Contribution of environmental art to urban place-making

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2024-8

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Engin, Ecem

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In the contemporary era, urban dwellers are becoming increasingly detached from natural processes. This disconnection often results in a diminished understanding of and interaction with nature, leading to ecological unawareness and challenges in fostering environmental stewardship. Environmental movements gained momentum in the 1960s with the growing awareness of the detachment from the natural environment. Concurrently, environmental art emerged, using artistic expression to draw attention to ecological issues and enhance environmental awareness. Artists strengthened the connection between urban dwellers and nature through projects in urban open spaces, aimed at raising awareness of ecological issues. These initiatives to foster nature awareness in urban settings can be associated with place-making. Urban place-making should not disregard nature and natural processes, but should incorporate them. Environmental art provides a foundation for creatively proposing new possibilities for the co-existence of urban and natural elements, and fostering nature awareness. This study aims to analyze contribution of environmental art to the practice of urban place-making. It will explore how the spatial relationships created by environmental artworks, along with the nature-related messages they convey, help strengthen the connection between urban environments and nature, and how these artworks function as integral components in the planning and design of open spaces.

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Environmental art, Place-making, Nature connection, Spatial relations

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/111309

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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis