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WHY THE EDGE? M i c h e l a n g e l o â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s f re sc o fo r th e S istin e Ch a p e l a n d I stanbul seen from googl e maps

“ The Edge is t h e p l a c e w h e re t h i n g s

why the edge? PA O LO BEL LONI

happen, whe re a rc h i t e c t u re a n d u r b a n planning nee d t o s o l v e i m p o r t a n t conf lict s , wh e re t h e c i t y p re s e n t s it s problem a t i c a n d i n t e re s t i n g dinam is m . Th e e d g e i s t h e b o rd e r of t he cit y re l a t e d w i t h t h e g ro w t h o f t he per if er y. T h e e d g e i s t h e b o rd e r of t he cit y w i t h t h e w a t e r. T h e e d g e bet ween ins i d e a n d o u t s i d e h a s b e e n t he m os t int e re s t i n g f i e l d o f w o r k o f t he m oder nity. T h e e d g e b e t w e e n cult ures … ” No pict ure is p e r h a p s m o re s y m b o l i c and iconogr a p h i c t o re p re s e n t I s t a n b u l as M ichelang e l o ’s C re a t i o n o f A d a m i n t he f res co of t h e S i s t i n e C h a p e l . Tw o hands out s t re t c h e d t o w a rd s e a c h o t h e r ex t ending t h e f i n g e r s w i t h o u t t o u c h i n g . The t ens ion o f t w o b o d i e s , t w o c u l t u re s s o diff erent o n e f ro m t h e o t h e r, i n w i c h t he s ecret of c re a t i o n a n d t h e p r i n c i p l e of s pinning i n c o n s t a n t m o t i o n re s i d e . We can im m e d i a t e l y u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t he power of t h i s i m a g e i s i n t h e dis t ance. I n t h e e m p t y s p a c e b e t w e e n one f inger a n d t h e o t h e r, i n t h i s v o i d , in t his abs en c e , i n t h i s E d g e t h i n g s happen and t a k e p l a c e .

why water and culture? A NA HIDALGO Thinking Th e Edge- Wat er & Cult ure 2013 was a me etin g bet ween nine inter n atio na ls u niv er s it ies , prof es s or s and studen ts fro m m ore t han s ix d iffe ren t co un tries, in I s t anbul in J uly 2013 . TTE wa s mo re th an a res earch, s t udio and disc ussio n a bout t he idea of the limit, was more t han a group of p rofe ssion als an d s t udent s des igning

prof es s i o n a l s , w i t h t h e re a l h e a r t o f archit ec t u re , a n d f o r t h e p ro f e s s i o n a l s t o hav e c o n t a c t w i t h y o u n g p e o p l e , br inging f re s h a n d s o m e t i m e s rev olut i o n a r y i d e a s , w h i c h t o m o r ro w will be p ro a c t i v e p ro f e s s i o n a l s . All t his p ro v i d i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o creat e a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l n e t w o r k i n g bet wee n a l l o f u s . We aim t o g i v e t h e p o s s i b i l i t y t o archi t e c t s a n d s t u d e n t s of archi t e c t u re s t o l i v e t h e s e ex per ie n c e s d u r i n g T T E 2 0 1 4 !

a proje ct in an are a of I s t anbul. TTE wa s th e o ppor t unit y of t hes e p rofe ssion als an d s t udent s f rom d iffe ren t cu lture s and count r ies t o be in co nta ct durin g eight day s , s har ing

a presentation

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LUCA M O L I N A R I

expe rien ce s, wa ys of wor k , way s of

living.

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The presen t mome nt in global

pot ent ia l l y m o s t i n t e re s t i n g a n d

commun ica tion , â&#x20AC;&#x153; G lobaliz at ionâ&#x20AC;? ,

s t r at egi c w o r k s h o p s o n t h e s t a g e o f

in whic h a ll of u s a re connect ed

int er nati o n a l e d u c a t i o n a l re s e a rc h .

b y in ter n et, some t im es we f or get

I s t anbu l , w h i c h h o s t e d i t s s e c o n d

som e thin g ver y im por t ant , t he direct

edit ion, a n d w h i c h w e h o p e w i l l

conta ct betwe en us .

als o ho s t t h e t h i rd i n 2 0 1 4 , i s o n e

P robably th is c an be one of t he m os t

of t he p e r f e c t m e t ro p o l i t a n a re a s i n

impor ta nt poin t of TTE. Dur ing t hos e

t he wor l d t o e m b o d y t h i s t h e m e s o

d ay s we ha d th e o ppor t unit y t o f eel

relev an t a n d a l s o a b l e t o p ro v i d e

this globalizatio n in f ir s t per s on.

f ood f or t h o u g h t , h a v i n g a l w a y s

TTE is the ch an ce f or t he s t udent s

been a p l a c e o f g e o p o l i t i c s w h i c h

to have direc t co nt act wit h

has alw a y s e x p e r i e n c e s i n i t s s h a p e

and struc ture the idea of wor k ing

For t h i s re a s o n T h i n k i n g t h e E d g e

tirele ssly o n th e li m it .

is an i m p o r t a n t e x p e r i e n c e t o c a r r y

I b elie ve tha t foc us ing on t he

on an d I s t a n b u l i s o n e o f t h e i d e a l

meanin g a nd va lue of border s

cit ies t o d e v e l o p i t . I n 2 0 1 3 , t h e

and limits, of th e p laces bet ween

wor k sh o p w a s a u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y

things, is like tr yin g t o inv es t igat e

t o f in d e a c h o t h e r a n d w o r k t o g e t h e r,

that ph ysica l an d s y m bolic s pace

des pi t e t h e v e r y l i m i t e d t i m e , a n d t h e

unsta ble , bu t ne ce s s ar y, which t ells

f ir s t re s u l t s , a s w e l l a s o p p o r t u n i t i e s

the co nte mpo rar y realit y and it s

f or di re c t e x c h a n g e , h a v e b e e n

radica l tran sfo r mat ion.

v er y e n c o u r a g i n g . I t w a s o n l y t h e

The wo rld is ch an ging dr am at ically

begin n i n g o f a j o u r n e y a n d i t w i l l b e

b efore ou r eyes , and t he

t he t a s k o f t h e n e x t e d i t i o n s t o d i g

inter n atio na l crisis is not hing

ev en d e e p e r a n d o ff e r u s e f u l t h e m e s

more th an on e o f it s m os t ex t rem e

and v i s i o n s .

conseque nc es, bu t it is als o t o

M y co n t r i b u t i o n , a l o n g w i t h A n j a

b e co nside red as a t rem endous

Vis ini , w a s t o t r y t o t u r n t h e

op po r tun ity to ch ange and ev olv e t he

wor k sh o p , i t s c o n t e n t s a n d p ro j e c t s ,

tools with whic h w e t hink and wor k .

in a s t o r y e a s i l y c o m m u n i c a t e d

D edic atin g a se ries of int er nat ional

t hroug h s o c i a l n e t w o r k s , w i t h t h e

w orksho ps tha t co m bine s om e of t he

openi n g o f F a c e b o o k a n d Tw i t t e r

scho ols of a rch itect ure, as well as

chann e l s . T h i s w a s a s w e l l o n e o f

b rillia nt th inkers and des igner s , is a

t he m a n y p o s s i b l e s t r a t e g i e s t o w o r k

g rea t oppo r tun ity f or us all t o dev ot e

on t he l i m i t a n d , t o g e t h e r, t o s h a re

tim e a nd resou rce s t o one of t he

t he re s u l t s w i t h a g ro w i n g m a s s o f

b ig issu es fac ing t he cont em por ar y

peopl e c o m i n g t o b u i l d a c o m m u n i t y

vision s a nd so lutio ns .

unim a g i n a b l e u n t i l a f e w y e a r s a g o .

In a ge ne ralized dim ens ion in which

This i s a n o t h e r w a y t o e x p l o re t h e

the rela tion sh ips bet ween public

t ools a n d t h e f u t u re p o t e n t i a l i t y o f

and priva te, in ter n al and ex t er nal,

archite c t u re a n d l o o k f o r w a rd a s

mate rial a nd digital, ar t if icial and

Thinki n g a s t h e E d g e i s c o n t i n u i n g

natura l, are mingling and changing,

t o do.

arch itec ture is o ne of t hos e d is cipline s in whic h realit y will r ais e more que stio ns an d unus ual is s ues .

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thinking at the public space PA O LO BEL LONI Celebr at ed f o r t h e f i r s t y e a r o n t h e s hores of t he B o s p o r u s , t h e e i g h t d a y s int er nat ional w o r k s h o p “T h i n k i n g T h e Edge” propo s e d a re f l e c t i o n o n t h e u s e of public s pa c e a s t h e m a i n v a l u e o f t he ur ban f a b r i c . The wor k s ho p p ro m o t e d b y P a o l o Belloni, prof e s s o r i n l a n d s c a p e archit ect ure a n d d e s i g n o f p u b l i c s pace at t he P o l y t e c h n i c o f M i l a n a n d Ana Hidalgo , a rc h i t e c t f ro m M a d r i d who liv es in I s t a n b u l s i n c e 2 0 1 1 , s a w t he par t icipa t i o n o f f o u r s c h o o l s o f Archit ect ure o f I s t a n b u l a n d f a c u l t i e s f rom m any in t e r n a t i o n a l u n i v e r s i t i e s . Prof es s or s a n d s t u d e n t s f ro m C o l u m b i a Univ er s it y, E T S A M M a d r i d , E T S A B Barcelona, I A A C B a rc e l o n a , M i m a r Sinan Univ er s i t y, I s t a n b u l Te c h n i c a l Univ er s it y İ T Ü , K a d i r H a s U n i v e r s i t y and Bilgi Un i v e r s i t y m e t t o d i s c u s s t he project o f t h e e d g e o f t h e c i t y w i t h par t icular re f e re n c e t o t h e w a t e r f ro n t at t he f oot of t h e h i l l o f G a l a t a .

The demo nstratio ns and incident s t hat

par t ici p a t i n g u n i v e r s i t i e s . T h e s e a re

happen ed be twee n t he beginning of

t he num b e r s t h a t h a v e g i v e n r i s e

June an d th rou gh out t he whole m ont h

t o an im p o r t a n t s t a g e o f re s e a rc h

of Ju ly h ave a ffec t ed a s ignif icant

and de b a t e w h i c h i s a f u r t h e r

p or tio n o f the city in t he project areas

dem on s t r a t i o n o f w h a t I s t a n b u l h a s

for Taksim Squ are .

becom e a n d w i l l b e m o re s o i n t h e

D espite o f this fac t s t he or ganiz er s

com ing y e a r s , a f i e l d t e s t a n d a

have no t dishe ar te ned f rom t he will of

ref eren c e p o i n t f o r t h e a rc h i t e c t u r a l

tak in g th e drama tic s it uat ion as t he

and ur b a n d e b a t e a s w e l l a s t h e y

main demo nstratio n of t he im por t ance

were in t h e ‘ 8 0 s a n d ‘ 9 0 s B a rc e l o n a ,

of public spa ce to t he lif e and ident it y

Par is , B e r l i n , A m s t e rd a m a n d o t h e r

of a city. T H E P R O T E S T S I N I S TA N B U L S TA R T E D F R O M T H E C R I T I C I S M TO A PROJECT FOR A PUBLIC S PA C E A N D T H I S WA S A FURTHER REASON TO GO ON W I T H O U R O R G A N I Z AT I O N , A FURTHER OPPORTUNITY TO U N D E R S TA N D T H E R E A S O N S , THE CONSEQUENCES AND THE SOCIAL MEANING OF THE WORK

Europe a n c i t i e s .

