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Exhibition Model for Designing
for Resilience /
UMUT-Elazığ
Location: Elazığ - Turkey
Year: 2020
Category: School Project / Design Studio V
Stage: Delivered
Type: Housing / Cultural
Role: Concept development
Model building
Research and development
Graphic Design
Visualization
As a response to the unfortunate earthquake disaster that happened in Elazığ, Turkey in January 2020, Emre Arolat voluntarily directed Post-Elazığ Advanced Design Studio with Prof. Dr. Ece Ceylan Baba at Yeditepe University. The studio project could be referred to as a social responsibility project which brought EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture, academia, Elazığ Municipality, and the Governorship of Elazığ together. With the collaboration of the mentioned parties, Post-Elazığ Advanced Design Studio aims to develop a resilient and self-sufficient masterplan model to lessen the physical, economic, and psychological damages caused by the calamity.
Design challenges for the Post-Elazığ Advanced Design Studio include achieving density, promoting diversity, and integrating local agriculture. The studio aims to explore how architecture can aid in healing post-earthquake trauma by synthesizing sustainable design trends, vernacular architecture, and the culture of Elazığ.
