Architecture of Display #3

Galeri Nev is an art gallery in Ankara that serves a flexible exhibition area for various displays. On 12th April I had a chance to visit this space to analyze its way of organizing the elements to be displayed, boundaries, movement of the visitor and how it controls light or if additional lighting elements were added to emphasize certain things. In this manner, as an … Continue reading Architecture of Display #3

Architecture of Display #1

Within the Architecture of Display course we have completed the first lecture with a guest lecturer, Tuba Ekmekçi. She is the most passionate professional I have ever had a chance to meet and it was a privilege for us. The lecture basically covered the history of marine archaeology, the struggles they may face and the processes that an object passes over in order to be … Continue reading Architecture of Display #1

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

Şiddetsiz İletişim

CIT301 kodlu “Yurttaş Katılımı” dersinin onuncu haftasının kapsamında Şiddetsiz İletişim Metodu ile tanıştım. Altuğ Coşkun hocamızın katılımıyla etkileşimli bir şekilde gerçekleşen seminer kapsamında şiddet nedir, şiddetsiz iletişim metodu neden üzerinde durulması gereken bir konu, bu metod nasıl türemiş ve gelişmiş, metodun içeriği ve uygulanış pirensipleri nelerdir gibi konular üzerinde durduk. Sizlerle öncelikle seminerden edindiğim bilgileri paylaşmak ardından da kendi düşüncelerimden bahsetmek isterim.  Derse adını da … Continue reading Şiddetsiz İletişim

empowering others while empowering yourself: volunteering

You may recognize that I am constantly writing blog pieces about some assigned themes such as youth activism, social changes, social responsibility and so on. Today, the topic will be “volunteering” based on the TEDx talk given by Kamilla Sultanova. First of all, what is volunteering? It can be described through many aspects, however, in a brief manner, it is an unpaid activity that you … Continue reading empowering others while empowering yourself: volunteering

corporate vs. human social responsibility

Up to now, I have mentioned several topics in the context of global citizenship and social responsibility; I have talked about volunteering, social changes, youth activism and so on. Today, we will first think about corporate social responsibility by making its definition, and then discuss the issue by comparing it with human social responsibility. All these discussion will be depending on the TEDx talk given … Continue reading corporate vs. human social responsibility

Sırada Eşitlik

Merhaba! Bugün çok daha farklı, bloğumda daha önce görmediğiniz bir konu ile karşınızdayım. Bir sosyal sorumluluk projesinin ilk adımlarını attık. Attık dememin sebebi bir grup ile bu yola çıkmış olmamız. Amacımız, eğitimdeki fırsat eşitsizliğine ve yüzyüze eğitimin yerini tutmaya çalışan online eğitimin öğrenciler, çocuklar üzerindeki olumlu ve olumsuz etkilerine dikkat çekmek. Peki bunu nasıl yapacağız? Öncelikle sosyal medyada düzenli olarak eğitici, bilgilendirici ve dikkat çekici … Continue reading Sırada Eşitlik

1755 Lisbon Earthquake

For the sixth week’s topic we have focused on a different aspect of urban form determinants which is earthquake and we have discussed it through the case of Lisbon since it had faced this disaster in 1755.  In this context, the general outline of the presentation consisted of illustrating a general image of Lisbon before the earthquake, the impacts of the earthquake and the reasons … Continue reading 1755 Lisbon Earthquake