens in Urbanization: The EskisehirCaseStudy.Presentedat:UluslararasıSuveÇevreKongresi.March22-24,2018, Bursa, Turkey.

2017 Yilmaz, U., Rivero, R., & Crowley, J. Reinventing Planning Studios. In Innovation in

Teaching Conference. UGA College of Education.

2017 Yilmaz, U. Methods and Challenges with Engaging International Education in Design Programs. In International Congress on Landscape Architecture Research, 2017. Sarajevo, Bosia and Herzegovina.

2016 Rivero, R.G. and Yilmaz, U. 2016. Re-introducing the Studio Culture into Planning Programs in the USA: Lessons Learned from Three Environmental Planning and Design Studios. IV World Planning Congress, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

2015 Agrawal,S.,Yilmaz,U.,&Rivero,R.G.Comprehensivedefinitionof“resilience”inurban planning. In TBD. Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.

2014 Rivero, R., Ramos, S., Yilmaz, U., & Crowley, J. Re-introducing the Studio Culture into Planning Programs in the USA. Study Case: The Regional Environmental & Design Planning Studio for Regional Hazard Planning in Coastal Georgia. In L. G. Chova, A. L. Martinez, & I. C. Torres (Eds.), Inted 2014: 8th International Technology, Educationand Development Conference (Pp. 6513). Valencia, Spain: Iated-Int Assoc TechnologyEducation A& Development. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/

2013 Yilmaz, U. Future Land Use in Gurun, Turkey. Poster Presentation at the American Planning Association (APA) Conference in Atlanta, GA.

2010 Yilmaz, U. Moderator of Education session. In 2010 Cultural Landscape. Istanbul, Turkey: European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS).

2012 Yilmaz, U. A Conceptual site and Building Design, Wormsloe Institute for History and Environmental Research Symposium, Athens, GA

2007 Yilmaz, U. and Zeren, N. The Tide Between Public and Private at Urban Squares by the See. Research paper presentation at CELA National Conference in State College, PA.

2007 Yilmaz, U. and Berkoz, L. “From Apartments To Gated Communities: Transformations In Private Residential Governments”. Paper accepted (not presented) at the 4th International Private Urban Governance & Gated Communities Conference, June 5-8, 2007, Paris, France.

2007 Yilmaz, U. and Dabb, A. T. “Learning Landscape Architecture Internationally: A pedagogical approach to international, cross-cultural, and multi-disciplinary education in landscape architecture”. Research paper presentation at the Globalisation and Landscape Architecture: Issues for Education and Practice International Conference, June 3-6 2007, St. Petersburg, Russia.

2005 Yilmaz, U. and Collins, D. L. Teaching Placemaking: A Tribute to Camillo Sitte. Research paper presentation at CELA National Conference in Athens, GA.

2005 Yilmaz, U. Flowing for the Future. Research paper presentation at the European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS) Conference in Ankara, Turkey.

2005 Yilmaz, U. Learning from Public Participation. Research paper presentation at the Life in the Urban Landscape International Conference for Integrating Urban Knowledge and Practice. May 29-June 3, 2005. Gothenburg, Sweden.

2004 Yilmaz, U. and Nadenicek, D. Planning with the Public. Paper presentation at the joint South Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (SCAPA) and Urban Forestry Conference in Hilton Head, SC.

2004 Yilmaz, U. Community Participation in a Master Plan for Historic Preservation and Growth in Greenville, SC. Paper presented at the International Summer Workshop II: Architecture of the City: Its Past & Future Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey.

2003 Yilmaz, U. and Crown-Noth, L. Flowing for the Community: The Reedy River Master Plan. Research paper presentation at CELA National Conference in Charleston, SC.

2003 Yilmaz, U. and Nadenicek, D. A. Tale of Two Cemeteries: Public Participation and History in Greenville, SC. Paper presented at the 23rd Annual Alliance for Historic Preservation Conference, Thorpewood, MD.

2003 Yilmaz, U. and Harrison, G. Participatory Design Process –A Public Service Project. Poster presentation at CELA National Conference in Charleston, SC.

