A "Classical" Response to Contemporary Issues: Examples of Informal Mosque Production in Beykoz, Istanbul

Meryem Odabaşı; Göksun Akyürek

Makale detayları

A "Classical" Response to Contemporary Issues: Examples of Informal Mosque Production in Beykoz, Istanbul

Yazarlar:

Meryem Odabaşı | Göksun Akyürek

Yayıncı:

Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimarlık

Dergi:

Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.792-811

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285539

pISSN:

2146-9229

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 Through examples from Beykoz, this study questions and investigates informality as a substantial phenomenon in the architectural and spatial formation of mosque buildings in Istanbuls informally developed neighbourhoods. The goal is to provide a new theoretical perspective on this legitimate yet illegalinformal form of socio-spatial practice in relation to the specific dynamics of Istanbuls informal urbanity and architectural production. As for methodology, following a theoretical and historical survey on the informal urbanity and procedures of mosque production in Turkey, the architectural and spatial features of three mosque complexes are analysed, evaluated, and discussed. The data was obtained through site surveys and interviews with the primary actors involved in their constructions. This data was processed into scaled drawings for a comparative analysis of their formal and spatial configurations. The study concentrated on gathering first-hand information from the producers of these mosques and the buildings themselves. The results showed that the builders, who were also the future users, followed an imprecise classical mosque scheme during their building processes. Their participatory and spontaneous construction processes also brought innovation in the spatial and formal organization, employing improvisation. The architectural and spatial aspects of these building complexes also presented considerable problems. Finally, the research aims to contribute new studies for developing new strategies and legal frames, engaging the will and the energy of the users to shape their social and physical environments in the urban context.

 Through examples from Beykoz, this study questions and investigates informality as a substantial phenomenon in the architectural and spatial formation of mosque buildings in Istanbuls informally developed neighbourhoods. The goal is to provide a new theoretical perspective on this legitimate yet illegalinformal form of socio-spatial practice in relation to the specific dynamics of Istanbuls informal urbanity and architectural production. As for methodology, following a theoretical and historical survey on the informal urbanity and procedures of mosque production in Turkey, the architectural and spatial features of three mosque complexes are analysed, evaluated, and discussed. The data was obtained through site surveys and interviews with the primary actors involved in their constructions. This data was processed into scaled drawings for a comparative analysis of their formal and spatial configurations. The study concentrated on gathering first-hand information from the producers of these mosques and the buildings themselves. The results showed that the builders, who were also the future users, followed an imprecise classical mosque scheme during their building processes. Their participatory and spontaneous construction processes also brought innovation in the spatial and formal organization, employing improvisation. The architectural and spatial aspects of these building complexes also presented considerable problems. Finally, the research aims to contribute new studies for developing new strategies and legal frames, engaging the will and the energy of the users to shape their social and physical environments in the urban context.

 Through examples from Beykoz, this study questions and investigates informality as a substantial phenomenon in the architectural and spatial formation of mosque buildings in Istanbuls informally developed neighbourhoods. The goal is to provide a new theoretical perspective on this legitimate yet illegalinformal form of socio-spatial practice in relation to the specific dynamics of Istanbuls informal urbanity and architectural production. As for methodology, following a theoretical and historical survey on the informal urbanity and procedures of mosque production in Turkey, the architectural and spatial features of three mosque complexes are analysed, evaluated, and discussed. The data was obtained through site surveys and interviews with the primary actors involved in their constructions. This data was processed into scaled drawings for a comparative analysis of their formal and spatial configurations. The study concentrated on gathering first-hand information from the producers of these mosques and the buildings themselves. The results showed that the builders, who were also the future users, followed an imprecise classical mosque scheme during their building processes. Their participatory and spontaneous construction processes also brought innovation in the spatial and formal organization, employing improvisation. The architectural and spatial aspects of these building complexes also presented considerable problems. Finally, the research aims to contribute new studies for developing new strategies and legal frames, engaging the will and the energy of the users to shape their social and physical environments in the urban context.

 Bu araştırma, İstanbulun enformel olarak gelişmiş mahallelerindeki cami yapılarının mimari ve mekânsal oluşum süreçlerinde önemli bir olgu olarak yer alan enformelliği, Beykoz ilçesinden seçilen örnekler üzerinden araştırmakta ve sorgulamaktadır. Amaç, İstanbula özgü enformel kentleşme ve mimarlık dinamikleri içinde gelişen, meşru ancak yasadışı olan bu sosyo-mekânsal pratiğe yönelik yeni bir kuramsal bakış açısı oluşturmaktır. Yöntem olarak, kapsamlı bir tarihsel ve kavramsal literatür araştırmasının ardından, seçilen üç camii kompleksinin mimari ve mekânsal özellikleri incelenmiş ve tartışılmıştır. Araştırmada kullanılan veriler yürütülen saha araştırmasına ve yapıların üretiminde rol oynayan önemli aktörlerle yapılan söyleşilere dayanmaktadır. Bu veriler ölçekli çizimlere dönüştürülerek yapıların biçimsel ve mekânsal özellikleri karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuçlar, kullanıcıları tarafından katılımcı eylemlerle üretilen bu enformel yapıların klasik cami şemasını izlediklerini göstermektedir. Aynı zamanda bu karmaşık yapılar kendi kentsel bağlamlarına özgü enformel ilişki ağları tarafından biçimlendirilmişlerdir. Yapım sürecinin doğaçlama sürdürülmesi biçim ve işlev açısından yeniliklerin yanı sıra, yapısal ve kentsel ölçekte önemli mimari ve mekânsal sorunlar da üretmiştir. Sonuç olarak bu araştırma yerel dinamikleri daha fazla anlamaya çalışan ve kullanıcıların kendi sosyal ve fiziksel çevrelerini biçimlendirme isteğine cevap veren yeni bir kuramsal ve yasal çerçeve oluşturmak üzere stratejiler geliştirebilecek çalışmalara katkıda bulunmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Makale detayları

A "Classical" Response to Contemporary Issues: Examples of Informal Mosque Production in Beykoz, Istanbul

Yazarlar:

Meryem Odabaşı | Göksun Akyürek

Yayıncı:

Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimarlık

Dergi:

Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.792-811

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285539

pISSN:

2146-9229

Beykoz

Istanbul

Mosque Architecture

Informal Architecture

Classical Ottoman Mosque

Beykoz

Istanbul

Cami Mimarisi

Enformel Mimarlık

Klasik Osmanlı Camisi

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Meryem Odabaşı | Göksun Akyürek

Yayıncı: Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar: Mimarlık

Dergi: Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.792-811

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2023

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2001285539

pISSN: 2146-9229

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Meryem Odabaşı | Göksun Akyürek

Yayıncı:

Ahmet FİDAN

Ana Başlıklar:

Mimarlık

Dergi:

Kent Akademisi Vol.16 Issue 2, pp.792-811

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2023

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2001285539

pISSN:

2146-9229