Memory Box: An Experiment in Urban Collective Memory

Tuba Do�u¹, Melis Varkal Delig�z²
¹PhD Program in Architecture, Izmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkey
²Department of Architecture, Yasar University Faculty of Architecture, Izmir, Turkey

Worldwide, attention to user participation in shaping urban environments has grown in recent years. In Turkey it can be seen in the efforts of local authorities, civil initiatives and neighborhood organizations. This study examined the bottom-up transformation of a cultural space that exists in Izmir since the 1960s, in the neighborhood of G�zelyal�. A new technique in oral history studies of simulating and curating a remembering process was proposed to reveal how civic empowerment developed and operated. The process examined the narratives behind collective action through a reading of the collective memory. Re-reading the past in the present can generate new processes of civic engagement and action in urban spaces.

Keywords: Curating memory, participatory design, urban memory, collective memory.

Haf�za Kutusu: Bir Kentsel Kolektif Bellek Deneyi(mi)

Tuba Do�u¹, Melis Varkal Delig�z²
¹�zmir Y�ksek Teknoloji Enstit�s�, Mimarl�k Doktora Program�, �zmir
²Ya�ar �niversitesi Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �zmir

Kentsel tasar�mda kullan�c� kat�l�m�na verilen �nem son y�llarda t�m d�nyada art�� g�stermektedir. T�rkiye�de de gerek yerel y�netimlerin te�vi�i, gerekse sivil insiyatifler ve mahalle �rg�tlenmeleriyle kentsel mek�nlar�n �ekillenmesini g�zlemlemek m�mk�nd�r. Buradan yola ��kan bu �al��ma, 1960�lardan bu yana �zmir G�zelyal��da yer alan bir k�lt�r mek�n�n�n mahalleli eliyle d�n��m�n� inceler. S�zl� tarih �al��malar�na yeni bir y�ntem �nerisi sunar ve mahallelinin ne denli etkin oldu�unu okumak ad�na bir hat�rlama s�reci kurgular. Bu kurgu, kolektif bellek �zerinden kamusal bir yerle�tirme olup, anlat�lar ard�ndaki kolektif motivasyonu inceler. Ama�, ge�mi�i g�n�m�zde okuyarak, kentsel mek�nlarda yeni sivil eylemlere ��k tutmakt�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Belle�in k�rat�rl��, kat�l�mc� tasar�m, kentsel bellek, kolektif bellek.

Tuba Do�u, Melis Varkal Delig�z. Memory Box: An Experiment in Urban Collective Memory. Megaron. 2017; 12(4): 545-552

Corresponding Author: Tuba Do�u, T�rkiye

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