On January 10, the Department of Architecture hosted an international student workshop on developing circular solutions for the post-earthquake redevelopment of Hatay. The workshop was based on the #CircularCityChallenge framework, developed by Özlemnur Ataol (University of Groningen) for her ongoing research project on collaborative planning. Workshop facilitators included Job Schoren (TU Delft), Bilkay Begüm Peker (Bilkent University), Tunç Karabayır (Embassy of Netherlands) and Caner Arıkboğa (Middle East Technical University). The event was organized by Sultan Çetin (TU Delft) Özlemnur Ataol coordinated the educational program; and Ezgi İşbilen (Bilkent University) hosted the event on behalf of the Department of Architecture. Approximately forty students from undergrad to PhD levels in architecture and civil engineering programs at Bilkent University, Gazi University, Hacettepe University and TED University have participated in developing circular strategies for reconstruction.
The #CircularCityChallenge workshop was part of a two-day series of events that fellow Sultan Çetin, Embassy of Netherlands Science Fellowship 2024, organized for students, researchers, practitioners, policymakers and representatives from the construction industry to discuss the potentials of the circular economy for the reconstruction of Hatay. May the shared knowledge and discussions beget contributions to circular solutions and inspire scientific partnerships toward that goal.
