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murat cetin
Fenerbahce University, Engineering and Architecture, Faculty Member
- Re-use of Historical Structures, Housing & Residential Design, Architectural Heritage, Architectural Theory, Urban Ruins, Interior Design (Architecture), and 62 moreHousing and Dwelling (Architecture), Architectural Geometry, Geametric pattern, Shape Grammar (Architecture), Urban interventions (Architecture), Architectural preservation, Vernacular Architecture, Role of Culture in Architecture, Historic Preservation, Hybrid Space (Architecture), Architectural Conservation, Architecture and Phenomenology, Architecture, Energy Efficiency in buildings and cities, Association of Critical Heritage Studies, Urban Design, Mimarlık, Architectural Education, Istanbul, Urban Planning, Urban Renewal, Right to the city, Modern Architecture, Gated Communities, Kentsel Dönüşüm, Urban Studies, Urban Geography, Interior Design, Interior Architecture, Interior Design History, Adaptive reuse, Interior Architecture, Sustainability, Theory and Philosophy (Interior Design ), Adaptive Reuse, Urban Regeneration, Public Space, Urban Sociology, Architecture of City, Architecture and Urban Sociology, Relationship Between Urbanism and Sociology (Interaction Between Architecture & Society), Socio-politics of space, architecture and archaeology, Influence of politics in Architecture, Urban Aesthetics, Theory Criticism and Practice In Architecture & Urban Design, Architecture & Urban Conservation, Architectural Morphology, Politics of Architecture, Politics of Digital Architecture, Urban Morphology, Urban Design (Urban Studies), Urban Public Open Space, Debates on public space and public life, urban design theory, urban culture and history, Understanding the Publicness of Public Places, Urban Regeneration and The Future of Cities, Cultural Spaces in The Contemporary Urban Landscape, Built Heritage, Cultural Heritage, Urban Art, Urban Design, Urban Regeneration Through Art, Urban Light, Urban Development, Rehabilitation, Reuse of Industrial Buildings., Privatisation Of Public Space, The Use Of Urban Space, Socio-spatial Theory, Ethnography of urban spaces, Color in Urban Space, Heritage and Conservation, Color in architecture, ADAPTIVE RE USE, and Cultural Geographyedit
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‘İçten İçe’; Mimarlıkta ‘İç’ Meselesinin Ekonomi-Politik Serüveni, mimarlıkla iç mimarlığın ayrışma sürecini ele alırken, bu ayrışmanın tarihsel kökenlerini, nirengi noktalarını ve dayanaklarını ortaya koymak üzere yola çıkar. Kitap,... more
‘İçten İçe’; Mimarlıkta ‘İç’ Meselesinin Ekonomi-Politik Serüveni, mimarlıkla iç mimarlığın ayrışma sürecini ele alırken, bu ayrışmanın tarihsel kökenlerini, nirengi noktalarını ve dayanaklarını ortaya koymak üzere yola çıkar. Kitap, mimarlık alanının iç mimarlığı nasıl algılayageldiğini, bu çoğu kez küçümseyici algılayışın tarihte yavaşça nasıl ortaya çıktığını esasen politik bir okuma üzerinden inceler. Bütün bir meslek camiâsının kitlesel olarak böylesi bir hikâyeye bunca zaman nasıl kolayca inandırıldığının üzerindeki perdeleri kaldırmaya girişen kitapta, vaktiyle mimarların uhdesinde olan iç mimarlığın, bugün ayrı bir disiplin haline gelişinde etkili olan ekonomik ve politik gelişmelerin tarihi, farklı disiplinlerle bağlantılar kurarak incelenir. İnsanlığın yeryüzünde varoluşu, insanlığın biyolojik evrimi, yerleşme tarihi, teknoloji, sanat, ekonomi ve siyaset tarihi gibi alanlarla ilişkilendirilen mimarlık ve iç mimarlık arasındaki ayrışma sürecinin, kapitalizmin etkisiyle ciddi bir yarılma evresine ulaştığı iddia edilen bu kitapta, kutuplaşmanın ulaştığı boyut savaş kuramlarıyla ilişkilendirilerek de açıklanmaya çalışılır. Sözü edilen bu politik ve dolayısıyla mekânsal yarılma, emek-sermaye ve kent-kır çelişkileri bağlamında yorumlanmıştır. Yine, medya ve teknolojinin bu kutuplaşmada ve bu yarılmanın kamuoyundaki algısının şekillendirilmesinde oynadığı roller analiz edilmiştir. Ayrıca mimarlık teorisini yönlendiren felsefi akımların bu küresel politik ajandaya nasıl hizmet ettiği, bunun mimar ve iç mimarların gündelik pratiklerine, mesleki örgütlenmelerine, eğitim sistemlerine ve kurumsallaşmasına nasıl yansıdığı incelenmiştir. “İç mimar mısın, dış mı?” sorusu üzerinden karikatürize edilme eğilimine maruz bırakılan iç mimarlık alanının geçirdiği bu tarihsel süreçte, vaktiyle bir bütün olan mimarlık-iç mimarlık çiftinin dış etkenlerle yıkılmaya ve düşmanlaşmaya doğru sürüklenen kadim birlikteliği, bir anlamda öyküleştirilerek de ele alınmıştır. Kitap bu ayrışmanın geleceğine dair olası senaryo önerileri ile sonlanmaktadır.
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architectural education in Sakarya University and urban design studio process.
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Architecture is closely yet paradoxically connected to the two basic and complementary human instincts; to construct and to destruct, in other words to live and to die. Therefore, architecture and urbanism can be considered as the spatial... more
Architecture is closely yet paradoxically connected to the two basic and complementary human instincts; to construct and to destruct, in other words to live and to die. Therefore, architecture and urbanism can be considered as the spatial
dimensions of an ideological war of different interest groups in cities. Such a war mainly manifests itself as the polarisation between corporate sector and public sector, global and local, modern and traditional. Planning acts as a means of capitalist control over the urban (public) space under a macro-orthodoxy approach despite the public reaction via manipulation of public space through; microurbanism in urban-leftovers and queer-spaces, reclamation of landfills, and ephemeral architecture. A large body of community seem to resist through guerrilla war tactics of architecture against the comprehensive strategic war plans, technoscientific artillery, and devoted and well-trained troops of neo-liberal corporate bodies. Who will survive in such a relentless spatial war depends largely on the development of counter-strategies and accurate calculations based on game theory. The chapter will address the issue of reconstruction and resilience of cities with particular reference to the case of Istanbul, her transformation zones and conservation areas. Hence, the study will focus on urban paradigm shift and complexity of Istanbul as a multi-cultural, multi-layered metropolitan city in a post-modern era. The article intends to develop alternative strategies towards reshaping urban environment via architecture primarily by analysing the morphology of new urban spaces and emergent forms of life. Consequently, architecture of cities is argued as a para-military instrument for the tactical deployment of conflicting ideologies into an ongoing state of socio-cultural battle between opposing parties of the city.
dimensions of an ideological war of different interest groups in cities. Such a war mainly manifests itself as the polarisation between corporate sector and public sector, global and local, modern and traditional. Planning acts as a means of capitalist control over the urban (public) space under a macro-orthodoxy approach despite the public reaction via manipulation of public space through; microurbanism in urban-leftovers and queer-spaces, reclamation of landfills, and ephemeral architecture. A large body of community seem to resist through guerrilla war tactics of architecture against the comprehensive strategic war plans, technoscientific artillery, and devoted and well-trained troops of neo-liberal corporate bodies. Who will survive in such a relentless spatial war depends largely on the development of counter-strategies and accurate calculations based on game theory. The chapter will address the issue of reconstruction and resilience of cities with particular reference to the case of Istanbul, her transformation zones and conservation areas. Hence, the study will focus on urban paradigm shift and complexity of Istanbul as a multi-cultural, multi-layered metropolitan city in a post-modern era. The article intends to develop alternative strategies towards reshaping urban environment via architecture primarily by analysing the morphology of new urban spaces and emergent forms of life. Consequently, architecture of cities is argued as a para-military instrument for the tactical deployment of conflicting ideologies into an ongoing state of socio-cultural battle between opposing parties of the city.
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2014, “A Critical Look, Subtle Talk and Judicious Walk on the Insidious Paths of Sustainable Tourism; ”, in Tourism Development in the GCC States: Reconciling Economic Growth, Conservation and Sustainable Development (ed. A. Spiess, F. Al-Mubarak, A.S. Weber), [ISBN 978-1-4614-7452-4], Springer; NY,more
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of architecture and building sector towards a concern for environmental problems, ecological awareness, and thus, sustainable design, green... more
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of architecture and building sector towards a concern for environmental problems, ecological awareness, and thus, sustainable design, green technologies, and materials. Having conceived architecture and building practices as one of the leading economic activities globally, this chapter elucidates the role of architecture in creating business opportunities. The chapter tackles the subject from the perspective of technology and it analyzes the recent debates as well as developments in theory of architecture and building practice in construction industry. This chapter mainly argues that the ongoing paradigm shift moves beyond mere concern with environmental issues and creates an industry and economy of its own. The chapter introduces key concepts in the fields of green building and green architecture.
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture, its technological and cultural ramifications on tourism industry. It elucidates the background of issues regarding the interaction between the fields of cultural production... more
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture, its technological and cultural ramifications on tourism industry. It elucidates the background of issues regarding the interaction between the fields of cultural production (architecture) and cultural consumption (tourism). The chapter argues that power of tourism industry has reached, under the pressure of global economics, to a capacity to turn even daily architecture into instruments of touristic show. In this context, technology is utilized as an instrument to produce such iconography only as a surface articulation. Thus, architecture becomes a commodity of touristic consumption in this current socio-economic and cultural context. The pressure of tourism industry seems to create a significant split between the architecture and its location in terms of specific cultural roots. This tendency is discussed as a potential threat to sustainability of tourism industry itself since it damages its own very source, that is to say, richness of cultural differences.
“İzmir’in Artalanındaki Kentlerde Mimarlık”kitabı, incelenen Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Balıkesir, Manisa, Afyon, Uşak kentlerindeki mimarlığın durumunu “her kentin mimarlığının, o kentin sosyo-ekonomik, fiziksel, tarihsel, kültürel vb.... more
“İzmir’in Artalanındaki Kentlerde Mimarlık”kitabı, incelenen Aydın, Denizli, Muğla, Balıkesir, Manisa, Afyon, Uşak kentlerindeki mimarlığın durumunu “her kentin mimarlığının, o kentin sosyo-ekonomik, fiziksel, tarihsel, kültürel vb. gerçekliklerinin içine oturtularak değerlendirildiği” ve kısmen de “merkez-periferi konumunda oldukları kentlerle ilişkilerini belirleyen” bir yazılar dizgesi içinde anlamayı denemektedir.
Batı Anadolu bölgesindeki kentlere yönelik merkez-periferi olgusuna değinen kitap, bu gerilimle sınırlanmak yerine, bölgede geçmişten bugüne büyük bir merkez olan İzmir’den yola çıkarak kıyının ardında kalan yerleşimlerdeki mimarlık panoramasını kavramayı amaçlamaktadır.
Sözü edilen kentlerin İzmir merkezli bir kurgudaki bölgesel ilişkileri Emel Göksu tarafından ele alınırken, Aydın ili Emel Kayın, Denizli ili Ahmet Yoldaş, Muğla ili Hümeyra Birol Akkurt, Balıkesir ili Murat Çetin, Manisa ile Gökçeçiçek Savaşır ve H. İbrahim Alpaslan, Afyon ve Uşak illeri de Emre Ergül ve Oya Saf tarafından irdelenmektedir.
Batı Anadolu bölgesindeki kentlere yönelik merkez-periferi olgusuna değinen kitap, bu gerilimle sınırlanmak yerine, bölgede geçmişten bugüne büyük bir merkez olan İzmir’den yola çıkarak kıyının ardında kalan yerleşimlerdeki mimarlık panoramasını kavramayı amaçlamaktadır.
Sözü edilen kentlerin İzmir merkezli bir kurgudaki bölgesel ilişkileri Emel Göksu tarafından ele alınırken, Aydın ili Emel Kayın, Denizli ili Ahmet Yoldaş, Muğla ili Hümeyra Birol Akkurt, Balıkesir ili Murat Çetin, Manisa ile Gökçeçiçek Savaşır ve H. İbrahim Alpaslan, Afyon ve Uşak illeri de Emre Ergül ve Oya Saf tarafından irdelenmektedir.
Underground spaces are becoming increasingly important for a wide diversity of uses. They range from classical excavations to subway constructions, underground sports halls, power stations, waste repositories, underground cities and many... more
Underground spaces are becoming increasingly important for a wide diversity of uses. They range from classical excavations to subway constructions, underground sports halls, power stations, waste repositories, underground cities and many others. The construction techniques are also very varied, from open air excavation to newly developed injection methods.
The use of underground spaces is challenging to a wide spectrum of engineers, designers, builders and constructors. Structures constructed below the terrain require special attention in their design and safety assessment. This means that the knowledge needs to be significantly higher than for surface structures and hence the importance of conferences like Underground Spaces to reach a better understanding of the issues involved. This is particularly the case when preparing to build chemical, nuclear or toxic waste repositories, where serious environmental issues can arise.
This book contains some of the papers presented at the International Conference on Underground Spaces - Design, Engineering and Environmental Aspects, held on the Campus of the Wessex Institute of Technology in the New Forest. The Conference was launched to discuss not only the structural and environmental material characterization aspects but also the trends regarding the development of underground spaces.
The use of underground spaces is challenging to a wide spectrum of engineers, designers, builders and constructors. Structures constructed below the terrain require special attention in their design and safety assessment. This means that the knowledge needs to be significantly higher than for surface structures and hence the importance of conferences like Underground Spaces to reach a better understanding of the issues involved. This is particularly the case when preparing to build chemical, nuclear or toxic waste repositories, where serious environmental issues can arise.
This book contains some of the papers presented at the International Conference on Underground Spaces - Design, Engineering and Environmental Aspects, held on the Campus of the Wessex Institute of Technology in the New Forest. The Conference was launched to discuss not only the structural and environmental material characterization aspects but also the trends regarding the development of underground spaces.
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neo-facadism in housing architecture
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on the theme of negotiation; architectural theory and architectural education.