2001 Yilmaz, U. Beyond the Boundaries: A pedagogical approach to international, cross cultural, and multi-disciplinary courses in landscape architecture. Research paper presentation at CELA National Conference in San Luis Obispo, CA.

2000 Yilmaz, U. and Tai, L. Teaching Between the Mouse and the Pen. Research paper presentation at CELA National Conference in Guelph, Canada.

2000 Yilmaz, U. and Tai, L. Computer Integration in the Design Process. Presentation at the 9th Design Communication Association National Biannual Conference in Tucson, AZ.

2000 Yilmaz, U. Computer A Digitally Re-generated village in Karak Plateau, Jordan. Demonstration accepted at the Greenwich 2000 International Symposium, Digital Creativity: Architecture, Landscape, Design. Greenwich, United Kingdom.

2000 Yilmaz, U. and Tai, L. A Garden for All. Presentation at the Carolinas Chapter of the American Horticultural Therapy Association Symposium 2000, Clemson, SC.

1999 Yilmaz, U. Burnett, W. and Young, W. Layers of Simakiyya. Presentation at the SERMEISS meeting in Valle Crucis, NC.

1999 Yilmaz, U. and Burnett, W. Karak Resources Project. Presentation at the PRTM Graduate program Research Seminar, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, Clemson University

1999 Yilmaz, U, and Tai, L. An Accessible Garden Design. Poster Presentation at the 1999 CELA/ASLA National Conference, Boston, Mass.

1999 Yilmaz, U, and Tai, L. Computer Rendering vs. Hand Graphics, Appropriate Applications in Appropriate Situations. Presentation at the 1999 ASLA Tri-state Meeting, Centennial Celebration of the Profession: Past, Present, and Future, Charleston, SC.

1998 Change in the “Morgue”: An Innovative Project Documentation Method. Paper presented at the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Conference, Arlington, Texas October 22-27, 1998.

1993 Shopping Centers in Downtowns of Metropolitan Cities. Paper presented at the Building and Life ’93 Congress, Bursa, Turkey. May 1993.

1992 Pedestrian Malls in the United States. Paper presented at the 2nd Urban Transportation Conference, Istanbul, Turkey. December 1992.

Invited Lectures2005 Yilmaz, U. 3D Visualization Session Moderator at the European Council of Landscape

Architecture Schools (ECLAS) Conference in Ankara, Turkey.

2004 Yilmaz, U. Moderator at the International Summer Workshop II: Architecture of the City: Its Past & Future Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey.

2003 International Study Panel at CELA National Conference in Charleston, SC.

SERVICE

Service in University of Georgia College of Environment & Design2019 CED Strategic Plan Subcommittee - Vision and Mission

2019 CED Strategic Planning Committee

2019 CED Branding Committee

2019 Communications Subcommittee for CED50

2019 CED50 Book Committee

2019 CED50 Logo Design Committee

2018 CED Appeals Committee

2015-present CED PhD Addmissions Committee

2015-present Scholarship Awards Committee

2015 CED Lecture Series Committee, AY 2016

2013-present College of Environment and Design Faculty Technology Committee Member

2013-present The College of Environment and Design web page design

2013 College of Environment and Design Faculty Search Committee Member

2012 Exploratory Committee for New Architecture Program

2011-present College of Environment and Design Tenure and Promotion Committee Member

2010-2012 College of Environment and Design Faculty Search Committee Chair

2010-2012 College of Environment and Design New Ph.D. Program Committee Member

2010-2012 College of Environment and Design Technology Committee Member

Service in University of Georgia2017 Search Committee - Dean of the College of Environment and Design

2015 The University of Georgia, Committee for Dean Nadenicek’s Administrative Review. Member

2010-2012 The University of Georgia, President’s Faculty Advisory Committee Member

Previous University Service (Clemson University)2006-2008 Clemson University IT Council Member.2001 Director of Clemson University Sandhill Research and Education Center Search

Committee Member.2000-2007 Clemson University Master Planning Task Force Committee Member.2000-2004 Clemson Learning Environment (CLE) Advisory Board Member.

