Burcu, as an architectural designer, has been fortunate to work on diverse portfolio of projects both in Turkey and Europe. As a Fulbright scholar, Burcu graduated from Cornell University where she did her Master’s for a degree in Architecture under ecology territory of investigation. Before she was awarded by Fulbright Scholar Program, Burcu was part of the team at Tabanlioglu Architects in Istanbul where she played a key role in contributing towards design for several projects ranging from the highest residence tower in Europe to multi complex buildings. Prior to her position at Tabanlioglu Architects, Burcu was part of the team at Coop Himmelb(l)au Vienna. She had her first year at CHBL as a Leonardo da Vinci Scholar.
Her recent focus is on urban farming and rehabilitation of odd lots.
Program knowledge includes: Adobe Master Suite, AutoCad, Rhino 5, Vray, Maya, Z Brush
What is happening at Gezi Parkı?
This paper attempts to analyse unrest from a spatial point of ... more What is happening at Gezi Parkı?
This paper attempts to analyse unrest from a spatial point of view by pointing that the Artillery Barracks project is a means of establishing control over public via privatization of public space, namely Gezi Park. It is assumed that the stubborn insistence on the project could no more be explained by just economic gains but rather by the will to impose a controlling mechanism over the society by turning a public space into a private one where the representation of public is limited. In order to understand the representation of and within public spaces, Lefebvre’s, well-‐known conceptual triad is being referred to.
Excavating the notion of the food production in urban areas through the neoliberal period of capi... more Excavating the notion of the food production in urban areas through the neoliberal period of capitalism, I argue that the community gardens, in addition to providing fresh vegetables and fruits or outdoor recreations, are also portrayed as an agent of social change to address issues related to food security, the environment, and community building. In this essay, I would like to explore neoliberalism as governmentality and critically look at the alternative food security strategies mostly focused on urban food production as a window into food politics. I would also like to mention about the movements in the history related to urban food production and what they evolved to today. While the main concern in this essay is with the challenging existence of non-capitalist forms of agro-food within capitalist society, the fully integrated strategy with the policies of government and individual efforts from Havana, Cuba seems to be an important fact to explore
Looking at the time period Lewis Mumford lived, experiencing the first wave of environmentalism, ... more Looking at the time period Lewis Mumford lived, experiencing the first wave of environmentalism, and welcoming the second wave, I am surprised that we do not encounter him as much as we do Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold or John Muir. Mumford was using the term “ecological history” as early as 1917, and yet he is not amongst the first thinkers coming up to mind. In this paper, I intended to investigate the points in which he would have departed or had in common with them, especially with Henry David Thoreau by discussing garden cities that I feel either put the society in a deeper sleep or delayed the revolt to run to the woods.
What is happening at Gezi Parkı?
This paper attempts to analyse unrest from a spatial point of ... more What is happening at Gezi Parkı?
This paper attempts to analyse unrest from a spatial point of view by pointing that the Artillery Barracks project is a means of establishing control over public via privatization of public space, namely Gezi Park. It is assumed that the stubborn insistence on the project could no more be explained by just economic gains but rather by the will to impose a controlling mechanism over the society by turning a public space into a private one where the representation of public is limited. In order to understand the representation of and within public spaces, Lefebvre’s, well-‐known conceptual triad is being referred to.
Excavating the notion of the food production in urban areas through the neoliberal period of capi... more Excavating the notion of the food production in urban areas through the neoliberal period of capitalism, I argue that the community gardens, in addition to providing fresh vegetables and fruits or outdoor recreations, are also portrayed as an agent of social change to address issues related to food security, the environment, and community building. In this essay, I would like to explore neoliberalism as governmentality and critically look at the alternative food security strategies mostly focused on urban food production as a window into food politics. I would also like to mention about the movements in the history related to urban food production and what they evolved to today. While the main concern in this essay is with the challenging existence of non-capitalist forms of agro-food within capitalist society, the fully integrated strategy with the policies of government and individual efforts from Havana, Cuba seems to be an important fact to explore
Looking at the time period Lewis Mumford lived, experiencing the first wave of environmentalism, ... more Looking at the time period Lewis Mumford lived, experiencing the first wave of environmentalism, and welcoming the second wave, I am surprised that we do not encounter him as much as we do Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold or John Muir. Mumford was using the term “ecological history” as early as 1917, and yet he is not amongst the first thinkers coming up to mind. In this paper, I intended to investigate the points in which he would have departed or had in common with them, especially with Henry David Thoreau by discussing garden cities that I feel either put the society in a deeper sleep or delayed the revolt to run to the woods.
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This paper attempts to analyse unrest from a spatial point of view by pointing that the Artillery Barracks project is a means of establishing control over public via privatization of public space, namely Gezi Park. It is assumed that the stubborn insistence on the project could no more be explained by just economic gains but rather by the will to impose a controlling mechanism over the society by turning a public space into a private one where the representation of public is limited. In order to understand the representation of and within public spaces, Lefebvre’s, well-‐known conceptual triad is being referred to.
This paper attempts to analyse unrest from a spatial point of view by pointing that the Artillery Barracks project is a means of establishing control over public via privatization of public space, namely Gezi Park. It is assumed that the stubborn insistence on the project could no more be explained by just economic gains but rather by the will to impose a controlling mechanism over the society by turning a public space into a private one where the representation of public is limited. In order to understand the representation of and within public spaces, Lefebvre’s, well-‐known conceptual triad is being referred to.