︎︎︎ Temple of Urine

Pervititch’s Insurance Maps of Istanbul which subtly persist in the collective urban memory can be hard to trace as Istanbul has undergone vast destructive changes. However, they remain important historical sources lingering on Istanbul’s volatile urban planning situation.

In a city where citizens feel refraining themselves from touching the sea and construction barriers serving as lavatory, Temple of Urine suggests a public complex where societal changes challenge and access to water becomes fundamental for converging the various levels of society.

Temple of Urine takes its roots from Pervititch’s plan of the area which was surpassed by a busy motorway. Plan footprints are shifted to the waterfront, allowing citizens to interact not only with each other, but also the water. 

Influenced by the Advertisements for Architecture by Bernard Tschumi,  Advertisements for Temple of Urine is created to remind architecture what essentially its profound duty is. Contrary to what Tschumi argues, here an architecture is built with various forms of media, including poetry. 

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. İpek Akpınar
Spring 2017
Istanbul Technical University}