Category: Spring 21
2001 | New York Terrorist Attack
In the context of 14th week’s ARCH484 course, we have discussed New York, the terrorist attack and the remembrance of the crisis that took place in 2001. The mentioned crisis was about the Twin Towers which were an iconic part of the New York silhouette until they were destroyed by the jet plane. The reasons for why the building collapsed were listed concerning the structure … Continue reading 2001 | New York Terrorist Attack
1989 | Berlin
In the context of 11th week’s ARCH484 course, we have discussed Berlin and the issue of “Erasing the Urban Boundary” that took place after World War II in Nazi Germany. Dualities existed in terms of its regimen and this had also been seen in the urban typology of Germany and Berlin. After the impacts of the war, the reconstruction process had started and also in … Continue reading 1989 | Berlin
ecologically sustainable design proposal
In our Building Technologies in Architecture course the new assignment was designing an ecologically sustainable proposal through the single-housing unit typologies that are assigned to us. In this manner, we have defined the climatic conditions of the assigned city, defined the orientation of the block(s) for the optimum solution, designed the building envelope, indicated the zoning of spaces and proposed vegetation for landscaping. Continue reading ecologically sustainable design proposal
1944 | Rotterdam
In the context of 10th week’s ARCH484 course, we have discussed Rotterdam and its reconstruction process after the carpet bombing which led its transformation from a historic to a modernist city. First of all, The Polder and The Water City were in a problematic condition due to the increases in the population and traffic flow so the history city was improper accommodating the increased traffic. … Continue reading 1944 | Rotterdam
pre·jury 3 | spring ’21
I am still continuing my study on the housing project in Yıldız, Ankara, Turkey. In this draft which is named as –prejury3– you will see my general approach to the site, program, requirements and the consideration on the experience of the dwellers. I am working on the idea of enhancing the conjunction opportunities and in this manner, you will see the emergence of web, grid; … Continue reading pre·jury 3 | spring ’21
Formation of Green Spaces in Ankara in the Scope of Urban Transformation
Sociology of the City | News Analysis Nowadays, in the context of city, urban life and urban municipalities the main encountered issue or the struggle of them is the uneven urbanization. Since Turkey is also known as one of the earthquake zones, the consequences and damages of uneven urbanization emerge as disasters. As Geoffrey Payne emphasizes, relaxed attitudes to planning laws and standards have made … Continue reading Formation of Green Spaces in Ankara in the Scope of Urban Transformation
accessible, equally designed for all
There are 7 principles of universal design, Equitable Use, Flexibility in Use, Simple & Intuitive Use, Perceptible Information, Tolerance for Error, Low Physical Effort and Size & Space for Approach and Use which are all standing for a more equally designed spaces accommodating all the user profiles without considering any differences in abilities. In this context, the new assignment is assigned to us and we … Continue reading accessible, equally designed for all
1922 Great Fire of İzmir
In the 20th century, the most significant feature of İzmir was its fragmented typology seen in its plans. It is seen that there are many districts or neighborhoods with different approaches such as Turkish Neighborhood, Jewish Neighborhood and Armenian Neighborhood. Thus, the combination of them has emerged as a cosmopolitan culture and it obviously affected architecture, city and city planning. The mentioned culture has seen … Continue reading 1922 Great Fire of İzmir
1919 – 1934 | Red Vienna
We have discussed the changes occurred in Vienna after the Spanish Flu and World War under the name of “Red Vienna”, in the context of the eight week’s topic. Actually, the topic has filled affluently with information; although there are lots of options to discuss and compare with the modern cases, I have restricted the discussion topic and wanted to focus on the existence of … Continue reading 1919 – 1934 | Red Vienna
bilgesu · an architect and a researcher 