Architecture in Literature

A new, updated edition of “Architecture in Literature,” edited by Hikmet Temel Akarsu and Nevnihal Erdoğan, with revised content, cover design, and size, has been published by YEM Publishing.

“Architecture in Literature” was prepared with the belief that increasing the artistic and cultural weight in the sources of architecture and design will play a significant role in developing society's aesthetic perceptions, and that designers following this path can use their imaginations in a much more striking way. With this approach, literary works from Turkish and world literature that emphasize architecture, such as The Iliad, My Name Is Red, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Name of the Rose, Dune, Blue Voyage, Utopia, One Thousand and One Nights, Anayurt Oteli, and Five Cities, were examined by a diverse group of architects, artists, communicators, philosophers, and academics. These literary works by esteemed authors, along with the architectural worlds they created, were presented to readers under various categories with the aim of enriching the imaginative world of all readers, especially architects and designers.

It is recommended that YEM Publishing's "Architecture and Feeding Fields" series, which includes "Architecture in Cinema, Architecture in Contemporary Literature, and Architecture in Philosophy," be read alongside this work, as it will be both complementary and enrich the reader's imaginative universe.

Hikmet Temel Akarsu and Nevnihal Erdoğan summarize their reasons for preparing the book in the Foreword as follows:

“...As writers who are passionate about the art of architecture, we believe that we need to achieve a brand new environmental, urban, and architectural perception not only in our country but all over the world, and that we can only do this by drawing inspiration, ideas, and syntheses from the infinite realm of thought in literature and art. That is why we attach great importance to the discussions and efforts in this field. Our wish is that everyone whose heart beats for architecture will criticize us fiercely, and that much stronger syntheses and products will emerge from these discussions, ensuring that the period of architectural decline we are experiencing comes to an end as soon as possible...”