Results of the Adana 5 Ocak Park and Surroundings Urban Design Competition are announced, with the LAUD team receiving third place.
We congratulate LAUD Faculty Members Bülent Batuman, Hatice Karaca, Gizem Karabay Can, and our senior student Duru Kaman, who were all part of the team receiving the third prize!
You can access the competition results via this link.
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