Şenol GÖKNER was born in Çankırı in 1983, graduated from Zonguldak Science High School in 2000. In the same year, he won the Istanbul Technical University and started his architectural education.
After graduating in 2005, he opened his first office in Osmanağa, Kadıköy, under the name of GOKNER Architecture. In the following years, he continued his career in various positions in ENKA Construction  CELIK YAPI Construction, VARYAP Construction. Between 2011-2014 KG Construction. He worked as the General coordinator in Büyükhanlı Kardeşler İnşaat as a Construction Site Manager between 2014-2017. As of 2017, he reopened his architectural office and started to provide services in architectural projects, implementation and project management in Ataşehir.