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  Within the framework of the Erasmus + KA171 project carried out between Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University and Albania Barleti University, an event titled “Tekirdağ Design Charrette: Scenarios for Waterfront” was held between July 3–6, 2023, in Tekirdağ, Türkiye. The proceedings of the charrette conducted in collaboration with Universiteti Barleti and Tekirdağ Namık Kemal Üniversitesi  and organized in coordination with İstanbul Arel Üniversitesi  in 2023, funded by the Erasmus + KA 171 project, have just been published.  The book, which was carried out with great effort, aims to highlight the importance of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches in addressing the challenges and opportunities in the coastal areas of Tekirdağ and to encourage collaboration between local administrators, policymakers, and various stakeholders in shaping the future development of this strategic coastal city. Tekirdağ Design Charrette: Scenarios for Waterfront is available as op...

  '. "Urban Agriculture" Workshop: This event aims to facilitate the exchange of information by bringing together students of architecture and agricultural engineering from Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University with experts and local authorities. The event, which is planned as a workshop, will provide an opportunity for discussions and suggestions on how to create more effective guidelines for bottom-up approaches and policy makers for the dissemination of urban agriculture in Tekirdağ and other cities. Open to everyone. Location: Tekirdağ Bağcılık Enstitüsü, Aydoğdu, Eski Malkara Yolu Cad. No:14, 59000 Tekirdağ Merkez/Tekirdağ Date: October 16, 2024 Saat: 13.00-15.00 (CET), 14.00-16.00 Tekirdağ

A workshop titled "Design from Rural to Urban: Transformation of Agricultural Waste in Local Context" was held as a side event to the Marmara Municipalities Union Maruf on the Go 2023 event. The workshop was held on September 26-28, 2023 at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University GSTMF. A working group consisting of agricultural engineers, architects, urban planners, sociologists, designers, civil engineers, forest industrial engineers and farmers will develop design ideas together with the students after various presentations in the workshop for the utilization of the wastes of sunflower grown in Tekirdağ in urban areas. The event was open to everyone's participation. Link: https://marmaraurbanforum.org/motg/kirsaldan-kente-tasarim-tarimsal-atiklarin-yerelde-donusumu  Coordinators and facilitators: Esen Gokce Ozdamar, Okşan Tandogan, Sefika Aydın

  Tekirdağ Design Charrette: Scenarios for Waterfront (03-06.07.2023) Within the framework of the Erasmus + KA171 project carried out between Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University and Albania Barleti University, an event titled “Tekirdağ Design Charrette: Scenarios for Waterfront” will be held between July 3–6, 2023, in Tekirdağ, Türkiye. The event will be carried out jointly with the faculty members from Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Barleti University, and Istanbul Arel University. The charrette which consists of design discussions, juries, and critics, aims to bring together experts, designers, and students from different disciplines with interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches, and to develop concrete design and application proposals within the framework of the "accessibility" theme on the waterfront of Tekirdağ. The charrette discusses the access of Tekirdağ waterfront within the framework of the keywords of walkability, inclusivity, disaster, and climate as a fi...

Competition: LAGI (Land Art Generator Initiative), Freshkills Park,   New York, 2012 Exhibited in Soho Gallery for Digital Art, NY, 25.10.2012,   With Arzu Kuşaslan, Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz Team:  Esen Gökçe Özdamar Arzu Kuşaslan  Gökçen Firdevs Yücel Caymaz The Solar Spin project is a landmark in using technology and the sustainability of life, pointing to a superior experience in nature and the man-made environment. It aims to transform Freshkills Park in New York into a new recreation area based on the interaction between man and nature within innovative and up-to-date energy systems. The project aims to build a natural space and provide a place in the park for perceivers and travelers to come together and think about nature. It was established for 0.385 decares of usage area and 50 decares of open air facilities.    The design comprises circular wooden sculptures, wind turbines, a nature education center and a butterfly house built as a venue and pr...

  Competition: Socio Design Foundation, Social Vignette Competition, "Breaking From Plato’s" Cave, USA 2011, Honorable mention, USA, 09.01.2012 Plato’s allegory of the cave can be taken as an example for Istanbul dwellers. This allegory can be represented through intertwined building layers in urban space. Against these boundary layers, Escape from Plato's Cave is proposed as a metaphor for constructing an alternative strategy to change our perception of rapid construction in urban space. In order to break the boundaries between the ideal world and the real world, there can be an escape by playing with the shown reality, by developing a holistic approach and a non-schismogenic artistic intervention. At the exit from Plato's cave, a way is sought to destroy this ‘reality’ perceived by many people as it needs to be, through play and active participation. A transformation of the perception of the overlapping layers in the built environment can be opened up for new realm...