i have learned the definition of "unprogrammed public space in Istanbul"from Hülya Ertas 's writing on AD magazine. "unprogrammed urban space doesn't mean that a function has not already been attributed to it,but rather that it can be transformed by other external influences,especially users.the space is just there waiting to be discovered and improved. it is self-organising, unstable and variable." when walking in city of Istanbul, it was easy to feel the atmosphere of life not only from the activity scene but also from all kinds of footprints remained in the city spaces. Some of them are physical elements which are touchable, for example the various of creations in a street space. Some of them maybe phenomenon existed for short period of time, then the mental influence and memory may remain in audience's mind, which may affect on people's attitude towards the space. To me, every city has its own particular impression in my memory. I always prefer to catch the feeling from the sense,what i really see,hear,smell,feel. Istanbul is a city full of public life, various of groups existed in such a high density space living differently.
Walking in the street of Nisantasi, my left hand side is shopfront of LV, it is not so much different from a high-end street in Paris. Maybe this is final format of all world cities. but,where is life?
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