Henry Prost

Las características que hacen Estambul diferente entre las ciudades del mundo son; tener la rica herencia de dos imperios, ser una ciudad de puente entre dos continentes, ser el punto nodal del transporte internacional, ser centro de las conexiones internacionales, centro de las actividades históricas, culturales y comerciales, centro principal de la industria y base de la economía con una gran población urbana. El trabajo examina las transformaciones y el crecimiento urbano de Estambul desde la Bizancio Griega hasta Estambul de hoy.

This article is a critical assessment of the re-construction project of
Taksim Artillery Barracks in the place of Taksim Gezi Park. In the
meantime, it is an attempt to discuss the tendency of re-construction in
architecture in relation to the “ghosts” in architectural discourse. Rather
than the creation of unique designs, re-building of a replica is a
questionable issue in architecture. At this juncture, Jacques Derrida’s
insights on the ghosts may lead us to see the phenomena of replicas
from a different perspective. His philosophy of hauntology stresses the
desire of ghosts to re-unite with their bodies, as similar to the demands
upon the re-construction of non-existing buildings in architecture. On
this association, “ghost building” concept is developed thus, the replica
of Taksim Artillery Barracks, and other replica buildings are examined
within this theoretical framework. Consequently, it is aimed to explicate
the reasons behind the idea of resurrection of the “ghosts” of Taksim
Artillery Barracks, and also the cancellation of the project.