Murat Karakas

Murat Karakas is an Associate Principal at Arup, where since March 2001, responsibilities have included project delivery, team management, client care, and achieving commercial results. Prior roles at Arup encompassed Project Manager overseeing healthcare and social infrastructure projects, and Senior Mechanical Engineer, focusing on HVAC system design, specifications, code compliance, and multi-disciplinary coordination. Earlier experience includes serving as a Field Engineer at Baytur Contracting Company on the Istanbul Cultural and Congress Center project. Murat Karakas holds a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Design for the Built Environment from the University of Cambridge, an MBA in International Business from California State University-Dominguez Hills, and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University.