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Conservation and intervention to industrial heritage in Zonguldak Uzulmez Valley
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Restoration and contemporary addition to Akhiropitos monastery, Cyprus
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Additions to Buyukvalide Han eminonu Istanbul
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The paper argues the role of interior spaces in linking with the urban open space configuration. The interior space is discussed as extensions of urban spaces and urban spaces as extensions of interiors with specific reference to a case... more
The paper argues the role of interior spaces in linking with the urban open space configuration. The interior space is discussed as extensions of urban spaces and urban spaces as extensions of interiors with specific reference to a case study selected in Balıkesir urban fabric. Under the light shed by these discussions, the paper questions the certainty of boundries between exterior and interior, thus between interior design and architecture. While the first axis of discussion fo-cuses on the duality between interior and exterior, the second axis of discussion concentrates on the insertion of new and contemporary architectural and spatial features into an existing and historic context. The Museum and Library of Photography project in Balıkesir, which is selected as case study, is based on a VOID connecting what exists with what disappeared long ago in a totally new combination. Consequently, paper shows that architectural identity of the existing (and sometimes disappeared) heritage is reproduced via injection of this new hybrid (interior-exterior) into the very heart of the existing urban fabric. The hybrid design of the VOID intends to resolve the tensions between the contrasting features of restoration and intervention merely by understanding the conditions and fun-dementals of the process of historical layering in the town.
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Bu yazıda kuram ve pratik ilişkisi ve/veya çelişkisi üzerinden, mimarlığın (ve özellikle de mimarın) söylem üretme gayretinin, mimarlığın temel amaç ve araçlarının ötesine geçmekle kalmayıp, bunları hor görerek, bir prestij ve statü... more
Bu yazıda kuram ve pratik ilişkisi ve/veya çelişkisi üzerinden, mimarlığın (ve özellikle de mimarın) söylem üretme gayretinin, mimarlığın temel amaç ve araçlarının ötesine geçmekle kalmayıp, bunları hor görerek, bir prestij ve statü unsuru haline gelmesi süreci tartışılacaktır. Bu sayede edinilen prestije sahip mimar öznenin, mevcut sosyo-ekonomik düzen ve bu düzende (her şeyi olduğu gibi) yapılı çevreyi (de) emelleri doğrultusunda şekillendirme etkisi ve yetkisine sahip ‘erk’ ile işbirliği sonucunda, mimarlığın içinin boşaltılarak, ‘retorik erbabı yeni mimar’ eliyle erke teslim edilip, onun her alanda uyguladığı zulüm araçlarından birine dönüştürülme süreci sorgulanacaktır. Bu doğrultuda kasten araçsallaştırıldığı iddia edilecek olan ‘kuramsal şiddet ‘veya ‘kuram terörü’nün (gerek mimarlık eğitimi ve gerekse uygulaması alanında) yol açtığı kavramsal ve somut sonuçlar tarihteki ve günümüzdeki örnekleriyle ele alınacaktır.
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Günümüzde sistematik olarak yürütüldüğü gözlenen ‘camiler aracılığıyla kentsel peyzajın değiştirilmesi’ olgusuna dayalı kültürel politikaların eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirilmesi çerçevesinde, camilerin ‘kentsel kurgulayıcı’... more
Günümüzde sistematik olarak yürütüldüğü gözlenen ‘camiler aracılığıyla kentsel peyzajın değiştirilmesi’ olgusuna dayalı kültürel politikaların eleştirel bir bakış açısıyla değerlendirilmesi çerçevesinde, camilerin ‘kentsel kurgulayıcı’ rollerinin kökenlerini Üsküdar Rumi Mehmed Paşa Cami özelinde inceleyen bu çalışmada, kent morfolojisinin zaman içindeki değişimlerinde camilere yönelik algı, kullanım ve koruma durumlarının nasıl değiştiği sorgulanmaktadır. Camilerin kurgulayıcı rollerinin tartışılmasının ardından, Üsküdar’ın kentsel gelişim tarihi incelenmektedir. Rumi Mehmed Paşa camisinin 15. yüzyılda inşaası ile birlikte kendi çevresinde oluşturduğu mahallenin Üsküdar’ın morfolojisini nasıl etkilediği kartografik araçlarla göz önüne serilmiştir. Caminin kentteki diğer gelişmelerle değişen konumu ile korunma durumu arasında paralellikler kurulmaya çalışılmıştır.
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İnsanlık tarihinin bir mülkiyet kontrolü tarihi olarak okunduğu bu yazıda mimarlığın mülkiyetle dansı incelenecektir. Mülkiyetle karşılıklı karmaşık tango figürleri ve zor bale hareketleri yapmakta farkında olmadan dahi olsa ustalaşmış... more
İnsanlık tarihinin bir mülkiyet kontrolü tarihi olarak okunduğu bu yazıda mimarlığın mülkiyetle dansı incelenecektir. Mülkiyetle karşılıklı karmaşık tango figürleri ve zor bale hareketleri yapmakta farkında olmadan dahi olsa ustalaşmış mimarın, içten içten daha iyi salonlarda daha usta partnerlerle dansedebilme hırsıyla yaptığı bu performansı, adeta halk meydanlarında halkla birlikte, onlardan biri gibi yaşarmış ve onların mutluluğu için halk dansları sergiliyormuş gibi lanse ettiği günümüz mimarlık ortamına bir tür ayna tutmayı hedefleyen yazı, “demokrasi ve mimarlık” dosya başlığı altında, yalnızca mimarlığın (ve biraz da mimarlık eğitiminin) sosyal ve toplumsal özgürleştirici nitelik ve yöntemleri ile mimarın bu süreç içerisindeki siyasi özne olarak rolü tartışmaya açmayı değil, ayrıca bu rol ve rolü gerçekleştirecek yöntemlerin mülkiyet üzerine kurulmuş Kapitalist sistemdeki gerçekleşme olasılık ve stratejilerini de tartışmayı hedefler. Sahip olma arzu/tutkusu/hırsı ve bunun çeşitli ölçeklerdeki mekansal karşılığını ifade etmek üzere 17 Aralık operasyonundan beri süregelen gündemde de ön plana çıkan ‘kutu’ metaforu (ve kutulama eylemi) üzerinden kurgulanan yazı, TOKİ vs. konut üretim teknoloji-süreç-ve-ürünlerini, yine kutulanmış mekanların kutulara-sıkıştırılmış-insanlara pazarlandığı sistemde, kentsel açıklıkların AVMlere kutulandığı kamusal alanlardan çalınarak üretilen rantın, başka kutularda bireylere kişisel mülkiyet olarak aktarıldığı bir süreç olarak gözler önüne serecektir. Buna karşın ‘gerçekten’ toplum odaklı paylaşımcı ve alternatif (kutulamayan) bir mimarlık felsefesi ile pratiğinin kuramsal/kavramsal çerçevesi ve dünyadaki sayılı örnekleri ile yazının tamamlanması hedeflenmiştir.
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This paper discusses whether public space have a place-specific identity over the process which Taksim and Gezi Park went through between 1st-27th May 2013 as well as social and political events that followed. These events epitomize... more
This paper discusses whether public space have a place-specific identity over the process which Taksim and Gezi Park went through between 1st-27th May 2013 as well as social and political events that followed. These events epitomize social identity struggles that are conducted through public spaces.
