urban dissonances: istanbul's dialogue between past and future
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a slide lecture given in UVA's ARCH 101: Lessons of the Lawn course, taught by Peter WaldmanTRANSCRIPT
URBAN DISSONANCES:ISTANBUL’S DIALOGUE BETWEEN PAST AND FUTURE
locating istanbul
locating istanbul
ISTANBUL IS: a DIAGRAMbetween two water bodies7 hillsa natural harbourwith a dense urban topography favoring framing viewsand vibrant life in the streets
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
URBAN AGE CITY DATA 31
URBAN AGE ISTANBUL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 2009
Trafalgar SquareTaksim Square
NEW YORK CITY
SHANGHAI
LONDONISTANBUL
JOHANNESBURG
BERLIN
MUMBAI
Brandenburg Gate
Central Park
MEXICO CITY
Chatrapathi Shivaji Railway Terminus
Pudong Downtown Praça da Sé
SÃO PAULO
Intercity rail
Regional rail
Underground/Metro/BRT
Planned extensions
Administrative city
Zócalo
URBAN AGE CITY DATA 31
URBAN AGE ISTANBUL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 2009
Trafalgar SquareTaksim Square
NEW YORK CITY
SHANGHAI
LONDONISTANBUL
JOHANNESBURG
BERLIN
MUMBAI
Brandenburg Gate
Central Park
MEXICO CITY
Chatrapathi Shivaji Railway Terminus
Pudong Downtown Praça da Sé
SÃO PAULO
Intercity rail
Regional rail
Underground/Metro/BRT
Planned extensions
Administrative city
Zócalo
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
locating fener
locating fener
FENER IS: a DIAGRAMon the waterfrontbetween two churches, one hidden, one opena dialogue between slope and flatstruggling to mediate infrastructure and age
ANATOMY OF A NEIGHBORHOOD
[right] Progressive diagrams ex-plore (1) monuments and tri-angulation, (2) frequently used edges, (3) lot sizes (4) old trans-portation 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.
1
2 3 4 5
Bulgarian Church
facade rhythms on the waterfront
section-axon of neighborhood street
yildirim caddesi
ANATOMY OF A BUILDING
[right] Analysis at the build-ing scale reveals similarities in the neigbhorhood of a certain building type: narrow, with a porch projecting on the second floor, these buildings are typi-cally made of masonry covered with stucco. Some are in disre-pair, which provides significant design opportunities.
yildirim caddesi street section yildirim caddesi street elevation yildirim caddesi section elevation + axon
1. mediating the slope to the waterfront2. a holdover from the Greek heritage dating back to the Byzantine Empire2. a labyrinthine street grid from the ottoman period, and a mosque on the hill, a hidden church3. reconstituted street fabric after fires, industrial and commercial spaces, a showcase of precast iron construction5. an area cleansed of its Greek inhabitants with the modern state, with major infrastructure systems added along the waterfront6. the focus of urban renewal projects, a voice for new minorities, a reconstituted park
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
1. Bulgarian Church
2. Romanian Church
3. Greek Orthodox Patriarchate
topographical classical byzantine ottoman industrial modern mega
locating fener