Previous College Service (Clemson University)2009-2010 College of Architecture Arts and Humanities Dean Search Committee Member -

Elected.2005-2010 College of Architecture Arts and Humanities (AAH) Digital Media Lab Committee

Member.2005 College of Architecture Arts and Humanities (AAH) Awards Committee Member.2003 International Faculty and Student Exchange Program Inititation between Istanbul

Technical University and Clemson University. Ad-Hoc Committee Member.1997-2000 College of Architecture Arts and Humanities (AAH) Honors and Awards Committee

Member.1999-2010 College of AAH Lee Hall Technology Committee, Chair.2001-2010 College of AAH Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Environmental Design and Planning Task Force

Committee Member.2000-2001 College of AAH International Academic Experience Task Force Committee Member.1999-2000 College of AAH Ad Hoc Committee member for reviewing the design for Lee and Lowry

Halls Courtyard.

Previous Department Service (Clemson University)2008-2010 Planning and Landscape Architecture Peer Review Committee Member - Elected.2005-2006 Planning and Landscape Architecture Department Head Evaluation Commi tee Chair.2004-2006 Ph.D. Program Admissions Committee Member.2004-2008 Landscape Architecture Exit Project Committee Member.2004-2008 Department Faculty Search Committee Member.

2004-2007 International Programs Committee Member.2004-2010 Public Relations and Publicity Committee Member.2004-2010 Fund raising, Grants and Budget Alumni and Professional Relations Committee

Member.2002-2008 Planning and Landscape Architecture Peer Review Committee Member.2002-2004 Construction Science Management Peer Review Committee Member.2001-2006 Landscape Architecture Curriculum Committee Member.2001 Landscape Architecture Faculty Search Committee Chair.2000 Department Chair Search Committee Member.1997-2010 Landscape Architecture Program Awards Jury Member.

Provision of Profes sional Information and Advice 2012 Juror for the inaugural International Student Design Competition for late Prof. Kemal

Ahmet Aru, the founding member of the City and Regional Planning program area in ITU, Turkey

1998 Jury member. Diploma projects submitted for the 7th International student design competition at St. Petersburg State University, Russia. In conjunction with the $7,500 grant received from Clemson University Russian Studies Grant.

Service to Public Agencies 2012 Atlanta Highway Area Land Use Assessment and Master Plan. A service learning

project in Athens, GA

2010 Master planning and design for a sustainable residential/agricultural site in Covington, GA

2000 Blitz Build Housing project for Habitat for Humanity, Clemson, SC.

1999 The SCASLA Landscape Architects Centennial Park: An Accessible Garden for All, Clemson University, SC.

1999 Space Analysis and Design Proposals for the City of Clemson Public Works Site, Clemson, SC.

1998 Design Standards for Sensory Gardens for the SC School for the Deaf and Blind, Spartanburg, SC.

1997 Laurens County Multi-cultural Center, Laurens, SC.

Evaluation of Work of Faculty at Other Universitie s 2014 External Scholarly Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure. Department of Landscape

Architecture, Temple University, School of Environmental Design. Promotion to Full Professor.

2013 External Scholarly Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure. College of Architecture, Planning and Design, Kansas State University. Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.

2005 External Scholarly Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure. Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas. Tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.

Organization or Moderation of Conference Workshops 2010 European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools (ECLAS) Conference, to be held

in Istanbul. Organization committee advisor.

2010 10th International Conference on Urban History to be held in Istanbul. Organization committee member.

2008 International Workshop for Innovation in Education of Landscape Architecture through multi-disciplinary dialogue: Exploration of in between pedagogy, science and practice languages “together.” Bilkent University, College of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Ankara. June 19-21, 2008. Organization committee member.

2003 CELA National Conference in Charleston, South Carolina, hosted by Clemson University.Participatedindepartmentalorganizationeffortsasfacultymember.

2002 New Paradigms. The Design Communication Association (DCA) National Conference in Clemson. Conference and workshop organization committee member.

2008 Invited presentation “Service Learning and Study Abroad Education in Landscape Architecture.” International Workshop for Innovation in Education of Landscape Architecture through multi-disciplinary dialogue: Exploration of in between pedagogy, science and practice languages “together” held at Bilkent University, College of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Ankara. June 19-21, 2008.

2008 Workshop organizer. International Parallel Studio Project Workshop for Clemson landscape architecture students at Istanbul Technical University, in collaboration with Istanbul Technical University.

