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Book Chapters by murat cetin
İçten İçe; Mimarlıkta “İç” Meselesinin Ekonomi-Politik Serüveni,, 2021
‘İçten İçe’; Mimarlıkta ‘İç’ Meselesinin Ekonomi-Politik Serüveni, mimarlıkla iç mimarlığın ayrış... 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.
Sakarya Nehri Çevresi Öğrenci Projeleri , 2019
architectural education in Sakarya University and urban design studio process.
Architecture is closely yet paradoxically connected to the two basic and complementary human inst... 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.
A Critical Look, Subtle Talk and Judicious Walk on the Insidious Paths of Sustainable Tourism; Dealing with Dual Character of Conservation of Urban-Architectural Heritage in Saudi Arabia, inTourism Development in the GCC States: Reconciling Economic Growth, Conservation and Sustainable Development , 2014
From Anatolia to Bosnia; Reviews on Pendentive Dome Mosque’s Architecture, USM Press. Malaysia., 2012
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of archi... 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 ram... 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, Ma... 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.
Underground spaces are becoming increasingly important for a wide diversity of uses. They range f... 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.
Academic Journal Papers by murat cetin
Mimarlık, 2020
neo-facadism in housing architecture
Mimarca, 2018
on the theme of negotiation; architectural theory and architectural education.
XXI, 2018
Conservation and intervention to industrial heritage in Zonguldak Uzulmez Valley
Arredamento Mimarlık, 2017
Restoration and contemporary addition to Akhiropitos monastery, Cyprus
XXI, 2017
Additions to Buyukvalide Han eminonu Istanbul
ITU/A-Z journal of faculty of architecture, 2017
The paper argues the role of interior spaces in linking with the urban open space configuration. ... 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.
Dosya, Dec 30, 2017
Bu yazıda kuram ve pratik ilişkisi ve/veya çelişkisi üzerinden, mimarlığın (ve özellikle de mimar... 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.
Günümüzde sistematik olarak yürütüldüğü gözlenen ‘camiler aracılığıyla kentsel peyzajın değiştiri... 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.
İçten İçe; Mimarlıkta “İç” Meselesinin Ekonomi-Politik Serüveni,, 2021
‘İçten İçe’; Mimarlıkta ‘İç’ Meselesinin Ekonomi-Politik Serüveni, mimarlıkla iç mimarlığın ayrış... 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.
Sakarya Nehri Çevresi Öğrenci Projeleri , 2019
architectural education in Sakarya University and urban design studio process.
Architecture is closely yet paradoxically connected to the two basic and complementary human inst... 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.
A Critical Look, Subtle Talk and Judicious Walk on the Insidious Paths of Sustainable Tourism; Dealing with Dual Character of Conservation of Urban-Architectural Heritage in Saudi Arabia, inTourism Development in the GCC States: Reconciling Economic Growth, Conservation and Sustainable Development , 2014
From Anatolia to Bosnia; Reviews on Pendentive Dome Mosque’s Architecture, USM Press. Malaysia., 2012
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of archi... 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 ram... 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, Ma... 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.
Underground spaces are becoming increasingly important for a wide diversity of uses. They range f... 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.
Mimarlık, 2020
neo-facadism in housing architecture
Mimarca, 2018
on the theme of negotiation; architectural theory and architectural education.
XXI, 2018
Conservation and intervention to industrial heritage in Zonguldak Uzulmez Valley
Arredamento Mimarlık, 2017
Restoration and contemporary addition to Akhiropitos monastery, Cyprus
XXI, 2017
Additions to Buyukvalide Han eminonu Istanbul
ITU/A-Z journal of faculty of architecture, 2017
The paper argues the role of interior spaces in linking with the urban open space configuration. ... 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.
Dosya, Dec 30, 2017
Bu yazıda kuram ve pratik ilişkisi ve/veya çelişkisi üzerinden, mimarlığın (ve özellikle de mimar... 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.
Günümüzde sistematik olarak yürütüldüğü gözlenen ‘camiler aracılığıyla kentsel peyzajın değiştiri... 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.
İnsanlık tarihinin bir mülkiyet kontrolü tarihi olarak okunduğu bu yazıda mimarlığın mülkiyetle d... 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.
This paper discusses whether public space have a place-specific identity over the process which T... 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.
Ottoman Izmir: the rise of a cosmopolitan port, 1840 -1880, Apr 17, 2013
International Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering IJCEE-IJENS, Mar 1, 2013
Considering architecture as a spatial art, the paper examines the nature of ongoing change in t... 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.
The urban fabric of Ayvalik, which has a unique Aegean identity, displays one of the rare example... 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.
Purpose – The objectives of this paper are to present the development of an indicative multi-phas... 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
This paper elucidates the emergence and evolution of arabesque with specific reference to the cas... 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... 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.
The paper addresses the question of resilience through an ‘other’ type of architecture (of ‘other... 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.
XXI, 2019
2019 “Korumalı Ringlere Veda”, XXI
arkitera, 2017
2017 "Anadolu’da Kentsel Arabesk; Taşra Kenti Kimliğinden Büyükkent İmgesine Yolculuk Macerasında... more 2017 "Anadolu’da Kentsel Arabesk; Taşra Kenti Kimliğinden Büyükkent İmgesine Yolculuk Macerasında ‘Süper-Kent Balıkesir’ Temalı Kentleşme Politikalarına Dair…", Arkitera , Süper Kent Balıkesir Dosyası
XXI, 2017
2017 “Ve “Karşı Köşe”de Mimarlığın Namağlup Efsane Ağır-Sıklet Şampiyonu: Koruma”, XXI
iç mimarlık dergisi, Jul 7, 2014
Henri Lefebvre’in, kitabın özgün dili olan Fransızca’da “La production de l’espace” ve İngilizce’... 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.
thesis, 2020
2020 “Mekânın [Biyo]Politikası: İnsan Olmayanın Teşebbüsleştirilmesinde Mekânın Rolü Üzerine Bir ... more 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
thesis , 2019
2019 “Kentsel koruma ve altyapı projelerinde koruma – süre ilişkisi” (ongoing), Master’s Thesis b... more 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
thesis, 2018
2018 “Tarihi/Kültürel Miras Eserlerinin Bir Emlak Metası Olarak ‘Değerleme’ Sorunları” (ongoing),... more 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
thesis, 2018
2018 “1950-70 Yılları Arasında İstanbul’da İmar Hareketleri ve Dönemin Koruma Anlayışı” (ongoing)... more 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
thesis, 2015
2015 “Üsküdar'ın Dönüşümü Bağlamında Rumi Mehmet Paşa Camii Analizi ve Koruma Sorunları” (complet... more 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
thesis, 2015
2015 “Tarihi Yapıda Ek Kavramının Büyük Valide Han İç Avlu Ekleri Özelinde İrdelenmesi” (complete... more 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
odtü, 2018
2018 3rd Prize METU Campus Cultural Center Entry Plaza and Sculpture Design Project Competition ... 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]
arkitera, 2017
2017 3rd Mention Elazığ City Square Urban Design Project Competition (Elazığ Kent Meydanı Ulusal ... more 2017 3rd Mention Elazığ City Square Urban Design Project Competition (Elazığ Kent Meydanı Ulusal Kentsel Tasarım Yarışması)
arkitera, 2017
2017 2nd Mention Samsun 19 May Urban Route National Urban Design Project Competition (Samsun 19 M... more 2017 2nd Mention Samsun 19 May Urban Route National Urban Design Project Competition (Samsun 19 Mayıs İzleği Ulusal Kentsel Tasarım Yarışması)
Ormana saldıran kent karşısında direnirken 'çığlık çığlığa' haykıran; kentle orman arasında bakir... more Ormana saldıran kent karşısında direnirken 'çığlık çığlığa' haykıran; kentle orman arasında bakir niteliğini korumaya çalışırken strese girmiş; anamur'un sıcak günlerinde, kekik, menengiç, ıhlamur, çitlembik kokularının yörede hakim rüzgarlarla tepede savrularak insanın doğaya sıkı sıkıya kenetlendiği bir arazidir atatepe... tarih, kültür ve doğanın katmanlaştığı bu özgün lokasyon, kimliğini koruyacak, direnişine omuz verecek, saldırganına göğüs gerecek bir dosta susamıştır ve onu haketmektedir... Sosyal Merkez Binası bu dostluğa bir adaydır...
Mahalle ölçeğinde bir kentsel iyileştirme önerisine ulaşmayı hedefleyen yarışmada, bu mahallenin ... more Mahalle ölçeğinde bir kentsel iyileştirme önerisine ulaşmayı hedefleyen yarışmada, bu mahallenin fiziki, sosyal, siyasal ve kültürel dokusunun olduğu gibi korunarak, herhangi bir yıkım ve emsal artışı önerilmeksizin iyileştirilmesi ve kamusal alanların yüceltilmesi; değerlendirmenin en temel ve vazgeçilmez kriterlerindendir.
Ayrıca, gecekondu yerleşimlerinin pozitif kentsel ve kamusal değerlerini hala barındıran Küçük Armutlu mahallesi, Türkiye kentleşme tarihinde ‘gecekondulaşma’ sürecinden ‘çarpık apartmanlaşma’ sürecine geçmeden, gecekondunun özgün vernaküler niteliklerini bugüne dek taşıyabilmiş ve Istanbul kent dokusu içinde nadir bulunabilecek bir örnektir. Bu anlamda bu kentsel dokunun kültürel mirasolarak korunmasına dair fikir geliştirilmesi de bu yarışmanın öncelikli hedef ve kriterlerindendir.
Pir Sultan Abdal Kültür Derneği Sarıyer Şubesi, yarışma kapsamında geliştirilecek iyileştirme ve dönüşüm fikir üretimlerinin yerel olanaklar gözetilerek geliştirilmesini önemsemektedir. Yarışma, arka planındaki eşitlikçi ve komünal görüşe dayalı olarak, gönüllülük esası üzerine çalışan düzenleme ve değerlendirme ekiplerince, rekabet ve maddi karşılık barındırmayacak şekilde, ‘eşdeğer ve ayni ödüllü’ olarak düzenlenmiş olup, eşdeğer ödül sahiplerinin biraraya gelerek önerilen fikirlerin olanaklar ölçüsünde sentezlenip uygulamaya koyulacağı bir çalıştayla sonlanacaktır. Bu çalıştay, kolektif bir üretimin sonucu olarak mahallede kalıcı bir yerinde iyileştirme örneği oluşturacaktır. Bu mütevazı örnek, bugün Türkiye’de tartışılmakta olan dev kentsel dönüşüm projelerine karşı barınma hakkı için mücadele eden halkın tutunacağı bir dal olacaktır.
membership in Scientific Committee of ARCHDESIGN 2015, Istanbul
membership in Scientific Committee of 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIVABLE CITIES (ICLC2015)
MIK, 2020
2020 "Üçüncü Türle Yakınlaşmalar…!; Tarihi Dokularda ‘Ötekileştirilen’ Mimarlığa ‘[ S ] empatik’ ... more 2020 "Üçüncü Türle Yakınlaşmalar…!; Tarihi Dokularda ‘Ötekileştirilen’ Mimarlığa ‘[ S ] empatik’ bir Bakış… ", 19 Mayıs, Beykent Üniversitesi Mimarlık Kulübü (MİK), Çevrimiçi Seminer,
istanbul university, 2020
2020 “ESKİ Hamam YENİ Tas; Bir ‘Ötekileştirme’ Mecrası Olarak Tarihi Yapıya ‘Ek’ Meselesi”, İstan... more 2020 “ESKİ Hamam YENİ Tas; Bir ‘Ötekileştirme’ Mecrası Olarak Tarihi Yapıya ‘Ek’ Meselesi”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi Beyazıt Seminerleri, 29 April, İstanbul
TAK, 2019
2019 “Yok Mu İstanbul’u Tasarlayan?; Proje-Yorgunluğu ve Onarım İhtimalleri”, İstanbul’u Kentsizl... more 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
bebka, 2017
2017 “Yaşayan Kentler Tasarlamak…{Designing Living Cities; Ego Versus Eco: ‘Design Contradictıng ... more 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
eogu, 2017
2017 “Tarih Senin Gelecek Senin; Mimari Mirasın Yeniden Yoğurulması…”, EOGÜ Mimarlık, Kayıt-Sız S... more 2017 “Tarih Senin Gelecek Senin; Mimari Mirasın Yeniden Yoğurulması…”, EOGÜ Mimarlık, Kayıt-Sız Söyleşileri, 21 November, Eskişehir
aura, 2017
2017 “İşte O Biçim Bir Kent...; Somutlayıcı Bir Alt-Bilgi Alanı Olarak Kent Morfolojisi; Kent ve ... more 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
[![Research paper thumbnail of 2010 Panelist “Korumanin Iktidari ve Katmanlarin (Yapi)bozumu” (Virility of Conservation and Deconstruction of Strata), Kayıtdışı 03 (Dokun) {TissueTouch}, 8-13 (12) Feb, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul (Panelists: Ugur Tanyeli, Murat Cetin, Senem Doyduk)
PRI's The World Radio Program, Jul 10, 2013
blogspot, 2020
architectural and academic works blog
Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2017
Urban Morphology
review of [Contrasting perspectives on the Arab city]
This paper intends to put forward the nature of the relationship between the shopping behaviors a... 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 underly... 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...
Underground spaces : design, engineering and environmental aspects , Underground spaces : design,... more Underground spaces : design, engineering and environmental aspects , Underground spaces : design, engineering and environmental aspects , کتابخانه دیجیتال جندی شاپور اهواز
Middle Eastern countries are suddenly confronted with the problem of a severe loss of architectur... 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 ... 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...
A/Z : ITU journal of Faculty of Architecture, 2017
Journal of Islamic Architecture, 2012
This paper discusses whether public space have a place-specific identity over the process which T... 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.
Global Hospitality and Tourism Management Technologies
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of architecture, its technological and cultural ram... 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 ...
An IT Approach
This chapter aims to shed light on the nature of the current paradigm shift in the field of archi... 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.
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, 2010
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, 2012
International Journal of Arab Culture, Management and Sustainable Development, 2011
International Journal of Civil & Environmental …, 2010