Large scale projects and heritage preservation in Istanbul

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LARGE SCALE PROJECTS AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION IN BEYOGLU

LARGE SCALE PROJECTS AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION IN BEYOGLU

Renata Ramazanova, Sofia Rostilova, Diana Nakhodkina

Keywords: urban regeneration progect, heritage preservation, fragmentation

ABSTRACT

This paper overlooks recent urban studies on the large-scale development projects of the last twenty years in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul and its relations to heritage preservation of this area. The Final Design Studio - History of Architecidea behind this research was to attain an in-depth understanding of ture the transformation caused by the macro-scale regeneration policies Professor: Paolo Scrivano Assistants: Valeria Casali, Nicole De and its impact on heritage and therefore on society. Togni The first part of the paper presents a contextual background of the urban transformation of the Beyoglu district and its historical development from early settlements in the Byzantine era till the rapid urbanization in 1950. Following the features of the development of the port city and the the neoliberal urban development as a prior state policy to meet market-driven demands in the urban land of the late 20th century and, on the other hand, uprising community organizations resisting state’s urban policies, its impact of globalization on the circulation and economy of the district. The case studies presented in the second part of this paper critically analyzes the two large scale projects carried out in the Beyoglu after 2005 with its relation to the context and heritage preservation. After this, the paper tries to evaluate the problems and future risks of Halic port - the area where our group is developing the project, taking in consideration also the real project in this zone that is currently under construction.


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