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URBAR Office for Urbanization and Architecture. Architecture Urban Planning Urban Design Landscape Architecture Landscape Design Garden Design Infrastructure Planning and Design Interior Design Historic Preservation Project Management Planning Consultancy Application Projects Research and Implementation Ali Kural Architect and Urban Designer

Green, Adapting - Formless City: Growth Strategy for İstanbul in Beykoz - Ümraniye

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

The thesis is concerned with Metropolitan Istanbul where constellation of urban centers, settlement areas, satellite towns, industries, port areas or airports as well as open areas or natural preserves define a continuous metropolitan topography; generating an understanding of the dynamics of urban development in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Istanbul, and Beykoz - Ümraniye area is the focus of the study.

Beykoz - Ümraniye area, on the Anatolian side, is a condition between urban expansion and dense woodlands and the Elmalı Reservoir. The area is becoming urban rapidly, posing serious problems. The essence of this thesis is a project that avoids any deterministic approach, but has its basis in urbanism as a strategy that will impact the environment.

Master of Architecture in Urban Design Thesis Project