OF THE ARCHITECT WHEN HE

THI NKI N G T H E E D G E h a s b e e n t h e

A C T S I N A P U B L I C S PA C E .

wat er f ro n t a s a c o n d i t i o n e x t e n d e d

The demo nstratio ns under line t he

t o t he w h o l e c i t y, i n t e r m s o f u r b a n ,

stron g symbolic , real and s ocial

m an- m a d e a n d n a t u r a l e n v i ro n m e n t

valu es of th e public s pace t hat is t he

wit h it s p o t e n t i a l i t i e s , a n d f o r t h e

hear t a nd the so ul of t he cit y.

ov er all u r b a n q u a l i t y o f t h e c i t y.

Ten days o f ac tivities dur ing t he f ir s t

THI NKI N G T H E E D G E f o c u s e d i t s

w eek of July, 6 rou nd t ables at t ended

at t ent io n n o t o n l y i n a rc h i t e c t u re

b y a tota l of a bo ut t hir t y prof es s or s

and ur b a n i s m t o i n f i l t r a t e o t h e r

and a rch itec ts o f int er nat ional

realm s , w i t h t h e a i m t o b r i n g i n

intere st a nd 35 stu dent s div ided

a m ult i d i s c i p l i n a r y a p p ro a c h t o

into 5 working gro ups each one

t he s ub j e c t u n d e r d i s c u s s i o n a n d

led by a tea ch er a nd a t ut or of t he

open t h e a c a d e m i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n

I n I s t an b u l , t h e s i z e o f t h e c i t y, t he den s i t y o f t h e l a y e r s o f h i s t o r y and cu l t u re , f o r t h e i m m e n s e l i n e of wat e r f ro n t t h a t c h a r a c t e r i z e s t h e des ign o f p u b l i c s p a c e a s a n e n g i n e f or t he g e n e r a t i o n o f a n e w i m a g e o f t he cit y h a s t h e p o t e n t i a l t o a s s u m e an ev e n s t ro n g i d e n t i t y. The t op i c f o r t h i s s e c o n d e d i t i o n o f

T T E I N I S TA N B U L T h in kin g th e E d g e ’s te a m a t Ha ydarpa ş a Garı t o p : Re m o Do r ig a ti, Ju a n E lvir a , F r a nci sco Rodri guez, J o rd i S a f o n t- Tr ia , Bla n c a L leó , L u c a M o lin ari , Ana H i dal go, Stefano B o e r i , M an u e l Ga u sa , Sıla Aka lp , E le n a Br azi s, Ai na Bel l oni , Mar ta Do re , P a o lo Be llo n i, M a n u e l Ai res Mateus b o t t o m : M a r io n a Be n a in , F re d L e vr a t, Yü k sel D emi r, A nj a Vi si ni , Jo se Do mín g u e z, Özg e Tü tenyurd.

to th e fie lds of th e econom ical and p roduc tive world. AFTER SPEAKING AND WRITING FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS ABOUT T H E S P R A W L - C I T Y, T H E N O - M A N L A N D , T H E T E R R A I N VA C U A W E U N D E R S TA N D T H AT T H E MAIN PROBLEMS OF THE CITY C O N C E N T R AT E T H E M S E LV E S IN THE BORDER AND IN THE R E L AT I O N B E T W E E N T H E GROWTH OF THE CITY AND ITS I D E N T I T Y. In rela tion to th e topic of t he w orksho p, th e propos ed area of s t udy sp a nn ed from th e At atür k Br idge in the Golden Hor n t o t he Kabat as Ferr y Statio n. A big and com plex area whe re a lot o f t he char act er s that ide ntify the Cit y of I s t anbul conc en trate s. It is in t he beginning of th e Go lde n Ho r n where t he G alat a B ridge defin es the pas s age f rom the Golden Hor n to t he Bos phorous , from Beyo ğ lu hill to Sult anahm et hill, w ith th e wa ter a cting as an im por t ant sq u are full o f traffic and f lux es , from the lan d to the open wat er in Galata Po r t Area , f rom t he European side to th e Asian s ide in t he v is ual and fu nc tion al re lat ion t rough t he B ospho rou s.

T H I N K I N G A B O U T T H E P U B L I C S PA C E I N TA K - K A D I K Ă&#x2013; Y S t e f a n o B o e r i , S ila Aka lp , P a o lo Be llo n i, F re d L e vr at and R emo D ori gati

G A Z I N G I S TA N B U L M a n u e l Aire s M a te u s d u r in g o n e o f the acti vi ti es rel ated to TTE

E N J O Y S P A C E N O T O N LY W I T H BODY BUT ALSO WITH MIND. Fred Levrat

the round tables PA O LO BEL LONI

This edit ion o f T H I N K I N G T H E E D G E count ed wit h s i x ro u n d t a b l e s h o s t e d by diff erent c u l t u r a l s p a c e s o f t h e cit y : I s t anbu l M o d e r n , S a l t G a l a t a , Depo, Kadir H a s U n i v e r s i t y, T h e I s t anbul Cha m b e r o f A rc h i t e c t s a n d TAK Kad覺k 繹y, t o u n d e r l i n e t h e a i m o f t he or ganiz e r s t o i n v o l v e t h e e n t i re cit y and s om e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t cult ur al s pac e s a n d i n s t i t u t i o n s .

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s t ream s o f m e rc h a n t s f ro m t h e N o r t h

MURAT VEF KIO Ğ L U “ I s t anbul Recent

t o t he S o u t h o f t h e w o r l d ; t h e G o l d e n

P roje cts”

Hor n, a t r u e “s q u a re o n t h e w a t e r ”

LUCA ORLANDI “ Is t anbul Wat er f ront -

which i s t h e re f e re n c e p o i n t f o r t h e

A n historic al perspect iv e”

ur ban f a b r i c o f t h e h i s t o r i c d i s t r i c t s

S O? “ YAP - Instal lat ion I n I s t anbul

of t he c i t y, t h e w a t e r o f t h e p o w e r f u l

Moder n Pa tio”

hy dr au l i c s t r u c t u re t h a t f e e d s t h e

modera tor: Yükse l Dem ir

cit y, it s c i s t e r n s a n d a q u e d u c t s ; ex per t l y i n t e r p re t e d i n t h e w o r k of M im a r S i n a n . I s t a n b u l i s a l s o a

In th e first rou nd t able, M ur at

m oder n c i t y t h a t i n re c e n t y e a r s , a n d

Vefkio ğ lu , Lu ca Or landi, Yü k s el

in conti n u i t y w i t h t h e h i s t o r y a n d

D emir, Pao lo Be lloni and Ana

t r adit io n o f t h e c i t y, h a s p ro d u c e d

H ida lgo foc used the at t ent ion t o t he

projects f ro m l o c a l a rc h i t e c t s o f

nature of Istan bu l, under t he t it le

renown e d f a m e f o r t h e re d e s i g n o f

“I S TANBUL – A CITY O N THE EDG E”

t he im m e n s e w a t e r f ro n t o f a c i t y t h a t

they presen ted the im por t ance of

has t he s i z e o f a n a t i o n .

the wate r fron t in the dev elopm ent of

M any c o n t e s t s a n d p ro j e c t s i n

the city from Mima r Sinan M os ques

recent y e a r s h a v e a n i m a t e d t h e

and in frastruc ture s t o t he m os t

debat e o f a rc h i t e c t u re a n d u r b a n

rece nt proje cts an d com pet it ions

plannin g i n I s t a n b u l . T h e s e t w o

that an imate the cont em por ar y

s ides o f t h e c i t y, t h e h i s t o r i c a n d t h e

arch itec ton ic a nd ur ban debat e in

m oder n , w e re p re s e n t e d b y L u c a

the city. Istan bu l is a cit y his t or ically

O r land i , p ro f e s s o r o f h i s t o r y a t İ T Ü

p lac ed “ on the edge” : t he boundar y

in I s t an b u l a n d M u r a t Ve f k i o ğ l u ,

b etwee n East an d Wes t , bet ween

direct o r o f t h e M u n i c i p a l I n s t i t u t e o f

E uro pe an d Asia, bet ween land and

Plannin g o f I s t a n b u l f o r m a n y y e a r s .

w ater. Ista nbul, a lway s a cros s road

Their in t e r v e n t i o n s w e re g u i d e d

for c ultu res an d people, a cit y t hat

and m o d e r a t e d b y Yü k s e l D e m i r,

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TOPOGRAPHIES

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t im e. T H E R E L AT I O N S H I P B E T W E E N TOPOGRAPHY AND DESIGN OF T H E C I T Y I S H I S T O R I C A L LY T H E MOST DISTINCTIVE ELEMENT I N T H E C R E AT I O N O F T H E H I S T O R I C C I T Y.

MURAT TABANL IO Ğ LU “ Wat er f ront p roje cts” JAVIER MAL O DE M O LI NA - BURG O S & GARRIDO ARCHITECTS “ M adr id Rio” modera tor: Bla nc a Lleó In th e sec on d ro un d t able in I s t anbul Moder n , Edua rd B r u, one of t he p rota go nists o f the ur ban renewal of B arce lon a durin g t he 1992 O ly m pics ; Jav ier Ma lo de Mo lina f rom t he office Burgos&Gar r ido who realiz ed the Madrid Rio Pro ject , a m ega infrastruc tura l pro ject int eres t ing for th e c ity o f Mad r id at a t er r it or ial scale tha t su ggest ed t he bur ial of an impor ta nt a r t er y of ur ban mobility h as allo wed t he creat ion of a large lin ea r pu blic s pace; M ur at Taba nlıo ğ lu , the aut hor of G alat a Por t w ith th e mo de ratio n of Blanc Lleó, d epa r tmen t ch air at t he Univ er s it y of M adrid, fa ce d them s elv es about the topic “ URBAN TO PO G RAPHI ES”

The f ab r i c o f t h e c i t y a d a p t s , w h i l e redes ig n i n g , t r a n s f o r m i n g a n d leav ing , t h e e x c e p t i o n a l b u i l d i n g s of a pa r t i c u l a r c o m m o n i n t e re s t a s a count e r p o i n t t o t h i s re p o r t . The t op o g r a p h i c a l d i m e n s i o n , a s oppos e d t o a m o re c o n c e p t u a l l y abs t r ac t a n d g e o m e t r i c d i m e n s i o n , com es b a c k s t ro n g l y i n t h e p ro p o s a l s of s ev e r a l p ro j e c t s i n v o l v i n g t h e t r ans f o r m a t i o n o f t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y cit y. Th e y r a i s e q u e s t i o n s o n t h e des ign o f a n e w u r b a n t o p o g r a p h y. I n t his p a n e l t h e d i s c u s s i o n h a s b e e n pres en t e d , a l o n g w i t h re s e a rc h a n d project s t h a t f o c u s t h e a t t e n t i o n o n t his rel a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n t o p o g r a p h y, includi n g n a t u r a l s i z e a n d a r t i f i c e .

to investiga te th e relat ion bet ween p roje cts at th e big s cale end t he p hy sic al mo rph olo gy of t he t er r it or y and th e c ity. There is a clo se relat ions hip bet ween the stru ctu re o f the ur ban phy s ical entity o f the territo r y and t he

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that co un ted with t he par t icipat ion of se ve ral a rch itec t s whos e wor k is known for th e a ttent ion t o t he m edium and small sca le o f archit ect ure. Han Tüm er te kin , Blan ca Lleò, SO ? , Fred Levra t an d Jua n E lv ir a pres ent ed som e of th eir mo re recent wor k s . The qua lity o f the cit y is bas ed on t wo main sca les of o bser v at ion. On th e o ne ha nd t he s iz e of t he p lan nin g sch eme s and t he def init ion of gen era l stra tegies , t he relat ions hip b etwee n den sity of t he s paces and b uildings, mo bility s t r at egies and stratific atio n th at h is t or y has lef t in it s course; o n th e o ther hand t he int r ins ic q ualitie s o f ea ch of t he buildings and sp a ce s th at c on for m s a cit y. The qua lity o f a c it y is inf luenced by the intrin sic qu ality of each of t he ind ividu al piec es of t he huge m os aic that de fine s it.

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“INEXPERIENCE” AJAC AWARDS VIII J ordi Sa f o n t - Tr i a Car les E n r i c h Pere Bui l pres ent a t i o n : M a r i o n a B e n a i n “ The s ca l e o f a rc h i t e c t u re ” h a s been t he t o p i c o f t h e p re s e n t a t i o n and t em p o r a r y e x h i b i t i o n o r g a n i z e d in DEPO C u l t u r a l C e n t re i n K a r a k ö y where t h e c o l l a b o r a t i o n b e t w e e n T T E and t he Yo u n g A rc h i t e c t s A s s o c i a t i o n of Cat al o n i a a n i m a t e d t h e p re s e n t a t i o n of t hree y o u n g a rc h i t e c t s c o m i n g f rom Barc e l o n a t o p re s e n t t h e i r w o r k as s elec t e d i n t h e l a s t e d i t i o n o f t h e Young A rc h i t e c t s a w a rd s o r g a n i z e d b y t he Cat a l a n a s s o c i a t i o n A J A C , a s p a r t of t he or g a n i z a t i o n t e a m o f “T h i n k i n g t he Edg e : w a t e r a n d c u l t u re ”, h a s t r ans f or m e d t h e u s u a l e x h i b i t i o n f or m at in t o a n i n s t a l l a t i o n s h o w i n g t h e award w i n n i n g p ro j e c t s w h i c h i s t o b e us ed as t h e b a c k g ro u n d f o r t h e f i r s t “ I nex per i e n c e ” s e s s i o n i n I s t a n b u l . J ordi Sa f o n t - Tr i a , C a r l e s E n r i c h Y Pere Bui l p re s e n t e d a s e l e c t i o n o f t heir wo r k s o ff e r i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o apprecia t e t h e v a l u e o f t h e s m a l l s c a l e in t he pro f e s s i o n a l a c t i v i t y o f y o u n g archit ec t s a n d t o u n d e r s t a n d t h e dy nam ic s o f i n i t i a t i n g i n t h e p ro f e s s i o n f or an a rc h i t e c t t h a t a re b a s i c a l l y t h e s am e in a l l t h e w o r l d .

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of t hre s h o l d a n d t h e re l a t i o n s h i p bet wee n t h e t w o s u b j e c t s w h o s e

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arch itec ts presen t ed t heir own wor k ,

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of TAK a nd T H E I M P O R T A N C E O F T H E PA R T I C I PAT I V E METHODOLOGY IN SOME O N G O I N G P R O J E C T S I N V O LV I N G T H E T R A N S F O R M AT I O N O F I M P O R T A N T A R E A S I N K A D I K Ö Y. S tefa no Boe ri pre s ent ed t he project for th e n ew Re gio nal Cent re f or the Mediterra ne an in M ar s eille and th e ma ritime c lus t er of “ La Madda len a” , a s w ell as ot her p roje cts in differe nt s cales relat ed

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I t gat h e r s t h e g o a l s o f a l i f e

FOR DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES-

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HOW A BIG EVENT TRANSFORM

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MANUEL GAUSA “ Barcelona Ur ban

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S U PERPOOL “ Map ping I s t anbul”

t r ans f o r m a t i o n s i s a l w a y s t h e p u b l i c

LUCA MOLINARI “Tur in W int er

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Olympics-Milan Ex po 2015”

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for its pe ople. T H E O R G A N I S A T I O N OF MAJOR EVENTS PRESENT A UNIQUE OCCASION, IN A MOMENT IN WHICH THE CITY L O O K S AT I T S E L F O N A M I R R O R AND DECIDES THE LOOK IT WANTS TO PRESENT TO THE WORLD AS IDEA AND IMAGE OF

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R O U N D TA B L E 6 - I Z M I R P R O J E C T S Z u h a l U l u s o y p re se n tin g th e str a te g y fo r th e c ity of Izmi r i n Kadi r H as U ni versi ty

R O U N D TA B L E 6 IZMIR PROJECTS m oder a t o r : Z u h a l U l u s o y The “ I Z M I R P R O J E C T S ” h a s b e e n t he t opi c o f i n t e re s t o f t h e l a s t ro u n d t able or g a n i z e d b y Z u h a l U l u s o y i n t he Kad i r H a s u n i v e r s i t y f o c u s e d o n t he proj e c t s i n i t i a t e d b y t h e G re a t e r I z m ir M u n i c i p a l i t y f o r re d e s i g n i n g t h e wat er f ro n t t o e n h a n c e I z m i r ’s re l a t i o n wit h t he s e a . Followin g t h e f i v e g ro u p s c o n s i s t i n g of prof e s s i o n a l s , d e s i g n e r s , academ i c i a n s f ro m v a r i o u s e x p e r t i s e f ields t o w o r k o n t h e p ro j e c t s , an off ic e w a s f o r m e d w i t h i n t h e m unicip a l i t y t o s p e c i f i c a l l y p re p a re t he f ina l d o c u m e n t s f o r t h e b i d d i n g and im p l e m e n t a t i o n s t a g e s . O r ganiza t i o n o f t h e p ro c e s s i n v a r i o u s s t ages , s t a r t i n g w i t h p re l i m i n a r y wor k s ho p s a n d m e e t i n g s p a r t i c i p a t e d by a wid e r a n g e o f s t a k e h o l d e r s , a l l t he way t o i n t e n s i v e s e s s i o n s w i t h com pre h e n s i v e d e s i g n t e a m s w e re s hared. T h e w a y t h e p ro j e c t h a s b e e n publicly s h a re d v i a m e d i a a n d i n diff eren t d e s i g n p l a t f o r m s , a n d t h e cur rent s t a t e o f t h e p ro j e c t s h a v e a l s o been di s c u s s e d .

W E H AV E B E E N T RY I N G A N E W M O D E L I N K A D I K Ö Y. O U R A I M I S T O I N C R E A S E THE QUALITY OF LIFE BY DEVELOPING P R O J E C T S A N D E S TA B L I S H B R I D G E S BETWEEN DIFFERENT SECTORS. W E C R E AT E A N E N V I R O N M E N T T O S H A R E I D E A S : I F Y O U H AV E A N I D E A F O R T H E NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU CAN COME AND S H A R E I T. Sı l a Akal p, TAK - Kadı köy

the workshop PA O LO BEL LONI The wor k s ho p a c t i v i t y w a s t h e re a l s oul of Think i n g T h e E d g e w i t h t h e par t icipat ion o f s t u d e n t s c o m i n g f ro m t he diff erent I n t e r n a t i o n a l a n d Tu r k i s h univ er s it ies . E a c h g ro u p w o r k e d around a leit m o t i v a s re f e re n c e t o inv es t igat e d i ff e re n t n u a n c e s i n t h e renewal of a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t o f t h e cit y wit h s pe c i a l a t t e n t i o n t o i t s o p e n s pace. G RO UP 1 “ Blur r ing t he e d g e ” d e v e l o p e d u n d e r t he direct ion o f H a y r i y e E s b a h , Yü k s e l Dem ir, M elt e m E rd e m p ro p o s e d t o im prov e s om e o f t h e d e f i c i e n c i e s of I s t anbul o n t h e s t r i p n e x t t o t h e s horeline. Bl u r r i n g t h e e d g e a i m s a t res olv ing ce r t a i n p ro b l e m s p a y i n g at t ent ion t o d i ff e re n t p o i n t s o f int eres t , t he t o p o g r a p h y, t h e t r a ff i c inf r as t r uct ure a n d t h e w a t e r f ro n t . The idea of th e p ro j e c t i s t o creat e s er ies o f i n t e r v e n t i o n s t h a t enhance m ob i l i t y a n d p ro v i d e b e t t e r connect ions t o t h e w a t e r, p ro p o s i n g

strate gie s th at in v olv e us er s and d es ign ers. Fo llowi ng t hes e ideas , the pro jec t foc uses on t hree areas : the fish er me n bay, Kar ak รถy ar t is ans d is trict a nd the Galat a por t project . The Ga lata po r t int er v ent ion foresee s e sta blishing a point of conn ec tion be twee n land and s ea. A f t er an alysin g th e area, t he group p roposes the cre at ion of a public floatin g platfo r m that can br ing t he p eople n ext to th e wat er gener at ing recre atio na l spac es t hat can ov er look the se e, but a lso t he cit y. The ar tisan s distric t int er v ent ion s eek s the rea lisa tion of d iff erent act ions that ca n give an sw er s t o diff erent collec tive s: fa milies , s t udent s , p rofe ssion als an d hom eles s . The strate gy to fo llow cons is t s on crea ting a c ity la b reachable f rom all the ne igh bo urh ood t hat can w ork a s a mee ting point where t he d iffe ren t co llec tive s can int er act . The conn ec tion s betwe en t he lab and the rest of th e n eig hbour hood would b e do ne thro ugh a s of t int er v ent ion of paveme nts tha t can guide people to th e c ity la b. T he f is her m en bay interven tion go al c ons is t s on creat ing b etter c on ne ctio ns ins ide t he neigh bo urh oo d a llowing it s dweller s to m ore ea sily rea ch t he diff erent activitie s th at ta ke place in it : s paces

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struc ture s a nd vo lum es ) t hat can be

s it e, is t h e c re a t i o n o f a n e t w o r k o f

sp re ad in th e a rea res ponding t o t he

public s p a c e s i n t h e d e n s e u r b a n

d iffe ren t situ atio ns.

t is s ue o f K a r a k ö y, e m p h a s i s i n g t h e relat ion b e t w e e n t h e c i t y a n d i t s

GROUP 2

wat er f ro n t . T h e n e w n e t w o r k w i l l

B lan ca Lle ó a nd J uan Elv ir a propos ed

m ainly t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f t h e u n u s e d

to th eir studen ts to wor k on t he t opic

roof t op s o f t h e a re a a n d t h e v e r t i c a l

“A Ro ofto p Ne twor k ” t o let t he wat er

v oids b e t w e e n s p e c i f i c b u i l d i n g s .

reac h fo r an d th rough t he pres ent

The pro j e c t w i l l i n t ro d u c e f re s h a i r

urban fabric o f Istanbul up t o it s

and ne w l i f e i n t h e c h a o t i c a n d b u s y

old e r, n atu ral bord er s t o m eet wit h

I s t anbu l .

the citizen s o f a c it y unable t o t ouch p er h aps its most v aluable as s et ,

GROUP 3

resh aping the sh oreline bas ed on

Fred Le v r a t f ro m C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y

the ne eds o f today and opening up

wit h t h e s u p p o r t o f J o s e M a r í a

much n ee de d spa ce f or public and

Dom íng u e z d e f i n e d t h e i r w o r k “U r b a n

p ede stria n u se where it m ight be m os t

St it chin g ” p ro p o s i n g a p ro j e c t o n

ap pre cia ted. A lim it is s et f or t he car s

connec t i o n s b e t w e e n t h e d i ff e re n t

as the gro un d a nd f ir s t f loor of t he

ur ban u n i t s o f t h e a re a o f w o r k ,

enor mo us ca r pa rk are em pt ied f or

enhanc i n g t h e ro l e s o f t h e d i ff e re n t

p ede stria ns. A few caref ully chos en

public s p a c e s i n t h e m e t ro p o l i s b y

b uildings give way t o a his t or ical

prov idi n g a g re a t e r c o h e s i o n .

mosque righ t at th e his t or ic s ea line

The pro j e c t a i m s a t i m p ro v i n g t h e

and th e wa ter c om es up t o t hos e

qualit y o f t h e o p e n s p a c e s o n t h e

b orders, with a light br idge where

s horeli n e c re a t i n g s p a c e s t o w a l k ,

it s e ems ne ce ssar y, caref ul not

s paces t o s t a y, s p a c e s t o f i s h a n d

to cut th e c on tinu it y of t he wat er.

s paces re l a t e d t o t h e b u i l d i n g s ,

The Ro ofto p Proje ct , belonging t o

all of t h e m h a v i n g a c h a r a c t e r i s t i c

the Radica l Su rge r y Progr am , aim s

pav em e n t t h a t i d e n t i f i e s t h e d i ff e re n t

uses an d th e different connect ing sp a ce s th rou gh ou t t he area. A s well, th e proje ct f ores ees opening cer tain clo se d spa ces t ur ning the are a in to a more per m eable neigh bo urh oo d c onnect ing t he city to the wate r front t hrough t hree new co nn ec ting sp aces . Thes e conn ec ting spac es will er adicat e t he conc eption of barr ier bet ween t he city a nd the se a th at m any people have . In a ddition , t he project int ends to crea te some infr as t r uct ure t o ass ist th e differe nt public s paces crea ting a c er ta in ident it y t hroughout are: bars, reta il, int egr at ion of old b uildings, e tc. GROUP 4 P aolo Bello ni with M ar iona Benain and Fra nc isc o Ro dr iguez propos ed t o their stu de nts to w or k on t he concept of â&#x20AC;&#x153; Urban Carpeti ngâ&#x20AC;? . The cit y and th e a rea of study do not hav e a uniqu e struc ture . W here t he ur ban fabric o f the Gala t a Hill ar r iv es t o t he w ater, the re, a lot of diff erent t hings happen . And the cit y, t he s t reet s , the bu ildin gs, the m onum ent s , t he infrastruc ture s a da pt t hem s elv es t o the pa r ticu larity of t he place. The give n a nswer t o im prov e t hes e sp a ce s is pu blic s pace as s pace of con ne ctio n betw een s it uat ions

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 4 - P a o lo Be llo n i, M a r i ona Benai n

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 2 - Bla n c a L le 贸 , Ju an El vi ra

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 5 - E d u a rd Br u , Jo rd i Safont-Tri a

and a s a spac e th at ex pres s t he

GROUP 5

soul o f a c ity. Rela t ing t o one of t he

Finally E d u a rd B r u a n d J o rd i S a f o n t -

most kno wn tra diti ons of Tur k is h

Tr ia wo r k e d o n t h e c o n c e p t “S m a l l

culture an d with the r ichnes s of

act ions , b i g i m p a c t s ”.

sto n e ma teria ls diff us ed in t he ent ire

The ex e rc i s e i s f o c u s e d o n t h e

city, Urba n Ca rpe t ing propos e t o

under s t a n d i n g o f t h e e x i s t i n g u r b a n

w ork a t the sc ale of det ail of t he

condit i o n s o f t h e a n c i e n t G a l a t a

d iffe ren t situ atio ns. A new f loor, a

neighb o u r h o o d a n d i t s re l a t i o n s h i p s

new pa ve men t is c onnect ing all t he

wit h t h e w a t e r f ro n t . T h e e d g e h a s

area s a nd on this f loor t he s t r at egy

been w o r k e d n o t a s a l i n e , b u t a s

of th e c arpet a llow s t o under line t he

s t at e. Ga l a t a ’s a s s o c i a t i o n w i t h

chara cte r of e ac h place and giv e

t he wat e r i s i t s re a s o n t o e x i s t :

mate rial c on sisten ce and qualit y at

a wat ch t o w e r o v e r l o o k i n g t h e

the hu man sc ale percept ion.

ar t icula t i o n b e t w e e n t h e B o s p h o r u s

The c arpets ha ve t hick nes s and can

and t he G o l d e n H o r n .

b e exca va ted or e x t r uded: G round

To rege n e r a t e s u c h a d e n s e a n d

zero ca rpe ts, flo ating car pet s , f ly ing

lar ge d i s t r i c t i s v e r y c o m p l e x .

carpe ts a nd ve r tical car pet s . The

I ns t ead o f t r y i n g t o s o l v e g e n e r a l

huge line ar a rea has been div ided

problem s w i t h a m a s t e r p l a n , t h e

in fou r main pa r ts, each one wit h a

group p ro p o s e d t o a c t o n s p e c i f i c

sp e cific ch ara cte r and ident it y and

point s t h ro u g h o u t t h e a re a t h a t

have a basic bac k ground m at er ial

allow t h e t h i n k i n g o f c o n c re t e

that ca n be th e Ma r m ar a M ar ble ( t he

int er v e n t i o n s .

Mar ble ! Mar m-a ra M ar m ol M ar m o

The pro p o s a l l o c a t e s s p e c i f i c p o i n t s

Mar ble Màrble) o r a Bas alt s t one,

wit h t h e p o t e n t i a l t o b e t r a n s f o r m e d

the da rk o ne co ming f rom t he black

wit h on e a c t i o n , e s t a b l i s h i n g n e w

see o r the gre y o ne com ing f rom

s cenar i o s b y re t h i n k i n g t h e p re -

A nato lia, a nd the n a r ich v ar iet y of

ex is t in g . I t i s c r u c i a l t o d e t e c t a re a s

sto n es, woo ds, gr as s es and wat er s

able t o i n d u c e a t r a n s f o r m a t i o n o f t h e

can c ha rac terize e ach place wit h

whole d i s t r i c t .

the de sign o f the det ails t o m ak e

The gro u p d e f i n e d s i x p o i n t s

ever y pla ce fully f requent ed wit hout

as ex a m p l e s o f h o w c o n c re t e

reno un cin g to the im per f ect ion and

int er v e n t i o n s c a n p ro v o k e b i g

var ie ty o f the city.

im pact s o n t h e n e i g h b o u r h o o d .

1, Ga lata Squa re: Dem olis hing jus t

connec t i o n s a n d n e w a c t i v i t i e s o n t h e

one building cre ates a lar ge s quare

public s p a c e .

relate d to the histor ical t ower of Galata , ge ne ratin g a new ref erence

The s u m o f t h i s f i v e d i ff e re n t

op en spac e

approa c h e s a n d t h e i n t e r a c t i o n

2, In the are a besides I s t anbul

wit h t h e ro u n d t a b l e s a l l o w s

Moder n with th e p res ence of m any

an ex p l o r a t i o n o n t h e d y n a m i c

scatte red pa rks, m os ques and

relat ion s b e t w e e n w a t e r a n d

isola ted fou nta ins s epar at ed by t r aff ic

cult ure , e x e m p l i f i e d b y a n e v e r

and parking lots the group propos ed

changi n g , m u l t i c u l t u r a l s o c i e t y

to undergrou nding a s egm ent of

and it s b e l o v e d B o s p h o r u s .

K emera lti Ave nu e f or car s and a

They a l l o w e d a n o v e r l o o k t o t h e

new un de rgro un d gar age, a new

border a s a d y n a m i c i n t e rc h a n g e

cultura l pa rk re lates t he cit y wit h t he

bet wee n re a l i t y, m a t e r i a l s , c u l t u re s ,

w ater fro nt.

ident it i e s a n d m e m o r i e s . A m o n g

3, Kara kรถ y Hu b: T he ar t iculat ion

t he t he m e s p ro p o s e d , p ro j e c t i n g

b etwee n Ga lata Br idge and t he

at diff e re n t s c a l e s , b o t h u r b a n

neigh bo urh oo d is int er pret ed as an

and arc h i t e c t o n i c a l , h a s b e e n t h e

inter mo da l pla ce where cit iz ens can

prom in e n t i s s u e , t o g e t h e r w i t h

acce ss an d c ross eas ily.

t he rela t i o n t o I s t a n b u l w a t e r f ro n t ,

4, In Te rsa ne Stre et by t ear ing down

int ende d a s t h e m o s t i n t e re s t i n g

few bu ildin gs adjacent t o t he ex is t ing

and ch a l l e n g i n g g e n e r a t o r o f d e s i g n

mosque , it is poss ible t o creat e a new

oppor tu n i t i e s f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f

op en spac e th at a r t iculat es t he m ain

an ur b a n e n v i ro n m e n t i n re l a t i o n t o

coastal stree t with t he s horeline.

t he new re a l i t i e s o f t h e c o n t e m p o r a r y

5, Sea Hamma m: The pos s ibilit y

I s t anbu l . T h e re l a t i o n s h i p b e t w e e n

of reduc ing an d re locat ing t he

nat ure a n d a r t i f i c e , p re - e x i s t e n c e

existing ferr y bu ilding prov ides t he

and t r a n s f o r m a t i o n , h i s t o r i c a l

op po r tun ity to cre at e a new plaz a

her it ag e a n d i n n o v a t i o n w e re s o m e

op en to th e sea wit h new us es los t in

of t he m a i n t h e m e s o f t h e re s e a rc h

the are a suc h a s the s ea ham m am s

dev elo p e d d u r i n g T h i n k i n g t h e E d g e

(b ath ing po ols).

- Wat er & C u l t u re .

6, Sec ret lift: T he dis cov er y of a hid den stre et c an prov ide f as t er

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 5 - E d u a rd Br u , Jo rd i Safont-Tri a

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 4 - P a o lo Be llo n i, M a r iona B enai n

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 1 - Ha yr iye E sb a h , Y端 kse l Demi r, Mel tem Erdem

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 1 - Ha yr iye E sb a h , Y端 kse l De mi r, Mel tem Erdem

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 2 - Bla n c a L le 贸 , Ju an El vi ra

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 3 - F re d L e vr at

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 3 g ro u p 3 - F re d Levrat

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 4 - P a o lo Be llo n i, M a r i ona Benai n

THE WORKSHOP g ro u p 5 - E d u a rd Br u , Jo rd i Safont-Tri a

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a communication desk A NJA VISINI Think ing The E d g e â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Wa t e r a n d c u l t u re w a s a t es t ing grou n d f o r m a n y e x p e r i e n c e s , not only abou t t h e c i t y a n d p u b l i c s p a c e . I n f act , it can b e d e f i n e d a l s o a s a com m unicat io n a n d l i v i n g a rc h i v e p ro j e c t . Dur ing t he en t i re w e e k o f a c t i v i t i e s , a com m unicat io n d e s k h a s b e e n a c t i v e , regis t er ing in re a l t i m e t h e a c a d e m i c act iv it y and s u p p o r t i n g p ro f e s s o r s a n d t ut or s in t heir d a i l y t a s k s w i t h s t u d e n t s . The s t or y t elli n g h a s b e e n f o l l o w i n g t he ent ire aca d e m i c w e e k , d e f i n i n g a n open archiv e c o n f i g u re d t h ro u g h s o c i a l net wor k s . A f acebook pa g e a n d t w i t t e r a c c o u n t were opened t o s h a re t h e d a i l y res ult s of t he w o r k s h o p a n d l e c t u re s ; t hey s hor t ly b e c a m e a n e t w o r k f o r a cr it ical conf ro n t a t i o n o n u r b a n d e s i g n m et hodologies , t h ro u g h p u b l i s h i n g ar t icles , m at e r i a l a n d re f l e c t i o n s p ro d u c e d by TTE t eam a n d u s e r s â&#x20AC;&#x2122; s u g g e s t i o n s f rom t he web. T h i s t o o l s w e re u s e d a s new m ult idis c i p l i n a r y m o d e l s f o r t h e

d ev elo pme nt o f ed ucat ionally orien ted pro jec ts, or ganiz ing t he conte nts to be u se d eas ily not only b y studen ts o r tea cher s direct ly invo lve d, but a lso by t he or ganiz er s , institu tion al a nd pr iv at e s uppor t er s and, o f co urse, by t he public. The re su lt was the creat ion of an infor ma l dia logue bet ween academ ic and profe ssion al e nv ironm ent and the sh arin g o f the res ult s of an infor ma tive even t f or t he diff erent urban co mmun ities . THE DIDACTIC APPROACH TO THE PROJECT IN COMPLEX S I T U AT I O N S B E C A M E A M U LT I D I S C I P L I N A R Y P R O G R E S S I O N in t he or ganiz at ion of th e e ve nt th at c an f ur t her be d ev elo pe d a s a model f or t he crea tion of a Research LAB f or ur ban stu dies. This c ommu nic atio n s t r at egy has b een de ve loped in a s pont aneous w ay star tin g fro m t he f ir s t day of the worksh op. It can be cons idered as an ele men t to b e int egr at ed into th e a rch itec tur al project : more a nd more the project is a subje ct o f co mmun icat ion. I t can b e co nside red tha t t he propos ed arch itec ture is in creas ingly t he subje ct o f co mmun icat ion oper at ions that give it a n a dd ed v alue. Around the ide as from wh ich t he oper at ion

archi t e c t u r a l r i s e s , n o t o n l y v i r t u a l com m u n i t i e s a re c re a t e d ; t h e y h e l p t o k e e p a l i v e t h e p ro j e c t i t s e l f , enr ic h i t s m e a n i n g t h ro u g h s u c h act ivi t i e s , e x c h a n g e o f i n f o r m a t i o n , ev en t s a n d p ro d u c t i o n o f c u l t u re in wh i c h a rc h i t e c t u re i s n o t o n l y a cont a i n e r b u t a l s o t h e p ro t a g o n i s t as a g e n e r a t o r o f p o s s i b i l i t i e s . A R C H I T E C T U R E I S N O T O N LY A N E N D I N I T S E L F. I n t he c o m m u n i c a t i o n p l a t f o r m we c re a t e d , f i r s t w i t h a w e b s i t e and t h e n i m p l e m e n t e d w i t h s o c i a l net w o r k s a n d a V i m e o c h a n n e l where a l l t h e v i d e o s o f t h e l e c t u re s can b e f o u n d , t h e s t u d e n t s w e re inv ol v e d , p ro p o s i n g t h e m a d e s i g n m et h o d t h a t i n c l u d e s t h e s h a r i n g of id e a s a n d i n f o r m a t i o n s t r u c t u re d aroun d t h e c o n c e p t o f n e t w o r k : t h e int en t i s t o re c o g n i z e t h e i n t r i n s i c v alue o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s a corol l a r y t o t h e p ro j e c t , w i t h t h e conv i c t i o n t h a t S H A R I N G O F I N F O R M A T I O N I S N O T O N LY FUNCTIONAL TO A BETTER DESIGN OUTCOME, BUT ALSO AS A SEED FOR NEW FUTURE P R O J E C T S , for triggering a v ir t uo u s m e c h a n i s m o f g ro w t h o f aware n e s s a n d , c o n s e q u e n t l y, o f res ea rc h .

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SCI ENTI FI C DI RECTI O N A N D I N V I T E D P R O F E S S O R S PAO LO BELLO NI ( Be r gamo, Ital y, 1967), from 1989 to 1993 live s a n d wo r ks in L isb o n and i n Barcel ona. H e obtai ns master g r a d u a tio n with h o n o u r s i n A rchi tecture i n the Pol i tecni c of M ila n in 1 9 9 3 . He wo r ks i n N ew York and Maracai bo from 1 9 9 3 to 1 9 9 5 . In 1 9 9 5 h e opens hi s ow n offi ce i n B ergamo. In 1 9 9 6 h e fo u n d P BE Ba rchi tects w i th El ena Brazi s. From 1 9 9 4 is in vo lve d in te a c hi ng acti vi ty i n the Pol i tecni c of Mi l an wh e re h e is c o n tr a c t p rofessor i n archi tecture and l andscape a rc h ite c tu re sin c e 2 0 0 4 . In 2002 he founded A rchi forum, Asso c ia tio n fo r Arc h ite c ture. In 2000 w as i nvi ted professor in Technical University in Riga, in 2001 and 2002 in ELISAVA school o f d e sig n in Ba rc e lo n a , in 2002 i n Academy of Archi tecture i n M e n d r isio . He o c c a sio nal l y w ri tes i n nati onal and i nter nati onal m a g a zin e s a n d p u b lic a tions. From 2004 to 2007 i s component o f th e Bu ild in g Co m m iss i on i n the ci ty of Bergamo. From 2009 to 2 0 1 2 h e h a s b e e n P resi dent of the Archi tects Associ ati on in Be r g a m o . He h a s b e en i nvi ted i n several i nter nati onal and n a tio n a l c o n fe re n c e s.

ANA HI DALG O is Arc hi tect by the Pol ytechni c U ni versi ty of M a d r id ( E T S AM ) in 1 9 9 3, A na has a ver y strong background i n Arc h ite c tu re , fro m d e sig n stage unti l constructi on. Founder of P a u sa Arq u ite c to s, e xc lusi ve archi tectal group for Sotorgaz i n M a d r id . S h e wa s fo r 1 0 years i n charge of “desi gn and bui l d“ p ro je c ts fo r th e S p a n ish bui l di ng devel opers Sotorgaz and Ne c so h e n a r. In 2 0 0 3 sh e created her ow n fi r m, hcarqui tectos, c o m m itte d to sm a ll- sc a le envi ronmental archi tecture and urban d e sig n with th e u se o f sustai nabl e techni ques. hcarqui tectos h a s d e sig n e d a n d d e ve loped resi denti al bui l di ngs, as w el l as o ffic e s, re sta u r a n ts a n d commerci al spaces. An a m o ve d to Ho n g Ko ng i n 2007 from w here she has been in c o lla b o r a tio n with Ba nús A rchi tecture Studi o. In N ovember 2 0 1 1 o r g a n ize d ICOA, S PA IN – H ON G KON G, WATER & CULT URE . He r in te re st in Spai n and H ong K ong’s archi tectural sc e n e h a d le d h e r to o r gani ze from scratch the fi rst event th a t in ve stig a te s architectural relationships between these two countries. She moved to Istanbul at the end of 2011. Currently she is collaborating with RTA-DOME architects in Istanbul.

LUCA M O LI NARI is a ssoci ated Professor “H i stor y o f Co n te m p o r a r y Arc h itecture”, facul ty of Archi tecture “L .Va n vite lli”, S e c o n d a Uni versi tà degl i Studi di N apol i ; curator a n d c r itic in th e fie ld o f contemporar y archi tecture, desi gn and p h o to g r a p h y. He is c u r rentl y Edi tor of A rchi tecture for Ski ra p u b lsh in g Ho u se . Ch ie f c u r a to r o f th e Tr ie nnal e di Mi l ano for archi tecture and u r b a n ism fro m 2 0 0 1 a n d 2005; C urator of the Ital i an Pavi l l i on a t th e 1 2 th In te r n a tio n a l Exhi bi ti on of Archi tecture, B i ennal e o f Ve n ic e . Ac tu a lly h e is the di rector of Spazi o FMG per l’a rc h ite ttu r a in M ila n a nd col l aborates w i th several Ital i an and In te r n a tio n a l a rc h ite c tu re magazi ne.

M ARI O NA BENAI N AGU I L E R A i s an archi tect based i n Ba rc e lo n a a n d g r a d u a te d from the School of A rchi tecture of Ba rc e lo n a in 2 0 0 5 . Afte r some years i n London she moved b a c k to Ba rc e lo n a a n d became the Inter nati onal C oordi nator of Gr u p Arq u ite c tu r a Ba rc el ona, bei ng responsi bl e of the acti vi ty d e ve lo p e d b y GAB in Tu rkey. In 2 0 1 0 sh e c o - c o o rd in ated the” Ini ti ati ng Proj ects: In te r n a tio n a l S ym p o siu m of young A rchi tecture” organi sed by AJAC a n d Wo n d e r la n d , w i th the obj ecti ve to establ i sh a cri ti cal a p p ro a c h to wa rd s a rc h itectural practi ce for young archi tects a n d a lso to e sta b lish synergi es on an i nter nati onal l evel that d e fin e th e c u ltu r a l id e n ti ty of the professi on. Si nce 2011, as th e P re sid e n t o f th e Yo u ng Archi tects Associ ati on of C atal oni a, sh e h a s a c tive ly p a r tic ipated i n the defence and the promoti on o f yo u n g Ca ta la n a rc h itects, havi ng been i nvi ted to several ro u n d ta b le s a n d le c tu res rel ated to both archi tecture and the a rc h ite c tu r a l p ro fe ssio n .

EDUARD BRU BI STUE R i s an archi tect and professor o f Arc h ite c tu r a l De sig n at the School of Archi tecture of Ba rc e lo n a . L ic e n se d to the School of A rchi tecture, i s professor a n d d ire c to r fro m 1 9 7 7 from 1998 to 2001. Wi th Josep Ll uí s M a te o Co m m u n ity Co lle ge bui l t the La B asti de i n Santa Co lo m a d e Gr a m e n e t ( 1 985-1989). Then got proj ects l i ke the Ce n te r fo r Ju ve n ile P le g amans Pal au (1984-1986), vari ous m o d ific a tio n s Z o o Co rd oba (1991-1993), the H ouse of H ug c a b in Ca ste lla r ( 1 9 9 2 - 1 994) and the D octoral School the Au to n o m o u s Un ive r sity of B arcel ona B el l aterra (1996-1999). T h e re la tio n sh ip b e twe e n the ar ti fi ci al and the natural publ i c sp a c e s d e te r m in e s th e proj ects as the Ol ympi c Val l d’ H ebron ( 1 9 8 9 - 9 2 ) a n d th e c a m p us of the Autonomous U ni versi ty of Ba rc e lo n a ( 1 9 9 6 - 1 9 9 7 ) . In 1997 he publ i shed Three i n pl ace fo r th e M u se u m o f Co n temporar y Ar t.

YÜKSEL DEM İ R stu d ied A rchi tecture i n Istanbul Techni cal Un ive r sity, F a c u lty o f Archi tecture (1983-1987), got hi s master ( 1 9 9 0 ) a n d P h D ( 2 0 0 0 ) degrees from ITU Insti tute of Sci ence & Te c h n o lo g y Arc h ite c tu ral D esi gn Program. Si nce 1989 he h a s b e e n wo r kin g a s te achi ng assi stant and A ssi stant Prof. ( 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 1 2 ) in IT U De p ar tment of Archi tecture. C urrentl y h e is Asso c ia te P ro fe ssor i n ITU D epar tment of Archi tecture a n d sin c e 2 0 0 7 h e a d o f the depar tment of Fi ne Ar ts i n ITU . He was guest professor in Politecnico Di Milano (2010-2013) a n d visitin g p ro fe sso r in A nadol u U ni versi ty Facul ty of E n g in e e r in g a n d Arc h ite cture. H e i s co-foundi ng di rector of IT U M a rd in t Interdisciplinary Research and Development Center (2005-present). M a n a g e d se ve r a l u r b a n and archi tectural desi gn proj ects in c lu d in g so m e u n ive r sity campuses w i thi n thi s i nsti tute. H i s wo r ks a n d in te r vie ws were publ i shed i n several nati onal and

in te r n a tio n a l p u b lic a tio ns; par ti ci pated i n several nati onal a n d in te r n a tio n a l sc ie n tifi c meeti ngs, gave l ectures i n many n a tio n a l a n d in te r n a tio n al i nsti tuti ons.

HAYRI YE E Ş BAH is a landscape archi tect. She compl eted h e r m a ste r stu d ie s o n In tegrated C oastal Zone Pl anni ng at th e Un ive r sity o f Ar izo n a, and recei ved a doctoral degree o n E n viro n m e n ta l De sig n and Pl anni ng from A ri zona State Un ive r sity. He r a c a d e m ic and professi onal practi ce i nvol ves c o a sta l zo n e s, m o re sp eci fi cal l y the envi ronmental and a e sth e tic issu e s in su c h envi ronments. She i s the author of m a n y sc ie n tific a r tic le s and the w i nner of nati onal desi gn a wa rd s. S h e is c u r re n tly th e h e a d of the Landscape Archi tecture De p a r tm e n t a n d a lso th e D i rector of the Envi ronment and Ur b a n Re se a rc h Ce n te r at Istanbul Techni cal U ni versi ty.

FRED LEVRAT is a P ro fessor at C ol umbi a U ni versi ty Gr a d u a te S c h o o l o f Arc hi tecture and Pl anni ng si nce 1994 and a visitin g Asso c ia te P ro f essor at Pratt Insti tute. Teachi ng offers a n id e a l te stin g g ro u n d for hi s archi tectural expl orati ons w hi l e th e p ro d u c tio n o f b u ild ings i s compl emented by an i ntense re se a rc h th ro u g h , c o m p eti ti ons, theoreti cal proj ects, w ri ti ngs a n d le c tu re s. P ro fe sso r L e vr a t h a s g iv en l ectures concer ni ng hi s desi gn str a te g ie s in New York, Paris, Lausanne, Kabul, Dubai and Tokyo. F re d e r ic L e vr a t h as set up hi s archi tectural offi ce A rX Ne w Yo r k in 1 9 9 4 , a n d two subsi di ari es i n 1997 ArX Geneve in S witze r la n d , a n d in 2 004 ArX K abul i n A fghani stan. ArX re p re se n t th e in te r se c tion betw een Ar t and A rchi tecture, w here h is p ro je c ts th r ive to b e l ocated. Recentl y Levrat renamed hi s o ffic e L e vr a t De sig n Co nsul tants l l c, refl ecti ng hi s desi re to c o n tin u e its d e sig n o n a gl obal scal e, i ndependentl y of the c ity lo c a tio n .

BLANCA LLEÓ is Ch a ired Professor of the D esi gn Studi o a n d V ic e De a n fo r E xte r nal and Inter nati onal Rel ati ons at the S c h o o l o f Arc h ite c tu re in Madri d (ETSAM) w here she has been a le c tu re r sin c e 1 9 9 0 . He r re se a rc h o n M o d e r n and C ontemporar y H ousi ng (Pri nceton Un ive r sity, US A a n d E T SAM, Madri d) has been publ i shed i n the b o o ks u n d e r th e title INFOR ME H A B ITAR (Madri d, ed. EMVS 2 0 0 6 ) a n d S UE ÑO DE HAB ITAR (1st ed. Barcel ona, C aj a de Arq u ite c to s 1 9 9 8 , 2 n d e d. B arcel ona, Gustavo Gi l i 2005) w i th wh ic h sh e wa s a wa rd e d the Outstandi ng D octoral Thesi s 1996 fro m th e Un ive r sid a d P o li técni ca de Madri d, the Fi rst D octoral T h e se s P r ize fo r Arc h ite cture by the C aj a de Arqui tectos F o u n d a tio n ( 1 9 9 7 ) , COAM Pri ze (1998) and H onorar y Menti on a t th e 6 th Ib e ro - Am e r ic an Archi tecture Bi enni al (2002).

J O RDI SAFO NT- TRI A graduated as an archi tect at the E T S AB o f th e Te c h n ic a l Uni versi ty of C atal oni a i n 2004. H e i s c u r re n tly a P h D c a n d id ate at the D epar tment of A rchi tectural P ro je c ts in Ba rc e lo n a , w here he obtai ned the Advanced Re se a rc h Dip lo m a in 2 0 07. He a lso p u r su e d h is th e s i s research at C ol umbi a U ni versi ty a s a visitin g sc h o la r, c o l l aborati ng w i th Steven H ol l on the p u b lic a tio n o f “Co lo r L ight Ti me”. He is c u r re n tly b a se d in Barcel ona w orki ng on a vari ety of p ro fe ssio n a l a n d a c a d e mi c proj ects.

J UAN ELVI RA Arc h ite ct and master degree at C ol umbi a Un ive r sity. P ro je c t De sign A ssoci ated professor at the ETSA M, a n d visitin g p ro fe sso r a t nati onal and i nter nati onal school s. His p ro je c ts h a ve b e e n exhi bi ted at Freshmadri d and the 1 1 M o str a In te r n a zio n a le de Archi tettura di Veneci a among o th e r s. F in a list a t th e n orw egi an nati onal archi tecture pri ze S ta te n Byg g e skikkp r is 2 012. Alo n g with h is a c a d e m ic and professi onal career, he a lso r u n s a c r itic a l a n d edi tori al task, begun as edi tor of Oe ste a rc h ite c tu re m a g azi ne, fol l ow ed by the publ i cati on o f n u m e ro u s e ssa ys in speci al i zed books and j our nal s. He c u r re n tly is c o m p le ting hi s Fi nal Thesi s on ‘ Ghost Arc h ite c tu re ’.

M ELTEM ERDEM is a lecturer at Istanbul Techni cal Un ive r sity, S c h o o l o f Archi tecture, D epar tment of Landscape Arc h ite c tu re . S h e re c e ived her bachel or’s degree from Istanbul Un ive r sity, F a c u lty o f F o restr y, D epar tment of Landscape Arc h ite c tu re with d istin cti on as the fi rst degree graduate o f th e F a c u lty in 2 0 0 2 . She recei ved her master degree o n L a n d sc a p e De sig n from ITU , Insti tute of Sci ences and Te c h n o lo g y, Gr a d u a te P rogram of Landscape A rchi tecture in 2 0 0 5 . S h e h a s a P h D D egree on Rural Landscape Identi ty a n d De sig n fro m IT U, In sti tute of Sci ences and Technol ogy, L a n d sc a p e Arc h ite c tu re PhD program. S h e wo r ke d a s a visitin g schol ar at Landscape Ecol ogy, P e rc e p tio n a n d De sig n Lab. at U ni versi ty of Mi chi gan, U SA , th ro u g h o u t 2 0 1 0 . He r re search i nterests are focused on c o n te m p o r a r y a p p ro a c h es i n l andscape archi tecture, natural syste m s a n d d e sig n , r u r al l andscape pl anni ng and desi gn. She is a lso p r a c tic in g d e sig ner w ho takes par t i n vari ous desi gn c o m p e titio n s a n d h o ld s nati onal aw ards.

ANJ A VI SI NI stu d ie d a rc h i tecture i n Mi l an and Li sbon and g r a d u a te d a t th e P o lite c n ic o of Mi l an i n 2007. From 2003 to 2 0 0 6 sh e h a s b e e n p a r t of studi o ghi gos (now Ghi gos Id e a s) re a lizin g se ve r a l e xhi bi ti ons and i nstal l ati on proj ects, a m o n g wh ic h : “Ge stic o la n d o - C enni sul l e di versi tà”, “Vi si ta a d o m ic ilio - 7 ° F e stiva l In ter nazi onal e Beyond Medi a/Ol tre i M e d ia ”, “S e re n d ip ity”, “Alb er to R ossel l i desi gner archi tetto”. F ro m 2 0 0 5 to 2 0 0 7 sh e p a r t i ci pated to the restorati on program “P ro je c to d e in ve n ta r ia ç ã o e recuperação do patri móni o”, o r g a n ize d b y F o r u m Un e sc o and Insti tuto Pi aget, i n Souther n P o r tu g a l a n d M a d e ir a Isla n d. A fter col l aborati ng si nce 2007 with in te r n a tio n a l stu d io s such as Estudi o Mari scal , Mi A S Arq u ite c te s, Ba r re c a & L a Varra and Te ğ et Mi marl ı k for several p ro je c ts a n d c o m p e titio n s, she currentl y w orks betw een Ista n b u l a n d M ila n o n p ro fe ssi onal proj ects about archi tecture a n d c o m m u n ic a tio n .

FRANCI SCO RO DRI G UEZ recei ved the BSc. A rch. at the E T S AG Alc a lá d e He n a re s after studyi ng four years, one of wh ic h wa s c o m p le te d in P o l and i n the uni versi ti es Pol i techni ka Gd a n ska ( Gd a n sk) a n d P o litechni ka K rakow ska (C racow ) h o ld in g a g r a n t b y ‘Ca ja d e Madri d’ . On 2008, rel eased the a u to - p ro d u c e d a n d sh o r t- lif e ‘ aggregator’ magazi ne ‘ The We e kly P lo t’ d istr ib u te d a t the ETSAG on a w eekl y basi s. F r a n c isc o c o m p le m e n te d th e bachel or i n archi tecture studi es with a o n e ye a r e xp e r ie n c e i n London w orki ng for ‘ A usti n S m ith L o rd ’ a rc h ite c ts a n d i n C racow w orki ng for ‘ B i uro P ro je kto w L e wic ki L a ta k’. Duri ng 2008-2012, Franci sco w as th e Na tio n a l Co n ta c t fo r S p ai n of the i nter nati onal students n e two r k E AS A ( th e E u ro p e a n A rchi tecture Students Assembl y), h a vin g p a r tic ip a te d in se ve ral edi ti ons. On 2009, w on an in te r n a tio n a l c o m p e titio n fo r the organi sati on of EA SA 2011 in Ca d iz to g e th e r with a g roup of students of archi tecture a n d a rc h ite c ts fro m S p a in . D uri ng 2009-2012, Franci sco stu d ie d th e in te r n a tio n a l M Sc. Arch. at Pol i tecni co di Mi l ano. Afte r th a t, sta r te d wo r kin g for Sci veres/Li bri zzi archi tects as a rc h ite c t a n d a t P o lite c n ic o di Mi l ano as researcher.

J O SE M ARI A DO M I NG UE Z A rchi tect and master degree a t th e Un ive r sid a d d e S e vill a. Master i n H eal th and Safety Co o rd in a tio n a t Un ive r sid a d Inter naci onal de La Ri oj a. H e has b e e n wo r kin g in d iffe re n t o ffi ces of urban pl anni ng, structural e n g in e e r in g a n d re sid e n tia l proj ects as w el l as suppor ti ng so m e stu d io s in m o d e llin g w i th 3D Max. N ow he i s l i vi ng i n Ista n b u l a n d ta kin g p a r t in landscape proj ects maki ng 3d m o d e ls.

LE CT URERS MANUEL AIRES M ATEUS wa s b o r n in L isb o n , P o r tugal i n 1963. H e graduatee as an arch i t e c t i n F. A . / U . T.L ., L isb o n P o r tu g a l in 1 9 8 6 a n d c ol l aborated w i th Gonçal o Byr ne s inc e 1 9 8 3 . S i n c e 1 98 8 c o lla b o r a te d with F r a n c isc o Ai res Mateus. He h a s b e e n p ro f e s so r in th e Gr a d u a te S c h o o l o f De sign, H arvard U ni versi ty, U SA, i n 200 2 a n d 2 0 0 5 ; i n v i t e d te a c h e r in F a ku lte ta za Ar h ite kturo,U ni versa v Lj ubl j ani , Lj ubl j ana, Slov e n i a i n 2 0 0 3 / 2 0 0 4 , te a c h e r in Ac c a d e m ia d i Arc h itectura,Mendrí zi o, Sw i tzerl and, s inc e 2 0 0 1 , p ro f e s s o r in Un ive r sid a d e Au tó n o m a ,L isb on, si nce 1998, professor i n Univ e r s i d a d e L u s í a da ,L isb o n , sin c e 1 9 9 7 , in vite d fo r s everal semi nars and conferences in se v e r a l c o u n t r i e s .

S TEFANO BOERI , b o r n in 1 9 5 6 , is a M ila n - b a se d a rchi tect and si nce June 2011 he is C o u n c i l l o r f o r C u l tu re , De sig n a n d F a sh io n fo r th e Muni ci pal i ty of Mi l an. From 2004 t o 2 0 0 7 h e w a s e d i t or in c h ie f o f “Do m u s” in te r n a tio n a l magazi ne. From 2007 to 2011 he w a s e d i t o r i n c h i ef o f th e in te r n a tio n a l m a g a zin e “A bi tare”. R ecentl y he has curated “ Sa o P a u l o C a l l i n g ” a p ro je c t a b o u t in fo r m a l se ttle m e nts, promoted by the Segretari a de Hab i t a ç a o o f S a o P a u lo .His stu d ie s o n th e c o n te m p o r ar y urban condi ti on, pay par ti cul ar at t e n t i o n t o o b s e r v i ng a n d ta xo n o m ic a lly d e sc r ib in g the “real ti me” dynami cs of mutati on s urro u n d i n g u r b a n f ac ts.

P E RE BUIL g r a d u a te d fro m E T S AB in 2 0 0 0 . He c o m bi nes hi s professi onal w ork w i th t eac h i n g , c u r a t i n g a n d c u ltu r a l a c tivism . In 2 0 0 0 h e c reated w i th Toni R i ba VOR A , an arch i t e c t u re s t u d i o l oc a te d in Ba rc e lo n a . Cu r re n tly te achi ng proj ect desi gn at ETSALS (UR L , B a rc e l o n a ) . Tea c h e r a t th e Ta lle r Ve r tic a l Wo r kshop at ESAR Q (U IC , B arcel ona) i n 201 0 a n d 2 0 1 2 . F o r me r a ssista n t p ro fe sso r a t th e M a sters Program i n B IArch (Barcel ona) in 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 . M e m b e r o f va r io u s a c a d e m ic ju r ie s in c a tal an uni versi ti es. Member of “ ap ro x i m a c i o n s ” c o l l e c tive , e d itin g a q u a r te r ly fa n zin e on urban i nterventi on proposal s.

JAVIER MAL O DE M O LI NA - BURG O S Y G ARRI D O w i l l l ecture presenti ng thei r work ‘ M a d r i d R i o ’ , d ee p ly c o n n e c te d to th e th e m e o f the event. The offi ce, based i n Mad r i d , h a s a n o p e n str u c tu re with fre q u e n t c o lla b o r a ti ons w i th other archi tects i n Spa i n a n d a b ro a d . I t is a p r a c tic e with e xp e r ie n c e in nati onal and i nter nati onal housi ng proj e c t s , c u l t u r a l a n d a d m in istr a tive fa c ilitie s a n d u r b an desi gn. They have j ust fi ni shed a la r g e u r b a n i n t e r v e n tio n in M a d r id , th e M a n za n a re s R i ver Park.

C A RLES ENRICH g r a d u a te d a t th e S c h o o l o f Arc h itecture of Barcel ona (ETSAB ) i n 200 5 . H e c o l l a b o r a t e s with th e re se a rc h g ro u p Ha b ita r, di rected by Xavi er Monteys, in t h e re c e n t p ro j e c t fo r th e Re c e rc a ixa ( 2 0 1 3 ) . S in c e 2008 he i s A ssi stant Professor at t h e S c h o o l o f A rc h ite c tu re o f Re u s ( URV ) AND V isiti ng Lecturer at the ETSAB , the Masa n a S c h o o l o f A r ts a n d E S ARQ ( 2 0 1 1 - 2 0 1 2 ) . S in c e 2009 ow ned hi s studi o focusi ng on d o m e s t i c a rc h i t e ctu re re c e ivin g se ve r a l re c o g n itio ns such as the XI H i spal i t aw ards (201 1 ) o r m o s t re c e ntly th e V III Aja c Awa rd s ( 2 0 1 2 ) . Hi s w ork has been exposed i n the XI I I A rc h i t e c t u re B i e n n a le o f Ve n ic e ( 2 0 1 2 ) a n d h a s b een publ i shed i n di fferent j our nal s s uch a s O n D i s e ñ o , Co n a rq u ite c tu r a a n d Do m u sxl.

MANUEL GAUSA U n d e r th e n a m e RAV E AU a c ta rq u itectura GAU SA + confor ms a profe s s i o n a l t e a m o r ie n te d re fle c tio n , re se a rc h a n d p r acti ce i n the fi el d of archi tecture, t erri t o r y a n d e n v i ro n m e n t. With o ve r 1 5 ye a r s o f e xp e ri ence and a renow ned theoreti cal and p r a c t i c a l , t h a n k s to its sp e c ia l p ro file “m u lti- sc a le” Actarqui tectura R AVEAU GA U SA + is d e f i n e d a s t h e c o re b a c kb o n e o f a wh o le se r ie s of proposal s ai med at encouragi ng new l i n e s o f a c t i o n rela te d to th e u n d e r sta n d in g , c o n fi guri ng and qual i tati ve redefi ni ti on of c o n t e m p o r a r y s p a c e a n d its c o n n e c tio n with th o se new for mal condi ti ons, cul tural , t ech n i c a l , e c o n o m i c a n d e n viro n m e n ta l n o w d e fin e th e contemporar y l andscape and hab i t a t . A n a c t i v i t y su p p o r te d p e r m a n e n t tr a n sfe r p ro cesses betw een research, desi gn and d e v e l o p m e n t – be twe e n vo c a tio n p ro fe ssio n a l a n d w i l l conceptual l y concreti zed i n prop o s a l s a n d a c c o m p lish m e n ts r a ise d – a n d sh a re d – al w ays i n team.

LUCA ORLANDI l i ve s in Ista n b u l wh e re h e te a c h e s Hi stor y of European A rchi tecture, His t o r y o f L a n d s c a p e Arc h ite c tu re a n d Co n te m p o r a r y A rchi tecture as Assi stant Professor in t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Arc h ite c tu re a t Ista n b u l Te c h n ic al U ni versi ty. H e often par ti ci pates in le c t u re s , s e m i n a r s a n d wo r ksh o p s in o th e r u n ive r siti es l i ke Mar mara U ni versi ty and Mim a r S i n a n F i n e A r ts Un ive r sity. His fie ld s o f in te re st are: H i stor y of A rchi tecture, O t t o m a n A rc h i t e c t u re , Co n te m p o r a r y Arc h ite c tu re a n d D esi gn, Moder ni sm i n Turkey and I t aly, Tr a v e l e r s a n d m e m o ire s o f tr a ve ls in th e Or ie n t.

S O? i s a d e s i g n a n d re se a rc h b a se d stu d io p r a c tic in g archi tecture and urbani sm, f oun d e d i n 2 0 0 7 b y Se vin c e Ba yr a k a n d Or a l Gö kta ş . S E V İ NCE BAYRAK g r a d u a te d fro m Ista n b u l Te c h n ic al U ni versi ty i n 2005. H er ar ti cl es abo u t v a r i o u s s u b j e cts su c h a s Ista n b u l, u r b a n ism , tr avel , archi tecture etc. are publ i shed in b o o k s , m a g a z i n e s a n d we b site s. S h e wa s a t Un ive r si ty of Westmi nster i n fal l 2010 for her P h D re s e a rc h . S h e wo r ke d in se ve r a l o ffic e s in Istanbul and Santi ago de C hi l e. She lectu re d i n v a r i o u s pa n e ls, a tte n d e d d e sig n stu d io s a s vi si ti ng cri ti c. C urrentl y, she i s doin g a P h D i n a rc h i te c tu re a t IT U a n d wo r ks a t S O?. ORAL GÖKTA Ş g r a d u a te d fro m Ista n b u l Te c h n ic a l U ni versi ty i n 2005, w here he al so rece i v e d h i s m a s t e r ’s d e g re e in 2 0 0 9 . He wo r ke d a t several archi tecture offi ces i n A nt a l y a , I s t a n b u l a n d S a n tia g o d e Ch ile sin c e 2 0 0 0 . H e taught at B eykent U ni versi ty in 2 0 1 0 . I n s p r i n g 2 0 1 2 , h e wa s a visitin g c r itic fo r Archi tectural D esi gn Studi o IV i n I s t a n b u l Te c h n i c a l Un ive r sity. In fa ll 2 0 1 2 , h e wa s a m ember of Graduati on Proj ect Jur y Com m i t t e e i n I T U . C ur re n tly, h e wo r ks a t S O?.

S U PERPOOL - SELVA G ÜRDO Ğ AN , Arc h ite c t ( 2 0 0 3 graduate from Sci -A rc, U SA) and GREGERS TAN G THO M SEN , Arc h ite c t ( 2 0 0 3 graduate from Aarhus School of A rc h i t e c t u re , D e n m a r k) fo u n d e d S u p e r p o o l in Ista n bul i n 2006. They met at Rem K oo l h a a s ’ s t u d i o O ff i c e fo r M e tro p o lita n Arc h ite c tu re - OMA- i n 2003, w here they w orked unt i l e s t a b l i s h i n g S u p e r p o o l. Cu r re n tly S u p e r p o o l is e ngaged i n Tai l orC rete, a European Com m i s s i o n f u n d e d re se a rc h fo r in c o r p o r a tin g ro b o tics i nto concrete constructi on t ech n o l o g y, a l o n g w ith p re p a r a tio n s o f m a ste r p la n s a nd gui del i nes studi es for K ar tal and K ag i t h a n e n e i g h b o u rh o o d s. S u p e r p o o l h a s a lso re c e n tl y compl eted Mappi ng Istanbul ; a bo o k c o m m i s s i o n e d b y Ga r a n ti Ga lle r y with n e a r ly a hundred maps and i nfor mati on grap h i c s c re a t i n g a va lu a b le re so u rc e fo r a rc h ite c ts, pl anners, and pol i cy-makers inv e s t e d i n t h e c i t y ’s fu tu re . M o st re c e n t S u p e r p o o l h as been par ti ci pati ng i n the A udi Urb a n F u t u re Aw a rd 2 0 1 2 to re se a rc h m o b ility in Ista n bul i n 2030.

H A N TÜMERTEK İ N is a p r a c tic in g a rc h ite c t b a se d in Istanbul and pri nci pal of the fi r m Mim a r l a r Ta s a r i m D a n ism a n lik L td th a t h e e sta b lish e d i n 1986. Previ ousl y, he w orked i n

Pari s i n t h e a rc h i t e c tu r a l stu d io s o f Ah m e t Gu lg o n e n and of B er nstei n, C hempeti er, Vi dal . His b u i l t w o r k s i n c l u de re sid e n tia l, c o m m e rc ia l a n d in sti tuti onal proj ects pri mari l y i n Turk e y, a s w e l l a s i n th e Ne th e r la n d s, Ja p a n , Ca n a d a , the U ni ted K i ngdom and France. Mr. Tü m e r t e k i n w a s tr a in e d in a rc h ite c tu re a t Ista n b u l Techni cal U ni versi ty. H e l ectured at t he Te c h n i c a l U n i v e rsity o f De lft, a t th e 6 th m AAN In te r nati onal C onference i n Tokyo “Our Mod e r n – R e - a p p ro pr ia tin g Asia ’s Ur b a n He r ita g e ” a s w el l as at H arvard. Mr. Tümer teki n’s work s h a v e b e e n w i d e ly p u b lish e d in in te r n a tio n a l a rc hi tectural j our nal s, i ncl udi ng Dom u s , A b i t a re , AV an d in th e Wo r ld Atla s o f Co n te m porar y A rchi tecture; Incl uded i n t he 2 0 0 6 Ve n i c e B i e nn a le , h e a lso wo n Tu r ke y’s Na tio nal A rchi tecture Aw ard i n 1998 and 200 0 . A m o n o g r a p h o f h is re c e n t wo r k wa s p u b lish e d by H arvard U ni versi ty Press i n 200 6 . M r. Tü m e r t e k i n wa s p re se n te d a 2 0 0 4 Ag a Kh a n Aw ard for Archi tecture. H e served on t h e 2 0 0 7 M a s t e r Ju r y. Ac tu a lly h e is a m e m b e r o f the aw ards steeri ng commi ttee.

MURAT TABANL IO Ğ LU , a fte r g r a d u a tin g fro m IE L , studi ed archi tecture at Vi enna Tech n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y. He fo u n d e d Ta b a n lıoğ lu Arc h ite c ts i n cooperati on w i th D r. H ayati Tab a n l ı oğ l u i n I s t a n b u l in 1 9 9 0 . Be sid e s h is a te lie r p rogram at B i l gi U ni versi ty, he lectu re s a t u n i v e r s i t i e s a n d va r io u s in te r n a tio n a l p la tfor ms and serves as a j uror at aca d e m i c p ro g r a m s a n d c o m p e titio n s. M u r a t Ta b a n lıoğ l u i s a C har tered Member of R IBA .

Z U HAL ULUSOY gr a d u a te d with B.Arc h a n d M .Arc h . degrees from the Mi ddl e East Tech n i c a l U n i v e r s i t y, An ka r a , Tu r ke y. Re c e ivin g a F u lb ri ght schol arshi p, she w as acc e p t e d t o t h e g r a d u a te p ro g r a m in th e S c h o o l o f Archi tecture at C ar negi e Mel l on Univ e r s i t y ( P i t t s b u r gh , PA, US A) , wh e re sh e c o m p le te d her M.Sc. and Ph.D . degrees in a rc h i t e c t u re a n d u r b a n re g e n e r a tio n . In 1 9 9 2 , Dr. Ulusoy j oi ned Bi l kent U ni versi ty (A n k a r a , Tu r k e y ) a s th e fo u n d in g c h a ir p e r so n o f th e L andscape A rchi tecture and U rban Des i g n D e p a r t m e n t . S h e wa s a visitin g p ro fe sso r a t Car negi e Mel l on U ni versi ty’s School of A rc h i t e c t u re i n 2 0 0 3 - 2 0 0 4 . In 2 0 0 5 sh e jo in e d th e Archi tecture D epar tment of Izmi r Univ e r s i t y o f E c o n o mic s. S in c e 2 0 0 8 , sh e h a s b e e n worki ng at K adi r H as U ni versi ty, I s t a n b u l , Tu r k e y, a s th e De a n o f F a c u lty o f Ar t a n d De si gn. H er research i nterests incl u d e u r b a n s t u d i es, p a r tic u la r ly u r b a n re g e n e r a tio n and transfor mati on, as w el l as desi g n e d u c a t i o n a t va r io u s le ve ls. He r a r tic le s a n d c hapters i n these areas have been pub l i s h e d i n v a r i o u s re fe re e d jo u r n a ls a n d in b o o ks. She has taught courses on urban desi g n , c o n c e p t s i n a rc h ite c tu re , to o k p a r t in fo u n d a ti on desi gn studi os and urban desi g n s t u d i o s , a n d su p e r vise d M a ste r ’s a n d P h .D. th eses.

MURAT VEF K İ O Ğ LU g r a d u a te d fro m th e De p a r tm e nt of Archi tecture, Istanbul Fi ne A r t s A c a d e m y i n 1 9 72 . An d th e n we n t to E d in b u r g h , Heri ot-Watt U ni versi ty for hi s Urb a n D e s i g n M a s t e r ’s d e g re e ( M .S c ) , wo r kin g a s a ssi stant archi tect at the Law -D unbar Nas m i t h A rc h i t e c t , E d in b u r g h . Ba c k in h is c o u n tr y, h e star ted w orki ng as an A ssi stant at t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Ista n b u l F in e Ar ts Ac a d e m y, th e n at C i ty Pl anni ng D epar tment of A rch i t e c t u re F a c u l t y. Be twe e n 1 9 8 3 - 8 9 h e p r a c tic e a n d j oi nt the nati onal competi ti ons in S c o t l a n d u n t i l 1 9 8 9 . He fo u n d e d h is o wn o ffic e in 1 990 and practi ce for Archi tecture and U r b a n D e s i g n Co n c e p t P ro je c ts, P u b lic S p a c e De si gn, Envi ronmental D esi gn and proj e c t s , To u r i s m R e so r t c o m p le x P ro je c t. In 2 0 0 5 , h e w as nomi nated as U rban D esi gn Com p e t i t i o n s G ro u p Co - o rd in a to r a t Ista n b u l M e tro p o li tan Pl ani ng and U rban D esi gn Cen t e r, ( I M P ) b y t h e e xe c u tive s. He r u n Na tio n a l Ur b a n D esi gn C ompeti ti ons, Inter nati onal lev e l U r b a n D e s i g n Pro je c ts fro m In va te d Arc h ite c ts, organi zi ng and openni ng N ati onal Urb a n D e s i g n C o m p e titio n E xh ib itio n in th e c e n te r, a n d In 2008, he star ted to co-ordi nate t he U r b a n D e s i g n a n d Co m p e titio n s Gro u p in th e c e n ter. After 8 years, hi s mi ssi on com p l e t e d i n A p r i l , 20 1 3 .

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IDO İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. was founded in 1987 in Istanbul by the Greater Metropolitan Council for the purpose of promoting sea transport and helping to ease traffic jams. Istanbul’s sea transport was largely carried out by Turkish Maritime Operations City Lines before 1987. In that year, İstanbul Ulaşım and Ticaret A.Ş. (Istanbul Transport and Trade Ltd) was founded by the Greater Metropolitan Council, bringing a second marine transportation organization into existence. Later in 1988 the organization underwent a title change, becoming IDO - İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (Istanbul Sea Buses Industry and Commerce), Ltd. Sea crossings are an important transportation alternative in Istanbul, since it is surrounded by water. With the traffic getting more chaotic by the day in Istanbul, you will be saving time every day you ride the sea buses, which have a history that goes back 22 years.IDO is introducing new routes to meet increased demand and is slashing prices even more with the aim of providing cheaper travel for Istanbul residents. Hopes are rising that, with capacity utilization increasing by the day, prices will soon be competitive with other transport alternatives. By combining human services with technology, Istanbul Sea Buses is advancing quickly and resolutely towards a brighter future. In February 2005, the Greater Istanbul Metropolitan Council expressed its desire to take over Türkiye Şehir Hatları İşletmesi by submitting a protocol to the High Board of Privatization (HBP). The takeover operations were carried out by IDO on behalf of the Greater Istanbul Metropolitan Council. Following the takeover, the Greater Istanbul Metropolitan Council became the sole authority responsible for marine transportation in Istanbul and this responsibility was largely transferred to IDO. In June 2011, IDO was privatized and started to be steered by Tepe-Akfen-Souter-Sera Joint Venture management. In the Project Finance Awards 2011, which organized by Euromoney, the privatization of IDO has been granted the award of “European Transport Privatization Deal of the Year.”

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