Merve Karadaban took part in the Project Jury!

Istanbul Gelisim University Faculty of Fine Arts Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design Res. See. Merve Karadaban contributed to the "Architectural Project 5" course of a foundation university, Faculty of Architecture and Design, as a jury member. Cem Eren Güven and Merve Karadaban made the project evaluations in the mid-term jury of the Architectural Project 5 course, which was conducted by Pınar Geçkili Karaman and produced museum design for Yedikule Gazhane and neighborhood house projects for Sanayi Mahallesi.
 
Merve Karadaban shared her views on the juries as follows:
 
“In the Architectural Project 5 course led by Pınar Geçkili Karaman, the students were divided into two and the two groups were faced with different problems of the urban area. Students working in the Industrial District focused on the newly added activities of the region such as film studios and advertising agencies, on the one hand, and on the concept of emptiness due to its congested urban texture on the other. In this sense, the idea of presenting an urban space with newly added actors to the neighborhood has become essential. The 'Neighborhood House in the Industry District', which is the focus of the projects, has been tried to be designed on a ground that will pave the way for different communities to come together and communicate. In addition, it has been tried to understand the social and commercial activity transformation forms that the neighborhood has entered.
 
In addition, it was of great importance for the students working in Yedikule Gashane to be able to organize a huge urban void and to fill that void with human movements. The purpose of transforming the area into a museum as an industrial heritage is to make a theme from the past, on the one hand, and to incorporate new activities into the structure of the area, on the other hand. In addition, the uncanny and detached structure of the study area from the city is both an obstacle and a new design element in the arrangement of this place. In addition, apart from the dominant position of the gas plant in terms of industrial history, the fact that it is side by side with the walls of Istanbul and Yedikule Gardens allows the cultural heritage to be reviewed again. The discussions on the projects of the students, who tried to re-read the relations of Gazhane with the garden and city walls, were very productive.”
 
We congratulate Merve Karadaban for her jury membership and wish her continued success.