Yedikule Bostans
Yedikule bostans
Istanbul Yedikule ‘Bostan’s – Edible Landscape Agricultural Space
The tradition of urban “bostan”s, or vegetable gardens, along the ancient land walls, is an continuing practice of edible landscape and a significant historical artefact in the collective memory of İstanbul. Our major strategy and design objective are to replace grass surfaces along the land walls with agricultural areas for sustainable production. Planting or lawn areas around the fortifications, towers, gateways, and sunken ditches can be united with the areas for archaeological exhibits, park grounds and viewpoints. The ditches along land walls are preserved as they are, after the necessary soft landscape interventions. The exiting activities of local communities and the ‘Bostan’s (e.g. Harvest Festival for the Yedikule Lettuce, festivals for cherries and strawberries, Bostan Platform) are proposed to be carried out in an organized way for not only cultural sustainability but also for local economy.
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- Country
- turkey
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- City
- istanbul
- Year
- 2017
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- Client
- greater city municipality of istanbul, directorate of cultural asset projects
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- Stage
- application
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- Theme
- sustainability, cultural heritage, nature preservation
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- Program
- public space, urban rehabilitation, ecological architecture, landscape preservation, designing in historical sites, landscape ecology, designing with geography