The Adaptive Reuse of Kirkuk Citadel

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15320/ICONARP.2017.30

Keywords:

Adaptive reuse, Büyüg Ev, Kirkuk Citadel.

Abstract

Knowledge and memory influence the interpretations of a built environment, implying particular expectations in regard to the built environments and their roles in a society. People and their culture constitute the spirits of a building and a space. Memory also can dominate many heritage users, individuals, social and political groups over many centuries. Memory and spirit of cultural heritage enriches cultural identity under the global development. The adaptive reuse of heritage buildings is valued for the contribution for social and environmental sustainability as well as retaining memory. The inherent value of cultural heritage components and their place within the community’s memory helps to reinforce sense of place. In conservation sense identity, memory and the relationships of people give cultural significance to historical places.

Evolution of the built environments bridges past and present to the future and embrace memory. However the cities as organisms are in a dilemma along with the loss of city memories and city spirits. These collective memories that bring spirits to a place play very important role and determine the cultural significance of places. The main contribution of this study is to emphasize the importance of adaptive reuse as a carrier of spirits to have a collective memory in order to sustain the development of a place. This article explores the relations between spirit and memory of a place by focusing of adaptive reuse project in Kirkuk citadel.   Aim of this study is to question and evaluate restoration of Kirkuk Citadel in terms of urban identity and sense of place referring the early Kirkuk city and development of it. This paper also intends to put important guidelines for the future restoration projects of Kirkuk citadel – which is very urgently required – and high lights the importance of revitalizing this area, which is now the semi-dead heart of the city. The paper advocates policy makers is to increase the adaptive reuse policy as an integral tool of regeneration and sustainability policies in order not to lose collective memory.

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Author Biography

Mustafa Korumaz

Mustafa Korumaz, obtained his Bachelor Degree from Selçuk University Department of Architecture in Konya (Turkey) in 1999. He got his Master Degree with title Examination of new additions to historical buildings: examples from Istanbul in Selçuk University Natural and Applied Science Institution in 2003. He got his PhD degree with title Evaluation of Façadism Applications on Historic Buildings in Context of Conservation in Turkey in Selçuk University Natural and Applied Science Institution in 2011. He workd in Italy, for his post-doctoral study about the items New Additions on Historical Building and Environment and Façadism under the supervision of Prof. Maurizio De Vita and also, Laser Scanning Technologies for analyzing of historic structures with Prof. Gianni Bertoli in Florence University. He has taught in Selçuk University since 1999. He generally working on restoration and adaptation of historic buildings, new design methodologies in historic buildings and environments, documentation of historic buildings.

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18-12-2017

How to Cite

Mokhtar, M. S. S., & Korumaz, M. (2017). The Adaptive Reuse of Kirkuk Citadel. ICONARP International Journal of Architecture and Planning, 5, 117–139. https://doi.org/10.15320/ICONARP.2017.30