Research Catalog

Title

Two squares : Martyrs Square, Beirut, and Sirkeci Square, Istanbul / edited by Hashim Sarkis with Mark Dwyer and Pars Kibarer.

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University, Graduate School of Design : Distributed by Harvard University Press, c2006.

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Additional Authors

• Sarkis, Hashim.
• Dwyer, Mark.
• Kibarer, Pars.
• Harvard University. Graduate School of Design.
• Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture.
• Aga Khan Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design.

Description

165 p. : ill., maps, plans; 26 cm.

Summary

"Through a series of essays by urban historians and designers, Two Squares examines the changing role of public space in the cities of Beirut and Istanbul as they undergo major urban redevelopment. The study of Beirut looks at the redesign of Martyrs’ Square, the city’s primary public space, in the aftermath of the civil war and the ongoing reconstruction efforts to rebuild the center. In Istanbul, the focus is on Sirkeci Square, one of the main intermodal hubs in the historic peninsula, as it readies itself to host a new station for the first under-Bosphorus train tunnel. The two urban transformations are taken as opportunities to examine the nature of public space in the 21st-century city, the history and evolution of public life in Beirut and Istanbul, and the possibilities of using these vital transportation nodes as opportunities for new landscape, urban, and architectural design strategies. The book also includes a series of hypothetical design projects for these two squares."--

Series Statement

Aga Kahn Program book series

Uniform Title

Aga Kahn Program book series.

Alternative Title

• 2 squares
• Martyrs Square, Beirut, and Sirkeci Square, Istanbul

Subject

• Plazas > Beirut
• Public spaces > Beirut
• Urban renewal > Beirut
• Plazas > Istanbul
• Public spaces > Istanbul
• Sirkeci Meydanı (Istanbul, Turkey)
• Sāḥat al-Shuhadāʾ (Beirut, Lebanon)

Note

• "This publication documents the research, discussions, and projects generated by two studio classes held at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design in the spring semesters of 2004 and 2005."--P. 6.
• At head of title: The Aga Khan Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Part 1: Beirut. Square one: Martyrs Square, Downtown Beirut. A vital void : reconstructions of downtown Beirut / Hashim Sarkis ; Reclaiming the Bourj / Samir Khalaf ; Considering public life in Beirut / Mark Dwyer ; Square one studio : site and context ; Square one studio : student work / David Cutler [and 10 others] -- Part 2: Intermodal Istanbul, Sirkeci Square. On the regeneration of the Golden Horn / Tansel Korkmaz ; Sirkeci Square : the evolution of a transient space / Pars Kibarer ; Intermodal Istanbul studio : site and context ; Intermodal Istanbul studio : student work / Chris White [and 12 others].

ISBN

0935617892 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 64963255
• SCSB-10781190

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library