Sak Acur, Mine;
(2024)
The image of modernity: An examination of early republic housing projects in Turkey 1930–1939.
Curator: The Museum Journal
, 67
(1)
pp. 143-157.
10.1111/cura.12597.
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Abstract
Modern heritage encompasses not only the physical structures but also the narratives, ideas, and sociohistorical dynamics associated with them. This study explores the multifaceted aspects of modern heritage in Turkey, focusing on early republic housing projects built between 1930 and 1939. Tracing the signs of being “modern” in residential architecture, this research proposes that Kemalist reforms affecting social life served as tools to alter appearances, and behind that image, the persistence of the cultural and social life was hidden. Analyzing projects in Arkitekt journal, it identifies traditional living patterns in so‐called modern houses, emphasizing the impossibility of copying‐and‐pasting modernity. In Turkey, modernity was neither unequivocally endorsed nor rejected; instead, it intertwined with existing social structures, creating a unique entity. Thus, it concludes that the value of early republic Turkish modern residentials lies not in formal similarities to European forms of modernism but in a transcultural understanding that embraces diverse expressions of modernity.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The image of modernity: An examination of early republic housing projects in Turkey 1930–1939 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cura.12597 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/cura.12597 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. © 2024 The Authors. Curator: The Museum Journal published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. |
| Keywords: | Early republic, modern heritage, modernity, multiple modernities, residential architecture, Turkey |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10193606 |
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