ARCHITECTURE AND ARCHAEOLOGY. THEODOSIUS’ FORUM, ISTANBUL
DRAFT Programme here
Özyeğin University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Dynamic Research on Urban Morphology DRUM Lab
+10 İSTANBUL ARAŞTIRMA ÇALIŞTAYLARI 2023, +10 ISTANBUL RESEARCH WORKSHOPS 2023
Architecture and Archaeology. Theodosius’ Forum, Istanbul
Mimarlık ve Arkeoloji: Theodosius Forumu, İstanbul
Özyeğin University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Istanbul
10-21July, 2023
ARCH200 Research Internship
Scientific coordinator:
ALESSANDRO CAMIZ (Özyeğin University)
Organising committee:
Melis Taner, Luca Orlandi, Tayfun Gürkaş, Demet Mutman Uluengin, Louai Al Hussein, Özge Özkuvancı, Hülya Yavaş, Imane Saidi, Nahal Khorrami
(Özyeğin University)
Scientific Committee:
Leyla Acar (Fatih Belediyesi)
Melih Yılmaz (Fatih Belediyesi)
Orhan Hacıhasanoğlu (Özyeğin University)
Ebru Karahan (Özyeğin University)
Roberta Spallone (Politecnico of Torino)
Giuseppe Strappa (University of Roma Tre)
Marcello Balzani (University of Ferrara)
Renato Capozzi (University of Naples, “Federico II”)
Federica Visconti (University of Naples, “Federico II”)
Dina Nencini (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Irene Del Monaco (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Fabio Balducci (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Visiting professors :
Giorgio Verdiani (University of Florence)
Elisabetta Caterina Giovannini (Politecnico of Torino)
Mariagrazia Leonardi (University of Catania)
DRACo PhD workshop
Rita Salamouni (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Michele Bianchi (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Elena Ogliani (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Luca Pozzati (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
Maria Vittoria Carosi (“Sapienza”, University of Rome)
DRUM Design team
Berke Baybaş (Özyeğin University)
Tan Atayurt (Özyeğin University)
Erdinç Can (Özyeğin University)
Tutors
Selin Mutlu (Özyeğin University)
With the patronage of:
ISUFITALY(International Seminar of Urban Form)
Fatih Belediyesi (Istanbul)
Laser scanning:
Doğan Tekin (Zemastek)
ARCH200 students:
Mina Baştan, Ali Maoulainine, Yeliz İncesular, Elif Naz Sürücü, Mehmet Dönmezdemir, Helin Gundogan, Zemfira Gasimova, Mudar Aqel, Sama Nafta, Durali Mohammed Mudhafar, Maryam Tijjani Umar, Vera Akbülbül, Abdullah Mohammed Khan, Chaimae Fateh, Ovais Kashif (Özyeğin University)
During the workshop students from OZU together with other international participants will study the urban setting of the Forum of Theodosius in Istanbul divided in teams, and followed by tutors. Scheduled activities will include:
Site visits and guided tours
History of the forum of Theodosius in Byzantine and Ottoman times
Iconography of the forum in ancient and modern times
Research on past and ongoing archaeological excavations in the area
Research on archival documents and numismatic sources
Research on Modern and ancient Cadasters
Other historical sources such as Byzantine historiography and travel chronicles
Research on Ottoman buildings built over the ruins, reuse of spolia of the forum
Examining the existing literature on the subject
Listening to lectures on the topics of the workshop
Drawing exercises
Mapping exercises, typological plans
Laser and Digital photogrammetric survey of architectural fragments in the site
Catalogue of architectural fragments from to the forum and today in other sites
Draft reconstruction of the architectural orders belonging to the forum
Design proposal/master plan for the valorisation and enhancement of the site
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