MESE Urban Lab

An urban laboratory — since 2021

Urban Strategies for Better Cities

Strategy • Design • Development

MESE Urban Lab develops sustainable and implementable urban solutions through an interdisciplinary, data-driven approach.

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Introduction

An urban laboratory combining research, spatial data and local knowledge.

MESE Urban Lab is an interdisciplinary urban strategy, planning and design practice founded in 2021, working across national and international contexts.

We work as an urban laboratory, combining research, spatial data and local knowledge to understand places, test scenarios and develop integrated, implementable urban solutions.

We also act as a strategic integrator, bringing together planners, designers, technical experts, public authorities, investors, property owners and local stakeholders around shared urban visions.

Services

Services

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Urban Strategy

Strategic planning, visioning and evidence-based frameworks guiding long-term urban development.

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Spatial Planning, Masterplanning & Urban Transformation

Spatial plans, masterplans, planning policies and urban-transformation frameworks integrating spatial analysis, development scenarios, regulatory requirements and phased implementation.

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Urban Design & Placemaking

Public-space and urban-system design focused on inclusive, resilient and high-quality urban environments.

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Real Estate, Regeneration, Development & Regulatory Advisory

Integrated consultancy combining land development, real-estate strategy, regeneration, feasibility, regulatory guidance, stakeholder negotiation and implementation coordination.

Selected Projects

Work across scales

All projects

Approach

An approach connecting research, strategy, design, development and implementation.

MESE works across the entire urban-development process, connecting research and strategy with design, development and implementation.

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Research

Spatial data, fieldwork and local knowledge.

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Strategy

Vision, scenarios and evidence-based frameworks.

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Design

Spatial decisions, public space and urban systems.

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Development

Feasibility, regulation, development strategy and real-estate advisory.

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Implementation

Phasing, stakeholder coordination and implementation management.

International Practice

Across Türkiye and international contexts

MESE works within different planning cultures, regulatory systems and urbanisation dynamics. The area below is reserved for an interactive map of project locations.

IstanbulSakaryaEskisehirNevsehirArtvinIzmirTrabzonSamsunBursaNairobiNiamey

3 COUNTRIES · 11 CITIES · NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL PRACTICE

About

Bringing different expertise together around a shared urban vision.

MESE Urban Lab brings together diverse expertise in planning, urban design, urban economics, spatial data and implementation within an integrated working model.

By working with public institutions, investors, property owners and local stakeholders, it ensures that strategic decisions are integrated with planning, design and implementation processes.

TEAM & COLLABORATORS

MESE brings together decades of combined experience across urban planning, design, public-sector practice, academia, real estate and spatial analysis. Through a flexible network of planners, designers and specialist collaborators, this multidisciplinary expertise is assembled around the specific needs of each project. This project-based structure enables MESE to form tailored teams across different scales and contexts, bringing together strategic, spatial, technical and implementation expertise as required.

Contact

Let's work together.

Get in touch to talk through your project and requirements.

info@meseurbanlab.com+90 555 897 18 28

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