People and Places
Transformation of Industrial Areas and The Concept of Adaptive Reuse For Buildings in Ruhr Region
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Nazli Arslan, Funda Kerestecioğlu
Ruhr area was headquarters of German industry before Second World War. That area had a lot of colliery and ironworks with the railway connections. Because Ruhr area had mine core along to Emscher River and because of hard coal ironworks companies also settled in that area. With the influence of changing mining policies and globalization, the Ruhr basin became a rapidly growing region of unemployment after 1960. Hard coal production moved to other Far East countries because of cheap workforce. Collieries and ironworks started to be closed. After the hard industrial period, Ruhr area needed to new livelihood strategies. With the decline in the production of coal and steel, different policies have been researched to solve both unemployment and the rehabilitation of industrial zones. It is aimed to protect industrial areas and bring them under a project and to provide economic transformation in this context. One of those strategies is adaptive reuse of industrial buildings and miners’ colonies settlements. In this sense, the Ruhr region has shown a successful policy, the region has been revitalized with different livelihood strategies when coal and steel production have been reduced and turned into de-industrialization. Although the companies have been closed the region has continued to migrate instead of emigrating. Today transformation strategy of Ruhr is one of the most successful approaches of adaptive reuse. This study examines transformation strategies of industrial areas in consideration of adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of Ruhr industrial region.
Cinema Inspired Design: Can Film and Movie Architecture and Interior Design Provoke a Transitional Imagination and Enhance Art Inspiration?
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Nehal Almurbati
This research shows how documentary films and Muslim historical episodes are used in inspiring design research. Filmmaking and scene settings were proven to portray the everyday life of its heroes in their real-time, where activities and cultural values, as well as the architecture sittings, can influence the understanding of Islamic architecture and materials used. This research method was used as part of an active learning process of Islamic ornamentation course for interior design students. From observation and work submission the method proved to be successful in engaging the students and maximizing their comprehension of how design issues can shape spaces and products. The films were taken as tools to explore, connect, and reflect on values and mediums of current designed objects.
Architectural and Spatial Environment as a Catalyst for Creative Activity: The Phenomenon of Art Colonies and Residences in Europe and Russia
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session Eugenia Petrashen, Varvara Speranskaja, Kirill Alferovskii
From the middle of the nineteenth century to the present day, the phenomenon of the artists’ pilgrimage destinations, peculiar environments of art colonies, the artists and arts patrons’ residences can be mentioned as one of the most interesting examples of the influence that the environs can exert on art and its development. This study examines some examples of artistic colonies and art-residences in Europe and Russia in the perspective of a hypothesis that environmental and spatial conditions can have a significant catalyzing effect on the artist’s creative productivity and development. Design represents both an environmental aspect and one of creative activities possibly inspired by spatial surroundings. The conclusion states the necessity to preserve and develop the cultural tradition of art colonies and residences, as well as their unique destinations, within the framework of sustainable development. Basing on the example of a historic wooden complex, known as the Benois Cottages, located in a suburb of St. Petersburg, Peterhof, on the shore of the Finnish Gulf, methods, problems and prospects of identifying, preserving, and using such destinations in modern conditions are considered.