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Considering architecture as a spatial art, the paper examines the nature of ongoing change in the design of architectural spaces, in accordance with the profound conversion in the nature of social existence on Earth. The study aims... more
Considering architecture as a spatial art, the paper
examines the nature of ongoing change in the design of
architectural spaces, in accordance with the profound conversion
in the nature of social existence on Earth. The study aims to
tackle the issue mainly from a morphological standpoint with
cross-references to sociological dimension of space. Recently,
some started to believe that virtues of modernity were not
capable of coping with the emerging diversity and complexity
brought by new bodies, who were gradually introduced into the
urban scene through democratisation. Therefore, the
de(con)struction of the canons of the modernism was the only
solution in order to achieve a new phase in the material
evolution of humankind. Spatial reflection of such an ongoing
social transformation, that is to say, a major shift from „an ideal
society centrally controlled by corporate groups‟ to a much more
pragmatic one with „flexibility of control systems‟ is of prime
concern in this study. In other words, a paradigm shift from
„rational and sensible‟ state to a „chaotic, yet, perverse‟ state of
human condition, in the name of freedom, is central to the
discussion of the evolution of space design. In brief, newly
emerging social and corresponding spatial phenomena seem to
have took over, our cultural landscape via guerrilla war tactics,
and was supported by scholars, who advocated the „death of
architecture‟ for the sake of proliferation of low culture. Albeit,
an initiative with good intentions of integrating all parties of
the community, turned out to be working against the sense of
community. Hence, the very same issues of social concerns seem
to have shifted from socialist rhetoric towards the hands of a
more capitalist rhetoric. Therefore, the new power and her
weapons should be disguised in a seducing new skin... Fluid
architecture of late 90‟s was the ideal new mediatic solution... In
result, values characterised by grace, coherence, consensus,
durability, order, have been replaced by pride, unquestioned
wealth, corruption, falsification, distortion, humour, irony,
nihilism, and „in-your-face-attitude‟ of the new generation of
Murat Cetin is with the Kadir Has University, Dept. of Int.
Architecture, Central Campus, Cibali, 34083, Istanbul, Turkey (phone:
+90-533-344-9003; fax: +90-212-533-5853; e-mail:
murat.cetin0001@gmail.com).
citizens. Masochistic experience of contemporary urban life,
grotesque images of environment, the parasitic and violent
character of architecture, yet seductive outlook of their figures
have fascinated the minds of the new (yet perverted) urban
population. Hence, a fluid, vague, indeterminate archi-tectonic
language was becoming politically correct decor for a rapidly
eroding society. In fact, this new architecture should be
evaluated within the web of concepts like otherness, utopia,
fantasy, media, Post-Modern popular culture, consumption,
marketability, pluralism, as well as the shift in the conception
of “reality and simulation”.
In this study, it is argued whether architects, as spatial
artists, should shift their focus from the timeless qualities,
tectonic virtues and ethical principles of modernism towards
transient, ephemeral imagery of this fashionable formalism,
simply because, capital is shifting hand from the former-elite
towards neo-elite (formerly accepted as underground, grunge,
illegal, disapproved, etc.). The decision obviously constitutes a
fine line between architecture and prostitution in an age of
social hysteria, schizophrenia, fetish, frenzy, disintegration,
fragmentation, and thus, perversion. The argument is primarily
based on the question of whether new vocabulary of fantastic
images is an avant-garde formal jamborine, recurrent trend or
fashion-like movement, or alternatively a major breakthrough
in the sociological, epistemological, hence architectural
frameworks.
examines the nature of ongoing change in the design of
architectural spaces, in accordance with the profound conversion
in the nature of social existence on Earth. The study aims to
tackle the issue mainly from a morphological standpoint with
cross-references to sociological dimension of space. Recently,
some started to believe that virtues of modernity were not
capable of coping with the emerging diversity and complexity
brought by new bodies, who were gradually introduced into the
urban scene through democratisation. Therefore, the
de(con)struction of the canons of the modernism was the only
solution in order to achieve a new phase in the material
evolution of humankind. Spatial reflection of such an ongoing
social transformation, that is to say, a major shift from „an ideal
society centrally controlled by corporate groups‟ to a much more
pragmatic one with „flexibility of control systems‟ is of prime
concern in this study. In other words, a paradigm shift from
„rational and sensible‟ state to a „chaotic, yet, perverse‟ state of
human condition, in the name of freedom, is central to the
discussion of the evolution of space design. In brief, newly
emerging social and corresponding spatial phenomena seem to
have took over, our cultural landscape via guerrilla war tactics,
and was supported by scholars, who advocated the „death of
architecture‟ for the sake of proliferation of low culture. Albeit,
an initiative with good intentions of integrating all parties of
the community, turned out to be working against the sense of
community. Hence, the very same issues of social concerns seem
to have shifted from socialist rhetoric towards the hands of a
more capitalist rhetoric. Therefore, the new power and her
weapons should be disguised in a seducing new skin... Fluid
architecture of late 90‟s was the ideal new mediatic solution... In
result, values characterised by grace, coherence, consensus,
durability, order, have been replaced by pride, unquestioned
wealth, corruption, falsification, distortion, humour, irony,
nihilism, and „in-your-face-attitude‟ of the new generation of
Murat Cetin is with the Kadir Has University, Dept. of Int.
Architecture, Central Campus, Cibali, 34083, Istanbul, Turkey (phone:
+90-533-344-9003; fax: +90-212-533-5853; e-mail:
murat.cetin0001@gmail.com).
citizens. Masochistic experience of contemporary urban life,
grotesque images of environment, the parasitic and violent
character of architecture, yet seductive outlook of their figures
have fascinated the minds of the new (yet perverted) urban
population. Hence, a fluid, vague, indeterminate archi-tectonic
language was becoming politically correct decor for a rapidly
eroding society. In fact, this new architecture should be
evaluated within the web of concepts like otherness, utopia,
fantasy, media, Post-Modern popular culture, consumption,
marketability, pluralism, as well as the shift in the conception
of “reality and simulation”.
In this study, it is argued whether architects, as spatial
artists, should shift their focus from the timeless qualities,
tectonic virtues and ethical principles of modernism towards
transient, ephemeral imagery of this fashionable formalism,
simply because, capital is shifting hand from the former-elite
towards neo-elite (formerly accepted as underground, grunge,
illegal, disapproved, etc.). The decision obviously constitutes a
fine line between architecture and prostitution in an age of
social hysteria, schizophrenia, fetish, frenzy, disintegration,
fragmentation, and thus, perversion. The argument is primarily
based on the question of whether new vocabulary of fantastic
images is an avant-garde formal jamborine, recurrent trend or
fashion-like movement, or alternatively a major breakthrough
in the sociological, epistemological, hence architectural
frameworks.
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The urban fabric of Ayvalik, which has a unique Aegean identity, displays one of the rare examples of water-town relationship in Turkey. The urban history of Ayvalik, like many other waterfront towns, is associated with the story of... more
The urban fabric of Ayvalik, which has a unique Aegean identity, displays one of the rare examples of water-town relationship in Turkey. The urban history of Ayvalik, like many other waterfront towns, is associated with the story of water, i.e. Aegean Sea. The local culture, which is based on water in Ayvalık, has also
been the major determinant of social life. The physical reflection of this social fabric is easily read on the urban structure as well as in the waterworks. This whole can enable us to follow the traces of a morphological formation, which is a reminiscent of a “net” constituted by waterworks. Today, a gap can be observed in the relationship between Ayvalik and water. This relationship has been limited to the waterfront level by the impact of tourism. The vehicular road lying along the coast and the serving buildings, which altogether exhibits a wall effect, seem to have caused the nodes of above-mentioned network, in other words, the points where waterfront is connected to the water elements within the city, to break up from each other. However, the path lying along the coast has always been a coastal line emphasizing the connection rather than being an obstacle. Identifying the connection between coastal water and inner water elements, their clarification and revitalisation in daily life could be a preliminary step in the renewal of urban and water culture in the town. Should such a network and its nodes could be re-interpreted in connection with the historical, urban and architectural characteristics; it would contribute to the unique urban tissue. Such a reinterpretation should focus on the concept of “net” and its “nodes”, which can be accepted as a metaphor to complete the urban tissue. In this study, the waterworks, which act as the generators of urban regeneration proposal are analysed with specific reference to Ayazma building. The contribution of these buildings to physical and social stock, their location within the projected network, and their physical relationship with each other are scrutinised. Nets of building, life and water are reconciled with the proposed scheme in Ayvalik.