2006 Workshop co-chair and participant. International Summer Workshop at Istanbul Technical University, Landscape Architecture Program: Explorations in Textures and Materials.

2004 Participant in the “International Summer Workshop II: Architecture of the City: Its Past & Future.” Workshop sponsored by HREC (Housing Research and Education Centre) Istanbul Technical University, Turkey 28 May-4 June 2004.

2003 Member of the International Study Team of “Domino Development” Community Engagement for South Carolina Rural Revitalization. Sponsored by Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development, funded through a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant.

External Funds Received for Service 2019 ILK Alliance, LLC, An Agriculture Connected Community Development in Jackson

County, $1,500.

2016 Preservation Master Plan and Design, Taskopru, Turkey. International collaborative project $20,000 -Principal Investigator

2014 Urban Transformation Planning and Design, Eskisehir, Turkey. International collaborative project $15,000 -Principal Investigator

2013 Town Center Master Plan, Snellville, GA. $5,000 -Principal Investigator

2013 Oren Town Center and Coastal Planning, Burhaniye, Turkey. International collaborative project $8,500 -Principal Investigator

2012 City of Gurun Master Plan, Turkey. International collaborative project $8,000 -Principal Investigator

2012 City of Erbaa Master Plan, Turkey. International collaborative project $7,500 -Principal Investigator.

2011 Future Land Use and Development Plan for 8,636-Acre area in Newton County, GA. $6,000 -Principal Investigator

2006 - 2009 Sustainable Community and Research Center Master Plan and Urban Design for the 850-Acre Hard Scramble site in Camden, SC.

$65,000 - Co-principal Investigator

2005 Community Plan and Urban Design for a 175-Acre site in Clemson , SC. $2,500 -Principal Investigator

2003 Springwood and Richland Cemeteries Master Plan, Greenville, SC. $7,700-Principal Investigator

2002 Hcer’sRidgePlantationHighwayBufferSitePlan,MyrtleBeach,SC. $3,712-Principal Investigator

2001 Town Planning Project, Santiago Texacuango, El Salvador. $15,000-Principal Investigator

2001 Reedy River Master Planning Project, City and County of Greenville, SC. $84,688-Chief Designer

2000-2001 East Clemson/Issaqueena Properties Planning Study, County of Pickens, SC. $2,500-Principal Investigator

2000 Public Works Master Plan for the City of Clemson, SC. $750-Principal Investigator

2000 Conceptual Site Design Study for Congregation Beth Israel, Greenville, SC. $500-Principal Investigator

1999 The Intersection of Clemson Road and Two Notch Road Landscape Design Project, Columbia, SC.

$15,000 - Co-investigator

1999 Residential Development Alternatives for the Morrison Elementary School Site, Clemson, SC. $2,500- Principal Investigator

1999 Morrison Elementary Annex Site Design, Clemson, SC.$500-Principal Investigator

1998 Travelers Rest Downtown Vision Plan and Scenic Corridor, Travelers Rest, SC.$1,500- Principal Investigator

1998 Campus Master Plan for Technical College of the Lowcountry Beaufort, SC.$1,500- Co- Investigator

1998 Poinsett Highway Revitalization Project, Greenville, SC.$1,500-Principal Investigator

1998 Greenwood City/County Complex, Greenwood, SC.$1,500-Principal Investigator

1994 Greenville Technical College Master Plans for two new campuses in Greer and Brashier, SC. $2,500- Co-investigator

OTHER ENDEAVORS

• Photographic documentation of physical and natural environments, to use inteaching and professional practice, contains currently over 18,500 slides andmore than 150,000 digital images taken from various European, Middle Eastern,Central, South and North American towns.

• Foreign travel to Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, El Salvador, France,Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Mexico, Romania,Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia.

• Integration of multimedia computer applications into design studios; classlectures, other presentations, and web design; computerized documentation ofurban design, and landscape architectural elements, and building types by usingthe following digital photography CAD and image processing applications:

• Extensive knowledge of Auto CAD,, FormZ, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator,Acrobat, Google Earth Pro, Keynote, Aperture, Director.

• Knowledge of GIS,Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Flash, Dreamweaver, SketchUp

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