Trans.Studio: Via Istanbul / With the Mediation of Istanbul

YEM Yayın has published a new book titled Trans.Studio: Via Istanbul, edited by Ayşe Şentürer and Erenalp Büyüktopcu, which brings together projections produced on Istanbul in architectural design studios under the themes of creativity and innovation.

Prepared in English and Turkish, the Trans.Studio book treats Istanbul as a laboratory that combines design, representation, and architectural research under the urban conditions of a metropolis within the scope of an architectural design studio conducted within the framework of the "trans" theme.

Prof. Dr. Ayşe Şentürer summarizes the reasons for preparing Trans.Studio as follows:

“… A studio book has an important impact in architectural design, theory, and educational discourse. Trans•Studio, too, is a studio book having such a content. It aims to share the visions and works of the studio, which was held at the Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture, Architectural Design Studio 7 in three consecutive semesters in between 2013-2015.  In addition to the projects as design experimentations on the themes of the studio, the book includes some views from outside the studio in order to expand the discourse. 

In this direction, there are two chapters in the book, apart from the ‘Introduction’ part called as ‘From Border-lines to Trans•Positions’explaining studio’s attitude and theme: Creativity & Newness and Projections. The first chapter includes some invited articles on the idea of ‘creativity and newness’ as indicated in the title. The second chapter, the Projections contains student projects of three Trans• themes, which have been studied in three consecutive semesters, as mentioned above, with their manifestos and drawings. The three Trans• themes are that: Transition•Transection•Transportation, Trans•House, and Trans•Pose. There is also an ‘Epilogue’ at the end of the book with the memories and comments of the students about the studio.

In short, Trans•Studio is one of the example of studio books published by the leading design studious and architecture schools. The book manifests itself through a series of projects risen from the studio moving around the theme of Trans•, and a series of articles focusing on the idea of ‘creativity and newness.’ Within this content, we would like to share the Trans•Studio book with you and receive your evaluations…”