With a graduate background in architecture Cüneyt Budak designed many buildings until 1997 as a freelance architect. He worked as the Executive Editor for several Turkish architectural journals since 1992. In 2003, he finally finished his Doctorate Thesis at Middle East Technical University titled "World Architecture: Local Practices And Their Global Context." Presently he is Assistant Professor at the Visual Communication Design Department of Yeditepe University, Istanbul. His main areas of interest are New Media, Philosophy and Theory of Art, Architecture and Design, Semiotics and Cultural Studies.