Passing Landscape in Bornova

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A Knot Point of Passing Landscape in Izmir, Turkey

Name	Passing landscape
Location	Izmir, Bornova
Country	Turkey
Authors	Isin Barut


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Short Introduction to the Area of Study

There are some knot points in the transportation zones. I call them transportation knots in the landscape. We actually frequently come across with transportation knots. Izmir is one of the most populated city in Turkey. Further more Izmir is heavyly urbanised and showed dramatical changes in road infrastructure development. There are many transportation knots in Izmir city. One of them is located in Bornova which is a kind of intersection point where the Ege University Campus Entrance, Bornova Metro Station,a Major Road:Ankara Road and the Bornova Bus Station meet. There are many students who pass that landscape every day to enter the Ege University Campus. The accessibility in the area is low and it is dangerous to pass that point. People who come across everyday landscapes in mega cities generally do not recognise the landscape just becouse of recognising that landscape as a passing area.Ironically transportation knot points also a kind of meeting point. Bornova transportation knot point need to be recognised and should become more than a passing area to recognised everyday landscape.

Exercise 1: Sketching the Landscape

Time frame: October 25 - November 15, 2011

Student activities:

Creation of analytical drawings and sketches
Presentation of results

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Sketches and Drawings

Function Diagram
Passing landscape
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Exercise 2: Landscape Layers

Time frame: November 15 - 29, 2011

time based changes and 'landscape biography', and/or:
topography, open spaces, built, green, traffic and water structures on different layers. *Definition of zones with coherent character
Description of this character.

Road infrastructure in 1984
Road infrastructure in 1990
Road infrastructure in 2000
Road infrastructure in 2009
Urban Development in Izmir

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Exercise 3: Behaviour Patterns

Time frame: December 6 - 20, 2011

How do people behave in this area? How do they use the space? What is important for them?
Observation of study area, interviews with local people and mapping of use patterns.
Preparation of short presentation

Users and Activities
Users density
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Exercise 4: Communication Concepts

Time frame: December 19, 2011 - January 17, 2012

Based on the different landscape assessment approaches students will develop a communication concept for their area of study
Which measures would be necessary for enhancing the awareness for the area?
Students are free to choose their method.

Possible Communication Concepts

-More attractive, interesting and functional area(art works, colorful benches, new waiting place for some activities like music boxes that people can enter and listen music

-More safety pedestrian passing/new underground passing-especially for students

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