Hakan Anay currently works as a teaching assistant and 4th year studio critic in the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. He has a degree in computer programming (İstanbul University), bachelors (M.E.T.U.) and masters (M.E.T.U.) degree in architecture and he is currently working on the last stage of his Ph.D. thesis. He has 5 years of professional experience, and 9 years of teaching experience in architecture. His areas of interests are computer aided design, architectural education and design research.