Zeynep Aydemir holds a Bachelor’s degree (2008) and a Master’s degree (2011) in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University. In 2017, she completed her PhD titled “Experiments, Practices and Positions in Architectural Design Studio”, a joint program between Istanbul Technical University and KU Leuven.

Between 2019 and 2020, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Royal College of Art, School of Architecture, supported by the TÜBİTAK 2219 Research Fellowship. Her project explored how design research is translated into architectural practice and pedagogy. Earlier, from 2014 to 2016, she was a visiting PhD researcher at the Faculty of Architecture at KU Leuven in Ghent, under the TÜBİTAK 2214 International Research Fellowship.

Since 2017, she has been an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture at MEF University. Her previous teaching experience includes positions at the International Masters in Architecture Programme at KU Leuven (2015) and the Department of Architecture at Istanbul Technical University (2010–2017). Her research interests include architectural education, design studio pedagogy, architectural design research and architectural humanities.