been the major determinant of social life. The physical reflection of this social fabric is easily read on the urban structure as well as in the waterworks. This whole can enable us to follow the traces of a morphological formation, which is a reminiscent of a “net” constituted by waterworks. Today, a gap can be observed in the relationship between Ayvalik and water. This relationship has been limited to the waterfront level by the impact of tourism. The vehicular road lying along the coast and the serving buildings, which altogether exhibits a wall effect, seem to have caused the nodes of above-mentioned network, in other words, the points where waterfront is connected to the water elements within the city, to break up from each other. However, the path lying along the coast has always been a coastal line emphasizing the connection rather than being an obstacle. Identifying the connection between coastal water and inner water elements, their clarification and revitalisation in daily life could be a preliminary step in the renewal of urban and water culture in the town. Should such a network and its nodes could be re-interpreted in connection with the historical, urban and architectural characteristics; it would contribute to the unique urban tissue. Such a reinterpretation should focus on the concept of “net” and its “nodes”, which can be accepted as a metaphor to complete the urban tissue. In this study, the waterworks, which act as the generators of urban regeneration proposal are analysed with specific reference to Ayazma building. The contribution of these buildings to physical and social stock, their location within the projected network, and their physical relationship with each other are scrutinised. Nets of building, life and water are reconciled with the proposed scheme in Ayvalik.
Purpose – The objectives of this paper are to present the development of an indicative multi-phase systematic framework for performance appraisal of architectural design studio facilities, and to present the findings of the post-occupancy... more
Purpose – The objectives of this paper are to present the development of an indicative multi-phase systematic framework for performance appraisal of architectural design studio facilities, and to present the findings of the post-occupancy conditions of an architectural design studio facility as a case study to demonstrate the applicability of the developed framework.
Design/methodology/approach – The authors carried out a number of activities. These include reviewing the published literature to address the significance of the architectural design studio as a resource for students majoring in architectural design, and ascertaining the significance of post-occupancy evaluation as a performance appraisal methodology in educational facilities. On the development of the proposed framework, the authors carried out a case study in one of the studios of the Architecture Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The authors utilized a series of data collection methods, including hotographic
documentation, observations through walkthrough inspection, questionnaires and interviews.
Findings – The developed framework consists of four phases. It entails identifying the performance requirements of the architectural design studio; collecting data – through conducting walkthrough inspection, questionnaire survey and interviews – to ascertain the present performance level of the architectural design studio; analyzing the data gathered from the preceding steps and subsequent reporting of findings on the degree of user satisfaction with the architectural design studio space and
facilities; and developing a plan of actions in the form of recommendations to improve the conditions of the evaluated design studio. The case study served as a validation of the developed performance appraisal framework.
Originality/value – The architectural design studio is known to be the place where students majoring in architectural design generate, review and display their design projects. Previous research on the performance appraisal of educational facilities indicates that the comfort of the architectural design studio space is a significant aspect to be considered and maintained for the success of the architectural education process. The paper provides a systematic approach for evaluating the major
performance requirements of an architectural design studio. It is of practical value to space planners, design professionals, facility managers and administrators involved in the planning, design, operation and management of such facilities.
Keywords Post occupancy evaluation, Framework, Performance appraisal,Design studio, Architecture,
Performance management
Design/methodology/approach – The authors carried out a number of activities. These include reviewing the published literature to address the significance of the architectural design studio as a resource for students majoring in architectural design, and ascertaining the significance of post-occupancy evaluation as a performance appraisal methodology in educational facilities. On the development of the proposed framework, the authors carried out a case study in one of the studios of the Architecture Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The authors utilized a series of data collection methods, including hotographic
documentation, observations through walkthrough inspection, questionnaires and interviews.
Findings – The developed framework consists of four phases. It entails identifying the performance requirements of the architectural design studio; collecting data – through conducting walkthrough inspection, questionnaire survey and interviews – to ascertain the present performance level of the architectural design studio; analyzing the data gathered from the preceding steps and subsequent reporting of findings on the degree of user satisfaction with the architectural design studio space and
facilities; and developing a plan of actions in the form of recommendations to improve the conditions of the evaluated design studio. The case study served as a validation of the developed performance appraisal framework.
Originality/value – The architectural design studio is known to be the place where students majoring in architectural design generate, review and display their design projects. Previous research on the performance appraisal of educational facilities indicates that the comfort of the architectural design studio space is a significant aspect to be considered and maintained for the success of the architectural education process. The paper provides a systematic approach for evaluating the major
performance requirements of an architectural design studio. It is of practical value to space planners, design professionals, facility managers and administrators involved in the planning, design, operation and management of such facilities.
Keywords Post occupancy evaluation, Framework, Performance appraisal,Design studio, Architecture,
Performance management
This paper elucidates the emergence and evolution of arabesque with specific reference to the case of arabesque in Turkish art and architecture. It is argued here that arabesque is a fusion of styles rather than a pure and homogenous... more
This paper elucidates the emergence and evolution of arabesque with specific reference to the case of arabesque in Turkish art and architecture. It is argued here that arabesque is a fusion of styles rather than a pure and homogenous style. Furthermore, the paper aims to show that although the arabesque style appears to be a fanciful and freely organized manner of artistic treatment it is based on a very complex mathematical logic which is expressed through abstractionism. In this context, the grammar of geometry is elaborately used in the implementation of abstraction. Here, general characteristics as well as different modes or types of arabesque are discussed. Starting with the etymological roots of the term, the history of its use in the literature is explored through the paper. After the inquiry of its material and pragmatic aspects, the development of the arabesque style is evaluated with regard to its transformations that took place along with its injection to Anatolia and mixing with Turkish culture. Finally, the morphological character of this fusion is put forward.
It is aimed to probe whether underlying formal regularities in urban metamorphosis may constitute potential basis of urban-architectural interventions. Urban design is described as a formal language. Underlying principles of urban... more
It is aimed to probe whether underlying formal regularities in urban metamorphosis may constitute potential basis of urban-architectural interventions. Urban design is described as a formal language. Underlying principles of urban transformation are argued as what constitute the grammatical structure of urban form and its change. Thus, socio-cultural significance of grammatical encoding inherent in the morphology of urban space is emphasised whereby geometrical relationships are utilised as
instruments of spatial analysis. Urban transformation is analysed in terms of rule-based, compositional systems called ‘formal grammars’. It is observed that there is a linguistic logic composed of an initial form of the design, a set of possible rules applied to this initial form, and recursive structures which define
the sequence, order and location of the rules applied to it. Formal grammars are proposed as a helpful instrument of understanding to the broader framework of townscape and morphological analyses prior to urban design.
instruments of spatial analysis. Urban transformation is analysed in terms of rule-based, compositional systems called ‘formal grammars’. It is observed that there is a linguistic logic composed of an initial form of the design, a set of possible rules applied to this initial form, and recursive structures which define
the sequence, order and location of the rules applied to it. Formal grammars are proposed as a helpful instrument of understanding to the broader framework of townscape and morphological analyses prior to urban design.
