Local authorities' approach towards architectural competitions on the basis of public participation: The case of 100. Yıl Office Block, Ankara

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2023-9-11

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Kızıl, Halime

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Architectural competitions are one of the most suitable tools for finding the optimal solution to a given design problem. Administrative bodies like local authorities are interested in architectural competitions since these provide the desired publicity and increase their popularity among potential supporters. In certain cases, public participation is employed in competitions so as to draw a transparent framework about the administrative operations. Asking for public opinion on a project seems like an effortless procedure yet it must be deliberately handled; otherwise, it can easily transform into a medium to manipulate masses and lead to an unhealthy form of pluralism. Though public engagement in decision-making mechanism is not a recent development, it is quite young as an academic research field. Therefore, this thesis studies local authorities’ outlook regarding public participation in architectural competitions with a critical look on the results. The methods for integrating public participation in competitions vary, as well as the implications. So as to fully illustrate this at a local scale, 100. Yıl Office Block was selected as a case study, since the building area has been subject to three different competitions in the last 60 years and is currently demolished as a result of a controversial process. Through inquiring this case with reference to public participation, local authorities’ standpoint about architectural competitions is thoroughly discussed.

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architectural competitions, public participation, local authorities, populism

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/105605

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis