Modernization Narratives in the Architectural Periphery: Rationalist Design in the Case of Pınarbaşı High School

Filiz Sönmez

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Modernization Narratives in the Architectural Periphery: Rationalist Design in the Case of Pınarbaşı High School

Yazarlar:

Filiz Sönmez

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kent Tarihi | Mimari Miras ve Koruma | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi:

PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.401-410

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358412

pISSN:

2822-4507

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Özet:

 In the 1950s, the rational architectural approach that developed within the framework of the International Style originating from the West created a modernization dynamic extending from the center to the periphery in Turkey. Modern architectural practices concentrated in city centers began to show themselves in the periphery with the contributions of engineers and architects. The rational architectural approach that took shape in the West in the 20th century became widespread in Turkey, especially through public buildings. In this context, the question of how the center-to-periphery modernization process in late 1950s Turkish architecture was shaped constitutes the motivation of this study. Within the scope of the study, an educational structure in the periphery of Kayseri was selected in order to discuss the spatial reflections of this process, and its design and production processes were detailed. Pınarbaşı High School, designed by Civil Engineer Kamil Kundakçıoğlu in the Pınarbaşı district between 1959 and 1962, was examined in order to find the counterpart of modernization in the periphery by using qualitative research methods such as literature review, observation, documentation, and oral history techniques. The findings show that the structure shaped by modern rational principles differs with the use of local materials and regional dynamics. The results of the study offer a new perspective on the modernization process in Turkey in the context of center-periphery.

 In the 1950s, the rational architectural approach that developed within the framework of the International Style originating from the West created a modernization dynamic extending from the center to the periphery in Turkey. Modern architectural practices concentrated in city centers began to show themselves in the periphery with the contributions of engineers and architects. The rational architectural approach that took shape in the West in the 20th century became widespread in Turkey, especially through public buildings. In this context, the question of how the center-to-periphery modernization process in late 1950s Turkish architecture was shaped constitutes the motivation of this study. Within the scope of the study, an educational structure in the periphery of Kayseri was selected in order to discuss the spatial reflections of this process, and its design and production processes were detailed. Pınarbaşı High School, designed by Civil Engineer Kamil Kundakçıoğlu in the Pınarbaşı district between 1959 and 1962, was examined in order to find the counterpart of modernization in the periphery by using qualitative research methods such as literature review, observation, documentation, and oral history techniques. The findings show that the structure shaped by modern rational principles differs with the use of local materials and regional dynamics. The results of the study offer a new perspective on the modernization process in Turkey in the context of center-periphery.

 In the 1950s, the rational architectural approach that developed within the framework of the International Style originating from the West created a modernization dynamic extending from the center to the periphery in Turkey. Modern architectural practices concentrated in city centers began to show themselves in the periphery with the contributions of engineers and architects. The rational architectural approach that took shape in the West in the 20th century became widespread in Turkey, especially through public buildings. In this context, the question of how the center-to-periphery modernization process in late 1950s Turkish architecture was shaped constitutes the motivation of this study. Within the scope of the study, an educational structure in the periphery of Kayseri was selected in order to discuss the spatial reflections of this process, and its design and production processes were detailed. Pınarbaşı High School, designed by Civil Engineer Kamil Kundakçıoğlu in the Pınarbaşı district between 1959 and 1962, was examined in order to find the counterpart of modernization in the periphery by using qualitative research methods such as literature review, observation, documentation, and oral history techniques. The findings show that the structure shaped by modern rational principles differs with the use of local materials and regional dynamics. The results of the study offer a new perspective on the modernization process in Turkey in the context of center-periphery.

 1950lerde, Batı kaynaklı Uluslararası Üslup çerçevesinde gelişen rasyonel mimarlık anlayışı, Türkiyede merkezden çevreye uzanan bir modernleşme dinamiği oluşturmuştur. Kent merkezlerinde yoğunlaşan modern mimarlık uygulamaları, mühendis ve mimarların katkılarıyla periferide de kendini göstermeye başlamıştır. 20. yüzyılda Batıda şekillenen rasyonel mimari yaklaşımı, Türkiyede özellikle kamu yapıları aracılığıyla yaygınlaşmıştır. Bu bağlamda, 1950lerin sonlarında Türkiye mimarlığında merkezden çevreye uzanan modernleşme süreci nasıl şekillenmiştir şekillendiği sorusu, bu çalışmanın motivasyonunu oluşturmaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında, Kayserinin periferisindeki bir eğitim yapısı, bu sürecin mekânsal yansımalarını tartışmak amacıyla seçilerek, tasarım ve üretim süreçleri detaylandırılmıştır. Pınarbaşı ilçesinde 1959-1962 yıllarında Y. İnş. Müh. Kamil Kundakçıoğlu tarafından tasarlanan Pınarbaşı Lisesi, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden literatür taraması, gözlem, belgeleme ve sözlü tarih teknikleri kullanılarak, modernleşmenin periferideki karşılığını bulmak üzere incelenmiştir. Bulgular, modern rasyonel ilkelerle şekillenen yapının, yerel malzeme kullanımı ve bölgesel dinamiklerle farklılaştığını göstermektedir. Çalışmanın sonuçları merkez-periferi bağlamında Türkiyedeki modernleşme sürecine yeni bir bakış açısı sunmaktadır.

Makale detayları

Modernization Narratives in the Architectural Periphery: Rationalist Design in the Case of Pınarbaşı High School

Yazarlar:

Filiz Sönmez

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kent Tarihi | Mimari Miras ve Koruma | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi:

PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.401-410

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358412

pISSN:

2822-4507

Educational buildings

rational architecture

modernization

Pınarbası High School

Civil Engineer Kamil KundakçıogluEğitim yapıları

rasyonel mimari

modernleşme

Pınarbaşı Lisesi

İnş. Müh.Kamil Kundakçıoğlu.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Filiz Sönmez

Yayıncı: Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar: Kent Tarihi | Mimari Miras ve Koruma | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi: PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.401-410

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001358412

pISSN: 2822-4507

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Filiz Sönmez

Yayıncı:

Ataturk University

Ana Başlıklar:

Kent Tarihi | Mimari Miras ve Koruma | Mimari Tarih | Teori ve Eleştiri

Dergi:

PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research Vol.9 Issue 2, pp.401-410

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001358412

pISSN:

2822-4507