the cloud studio presentation

next terms studios are announced. carla leitao was the most exciting studio for me, the cloud studio. How remote access, instant happenings, transformation happen anywhere are formed, etc. It is more obvious in mind but explaining is kinda difficult. here is the website of her studio: 
http://www.aumstudio.org/

article for manuel delanda

Foundation and transformation of slum areas in Istanbul

Abstract
Gecekondu (houses that 20^th century immigrants of Istanbul has built in one night) settlements are important elements for the development of the Istanbul’s urban structure. Istanbul has been a marine capital since very early centuries, and because of its location, Istanbul always has been an attraction for traders and therefore immigrants. Landscape and water are strong dominant entities that shape the development of the city. Byzantium, Ottoman and Turkish Republic periods in Istanbul, showed different behaviors in the organization of the settlements. Especially in Turkish Republic period, the organization behavior of the settlements had important change, with the industry and agricultural leap in Turkey. Istanbul has become an attraction mainly for the farm workers in eastern villages since early 20^th century, which still continues. After these people migrated to Istanbul, though conditions led them to build and develop their own houses, without an infrastructure. This kind of development shows self-organization behavior and the assemblage of these houses emerges new kind of attributes, which contributes to the growth of Istanbul metropolitan area. Meanwhile, the transportation improvements, caused a transformation of these slum areas, where gated communities start to derive and force the change of the urban structure of the gecekondu (slum) settlements.

ali and I went to long beach

it has been two weeks since we had been in long beach, but it was a fun time to get one day off works, and see these water towers, suburban houses and antalya municipality building :) (just a modern municipality building with a square and a pool front.) and of course the beach. 

 

two additional posters from the last project in meatpacking

couldn't write for sometime. two weeks has passed until, I my final review. here are some additional shots from the project. I lost my physical model photos. anyhow, getting ready for the already started new term

one of the final renders of cultural institution at very end of high line

high line is connected to the hudson river through this cultural institution. this is one of the entrances, which is nearer to studios, that takes place inside the whitney museum extension.

last sketches from LLN sketchbook

last sketches from the lost sketch book

brooklyn bridge

a night off from studio to a trip from brooklyn to manhattan. exceeded 2 hours break time. but it worths