What is Oikodomos?


OIKODOMOS is a research project financed by the Lifelong Learning programme 2007-2009 and 2010-2011 carried out by higher education institutions and research centers from Belgium, France, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. The goal of the project is to create a virtual campus to promote the study of dwelling at a European scale. This virtual campus is going to develop new methods to study housing in a multidisciplinary way, interweaving different courses and seminars, digital repositories and on-line learning environments, cases analysis and project workshops taking place at the participating institutions.

Saturday, April 30, 2011

Final Program International Workshop Istanbul

An Oikodomos Workshop about Housing and Proximity.
International Workshop 2-6 May 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
hosted by Istanbul Technical University, HREC


Proposed Calendar

all activities are located at the ITU, Istanbul

day one: Monday May 2nd, 2011

14h00: Welcome:
-Prof. Dr. Orhan Hacihasanoglu, Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, ITU
-HREC Vice-Director, Prof. Dr. Ahsen Özsoy, Vice Rector, ITU
-HERA-C Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Turkan Ulusu Uraz, EMU
-Oikodomos Partner Leader: Prof. Dr. Leandro Madrazo, project framework, integrated activities, workshop calendar, planned follow-up.

14h30: Concept of Proximity.
-Introduction general theme by prof. Dr. Kris Scheerlinck.
-Presentation of Integration Outcomes by mixed groups of student participants

16h00: Tea / Coffee Break

16h30: Lecture: “Istanbul: Uncertainties and Transformations” by Prof. Dr. Gülsün Sağlamer

17h15: Lecture “Housing Typologies in the Process of Change” by Prof. Dr. Yurdanur Dulgeroglu Yuksel

18h00: Lecture by Prof. Dr. Beril Ozmen: introduction to the Göksu Quarter site

18h15: Pin-up Projects Exhibition Preparation


day two: Tuesday May 3rd, 2011

9h00: visit Istanbul site

14h00: Urban Context. Working session on site Istanbul.

17h30: lecture “Tale of the City on Water” by Dr. Fatma Erkök


day three: Wednesday May 4th, 2011

9h00: Urban Context. Social Context. Working session on site Istanbul.

14h00: Urban Context. Social Context. Working session on site Istanbul.


day four: Thursday May 5th, 2011

9h00: Urban Context. Social Context. Architectural Strategies. Working session on site Istanbul.

14h00: Urban Context. Social Context. Architectural Strategies. Working session on site Istanbul.


day five: Friday May 6th, 2011

9h00: Urban Context. Social Context. Architectural Strategies. Final presentations ( 10x15min sessions per group + comments, presentations uploaded in Proximity Workspace)

11h30: Discussing Proximities. Conclusions.

13h00: Lunch