Transgressive Design Strategies for Utopian Cities Theories, Methodologies and Cases in Architecture and Urbanism

Preface

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION

Bertug Ozarisoy¹ and Hasim Altan²

1 - ANALYSIS OF THE CONTEXT IN TWELVE TERMS

Bertug Ozarisoy¹

Introduction

manifesto for the utopian urban design (i) Why Cyprus?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (ii) Why Nicosia?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (iii) What is the Green Line?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (iv) Why United Nations’ Buffer Zone?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (v) Why the Ledras Street Check Point?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (vi) Why the Peace Hall?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (vii) Why the Event of Creative Possibilities?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (viii) What is the Cypriot Identity?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (ix) Why Cypriots?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (x) What are the issues of cultural identity of the

city of Nicosia?

manifesto for the utopian urban design (xi) What is the representational diaspora and the

language of the Green Zone?

Conclusions

References

2 - SEARCHING A NEW DIASPORA FOR THE BUFFER ZONE

Bertug Ozarisoy¹

Introduction

Speculation

The Architecture of Transgression

The Architecture of Violence

The Spaces of Conflict

Political Space: United Nations Buffer Zone

Oppression & Occupation: Military Power

Participatory-led Design

Hidden Power Beyond Conflict: Participation

Conclusions

References

3 – POLITICAL DISCOURSE ACTS AS A TRANSNATIONAL CATALYST IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN INTERVENTIONS

Bertug Ozarisoy¹

Introduction

Political space as a transnational instrument of the United Nations Buffer Zone

Scoping the field and setting up the counteractive participant based architectural disseminations

Setting up the research design approach for reclaiming architectural discourse in the United Nations Buffer Zone

Stages of development in the decision making of architectural reconciliation process

Creative possibilities, Birds, Narratives and Artefacts

Learning from the exploratory case study design and its implications on architectural reconciliation process

Beyond Theory: Learning from the Transgression

A Manifesto: Multi-cultural Exchange and Unification

Conclusions

References

4 – TRANSGRESSIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES TOWARDS UTOPIAN URBAN VISION

FOR RECLAIMING ARCHITECTURAL DISCOURSE

Bertug Ozarisoy¹

Introduction

Transgression as a way of creating urban utopia

The city of Nicosia as base case urban scenario development

A Representational diaspora and language of the Green Zone

Scoping the field

A Manifesto: Mapping invisibility to define a utopian urban vision for Nicosia

Mapping the notion of transgression and vice versa

The key design principles of creating an urban utopia

Cultural diasporas for identifying main design principles of an urban utopia

City of Agriculture: Cultivating green communities

City of Trees: Celebrating annual food festival

City of Birds: Echoes from the Green Zone

City of Watchtowers: Re-inhabit birds

Utopia versus a new Green Zone

Conclusions

References

Bertug Ozarisoy¹

Introduction

Of Futures and Utopias

Visionary Utopian Urban Design Scenarios

Utopian Urban Vision of Nicosia

Utopia Versus a New Green Zone

Symbolic Representation of New Green Zone

Lifelines

Monumental Representation

Full Circle

Maximum Diversity

Intuitive Navigation

Cosmopolitan Nature

Public Spaces

Green Religion

Conclusions

References

6 – REPRESENTATIONS OF DIASPORA, CULTURAL IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE

Bertug Ozarisoy¹

Introduction

Narrative memories of Turkish Cypriots’ living and their domestic space use

History and Reasons of Immigration

Migration and Cultural Practice of Turkish Cypriots from Cyprus to London: Narrative Memories

Representational Space and Cultural Identity

Context of Change and Displacement

Cultural Practice of Turkish Cypriot Communities

Space becomes as a way of cultural practice

Subject participants’ interview transcripts

The Poetics of Space

Hybridity as a role of cultural practice

Critics on cultural practice and space of the Turkish Cypriot Communities

Conclusions

References

7 – HOUSING AND POLICIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Young Ki Kim¹ and Hasim Altan²

Introduction

Energy Consumption and CO₂ Emissions

Energy Efficiency of Housing Stock

Space Heating

Background on Policies

Research on Emissions Cuts from UK Housing Scenarios

New Homes

Zero Carbon New Homes by 2016

How Zero Carbon will be Required or Encouraged

Code for Sustainable Homes

Construction of Zero carbon Houses

Fuel Poverty in the UK

Dwelling Characteristics and Efficiency

Existing Programmes and Policies

Government Funded Programmes

Conclusions

References

8 – CONCLUSION

Bertug Ozarisoy¹ and Hasim Altan²

Translations between transgression and utopia

Transgression and radical practices are the concept

Transgressions and radical practices versus border

References

Bertug Ozarisoy¹ and Hasim Altan²

Transgression between architectural design and urban regeneration developments

Guillaume Delfesc¹ and Bertug Ozarisoy²

King’s Cross, Past and Present

Mapping existing physical conditions

Design Proposals: Through mapping and prospective analysis and drawings

Greening the city

Urban linkage: Reclaiming urban agriculture

Architectural design interventions: Courtyard houses

References

Guillaume Delfesc¹

Introduction

The Architecture of Luxury: Key questions

Brand identity versus Local identity

Transgression between luxury brand and architecture

The birth of the brand street

An interview with the architect

The shops

The displacement between the Green Street and Walworth Road

Urban Regeneration in Elephant and Castle

Design Proposal: Through mapping and prospective analysis and drawings

The Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre: A focal point for London

A Manifesto - Urban development proposal: The New Elephant & Castle

Conclusions

References

Guillaume Delfesc¹

Berlin, Past and Present

Existing urban conditions: Identification of leftover urban space in Kreuzberg

A Manifesto: Conceptual stages of mix-use development project proposal

References

Hasim Altan¹ and Young Ki Kim²

Introduction

Construction Detail

Heating system

Ventilation System

Monitoring Study

Indoor Environments Monitoring Study

Energy Consumption Monitoring Study

Conclusions

References

Bertug Ozarisoy¹ and Hasim Altan²

Introduction

Reviewing of case study locations

A Future Outlook

Conclusion and Recommendations

References

Index

Biography

Bertug Ozarisoy is an architect and expert in building energy modelling in Cyprus. His research focuses on understanding the theory between architecture and energy policy design in conjunction with exploring the impact of passive cooling systems on domestic energy use and households’ thermal comfort. He is interested in environmental design and the development of novel design applications throughout his architectural practice. He has ten years’ of experience in intensive teaching, academic research and architectural practice. He was involved with the BSc (Hons) Construction Management programme at the University of East London between September 2016 and 2018. He has developed teaching skills to demonstrate significant intellectual input to students’ technical drawings and monitor their learning adaptability and integration to the Construction Technology and Materials module. Currently, Dr. Bertug Ozarisoy is a postdoctoral researcher at the Middle East Technical University (METU) Northern Cyprus Campus where he teaches two post-graduate taught courses, which are entitled ‘Deep Energy Retrofit’ and ‘Environmental Design and Engineering’, as part of his postdoctoral research in the Sustainable Environment and Energy Systems (SEES) programme. He is also the first author of many scholarly articles relevant to the building engineering field. He has been mostly involved with research projects in the Sustainable Development of the Built Environment (SDBE) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Europe.

Hasim Altan is Professor of Sustainable Design and Architectural Engineering in the Faculty of Design, and Director of the Research Centre at Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD) in Kyrenia, Cyprus. He is a Chartered Architect (RIBA) and a Chartered Engineer (CIBSE) with over 20 years of academic and practice experience in the field of Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) in the Built Environment in UK, Europe, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. He sits on several editorial boards and reviews project proposals for the European Commission, UK Research Councils and Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) of the Qatar Foundation. Since 2004, he has, singly or jointly, secured and directed 32 research grants worth over £21 million. He is a founding member of the International Network on Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH), which has so far organised eight international conferences, several design workshops, and numerous technical visits. As well as having supervised 17 successful PhD students, Prof. Dr. Altan has published over 280 refereed international journal and conference papers, technical reports, edited books and chapters and editorials in related fields.

"Transgressive Design Strategies for Utopian Cities – Theories, Methodologies and Cases in Architecture and Urbanism" is an extraordinary book on the theory of architecture with an emphasis on the theory of urban design. Transgressive design articulates the active relationship between architecture and power. It is an inclusive approach to eliminate discrimination within spaces.

Transgression has not been considered well in architectural education. It is a complex concept and when it is related to urban design, it gets even more complicated. Since this book handles the concept of transgression through philosophy, architectural theory and architectural/urban design, it fills a gap in knowledge and gives a full sense of transgressive design in architecture and urban design.

The mark of this book in the minds of its readers will be a deep understanding of transgressive design with all its dimensions -objective and subjective. This is something better than other types of learning, because it provides a stronger understanding which might free many minds and enable them to practice transgressive design."

-Prof. Dr. Yonca Hurol

Department of Architecture, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus