Gozde Yildirim, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, MBA
Project Architect
HDR
Gozde Yildirim, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA, is a project architect at HDR with extensive experience transforming healthcare environments. After earning her bachelor's degree from Beykent University in Istanbul, she received a scholarship to Miami University, Ohio, and completed her master's in architecture in 2015.
While at HOK, Gozde played a key role in the successful delivery of major healthcare projects, including the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center and NIH's Surgery, Radiology, and Laboratory Medicine Building. Her expertise is demonstrated through publications in the AIA Young Architects Forum and the Leaflet, Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with the AIA DC Emerging Architects Award and the Women in Healthcare Rising Star Award.
As an immigrant architect committed to equity, Gozde co-authored "Prospering in the U.S.: A Handbook for Immigrant Architects" to support non-native architects navigating their careers. She advances the profession through active leadership, having served as Volunteer Chair for Women in Healthcare's D.C. Chapter Board and currently serving as Co-Chair of the Association of Medical Facility Professionals' D.C. Chapter Emerging Professionals Committee.
Through her design and advocacy, Gozde continues to shape a more inclusive profession while creating healing environments that serve diverse communities.
While at HOK, Gozde played a key role in the successful delivery of major healthcare projects, including the Cedar Hill Regional Medical Center and NIH's Surgery, Radiology, and Laboratory Medicine Building. Her expertise is demonstrated through publications in the AIA Young Architects Forum and the Leaflet, Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo. Her contributions to the field have been recognized with the AIA DC Emerging Architects Award and the Women in Healthcare Rising Star Award.
As an immigrant architect committed to equity, Gozde co-authored "Prospering in the U.S.: A Handbook for Immigrant Architects" to support non-native architects navigating their careers. She advances the profession through active leadership, having served as Volunteer Chair for Women in Healthcare's D.C. Chapter Board and currently serving as Co-Chair of the Association of Medical Facility Professionals' D.C. Chapter Emerging Professionals Committee.
Through her design and advocacy, Gozde continues to shape a more inclusive profession while creating healing environments that serve diverse communities.