Umut is one of the design leads of MUUM who is deeply involved in the delivery of projects in many different sectors, taking a truly hands-on approach and also, he is responsible for the strategic direction of all parts of the practice and ensuring whole team is well focussed and motivated to deliver a high quality service. Umut completed his undergraduate studies at Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in 1995. He received his master’s degree on Building Construction Management with his thesis “Information Technologies in Architectural Offices” in 2001 at ITU. Until 1998, he worked on design projects and competitions in collaboration with Murat Aksu. After completion of the ING BANK Headquarters (was Ottoman Bank at that time), he founded MUUM with Murat Aksu in Istanbul in 1998. His recent projects are, “Kordon ISTANBUL”, “TEPE Kadıköy”, for architecture and “Marmarapark Food Court Renovation”, “CER Istanbul” for interior design. Besides his role at MUUM, he is leading a design studio (working on agile scrum framework) in Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, as a guest lecturer. He is one of the founders of Agile Construction Turkey, which promotes agile working methods in the construction industry. The aim of the organization is to extend agile framework in construction industry. Recently Umut is the coordinator of MUUM FutureLAB and he is working for a better future.