Walkshop | Walking the Invisible Lines of Golden Horn: Fener-Balat-Ayvansaray

Istanbul's relationship with its topography holds a range of semantic connections. Historical Istanbul's monumental structures, through their relationship with its topographical lines, shaped the city's unique silhouette. Later, to preserve this silhouette, new construction was restricted above 40 stories. Today, elevation and topography hold a very different meaning, particularly in coastal cities. Rising sea levels due to the climate crisis offer important clues for the future of urban design and land use along the coasts. This route aims to understand the relationship with the coast not only along the coastline but also through the relationships between uses at different elevations and the surrounding landscape. It examines the shoreline changes and the resulting transformations prompted by the climate crisis.

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