Transformations of public space
Subtitle: Architecture and the visual arts in late modern Istanbul 1950-80
By: edited by İpek Akpınar, Elâ Güngören, Johan Mårtelius, Gertrud Olsson
Series: Transactions -- 24; Transactions -- 2
Publisher: Swedish Research Institute in Instanbul
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Beyoglu, Istanbul
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
ISBN-13: 9789188929372
Subjects: Public spaces; Planning; Turkish Architecture; Turkish Art; City planning; Urban renewal
Other titles: Architecture and the visual arts in late modern Istanbul 1950-80
Description: In the decades following World War II, the former imperial capital of Istanbul entered a new stage of urban development. Large-scale transformations of its outline and edifices reimagined the cityscape while at the same time the conservation of the rich architectural heritage became a major issue. These efforts crystallized in a number of public space projects, where modernity and tradition were envisioned, manifested and negotiated artistically, structurally and socially. Major infrastructural projects competed with concerns for human scale as well as for local habits and vernacular tastes, as represented in architectural forms, ornamental details and visual arts. Stressing both the continuity and radical renewal of Istanbul in the period from 1950 to 1980, the studies in this volume analyse the emergence of the 'late modern' version of the megacity
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index

In English with some Turkish