Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Global Built Environment Review, cilt.1, ss.77-89, 2017 (Hakemli Dergi)
All human settlements have different characteristics from each other. These differences grow out of natural environmental conditions, as well as the socio-economic and cultural circumstances gained in historical development process. Each settlement has its own characteristics such as geological position, geographical location, evolution in historical development process, etc. Although the commercial, industrial, cultural and demographical analyses introduce important data to define the structure of the city, it is not possible to understand the singularity (the singular, unique nature of a city) with this kind of data. In order to lay out the singularity, a study that is concentrated on a single city, one should specify the properties that make it different from other modern cities. Two significant artifacts shape Eskisehir’s urban structure: One of these is a natural artifact, the Porsuk River and the other one is the railway. These artifacts shifted the city’s development in an eastwardwestward direction. The paper takes Aldo Rossis artifact theory in order to locate a theoretical framework in wich to define the singularity and identify the Porsuk River as a natural artifact. Within this scope, the student works, analyses and designs, which borrow elements from the urban image theory of Kevin Lynch, in the Urban Design Studio of Eskisehir Osmangazi University in 2013-2014 (Fall Semester) will be discussed.
Keywords: Water, city, natural artifact, public life, Eskisehir, Porsuk River