Deniz Tümerdem is an Istanbul based architect, landscape architect and new media artist. She graduated from Uskudar American Academy in 2003. She received her bachelor’s degree from Istanbul Technical University in 2010 with a double major in architecture and landscape architecture. She holds a Master in Advanced Architecture degree from Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia where her research line focused on Digital Tectonics (2011-12). She is an adjunct lecturer at İstanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Architecture and a PhD candidate at Istanbul Technical University in Architectural Design Computing Program. She is the co-founder of Epitome {Collaborative Network} and continues her research and studies within this platform. Currently her research focuses on material-based design and biomaterials.