A threshold on the fringe: Investigation of the spatial transformation in the case of Beytepe Village
6th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA-2023) , İstanbul, Turkey, 14 - 16 June 2023, pp.50, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- City: İstanbul
- Country: Turkey
- Page Numbers: pp.50
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Rural
settlements have authentic architectural and urban characters producing and
preserving local identity, culture, and activity patterns. The rapid urban
sprawl towards the peripheries of metropoles threatens the socio-spatial
characteristics of the rural settlements on the frontiers of the cities.
Beytepe Village, which is located on the southwestern fringe of Ankara, has
long been in danger of being lost due to the persistent urban transformation and
land speculations in the area. Accordingly, the existing spatial and
morphological features of the area will be investigated through an inter-scalar
perspective by highlighting the relationship between the urban and
rural built environments, spatial shifts in the context, and the typo-morphological
characteristics of the village and its environs. The study will also dwell on
revealing the potential of the area through the production of diversified ways
of living; simultaneously, the urgent need for urban politics to be conducted
will also be discussed.
Keywords: Urban Sprawl; Urban Politics; Rural Settlements; Beytepe Village.