Zeynep Iqbal

Zeynep Iqbal’s work focusses on traditional arts and architecture in the modern context. She is an architect and artist of Turkish heritage with portfolios include mosques, cultural centres and various historic buildings.

Zeynep is a graduate of Architecture from the Vienna University of Technology, Austria. She then pursued architectural practice in Berlin and Istanbul before co-founding her own architectural studio, IK Architecture Group.

In 2016, she enrolled onto a master’s degree at the Prince’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts in London, with focus on hand drawings and painting techniques. She was awarded a Distinction for her project as well as the Kairos Prize, presented by Prince of Wales.

In 2018, Zeynep gained further recognition in 2018 when she was awarded the INTBAU Excellence Award in the Emerging Talent category for her design of a Turkish Cultural Centre in London, presented at the INTBAU World Congress. The 2018 Awards attracted 83 submissions from 23 countries, including Albania, Australia, Czech Republic, Guatemala, India, Nicaragua, Pakistan and USA.

“I feel honoured to be awarded this year’s INTBAU Excellence Award in the Emerging Talent category. I had previously worked on traditional architecture in Istanbul and coming to London allowed me to think about heritage and craftsmanship inside a new tradition“ – Zeynep Iqbal.

Zeynep currently resides in Liverpool with her husband and son and continues to work on both private commissions and architectural designs.