Humanity has been put through several tests during the third decade of the XXI century. Once we were almost out of the pandemic nightmare, a maniac leader starts a war taking advantage of the worlds’ numb state of mind. Every one was caught on its back foot…This dreadful event, reminds us that History is lessContinueContinue reading “HAPPY 2023. STAY STRONG. STAY KOLLECTIVE”
Category Archives: Urban
Digital Sketches
Smart phones, sometimes, just make people stupid. Lisbon A gateway to parallel realities, they can subtract us from the places we are, distance us from the people we are close to and even from whom we are. Beijing Beijing But the device became an incredible tool to capture what is around. With more and moreContinueContinue reading “Digital Sketches”
Istanbul’s Urban Fauna
The crude reality is that this fast growing metropolis is pushing out of their natural habitat the endemic species that once roamed freely in it. This rapid change generates a clash between two worlds apart. And we know who is going to win.
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Three Acarkent Towers
The Acarkent Condo is located in the Beykoz Municipality, one of the thirty nine that integrate the Greater Istanbul Region. With a perimeter of around 8km and an area covering approximately 2,5km2, it’s a gigantic private refuge for some of the wealthy people in Istanbul. Acarkent, a city within the city. Its urban postulateContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Three Acarkent Towers”
The Voiceless Istanbul Recyclers
It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it It’s not uncommon to see flocks of stray dogs in the streets of Istanbul. They are normally peaceful and friendly towards most people, unless you pass by running, riding a bike or if you are one of the thousands of toplayıcılar – which means collectors –ContinueContinue reading “The Voiceless Istanbul Recyclers”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – Hotel Building in Şişhane
This small abandoned building would not have catched our attention if it wasn’t for its unique location. Şişhane is a small neighborhood located in the heart of Istanbul. If one arrives in Istanbul and is taken directly to Şişhane, one might believe he/she is in any european city. The oppulence and beauty of its earlyContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – Hotel Building in Şişhane”
The SBC Project – A Never Ending Story
The Soundtrack for Big Cities project took off more than one week ago and it was incredible to observe our readers enthusiasm in suggesting more and more tunes for big or small, real or imagined cities. The virtual limits of the large cities we first foresaw expanded to whole regions but also focused in smallContinueContinue reading “The SBC Project – A Never Ending Story”
Soundtrack for Big Cities
Cities, as one of the most complex and organic synthesis of human manifestation, offer the best and the worst of what mankind has ever conceived and wanted to express in material and immaterial ways. From the shaping of social altruistic ideals to the most narcissistic despotic purposes; from city planning aimed to shape a betterContinueContinue reading “Soundtrack for Big Cities”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Botter Apartments
We might say that the Botter apartment building falls into a different category of the Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul. All of the previously analyzed buildings were built in the final years of the XX century and either left abandoned during the construction process or never used after finished. In this case, we are talking aboutContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Botter Apartments”
Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Sancaktepe Towers
The Sancaktepe Tower complex is a mistery on the landscape of abandoned structures in Istanbul. Very few information could be gathered about this large unfinished construction located in the Asian side of the city. The excelent location of the Sancaktepe Towers in the TEM highway. Searching the internet, we identified the complex as the headquarterContinueContinue reading “Abandoned Buildings of Istanbul – Data Gathering – The Sancaktepe Towers”
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