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The paper analyzes the ongoing urban transformation and delineates an underlying rationale which enables the comprehension of the current dual character of the Arab city with particular reference to the case of Eastern Province of Saudi... more
The paper analyzes the ongoing urban transformation and delineates an underlying rationale which enables the comprehension of the current dual character of the Arab city with particular reference to the case of Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The re-reading of city form is mainly based on the critical interpretation of the mechanisms of urban morphology in relation to both global economic impacts and
associated building boom as well as to the means of perception of urban space particularly by different strata of the urban realm. Thus, urban morphology of Arab city is analyzed as a medium which manifests a gradually increasing discrepancy between the social structure and the physical container of the public realm. Emergent urban scene seems to depict impressions of fragmentation and segregation, whereas the society itself claims to have intrinsic unity, integrity and synchronization. Thus, the paper proposes judicious and critical planning policy instead of the direct import of global urban-architectural typologies.
associated building boom as well as to the means of perception of urban space particularly by different strata of the urban realm. Thus, urban morphology of Arab city is analyzed as a medium which manifests a gradually increasing discrepancy between the social structure and the physical container of the public realm. Emergent urban scene seems to depict impressions of fragmentation and segregation, whereas the society itself claims to have intrinsic unity, integrity and synchronization. Thus, the paper proposes judicious and critical planning policy instead of the direct import of global urban-architectural typologies.
In this study, it is of interest to reveal the relationships between morphological aspects of traditional town centre and their social attributes of civic life. The history of communal life and human settlements has always been associated... more
In this study, it is of interest to reveal the relationships between morphological aspects of traditional town centre and their social attributes of civic life. The history of communal life and human settlements has always been associated with the history of shopping. Traditional shopping districts have been vibrant public realms. Nevertheless, social harmony and unity observed in traditional societies have been fragmented by global socio-economic changes. Consequently, today's shopping places are dislocated towards the outskirts of traditional town. Hence, old town centres are neglected causing them to lose their value as traditional spaces enhancing public interactions. Therefore, morphological characteristics that maintain the unity between shopping activity and social fabric in traditional shopping space should urgently be clarified. Along this purpose, morphological characteristics required for revitalising traditional shopping spaces of Balikesir are analysed. Consequently, it is aimed to develop a new methodological basis for formulating cultural, spatial transformation of shopping spaces.
Middle Eastern countries are suddenly confronted with the problem of a severe loss of architectural heritage, which is the material manifestation of their own cultural inheritance and thus that of their identity, particularly under... more
Middle Eastern countries are suddenly confronted with the problem of a severe loss of architectural heritage, which is the material manifestation of their own cultural inheritance and thus that of their identity, particularly under conditions of a sudden, rapid, radical and haphazard way of transformation as
imposed over a society and its cultural geography by global
impacts. This paper aims to argue whether the conservation
issues regarding earth architecture in Saudi Arabia are
materially or culturally based with specific reference to Ibrahim
Palace since it represents this conflict. The paper suggests that the problems regarding the architectural heritage conservation in Saudi Arabia are threefold; material, cultural and philosophical.
imposed over a society and its cultural geography by global
impacts. This paper aims to argue whether the conservation
issues regarding earth architecture in Saudi Arabia are
materially or culturally based with specific reference to Ibrahim
Palace since it represents this conflict. The paper suggests that the problems regarding the architectural heritage conservation in Saudi Arabia are threefold; material, cultural and philosophical.
Perulu mimar Luis Longhi’nin, filozof bir çift için tasarladığı emeklilik evi, Peru sahil hattındaki Lima kentinin Pachacamac kasabasındaki bir tepe üzerinde konumlanıyor. Yazar, mimarın duruşunu, doğaya hükmeden objeler yaratmaktan,... more
Perulu mimar Luis Longhi’nin, filozof bir çift için tasarladığı emeklilik evi, Peru sahil hattındaki Lima kentinin Pachacamac kasabasındaki bir tepe üzerinde konumlanıyor. Yazar, mimarın duruşunu, doğaya hükmeden objeler yaratmaktan, doğanın içinde şiirsel boşluklar yaratmaya çeviren bir tavır olarak yorumluyor.
The paper addresses the question of resilience through an ‘other’ type of architecture (of ‘others’). Here, the notion of resilience is defined as life strategies developed by communities as well as critical interventions that oppose... more
The paper addresses the question of resilience through an ‘other’ type of architecture (of ‘others’). Here, the notion of resilience is defined as life strategies developed by communities as well as critical interventions that oppose against government investments towards her re-configuring of the spatial economy to the benefit of a specific section of society instead of for all urban actors. In a political context of socio-economic segregation and polarization rather than poverty alleviation, attempts of suppressed urban actors to address highly specific developmental problems, to establish new relationships with a living planet, humility and, most importantly, to establish a sense of respect through diversity is analysed from a spatial perspective.
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2019 “Korumalı Ringlere Veda”, XXI
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2017 "Anadolu’da Kentsel Arabesk; Taşra Kenti Kimliğinden Büyükkent İmgesine Yolculuk Macerasında ‘Süper-Kent Balıkesir’ Temalı Kentleşme Politikalarına Dair…", Arkitera , Süper Kent Balıkesir Dosyası
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2017 “Ve “Karşı Köşe”de Mimarlığın Namağlup Efsane Ağır-Sıklet Şampiyonu: Koruma”, XXI
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Henri Lefebvre’in, kitabın özgün dili olan Fransızca’da “La production de l’espace” ve İngilizce’de “The Production of Space” olarak bilinen felsefi ve sosyolojik başyapıtı yazılışından 30 yıl kadar sonra nihayet Sel Yayınları tarafından... more
Henri Lefebvre’in, kitabın özgün dili olan Fransızca’da “La production de l’espace” ve İngilizce’de “The Production of Space” olarak bilinen felsefi ve sosyolojik başyapıtı yazılışından 30 yıl kadar sonra nihayet Sel Yayınları tarafından Işık Ergüden‘in tercümesiyle Mekanın Üretimi adıyla Türkçe olarak da yayına sunuldu. Kuşkusuz, bu önemli ve aynı oranda da zor eseri kendi dilinde okuyabilmek gerek mimar, sosyolog ve kent alanına ilgi duyan başta akademisyen, araştırmacı, ve öğrencilere olmak üzere tüm okuyuculara önemli ufuklar açabilecektir. Bu çevirinin böylesine kapsamlı bir disiplinlerarası çalışmayı ve Lefebvre’in terminolojisini Türkçe’ye kazandırmasının yanısıra, editör Cihan Özpınar’ın da belirttiği gibi kitap içeriğinin Türkiye ve Orta doğu’daki güncel gelişmelerin gündemiyle çarpıcı biçimde örtüşmesi açısından sunduğu kazanç ortadadır.
