IN-PERSON ISTANBUL HERITAGE(S)

Abstract

The approach known in the literature as the collaboration between architecture and art emerged in many countries after World War II through various buildings. The period between 1950 and 1980 was a time of intense interdisciplinary interaction in Turkey as well. Wall panels, which are more commonly found in building types such as public buildings, hotels, and cultural centers, are encountered particularly in apartment buildings in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul. The aggressive advance of urban transformation, implemented as an important urban policy in Turkey, is destroying examples of high-quality apartment buildings while also affecting social, urban, and architectural memory. Along with the apartment buildings, these wall panels are also being demolished, and traces of the era are not reaching the present day. Consequently, every change in the space causes the space to be reshaped in memory. This study will examine the traces of the transformation-change process and the collaboration between architecture and art in the urban memory through the apartment buildings in the Kadıköy district. Based on the premise that every element related to the city is a component that produces social and urban memory, the study will discuss the apartment buildings identified in this area, particularly those dating from 1960 to 1980, as well as the wall panels located on the facades, entrances, and entrance halls of these buildings, and the possible solution strategies for their preservation.