URBAN DISSONANCES:
ISTANBUL’S DIALOGUE BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE
locating istanbul
locating istanbul
ISTANBUL IS: a DIAGRAM between two water bodies 7 hills a natural harbour with a dense urban topography favoring framing views and vibrant life in the streets
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Administrative city Intercity rail Regional rail Underground/Metro/BRT Planned extensions
Taksim Square
ISTANBUL
Trafalgar Square
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locating fener
locating fener
FENER IS: a DIAGRAM on the waterfront between two churches, one hidden, one open a dialogue between slope and flat struggling to mediate infrastructure and age
ANATOMY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD Bulgarian Church [right] Progressive diagrams explore (1) monuments and triangulation, (2) frequently used edges, (3) lot sizes (4) old transportation networks (5) newer transportation networks [below] Photographs of the neighborhood reveal a complex relationship to the water, a steep topography and narrow streets, and the beauty of crumbling brick work.
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ANATOMY OF A BUILDING
[right] Analysis at the building scale reveals similarities in the neigbhorhood of a certain building type: narrow, with a porch projecting on the second floor, these buildings are typically made of masonry covered with stucco. Some are in disrepair, which provides significant design opportunities.
1. mediating the slope to the waterfront 2. a holdover from the Greek heritage dating back to the Byzantine Empire 2. a labyrinthine street grid from the ottoman period, and a mosque on the hill, a hidden church 3. reconstituted street fabric after fires, industrial and commercial spaces, a showcase of precast iron construction 5. an area cleansed of its Greek inhabitants with the modern state, with major infrastructure systems added along the waterfront 6. the focus of urban renewal projects, a voice for new minorities, a reconstituted park
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1. Bulgarian Church 2. Romanian Church 3. Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
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