Scales, Thresholds And Dilemmas Of Housing Transformations In Istanbul - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3631854919 ISBN 13: 9783631854914

Publisher: Peter Lang, 2022

Synopsis

In Istanbul, urban transformation and housing production processes are so intricately
entwined and intertwined that they elicit a plethora of predictable and unexpected
subject matters to be studied holistically. This book provides an insight into the scales,
thresholds, and dilemmas of housing transformations in Istanbul from past to present,
with a focus on cause-and-effect relationships. It scrutinizes Istanbul from new
perspectives as the primary scene, target, and playground for neoliberal market acts
and actors, on the one hand, and seeks to shed light on future prospects with regard to
housing needs and expectations of twenty-first century users in line with the unique
dynamics of Istanbul, a city without ends, on the other hand.

About this title

About the Author

Nilay Ünsal Gülmez holds a PhD in the Architectural Design Program from Istanbul
Technical University. She is teaching at Bahçeşehir University, Department of Architecture.
Her research interests include housing studies, design history and theory,
gender and space, and place-making practices.

Ali Devrim Işıkkaya earned his bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD degrees at the Faculty
of Architecture, Yildiz Technical University. He teaches at Bahçeşehir University. His
research interests include architectural and interior architectural design, architectural
competitions, construction, and housing.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631854919
• ISBN 13: 9783631854914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 274
• Editor: Ünsal Gülmez