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A. Nil Sensu

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Germany

Email: sensu.nil@proton.me

Principally, an architect who loves to reflect on a better world.

Professionally, an individual who has held multiple roles within the field.

Personally, a wanderer.

EDUCATION

HafenCity University

Master’s Degree in Resource Efficiency in Architecture and Planning

Thesis Topic: Carbon Storage Through Wood in Residential Buildings in Germany

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Hamburg, Germany

2019 - 2023

Istanbul Technical University

Master’s Degree in Architectural Design

Istanbul, Turkey

2010 - 2014

Istanbul Technical University

Bachelor's Degree in Architecture

Istanbul, Turkey

2004 - 2010

Professional Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager

GITEC-IGIP GmbH, Cologne

Development Consultancy, Worldwide

Technical Backstopping (Planning and monitoring the schedule and deliverables, monitoring the costs for experts and subconsultants, pre-controlling the invoices and payments, document reviews, writing reports) for the Consultant (according to FIDIC) in:

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  • Rwanda Regional Centre of Excellence for Vaccines, Immunization and Health Supply Chain Management Project, Design and Construction Supervision (funded by KfW) ~$10mio investment

  • Bangladesh Climate Resilient Infrastructure Mainstreaming (CRIM), Cyclone Shelter Rehabilitation, Design and Construction Supervision (funded by KfW) ~$50mio investment​

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Prequalification and proposal preparation for the consultancy works:

  • KfW of AFD funded projects in Rwanda, Uzbekistan, Egypt.

09/2023 - Ongoing

Deputy Project Engineer

Pernix Ronesans MEA JV/Main Contractor

US Embassy Uganda Construction Project ~$110mio investment

Kampala, Uganda/Istanbul, Turkey

Contributed to the US Embassy project, a highly complex project due to its diplomatic nature and involvement of multiple global stakeholders.​

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  • Coordinated between departments to ensure deliverables met specifications.

  • Managed information flow between designers and field personnel.

  • Attended design coordination meetings and followed up design project phases.

  • Prepared and negotiated value engineering proposals with stakeholders.

  • Oversaw LEED documentation and issues during the design phase.

  • Submitted RFIs and resolved discrepancies between documentation and stakeholders.

03/2018 - 12/2018

Design Office Architect/ Deputy Design Office Manager

IDA/Main Contractor

St.Regis Hotel Project ~$180mio investment

Astana, Kazakhstan

I was involved in the prestigious hotel project in Kazakhstan from start to finish during the construction phase, where I accomplished the following tasks:​

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  • Coordination of design project, prepared by WATG and Wimberly Interiors, with various disciplines for current site conditions with a team of 7 professionals,

  • Conducting shop drawings and getting approvals from parties,

  • Management of the design and build process requirements,

  • Ensuring all required specifications (including BREEAM) are met for architectural works and coordination of stakeholders for achieving material benchmarks,

  • Attending design coordination meetings,

  • Conducting  tender documents and evaluating bids from subcontractors during Interior Works tender,

  • Supervision of site works in the Mock-Up room.

  • Quality controlling of implemented works in the hotel wing.

09/2015-08/2017

Architect

Kolart Architectural Office

Istanbul, Turkey

An ambitious office which was mostly working as an architectural subcontractor to construction companies. 

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  • Conducting shop drawings for facade works of US Netherlands Embassy and finalizing the package for approvals from OBO (Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations, US Department of State),

  • Conducting shop drawings for facade and stone works of US Mauritania Embassy and US Russian Embassy, and finalizing the packages for approvals from OBO,

  • Conducting  quantity surveys for tender packages of Vida Residence Dubai and Doha Port Qatar projects,

  • Conducting quantity surveys for Abu Dhabi International Airport tender package,

  • Conducting quantity surveys for Qatar University tender package,

  • Conducting quantity surveys for Four Seasons Moscow tender package,

  • Conducting quantity surveys for Muscat International Airport procurement package,

  • Designing a hotel in Datca province and getting required approvals from official governmental agencies.

08/2011-08/2015

Architect

Istif Atolye

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Conducting shop drawings for Askhabat Olympic Complex,

  • Conducting shop drawings for Shahdag Skiing Complex,

  • Surveying works of Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople,

  • Finalizing design concept proposals for Riyadh Imam University,

  • Finalizing approvals and drawings for a residential project in Istanbul.

08/2010-08/2011

Architect

Rota Architects

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Surveying Galatasaray Parmahan Building, Aynalicesme Building, and Kumbaraci 50 Building located in historical Galata province and preparing restoration and design project propositions.

08/2009-08/2010

SAMPLES FROM PREVIOUS WORKS & CONTRIBUTIONS

Publications

  • Sensu, Ayse Nil; Aykac, Gulsah; Kay, Ipek (2015): Kentte Bedenin OluÅŸturduÄŸu Ev [Dwellings Among the Urban Body]. In taarla: Istanbul için Öngörüler. Edited by Ayse Senturer, Özlem Berber, Nurbin Paker, Aslihan Senel. Istanbul. ISBN:9786054778850

  • Sensu, Ayse Nil (2022): Mobility. Edited by Aaron Wieland, Abhishek Sharma, Aferdita Malaj, Megi Duka, Wolfgang Dickhaut. HafenCity University. Hamburg (Resource Efficient Urban Regeneration of Informal Settlements in Tirana, Albania : Solutions for Ongoing Transformation, 978-3-947972-43-2). Available online at https://repos.hcu-hamburg.de/handle/hcu/637.

Unpublished Works

WORKSHOPS & ATTENDED COURSES

Certificates and Trainings

PMI | Online | 2025

Practical Application of Generative AI for Project Managers - 5 hrs

 

Cologne | 2024

The Practical Use of the 1999 FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Construction and the 1999 FIDIC Conditions of contract for Plant and Design-Build, with Highlights of the 2017 Editions - 14 hrs

 

IGCS | Germany | 2022

Sustainable waste management for a circular economy, India and Germany. - 40 hrs

 

LEED Green Associate

(Expired on Dec 23)

Courses Attended

  • Technologies for sustainable material cycles

  • Economics and planning of technical urban infrastructure systems

  • Project management

  • Smart cities

  • Urban energy flows

  • Circular metropolis

  • Urban water cycles

  • Legal and economic instruments of environmental policy

SAMPLES FROM DESIGN PORTFOLIO

These works belong to almost a decade ago, and contains nostalgia.

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Software Skills

  • Confident with AutoCAD, Excel and Office, Adobe Photoshop

  • Familiarity with Revit, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, One Click LCA, eLCA

Languages

  • Native speaker of Turkish

  • Fluent for English (C2)

  • Intermediate for German (B2)

Professional Interests

  • Workflow optimization and efficiency

  • Sustainability metrics (E&S and built environment)

  • Life cycle analysis

  • Design efficiency

  • Critical thinking and fact-checking

Personal Interests

  • Jogging

  • Foraging

  • Personal improvement

CONTACT

CONTACT

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