ABSTRACT
URBAN FISSURE: RECONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE LAND WALLS
WITHIN THE URBAN MILIEU OF ISTANBUL
Bas Bü / tü / ner, Funda
Ph.D. Department of City and Regional Planning
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Baykan Gü / nay
Co-Supervisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Namik Erkal
December 2010, 306 pages
The major intention of this thesis is to introduce a new concept &ndash / urban fissure- to discuss
the positionality and spatiality of city walls within contemporary urban milieus. Besides
being an architectural defense structure, covering a considerable amount of land in cities,
city walls have always been an important urban component. Land Walls has been a
unique example of city walls that have existed for 15 centuries as an untouchable object in
a metropolitan city like Istanbul. After the Ottoman Conquest in 1453, Land Walls lost
their major defense purpose, and became a part of civilian life. From that time until the
mid-20th century they loosely marked the west edge of the city. However, in the second
half of the 20th century, with the enormous expansion of Istanbul, Land Walls have
remained in the middle of the city. Throughout their history, they have produced a
diversity of spaces, uses and traditions. Their unusual structure, and their complex
spatiality including spaces adjoining and around them have generated several challenging
processes. They have raised uncertainties and sometimes problems not only in spatial
terms, but also in regulations and implementations. In this respect, regarding their current
positionality and spatiality, this thesis argues Land Walls and walled zone as an urban
fissure which is supposed to make them legible within the urban milieu of Istanbul.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612882/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 December 2010 |
| Creators | Bas Butuner, Funda |
| Contributors | Gunay, Baykan |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Ph.D. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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