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Programmed by architect and academic Uğur Tanyeli, Arzu Erdem, and Esra Kahveci and organized by Orkun Dayıoğlu and Eylül Şenses from Salt, the exhibition Architecture Education in Turkey: Thresholds of Institutionalization from the 18th Century to the Present can be visited at Salt Galata until March 31. The exhibition “Architectural Education in Turkey: 18th Century to the Present Thresholds of Institutionalization” sheds light on the history of architectural education in Turkey from the 18th century to the present. The exhibition is open to the public and can be visited free of charge. Turkey is considered to be one of the earliest countries in terms of the history of the “education of architects”. Before this, architecture in Turkey, as elsewhere in the world, was learned by working directly in professional practice and building activities. Starting with the foundation of the Chamber of Hendese (Hendesehane) in 1775, we can speak of an uninterrupted history that extends to today. The early period, in which the first engineers were trained as military architects building fortifications and urban defense equipment, and integrated with military and engineering education, lasted until the beginning of specialized architecture education at the Sanayi-i Nefise Mekteb-i Alisi in 1883. Harbiye, where “Fenn-i mimarlık” courses were taught until the Republican period, has functioned as a kind of architecture school for a long time; many buildings needed by the administration, especially in the provinces, are designed by officers. Over time, like everywhere else, Turkey experiences a military-engineering-architecture dissolution; despite its vital importance in architectural education, the break with the design sector also begins. Architectural education, which started with a single school integrated with military service and engineering, has now spread to more than a hundred schools across Turkey. Architectural Education in Turkey: From the 18th Century to the Present Thresholds of Institutionalization aims to describe the course of this academic landscape, especially in everyday life. It visualizes the physical environment of the schools, faculty and student life, working conditions, turbulence and unrest, contributions to the country’s architectural production, and expansion opportunities.
Photography: Mustafa Hazneci
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