Antalya's 20th-Century Heritage and Conservation Scenarios (24.07.2021) - Department of Architecture

For some time now, Antalya Culture and Arts Center's Forum Antalya hall, which hosts exhibitions focusing on Antalya, is hosting student works from Antalya Science University's Department of Architecture that offer new approaches and solutions to the city's current and critical issues. The exhibition, which can be viewed until August 29, 2021, will also feature a series of talks titled "Antalya in the Workshop," where faculty members from the university's Department of Architecture will engage with participants through parallel discussions.

The first talk in the "Antalya in the Workshop" series will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2021, featuring Dr. Esin Bölükbaş Dayı, who will speak on "Antalya's 20th-Century Heritage and Conservation Scenarios." The talk will be moderated by Lecturer Beste Sabır.

This discussion will explore Antalya's local modernization story through the architectural works produced in the city during the 20th century. The main focus will be on modern rural and agricultural complexes that aimed to reinforce the city's agricultural identity in the early Republican period, administrative and public buildings that significantly transformed the city center in the 1940s as urbanization accelerated, and tourism structures that emerged both in the city center and along the coastline in the second half of the 20th century. The aim is to highlight the fact that 20th-century architecture is an important part of social memory and historical continuity, and to draw attention to modern architectural works that are often overlooked in the city's cultural heritage.