INTRODUCTION  MEETINGS  PUBLICATIONS
 
  June 2001 2nd Symposium

Traditional Environments in a New Millenium:
Defining Principles and Professional Practice
20-23 June  2001, Amasya , Turkey 

Rapid change in living conditions and the contradictions between global world culture and local cultures create new paradigms and new dimensions about culture-space-time interactions. This transition can be exemplified through examples of traditional environments and brings out new developments in both theory and practice. A vital issue for the field is therefore the need of a new kind of database for planning and designing in traditional environments. The new millennium, with new strategies and paradigms, is an appropriate time to review theories, concepts and methods of culture-space studies. Within this context, theoretical and applied research studies at various scales of traditional environments should be examined and evaluated. The focus of the symposium will be the culture specific issues of the "Traditional Environments" and "Continuity and Development Trends in Traditional Environments."

This symposium is the second of a series of international meetings organised by IAPS Network on Culture and Space in the Built Environment, with the objective of bringing together participants from various disciplines such as: architecture, urban design, planning, psychology, sociology, anthropology as well as from different countries and cultures.

Amasya, which is known as one of the oldest settlements in Anatolia, is chosen as the symposium venue. The city of Amasya is located in the dramatic Yesilirmak Valley, with remnants of various civilisations for over 5500 years.  Its urban and architectural form is the result of many cultural values from antiquity to the present. The Symposium will give the opportunity to directly experience a historic conservation place and to be involved with local residents of a traditional environment.

Themes
· Theories, Concepts and Methods in Culture-Space Studies of Traditional 
  Settlements 
· Field Studies and Projects in Traditional Settlements: Implementing 
  Conservation and Revitalization 
· Adaptability, Continuity and Change of Traditional Settlements
· Issues of Changing Residential Identities: Regional Trends and Global 
  Change.

Scientific Board

N. Akin, Istanbul Technical University
W. Bechhoefer, University of Maryland,
C. Correa, Indian Institue of Architects
N. Z. Gülersoy, Istanbul Technical University
P. Kellett, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
R. Lawrence, University of Genova 
P. Oliver, Oxford Brookes University 
A. Rapoport, University of Wisconsin
H. Turgut, Istanbul Technical University 
M. Ünügür, Istanbul Technical University
F.  Yürekli, Istanbul Technical University

Advisory Board

H. Poroy, Governor of Amasya
H. Bas, Mayor of Amasya
H. Sener, I.T.U. Faculty of Architecture, Dean
O. Ekinci, Chamber of Arch., President
S. Özkan, The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Secretary General
D. Hasol, YEM-The Building and Industry Center, Chairman

Organizing Commitee

H. Turgut, Istanbul Technical University, Chair 
C. Beygo,Istanbul Technical University
Ç. Eren, Istanbul Technical University
K. Eyüpgiller, Istanbul Technical University
G. Inalhan, Istanbul Technical University
K. Kavas, Ministry of Internal Affairs
E. Özdemir, Governorship of Amasya
H. Türkoglu, Istanbul Technical University
A. K.Yalçin ,Amasya Chamber of Arch.
H. Yürekli, Istanbul Technical University, Competition Organiser

Convenors

IAPS-CSBE Network
I.T.U. Faculty of Architecture,
AKTAV- Foundation for the Protection and Education of Natural and Cultural Heritage of  Amasya City
ÇEKÜL- Foundation for the Protection and Promotion of the Environmental  and  Cultural Heritage
 
 IAPS 16, July 2000  CSBE Network Meeting-WORKSHOP
 
Social, Cultural and Spatial Diversity and Complexity in Urban Environment
Wednesday 5th July 2000, Paris, France
 
  The Twentieth Century is marked as the century of the urban transition. Large cities of the world, have experienced a fundamental social, cultural and economic transformation in recent decades. Especially, in developing countries ongoing migration process from rural to urban areas and increasing concentration of people in big cities have accelerated socio-cultural and spatial differentiation and diversity. This process has also affected continuity and development trends inurban-housing environment and quality of life

Purpose of the workshop:

Purpose of the workshop was, to open up a discussion for explaining the socio-cultural and spatial diversity and complexity, based on selected theoretical and applied research/case studies in various scales of urban environment. It was assumed that this workshop would be  an initial step towards a series of international meetings, which  held by “IAPS-Culture And Space In The Built Environment Network-CSBE” with the objective of bringing together various experiences from different countries and cultures.

The focus of the discussion was: “Continuity and development trends in housingenvironment: What are the contradiction among continuity, change, development, sustainability, globalization,individualization, anonymity, identity?”

Structure of the workshop:

The workshop was held on two sections:

In the first sections, Prof. Dr. Hülya Turgut , as a network coordinator, opened  the session by giving the summary of the activities of the network.

For the second steps, Dr. Gülden Erkut from ITU ,Istanbul  gave an introductory speech on the topic. Dr. Peter Kellett from Newcastle University  chaired this section. In this section , researchers from different countries contributed to the workshop with their posters, based on their recent studies, with special reference to the continuity and development trends in housingand people-environment interaction. The Workshop was ended with the evaluating and concluding notes .
 

 
 June 1997 1st Symposium
 
  Culture & Space in Home Environment  Critical Evaluations / New Paradigms
 
  Rapid change in living conditions and the contradictions between the global world culture and local cultures create new paradigms and new dimensions on culture-space interactions. This transition exhibits significant examples in home environment and brings out new evaluations in both theory and practice. On the other hand, the need of a new kind of database for planning and design of home environment appears to be a vital issue of the field.

As the twenty-first century approaches new strategies and paradigms made it necessary to review theories and methods that are developed in the culture-space studies. Within this context, it is intended to examine and evaluate theoretical and applied research studies in various scales of home environment.

This symposium is an initial step towards a series of international meetings with the objective of bringing together various disciplines -such as, architecture, urban design, planning, psychology, sociology, anthropology, etc- from different countries and cultures. The focus of the symposium is culture-specific issues of the home environment
 
  Themes  
 
  • Theories, methods and concepts in Culture-Space studies of Home Environment: What are the new approaches and paradigms in relation to the critical evaluation of theories and methods?
  • Cross-cultural studies of housing: What are the contradictions between globalization and local cultures?
  • Meaning and use of home and neighborhood: What makes a house "home "?
  • Cultural, social and individual identities residential areas: How cultural, social and individual identities are reflected in the process of planning and design?
  • Special issues in housing and neighborhood: What kind of processes are needed for better involvement of various groups (such as gender, elderly, children, etc.,) in the society?
  • Quality, definition, promotion and control of residential area: Which issues and interest groups are related to the better quality of life and home environment?
  • Continuity and development trends in housing and traditional environments: What is the contradiction between cultural continuity and development? How can this process be evaluated and implemented in the field of design and planning?
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