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2020 “Mekânın [Biyo]Politikası: İnsan Olmayanın Teşebbüsleştirilmesinde Mekânın Rolü Üzerine Bir İnceleme” (completed), PhD Thesis by Emre Demirtaş, Kocaeli University, Doctoral Degree Program in Architecture, Kocaeli
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2019 “Kentsel koruma ve altyapı projelerinde koruma – süre ilişkisi” (ongoing), Master’s Thesis by Gizem Demirci, Kadir Has University, Master’s Degree Program in Preservation of Cultural Assets, Istanbul
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2018 “Tarihi/Kültürel Miras Eserlerinin Bir Emlak Metası Olarak ‘Değerleme’ Sorunları” (ongoing), Master’s Thesis by Çisem Seda Çetintaş, Kadir Has University, Master’s Degree Program in Preservation of Cultural Assets, Istanbul
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2018 “1950-70 Yılları Arasında İstanbul’da İmar Hareketleri ve Dönemin Koruma Anlayışı” (ongoing), Master’s Thesis by Özgür Yıldırım, Kadir Has University, Master’s Degree Program in Preservation of Cultural Assets, Istanbul
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2015 “Üsküdar'ın Dönüşümü Bağlamında Rumi Mehmet Paşa Camii Analizi ve Koruma Sorunları” (completed), Master’s Thesis by Irfan Ozgul, Kadir Has University, Master’s Degree Program in Preservation of Cultural Assets, Istanbul
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2015 “Tarihi Yapıda Ek Kavramının Büyük Valide Han İç Avlu Ekleri Özelinde İrdelenmesi” (completed), Master’s Thesis by Ece ÇOKÇA, Kadir Has University, Master’s Degree Program in Preservation of Cultural Assets, Istanbul
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2018 3rd Prize METU Campus Cultural Center Entry Plaza and Sculpture Design Project Competition [Invited Competition] (ODTÜ Kampüsü Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi Giriş Meydanı ve Atatürk ve eğitim Heykeli MimariTasarım Yarışması) [Davetli... more
2018 3rd Prize METU Campus Cultural Center Entry Plaza and Sculpture Design Project Competition [Invited Competition] (ODTÜ Kampüsü Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi Giriş Meydanı ve Atatürk ve eğitim Heykeli MimariTasarım Yarışması) [Davetli Yarışma]
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2017 3rd Mention Elazığ City Square Urban Design Project Competition (Elazığ Kent Meydanı Ulusal Kentsel Tasarım Yarışması)
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2017 2nd Mention Samsun 19 May Urban Route National Urban Design Project Competition (Samsun 19 Mayıs İzleği Ulusal Kentsel Tasarım Yarışması)
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membership in Scientific Committee of ARCHDESIGN 2015, Istanbul
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membership in Scientific Committee of 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIVABLE CITIES (ICLC2015)
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2020 "Üçüncü Türle Yakınlaşmalar…!; Tarihi Dokularda ‘Ötekileştirilen’ Mimarlığa ‘[ S ] empatik’ bir Bakış… ", 19 Mayıs, Beykent Üniversitesi Mimarlık Kulübü (MİK), Çevrimiçi Seminer,
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2020 “ESKİ Hamam YENİ Tas; Bir ‘Ötekileştirme’ Mecrası Olarak Tarihi Yapıya ‘Ek’ Meselesi”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi Beyazıt Seminerleri, 29 April, İstanbul
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2019 “Yok Mu İstanbul’u Tasarlayan?; Proje-Yorgunluğu ve Onarım İhtimalleri”, İstanbul’u Kentsizleştirme Yaz-Okulu Seminerleri, TAK - Girne Amerikan Üniversitesi/Kadıköy Belediyesi İşbirliği, 11 July, İstanbul
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2017 “Yaşayan Kentler Tasarlamak…{Designing Living Cities; Ego Versus Eco: ‘Design Contradictıng the Life in Cities’}”, TASARIM ZİRVESİ (Design Summit), Bursa Tasarım ve İnovasyon Baharı - BEBKA, 26 November, Bursa
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2017 “Tarih Senin Gelecek Senin; Mimari Mirasın Yeniden Yoğurulması…”, EOGÜ Mimarlık, Kayıt-Sız Söyleşileri, 21 November, Eskişehir
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2017 “İşte O Biçim Bir Kent...; Somutlayıcı Bir Alt-Bilgi Alanı Olarak Kent Morfolojisi; Kent ve Form ilişkisi üzerine...”, AURA (Architecture & Urban Research Academy), 5 November, İstanbul
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This paper intends to put forward the nature of the relationship between the shopping behaviors and shopping spaces with specific reference to the city of Al-Khobar in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. It elucidates the relationship... more
This paper intends to put forward the nature of the relationship between the shopping behaviors and shopping spaces with specific reference to the city of Al-Khobar in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. It elucidates the relationship between differences of traditional shopping spaces from contemporary shopping places and differences of traditional behaviors of shopping from contemporary behaviors based on the methodological observation of the behavior of the shoppers within both types of shopping places. Starting with an overview of the evolution of the typology of shopping spaces in historical context, the paper investigates the social dimension of shopping activity and defines the shopping spaces as a reflection of social behaviors associated with the cultural context. The paper, then argues the impacts of global economy on the transformation of both the shopping behaviors of individuals and societies as well as those of shopping building typologies. The study develops a specif...
Abstract: The paper analyzes the current trends of urban transformation and delineates an underlying rationale which enables the comprehension of the current character of Arab city with particular reference to Al-Khobar. The city form is... more
Abstract: The paper analyzes the current trends of urban transformation and delineates an underlying rationale which enables the comprehension of the current character of Arab city with particular reference to Al-Khobar. The city form is subjected to a re-reading arguments of which are based on critical interpretation of the mechanisms of urban morphology in relation not only to the impacts of global economy and building boom but also to the means of perception of urban space by different strata of the urban realm. Thus, urban morphology of the city is studied as a medium which manifests a dissociation, and thus duality, between social structure and its physical container. The paper further argues that uncritical import of urban and architectural typologies seem to create a peculiar type of urban-architectural forgery that is usually reduced to skin-deep façade mimicry. Particularly, solo performances of shiny high-rise buildings and sharp contrasts of street fronts between main art...
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Underground spaces : design, engineering and environmental aspects , Underground spaces : design, engineering and environmental aspects , کتابخانه دیجیتال جندی شاپور اهواز
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Middle Eastern countries are suddenly confronted with the problem of a severe loss of architectural heritage, which is the material manifestation of their own cultural inheritance and thus that of their identity, particularly under... more
Middle Eastern countries are suddenly confronted with the problem of a severe loss of architectural heritage, which is the material manifestation of their own cultural inheritance and thus that of their identity, particularly under conditions of a sudden, rapid, radical and haphazard way of transformation as imposed over a society and its cultural geography by global impacts. This paper aims to argue whether the conservation issues regarding earth architecture in S audi Arabia are materially or culturally based with specific reference to Ibrahim Palace since it represents this conflict. The paper suggests that the problems regarding the architectural heritage conservation in Saudi Arabia are threefold; material, cultural and philosophical.
This paper aims to provide a urban morphological analysis of the transformation of Saudi Arabian cities from the late 18 century onwards through a cartographical urban inventory as its basis. The paper focuses on the cartographical... more
This paper aims to provide a urban morphological analysis of the transformation of Saudi Arabian cities from the late 18 century onwards through a cartographical urban inventory as its basis. The paper focuses on the cartographical information about the major cities in the Saudi Arabian Peninsula associated with the period between late 18 and early 20 centuries. This study was mainly conducted as a survey through the archives that have hitherto been kept closed for research purposes in Turkey. Therefore, a considerable part of sound and concrete information and evidence on Saudi Arabian town planning and urban design, particularly during the Ottoman era, was missing. This paper intends not only to make an inventory of the available maps and plans produced during the period between late 18 and early 20 centuries available in the Ottoman Archives of Turkey, but also to analyze this cartographical information through methods of the discipline of urban morphology and derive basic princi...
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This paper discusses whether public space have a place-specific identity over the process which Taksim and Gezi Park went through between 1st-27th May 2013 as well as social and political events that followed. These events epitomize... more
This paper discusses whether public space have a place-specific identity over the process which Taksim and Gezi Park went through between 1st-27th May 2013 as well as social and political events that followed. These events epitomize social identity struggles that are conducted through public spaces.
