Adaptive Reuse as a Contemporary Approach

Abstract

Environmental and economic problems like climate change and the energy crisis have made it necessary to develop contemporary manifests, approaches, and policies that can be applied locally and globally. In this context, universities have also focused on updating their strategies to carry out research and education activities in line with local, regional, and national goals. The subject of this section is the manifest of an architectural design studio in Gazi University, Department of Architecture, in line with the university's academic priorities and strategies. Introducing current ideals and real-world issues into studio-based architectural design education is a difficult process that calls for novel instructional perspectives and methods. From this respect, authors share and discuss their teaching approaches and experiences in structuring a new “architectural design studio” by focusing on Ulus - the historical city center of Ankara - and abandoned areas in the region and giving undergraduates an opportunity to critically observe, rethink, and design for the built environment.