City Design Studio

Caglar Gokbulut is the Studio Director at City Design Studio, leading projects that require clarity across scales - from strategic urban frameworks to architectural implementation.

He is a designer whose work operates at the intersection of design, technology, and urban systems.

Caglar holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Tech and a Master in City & Technology from Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, grounding his approach in both architectural rigor and urban performance.

His work has received multiple recognitions, including the Augmented & Adaptive City Award for Adaptive Neighborhood at IAAC, and the 2020 Photography Award from AIA Los Angeles.

Transforming communities, together!
📍 626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90017�📞 213.222.8136

We believe in the power of “Transforming Communities” as a guiding principle that situates design as a catalyst for thoughtful revitalization and enduring renewal. We recognize that Communities are inherently layered and complex, shaped by culture, place, time and history. Transformative design empowers communities and embraces these rich complexities.

Our approach is grounded in working “Together” in close collaboration with the communities we serve - to ensure that design becomes a vehicle through which their aspirations can take form. This is an inclusive and iterative process of listening, dialogue, and negotiation, where diverse perspectives are brought into alignment and distilled into clear, coherent outcomes.

We recognize that authentic transformations unfold over time through decisions that carry spatial, social, cultural, and economic resonance. This is the foundation of our practice, to create work that is rooted in context, responsive to community, and committed to lasting impact.

📍 626 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 950, Los Angeles, CA 90017
📞 213.222.8136