Transmitting Values From Past To Future: A Strategic Program Inquiry For Ankara Victory Square (Zafer Meydan�)

P�nar Din� Kalayc�¹, Dilek Aybek �zdemir²
¹Department of Architecture, Gazi University Faculty of Architecture, Ankara, Turkey
²Department of Architecture, Bing�l University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Bing�l, Turkey

Visioning the future of a significant urban space should be done via a thorough inquiry process, a process of decoding the values and meanings that make that urban space unique. Differences between the present/ongoing program and the specific past uses in these spaces display the socio-cultural changes of societies as they also facilitate the sound base for future scenarios. The present study focuses on The Victory Square (Zafer Meydan�), a meaningful urban space located in the city center of Ankara since 1925. Architectural programming is considered as a potential for promoting the values of spaces including urban areas. Accordingly, the present study proposes a 3-step programming model; focusing firstly on the past uses of the square (history), secondly the current conditions of the space (on-site analyses), and finally the value list to which a possible program should be referring (the strategic program). The study proposes a vision statement and considers public use, culture, greenery, flexibility, comfort, ecology, references, and integration as the main values that transmit past uses to future projections for the specific urban space. Recommendations for functional programming, which is one step further, have also been addressed. The 3-step model (historic inquiry, on-site analyses and strategic programming) presented in the study gathers the inquiry process around values, therefore the proposed model consists the originality of the study. Besides, Victory Square has been subject to limited number of research in the field of history up to now, therefore this study was devoted to diagnosing and transmitting the values that this unique space had in history to visionary scenarios and designs.

Keywords: Ankara Zafer Meydan� (Ankara Victory Square), architectural programming; history; urban heritage; urban space.

De�erlerin Ge�mi�ten Gelece�e Aktar�m�: Ankara Zafer Meydan� i�in Stratejik Program Ara�t�rmas�

P�nar Din� Kalayc�¹, Dilek Aybek �zdemir²
¹Gazi �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Ankara, T�rkiye
²Bing�l �niversitesi,M�hendislik ve Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Bing�l, T�rkiye

Ayr�cal�kl� kentsel mekanlar i�in uygun gelecek senaryolar�n�n belirlenmesi, bu mekanlar� �zgün yapan ge�mi� zaman de�erlerinin ��zümlenmesi ile yak�ndan ili�kilidir. Ge�mi� kullan�mlar ile �imdiki program aras�ndaki farkl�l�klar, toplumlar�n sosyokültürel de�i�imlerinin izlenebilmesinin yan� s�ra fiziksel �evreler i�in gelecek senaryolar�n� da olanakl� k�lmaktad�r. Bu �al��ma, 1920�li y�llardan bu yana Ankara kent merkezinde �nemli bir rolü olan Zafer Meydan��na odaklanm��t�r. Mimari programlama, kentsel �evreler de dahil olmak üzere, mek�nsal de�erlerin geli�tirilmesi disiplinidir, dolay�s�yla �al��ma ü� ad�ml� bir programlama modeli sunar: meydan�n ge�mi� kullan�mlar�na odaklan�r (tarih �al��mas�), mek�n�n �imdiki durumunu irdeler (yerinde analiz) ve olas� bir program�n referans olarak kullanaca�� de�erleri belirler (stratejik programlama). �al��ma, meydan i�in bir vizyon �nermesi sunar ve kamusall�k, kültür, ye�il, esneklik, rahatl�k, ekoloji, referanslar ve bütünle�me de�erlerini kentsel mek�n�n ge�mi�ini gelece�ine ba�layacak temel de�erler olarak �nerir. Bir sonraki a�ama olan i�levsel programlama i�in de �neriler sunar. Bu �al��mada sunulan ü� ad�ml� programlama modeli (tarih ara�t�rmas�, yerinde analizler ve programlama), tüm ara�t�rmay� de�erlere y�nlendirir, bu da �neri modelin �zgünlü�ünü olu�turur. Zafer Meydan��n�n �imdiye kadar s�n�rl� say�da tarih �al��mas�n�n konusu olmas� nedeniyle bu �al��ma, s�z konusu kentsel de�erin tarihteki �zgün de�erlerini te�his etmeye ve bu de�erlerin gelecek senaryolar�na ve gelecek tasar�mlara aktar�lmas�na adanm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Ankara Zafer Meydan�, mimari programlama; tarih; kentsel miras; kentsel mekan.

P�nar Din� Kalayc�, Dilek Aybek �zdemir. Transmitting Values From Past To Future: A Strategic Program Inquiry For Ankara Victory Square (Zafer Meydan�). Megaron. 2021; 16(1): 27-38

Corresponding Author: P�nar Din� Kalayc�, T�rkiye

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