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Localization of Brutalist Architecture in Post-War Turkey: Three Unique Examples from Istanbul Cover

Localization of Brutalist Architecture in Post-War Turkey: Three Unique Examples from Istanbul

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment
Volume 17 (2024): Issue 3 (September 2024)
By: Özlem BALCI ÖZTÜRK and  Oya ŞENYURT  
Open Access
|Jan 2025

Figures & Tables

Figure 1.

Brutalist and Brutalist-influenced buildings in Istanbul (map and table created by authors, 2024) [19]
Brutalist and Brutalist-influenced buildings in Istanbul (map and table created by authors, 2024) [19]

Figure 2.

Location of Manifaturacılar Retail Center (visualization by authors based on aerial photograph dated 1966 [27])
Location of Manifaturacılar Retail Center (visualization by authors based on aerial photograph dated 1966 [27])

Figure 3.

Manifaturacılar Retail Center master plan (drawn and visualized by the authors based on [32])
Manifaturacılar Retail Center master plan (drawn and visualized by the authors based on [32])

Figure 4.

Silhouette of Manifaturacılar Retail Center and Süleymaniye Mosque (visualized by the authors based on [25])
Silhouette of Manifaturacılar Retail Center and Süleymaniye Mosque (visualized by the authors based on [25])

Figure 5.

Block 1 ground floor plan (left) and Block 2nd floor plan (right) (visualized by the authors based on [32])
Block 1 ground floor plan (left) and Block 2nd floor plan (right) (visualized by the authors based on [32])

Figure 6.

Bar Kızı, MRC construction, 1966 (authors archive)
Bar Kızı, MRC construction, 1966 (authors archive)

Figure 7.

Opening of MRC, 1967 [25]
Opening of MRC, 1967 [25]

Figure 8.

Manifaturacılar Retail Center; (a) Block 4, (b) Block 2, (c) façade of Block 1, (d) metal relief by Kuzgun Acar, (e) courtyard of Block 1, (f) courtyard of Block 1 (authors archive, 2022)
Manifaturacılar Retail Center; (a) Block 4, (b) Block 2, (c) façade of Block 1, (d) metal relief by Kuzgun Acar, (e) courtyard of Block 1, (f) courtyard of Block 1 (authors archive, 2022)

Figure 9.

Manifaturacılar Retail Center, art works; (a) mosaic panel by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, (b) marble fountain plastic by Yavuz Görey, (c) mosaic panel by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, (d) stone bas-relief by Ali Teoman Germaner (authors archive, 2022)
Manifaturacılar Retail Center, art works; (a) mosaic panel by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, (b) marble fountain plastic by Yavuz Görey, (c) mosaic panel by Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, (d) stone bas-relief by Ali Teoman Germaner (authors archive, 2022)

Figure 10.

Location of the Istanbul Reklam Building (visualization by authors based on aerial photograph dated 1976 [27])
Location of the Istanbul Reklam Building (visualization by authors based on aerial photograph dated 1976 [27])

Figure 11.

Istanbul Reklam Building plan (drawn and visualized by the authors based on [43])
Istanbul Reklam Building plan (drawn and visualized by the authors based on [43])

Figure 12.

Dentsu Advertising Office Building [47]
Dentsu Advertising Office Building [47]

Figure 13.

Dentsu Advertising Office Building [47]
Dentsu Advertising Office Building [47]

Figure 14.

Istanbul Reklam Building façade and column-beam detail from the entrance hall [authors archive, 2022]
Istanbul Reklam Building façade and column-beam detail from the entrance hall [authors archive, 2022]

Figure 15.

View of the Istanbul Reklam Building [Irexpo introductory booklet, authors archive]
View of the Istanbul Reklam Building [Irexpo introductory booklet, authors archive]

Figure 16.

Istanbul Reklam Building interior spaces [Irexpo introductory booklet, authors archive]
Istanbul Reklam Building interior spaces [Irexpo introductory booklet, authors archive]

Figure 17.

Location of the Istanbul Officers’ Club (visualization by authors based on aerial photograph dated 1987 [27])
Location of the Istanbul Officers’ Club (visualization by authors based on aerial photograph dated 1987 [27])

Figure 18.

Istanbul Officers’ Club plan (drawn and visualized by the authors based on [32])
Istanbul Officers’ Club plan (drawn and visualized by the authors based on [32])

Figure 19.

Istanbul Officers’ Club façade and balcony details [authors archive, 2024]
Istanbul Officers’ Club façade and balcony details [authors archive, 2024]

Figure 20.

Istanbul Officers’ Club art works; (a) Afyon marble wall, (b) mosaic panel by Atilla Galatalı, (c) ceramic panel by Oya Koçan (d) mosaic panel by Atilla Galatalı [authors archive, 2024]
Istanbul Officers’ Club art works; (a) Afyon marble wall, (b) mosaic panel by Atilla Galatalı, (c) ceramic panel by Oya Koçan (d) mosaic panel by Atilla Galatalı [authors archive, 2024]

Brutalist Examples in Istanbul (created by authors, 2024)

NONAMEARCHITECTSBUILT INFUNCTION
1Rexx Cinema*Maruf Önal1961Culture
2Kınalıada MosqueTurhan Uyaroğlu, Başar Acarlı1964Religious
3Tarabya MosqueAli Barman1964Religious
4Sudalı VillaMuzaffer Sudalı1965Housing
5Palet 2 Restaurant (Big Chefs)unknown1960-66Restaurant
6Manifaturacilar Retail CenterDoğan Tekeli, Sami Sisa, Metin Hepgüler1967Trade
7Istanbul Reklam BuildingGünay C?ilingiroğlu, Muhlis Tunca1969-74Administration
8Istanbul Officer’s ClubMetin Hepgüler1974Hotel
9Tercüman Newspaper Office**Günay Çilingiroğlu, Muhlis Tunca1974Administration
10Atatürk LibrarySedad Hakkı Eldem1973-75Culture
11UFI Shopping CenterDoğan Tekeli, Sami Sisa, İrfan Ertem1975Trade
12Karaköy Trade CenterGünay Çilingiroğlu, Bilge Kıray1978Trade
13Zincirlikuyu Highways Facilities**Mehmet Konuralp1973-80Facility
14Apartment in KanlicaKaya Tecimen, Ali Çiçek1978-80Housing
15Beyti SteakhouseYilmaz Sanlı1970-83Restaurant
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2024-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 23
Submitted on: Mar 19, 2024
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Accepted on: Sep 15, 2024
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Published on: Jan 9, 2025
Published by: Silesian University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Brutalism,
Brutalist Architecture in Istanbul,
Localization of Brutalism,
Reyner Banham,
Turkish Architecture (1960–1980)
Related subjects:
Architecture and design,
Architecture,
Architects, buildings

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