LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
ELÄ°F ERDAL 2015-2020
PERSONAL INFO
Name Place of birth Date of birth Contact info Phone
Ruveyda Elif Erdal Nottingham, UK 6.3.1997 ruveydaeliferdal@gmail.com +90 5347706501
CURRICULUM VITAE
Education 2020-2015 Istanbul
Istanbul Technical University, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
2018 Wageningen NL
Wageningen University, Erasmus Program, Landscape Architecture
Awards 2017
Digital Landscape Architecture Student Poster Competition Award
Competitions 2019
American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Student Awards, Participant
2019
Radicepura Garden Festival, Participant
2020
‘’Olivelo – İzmir Kent Çeperinde Ekolojik Ortak Yaşam Alanı’’ Idea Competition, Participant
2020
‘’Erenköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Bizimköy’’ Architectural Project Competition, Participant
Publications 2019
Aytaç, G., Şahin, E.Ç., Özgür, D., (2019). “İklim Değişikliğinin İzmir Kenti Üzerine Etkilerine Yönelik Peyzaj Senaryoları.” Aksoy, Y.(Ed.), In İklim Değişikliği ve Kentler: Yapısal Çevre
2019
Aytaç, G., Erdal, R.E., (2019). İnsanlığın Başladığı Yer, Yarımburgaz Mağarası. Paper presented at the 7th Congress of Landscape Architecture & Landscape as a Collective Memory, Antalya, Turkey
Experiences 2016
Ortaköy Botanic and Nursery, Internship
2018
Izmir's Blue Green Infrastructure Workshop, (Ege Üni., İYTE, İTÜ)
2019
Haydarpaşa High School ‘’Bahçemizi Tasarlıyoruz’’ Workshop
2019
Aytaç Architects, Internship
Professional Experiences 2020
Mediterra Botanic (Mediterra Mimarlık Peyzaj Limited Şirketi), Co-Founder online plant shop + interior planting design, www.mediterrabotanic.com
Digital Skills Autocad, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Sketchup, Vray, Lumion, MS Office, Rhino Interests 3D Visualization, Post-Production Collage, Digital Art, Computer Aided Landscape Design, Mapping, Social Media Marketing, Botanical Illustrations, Handmade Ceramics, Yoga
CONTENTS
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SHIFTED RITUALS, A new pattern of agriculture and model of sustainable tourism in Savur, Mardin
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RE-SHORE UTOPIA, ‘’Let the water in’’ post production of post-industrial landscape under flood threat, Izmir
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LET IT FLOW, KEEP IT ALIVE, Izmir
21-25 Page
SPACE FOR WATER, Adaptation to climate change, Amsterdam
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VIRCON GROUP TAKSİM 360 OFFICE PROJECT by FoliStudio, Interior planting design, İstanbul
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Graduation Project 2020
SHIFTED RITUALS
A new pattern of agriculture and model of sustainable tourism in Savur, Mardin
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it" said famous philosopher George Santayana. This paradigm ring is prevailing for any issues especially for anthropogenic impacts. Many problematic situation in world, mostly occur by man-made reasons such as urbanization, mass consumption of sources, mass production of pollutants etc. Because climate and nature are dynamic and changing continuously and we definitely know that we have an impact on this change. In ancient time, many hazards like drought, happened in many times in different periods, and some theories are supporting the idea that collapse of the Mesopotamian empires caused from drought. Impacts are listed as, lack of drainage, mass consumption of water and some of theories are just finding it as a coincidence. What if it is an ecological ritual of the nature? However, currently, there is a growing drought problem in old Mesopotamian lands from south to north and it seems like we could not remember the past correctly. In this project, main landscape problem is became the focus of the interventions: drought. The sites are located on Mesopotamian lands which are fertile through valleys under steppe hills and agriculture is the main economic source. Three different places in Mardin are studied in conceptual process : Savur, Başkavak and Dereiçi, a new model of irrigation in agricultural lands is proposed to minimize the effect of drought and a scenario about sustainable tourism is fictionalised to define the sociological rituals of the lands.
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Başkavak (Ahmedi): In this village, people mostly
DEFINITION OF THE PROJECT SITES
speak Arabic-Turkish. Since the Savur stream flows stronger, poplar industry is prevalent and that is why village’s name is Başkavak. Also it is one of the most emigrated village and its population is 2004 now. Batman 90km
Dereiçi (Qıllıt/Azalan): The village comes into prominence with its traditional stone houses and civilization, all of which are Assyrian. Water sources are rich enough to have vineyards & make vinification. Recently, population of the village is 122 and except for 3 or 4 families, all the other people are living in Europe and visiting the village just in summer.
Midyat 45km Mardin 50 km
Savur (Savro/Boyun,Merdin-i Suğra):
Savur is a Mardin district with its geo-strategic structure and its location dominating the commercial and military roads at the intersection of two valleys. It is located at the ridge of the Masius mountain and Savur stream is passing by at the north. It is like the miniature of Mardin with its narrow streets called ‘’ıskak’’, traditional stone mansions, and rising minarets. Also Savur has a temporary circulation of residents and many of them are emigrating to west, currently its population is 27.304.
Timeline of agricultural dynamics in Ancient time
First
rainwater
agriculture
was North Mesopotamia
fed in
Agricultural productions extremely increased and hyrological networks grown, due to lack of draniage systems and random irrigations,
Rain was not enough on growing periods and floods were occuring on harvest periods, people started to find solutions to control
8000 BC
the water
Fertile Crescent: Flat and fertile floodplains near Tigris and Euphrates rivers
from
opened
with ditches
riversides,
canals
to keep water on drought periods and remove it on rainy periods
which
means
underground water system built to supply drinking
is an
water and irrigate agricultural land in dry areas.
2500-2000 BC
Beginning people
(Qanat),
open to everyone in Uighur,
salinisation is occured due to evaporation
5000 BC After 300 years of drought, people migrated to South Mesopotamia, first farmers settled on ‘’Fertile Crescent’’ because of this ecological factor
Kehriz
6-7 AD
While wheat production was decreasing, salt-resistant barley increased, however people started to migrate to North Mesopotamia and 80% of ‘’Fertile Crescent ‘’ stayed
non-agricultural
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ECONOMY
climate change DROUGHT unconscious irrigation
depth of wells
conversion of land use irrigated area
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DROUGHT
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requested irrigation
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number of wells
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long term
migration obligation tradition
short term
PROBLEM
SOLUTION Alternative? -Rural Tourism -New agro-branding with local fruit products Alternative? -End of poplar industry -New irrigation method ‘’Qanat System’’
CONTEXT SHIFTED RITUALS kept rituals revive protect share changed rituals bring back old adapt
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water extraction
product selection
groundwater level
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groundwater recharge
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PROPOSAL IDEA TIMELINE
new options for irrigation
new options of products
‘’Qanat’’ system to prevent the loss of water in mountains and to increase the use of runoff water fig
geo-textile pipes & geomembrane material
damson plum cherry pomegranate
geo-radar techniques GIS systems remote sensing instruments
walnut other products with less water consumption present
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2-3 years
increased migration to west & temporary existence of residents of Savur 40000 Savur population
village as a stop for culture & art & history
35000
30000
as rural tourism
2018
2007
as agro-branding
2040
different options for different villages as a guest: voluntary
paid accomodation&services, agricultural experience
as a volunteer: free accomodation&services, voluntary agricultural experience historical & cultural experience of abandoned Assyrian village & religious tourism production of cloth bags, plastic vases with organic foods by female residents
handmade products
remanaging the old wine factory of Dereiçi with wine-making and packing of natural caper plant (kapari)
agricultural products
branding network of the unique agricultural products of Savur such as: damson plum (mürdüm eriği) and grape & their variations
25000
present
4-7 years
new options of employment & sustainable tourism
agrotourism coop. with T a T u T a
Canal-top solar power in irrigation canal system to prevent evaporation of water and to sustain energy for pumping water to lands
Savur
continued poplar production
new options for energy
Dereiçi
last harvest
Bsşkavak & Savur&Dereiçi
poplar industry and mass consumption of groundwater
2025
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MASTERPLAN
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ditches on an old stream trace Savur stream canal top solar power system
south-facing canal top solar panels 1:50
Length of the Qanat
Depth of the Qanat
Precipitation Mountain Plain Van Ä°ran Mardin
main source 1 m round
X
X
XX
XX
5-15 km
6-20 m
10-70 km
5-45 m
varies
30 m
well drained: min. 500 m Distance between Qanats
mother well
dry: min. 1500 m
access shaft
construction and maintenance
qanat channel water-carrying
outlet
distribution
network of ditches
irrigated land
alluvium water table
groundwater as a renewable source
water tank 20 m round
stores water in case of heavy rain
mountanious, valleys: min. 500 m simple well
groundwater ow is one-way, mechanic power is needed to extract , it decreases water table
water table qanat wells
when groundwater level get down, system will stop, the aim is to balance it with runoff with preventing runoff loss
water table
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MASTERPLAN FOR DEREİÇİ VILLAGE
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DETAIL PLAN
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VISUALS
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American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) Student Awards, Participant with Melis Muslubaş 2019
RE-SHORE UTOPIA
‘’Let the water in’’ post production of post-industrial landscape under flood threat, Izmir
Human beings change their natural balance in order to adapt to today's fast global conditions. Izmir, the city which is once referred to ‘the Little Paris of the East’, is in the border/threshold of the changes. At the same time, heritages of Izmir are waiting for a hopeless future. They are under the threat from losing spatial and mnemonic value, especially, where climate change, industriali-zation, and urbanization are happening concentrated. To minimize these threats and to build a better future, is it possible to get back to the old times and to adapt to the ideal? For Izmir, this is perhaps a challenging situation, but an opportunity for a new strategy. This strategy, should include a new approach to combine the existing systems of the urban context with the former environment of the cultural and natural landscapes. The aim of the strategy would be to prevent the effects of sea level rise resulting from the climate change. In this study, a new shoreline for Izmir is being proposed, which provides a new habitat and enhances the riverine system which once de-molished and has acted as an idle channel, and the sea coastal system which has been disturbed by the Harbor. The new system to be discussed in the study, includes both structural and physiologi-cal changes harmonious with the heritages of the İzmir and the future scenarios of the climatic conditions.
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RE-SHORE UTOPIA
HEAT ISLAND EFFECT SEA LEVEL RISE FLOOD RISK
VIADUCT INTERCEPTION NODE URBANIZATION
WATER POLLUTION ODOUR POLLUTION RUINED ECOLOGY
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2100 FLOOD SCENARIOS
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Landscape Architecture Studio III Project 2018
LET IT FLOW, KEEP IT ALIVE, Izmir
GLOBAL WARMING Due to dense urbanization and destruction of n a t u r a l sources, there is a heat island effect, temperature is geting higher every year , in 2100 there will be 3.3°C of eventual warming all over the world
FLOOD Incorrect water infrastructure and canalization of the Melez river make the city weak for flood events. Global warming has a negative effect on the flood frequence. Nowadays, flood is not only affecting the city from the land, but also affecting from the sea by storms
SEA LEVEL RISE in 2100, global sea level rise will be 7.1 meter (globally) which means almost the whole coast and city centre will be submerged
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ANALYSIS OF SHORELINE FORMATION
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ANALYSIS OF SHORELINE FORMATION
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PROPOSAL IDEA
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MASTERPLAN
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MASTERPLAN
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VISUALS
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Regional Design Studio Project Wageningen University 2018
SPACE FOR WATER
Adaptation to climate change, Amsterdam Metropolitan Region of Amsterdam (MRA) is growing and it will continue to grow. City is surrounded with dierent landscapes, most of them are grasslands on the peat soil. This scenic open-spaces contrast to stone metropolis, are mostly inaccessible which are only using by some farmlands and available to do interventions to adapt climate change
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ANALYSIS AND CONCEPT Major concept is, create wetland from grassland on the peat soil to keep more water and let it to develop vegetational zones (shallow marsh to forest)
GREEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT
MORE INFILTRATION MORE SPACE SLOW THE FLOW
GREEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT
wetlands
Amsterdam city center
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HOW TO CREATE WETLAND ON A GRASSLAND? slow down run-off increase low ows
WHY WETLAND?
existing situation
acts as a sponge absorb water recharge groundwater soaking up water (wet period) release water (dry period) natural rainwater buffer prevent subsidence provide retention of soil
If there is a ditch near farmhouse crossing the wetland, water system can be seperated with new locks
If there is no, then a new ditch can be created and farmland can act as a sub-polder
widen ditches
inundate by precipitaiton get higher groundwater level Average rainfall is 700 mm/year but climate is changing and annual precipitation will also change from -5% to 6% MORE RAIN, MORE WATER WILL COME Design goals are to keep and infiltrate more water. When a storm comes, design area can easily manage because the amount of water can fill up more. Also in the future; more frequent storm can be managed because in time, there will be a vegetation development to reduce the effect.
fen vegetation development
in 20-30 years forest development on drier parts
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FOCAL PLAN
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STRUCTURE PLAN
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VIRCON GROUP TAKSİM 360 OFFICE PROJECT Interior planting design , İstanbul
Project is applied as Mediterra Botanic (collaborated with FoliStudio). Mediterra Botanic is an online plant shop and interior planting design firm, I am one of the co-founder along with an architect. Project includes glazing, painting and supply of the plant pots and interior plant decisions and supplies. Also planting of the plants, plant care directives with illustrations are provided by MediterraBotanic.
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ELÄ°F ERDAL 2015-2020