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This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture, its technological and cultural ramifications on tourism industry. It elucidates the background of issues regarding the interaction between the fields of cultural production... more
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture, its technological and cultural ramifications on tourism industry. It elucidates the background of issues regarding the interaction between the fields of cultural production (architecture) and cultural consumption (tourism). The chapter argues that power of tourism industry has reached, under the pressure of global economics, to a capacity to turn even daily architecture into instruments of touristic show. In this context, technology is utilized as an instrument to produce such iconography only as a surface articulation. Thus, architecture becomes a commodity of touristic consumption in this current socio-economic and cultural context. The pressure of tourism industry seems to create a significant split between the architecture and its location in terms of specific cultural roots. This tendency is discussed as a potential threat to sustainability of tourism industry itself since it damages its own very source, that is to ...
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of architecture and building sector towards a concern for environmental problems, ecological awareness, and thus, sustainable design, green... more
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of architecture and building sector towards a concern for environmental problems, ecological awareness, and thus, sustainable design, green technologies, and materials. Having conceived architecture and building practices as one of the leading economic activities globally, this chapter elucidates the role of architecture in creating business opportunities. The chapter tackles the subject from the perspective of technology and it analyzes the recent debates as well as developments in theory of architecture and building practice in construction industry. This chapter mainly argues that the ongoing paradigm shift moves beyond mere concern with environmental issues and creates an industry and economy of its own. The chapter introduces key concepts in the fields of green building and green architecture.
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Abstract The paper aims to explore the relationships between political ideology and spatial organization. Along this purpose, the changes in the politics and associated occurrences both in meanings of built forms and spaces are of... more
Abstract The paper aims to explore the relationships between political ideology and spatial organization. Along this purpose, the changes in the politics and associated occurrences both in meanings of built forms and spaces are of prime interest. Therefore, the paper ...
Publikationsansicht. 31520815. A formal grammar analysis of urban transformation : urban renewal of historic town centres in Turkey after 1980s. (1999). Cetin, Murat. Abstract. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sheffield, 1999. Details der... more
Publikationsansicht. 31520815. A formal grammar analysis of urban transformation : urban renewal of historic town centres in Turkey after 1980s. (1999). Cetin, Murat. Abstract. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sheffield, 1999. Details der Publikation. ...
AbstractIt is intended to glance at urban change from a totally different perspective whereby modernist planning is conceived as a technological-interventionist attitude towards an organic host. It is argued that city is evolving as a... more
AbstractIt is intended to glance at urban change from a totally different perspective whereby modernist planning is conceived as a technological-interventionist attitude towards an organic host. It is argued that city is evolving as a hybrid (of technology and natural ...
Considering architecture as a spatial art, the paper examines the nature of ongoing change in the design of architectural spaces, in accordance with the profound conversion in the nature of social existence on Earth. The study aims to... more
Considering architecture as a spatial art, the paper examines the nature of ongoing change in the design of architectural spaces, in accordance with the profound conversion in the nature of social existence on Earth. The study aims to tackle the issue mainly from a morphological standpoint with cross-references to sociological dimension of space. Recently, some started to believe that virtues of modernity were not capable of coping with the emerging diversity and complexity brought by new bodies, who were gradually introduced into the urban scene through democratisation. Therefore, the de(con)struction of the canons of the modernism was the only solution in order to achieve a new phase in the material evolution of humankind. Spatial reflection of such an ongoing social transformation, that is to say, a major shift from „an ideal society centrally controlled by corporate groups‟ to a much more pragmatic one with „flexibility of control systems‟ is of prime concern in this study. In o...
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Purpose-The objectives of this paper are to present the development of an indicative multi-phase systematic framework for performance appraisal of architectural design studio facilities; and the findings of the post-occupancy conditions... more
Purpose-The objectives of this paper are to present the development of an indicative multi-phase systematic framework for performance appraisal of architectural design studio facilities; and the findings of the post-occupancy conditions of one of the architectural ...
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The paper tackles the soundscapes of prisons as a manifestation of the power relations within the physical and spatial landscapes of imprisonment. In this context, the paper argues that duality between the notions of crime and punishment... more
The paper tackles the soundscapes of prisons as a manifestation of the power relations within the physical and spatial landscapes of imprisonment. In this context, the paper argues that duality between the notions of crime and punishment as well as between the actors who represent the rebel and the law is directly reflected in the soundscapes of prisons. In parallel with aforementioned duality, soundscapes of prisons seem to exhibit a binary nature. Following a short review of theoretical framework of ‗power-soundscape relationship', impact of hearing mechanisms on human psychology and audio-spatial mechanisms of auditory surveillance and suppression will be cross-examined with specific reference to evolution of prison spaces in historical perspective particularly based on the literature about the daily lives of prison inmates and guardians.
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The paper takes the relation between soundscapes and power struggles as its problem area and focuses on the role of music that is performed in public protests. It argues that music and street performances are conceived and therefore... more
The paper takes the relation between soundscapes and power struggles as its problem area and focuses on the role of music that is performed in public protests. It argues that music and street performances are conceived and therefore utilised as sonic acts of political struggle in urban realm. Starting with a general understanding of hearing mechanisms, the study elucidates the relationships among territoriality of soundscape, identity construction, social segregation and polarisation, and finally, power struggle. Within the framework of the intersection area of these concepts, the paper discusses the processes of politisation of soundscape through music as a form of protest event that is performed in public realm. Throughout the paper, it is focused on the significant cases of public protests as well as political events that occured in public space. The main emphasis is on the use of sound technologies to impose power on masses of people. The paper tackles the question of how the salient characteristics of soundscape are sonically adopted as means for counter‐political acts in public realm.
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Makale, mimarlıkta kadim ve özgün bir olgu olan ‘ek’ konusunu korumadaki yeri açısından problemleştirir. Koruma disiplininin toplumun ve fiziki çevrenin oluşum süreçlerinin doğal türevlerinden olan eklemlenme olgusuna ve bunun sonuç ürünü... more
Makale, mimarlıkta kadim ve özgün bir olgu olan ‘ek’ konusunu korumadaki yeri açısından problemleştirir. Koruma disiplininin toplumun ve fiziki çevrenin oluşum süreçlerinin doğal türevlerinden olan eklemlenme olgusuna ve bunun sonuç ürünü olan eklere karşı tavrına, ötekileştirme penceresinden bakan yazı, önce sanatta ötekileştirme olgusuna bakarak buradan mimarlık ve koruma alanlarına bazı aktarımlar yapmayı hedefler. Bu vesileyle eleştirel bir yeniden okumaya soyunan yazı, ötekileştirme ve güç ilişkilerine referansla, uzmanlıkların çevre üzerinde uyguladıkları tahakküm olgusu ile siyasi erklerin toplum ve çevre üzerinde uygulayageldikleri mekansal stratejiler arasındaki bağıntıları sergiler. Toplumdaki ve fiziki çevredeki melezlenme olgusunu bir potansiyel olarak tartışan makalede, bu olguya karşı tavrımızın koruma anlayışı ve pratiklerine nasıl yansıdığını sorgulanır. Eklemlenme ve melezlenmeye karşı geliştirilen muhafazakar tavrın, erkin uyguladığı toplumsal ve mekansal homojenleştirme politikalarıyla ilişkisinin irdelenmesi hedeflenmiştir.