Participatory Action
Equivalent Mention - Taksim Square International
Urban Design Competition, 2020
Equivalent Mention - Taksim Square International
Urban Design Competition, 2020
Taksim is a critical space of conflict–a tension zone in the midst of opposing poles and their monuments: shrines of state socialism vs. pillars of neoliberalism; modernist Western nation-state ideologies vs. orientalist, reminiscent of the past; consumerist tourism activities vs. cultural and educational institutes; democratic expression vs. autocratic surveillance; nature vs. urban; car vs. pedestrian; soft vs. hard.
Conflict is an inevitable component of democracy; however, is it possible to channel its energy for negotiation and reconciliation? Subsequently, is it possible to empower the dynamics of Taksim to convert its public sphere from a tension zone of confrontation into a collective table of dialogue?
Competition Entry with Openact Architecture
Team: Zuhal Kol, Carlos Zarco Sanz, Ozan Önder Özener, Zeynep Küheylan, Ozan Şen, Berna Yaylalı, Zehra Saday Aygün, Ali Vatansever,Öner Özer, Berrak Zeynep Yılmaz, Merve Özyalın, Ada Karadoğan, İpek Temizkan, Gökalp Çakmak
Team: Zuhal Kol, Carlos Zarco Sanz, Ozan Önder Özener, Zeynep Küheylan, Ozan Şen, Berna Yaylalı, Zehra Saday Aygün, Ali Vatansever,Öner Özer, Berrak Zeynep Yılmaz, Merve Özyalın, Ada Karadoğan, İpek Temizkan, Gökalp Çakmak
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