Architect Koray Duman (Founder Büro Koray Duman, AIA, LEED AP) invests in the social, cultural and ecological challenges of our built environment with innovative architectural strategies. As an immigrant and LGBTQ man, Koray expresses in his work the need for architecture to encourage human bonds as a form a cultural advancement, creating spaces that promote inclusion, connectivity, and engagement with everyone.
Prior to establishing Buro Koray Duman in 2013, Koray was the co-founder of Sayigh Duman Architects and had previously worked as the lead architect on several West Coast museum projects for Frederick Fisher & Partners. Koray has been the chair of New Practice Committee at AIA NY, a board member of the Clemente Center, and part of the Leadership Council at Van Alen Institute. He is currently a fellow of Urban Design Forum, and sits on the advisory boards of the American Society for Muslim Advancement and ProtoCinema.
Koray has taught at Pratt Graduate School of Architecture, the New School, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is originally from Turkey where he earned a BArch from Middle Eastern Technical University, and furthered his studies at UCLA Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design with a master’s degree in Architecture. Koray is a registered architect in New York and Turkey.
