Draft:Aliye Pekin Çelik

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Aliye Celik is the former director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) office at UN Headquarters in New York.[1][2] She is a Fulbright Scholar[2], and the first female graduate from the Princeton University School of Architecture.[1] [3] She is a founder and chair of the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization (CSU).[4] [2]

Education and Career[edit]

Education

Celik attended the Middle East Technical University (META) in Ankara, Turkey, where she received her Masters Degree in Architecture in 1967.[5] Celik was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 1968 to continue her studies at Princeton University School of Architecture.[6] She earned her M.F.A in 1970.[1] Celik was the first woman to graduate Princeton’s School of Architecture after the institution became coeducational in 1968.[5] Celik subsequently completed a Ph.D.[7][1]

Career

In her roles as Chief of Economic and Social Council and Interorganizational Cooperation Branch of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Director of UN-Habitat’s office at UN Headquarters in New York, she was instrumental increasing the attention paid to international urban development and environmental justice issues among international organizations including the United Nations.[2][1] Celik represented UN-Habitat in the 1985 World Conference on Women, among other convenings.[8] She presently serves as a consultant and representative to the UN of United Cities and Local Governments, and is a founder and chair of the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization.[2]

Notable Achievements[edit]

Celik was one of one of the key organizers of “Habitat II, the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements" in Istanbul (1996) and “Cross Town 116: Bringing Habitat II Home from Istanbul to Harlem” (1997).[1] In 2008 she organized the UN Forum on Sustainable Urbanization and co-founded the Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization.Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization She was awarded the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Award for Excellence in 1970, and American Institute of Architects - New York Chapter (AIANY) AIA awards in 1970 and 1997.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Tomlinson, Brett. "Grad School Pioneer: Aliye Celik *70". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Millard, Bill (Spring 2022). "Aliye Celik's Mission: Illuminate a Blueprint Hiding in Plain Sight,". Pidgin Magazine. 30: 264–286. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Archnet Aliye Celik Description". ArchNet. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  4. ^ Ekincioğlu, Meral (19 August 2017). "Tarihe geçmiş bir Türk kadın mimar [A Turkish woman architect who made history]". Sozcu News. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b Ekincioglu, Meral (June 10, 2016). "Hacking the Politics of Gender in Architecture: A Documentary on Aliye Pekin Celik, from the "Old-Boys School" to the United Nations". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Three Fulbrighters founded Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization". Fulbright Association. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  7. ^ Aydin Ok, Hurriyet (2016). "Aliye Celik Story". Turkish-American TV. Turkish-American TV. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  8. ^ McGoldrick, Marguerite (October 1996). "Chapter Notes" (PDF). Vol. 59, no. 2. AIA NY. Retrieved 22 October 2022.