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ID108259
Title ProperArchitecture and image
Other Title Informationthe example of Turkey
LanguageENG
AuthorOzaslan, Nuray ;  Akalin, Aysu
Publication2011.
Summary / Abstract (Note)Since the 1980s, through the creation of image-dependent products, the advertising industry in metropolitan areas of Turkey has followed new tastes by manufacturing collective identities promising 'a different lifestyle'. This has been achieved by promoting either images of past (historical) forms or of different cultures and claiming that these images represent a better future in the social network of consumption. This article presents an historical perspective on the transformation of Turkish architecture in the postmodern from an historical and cultural representation of society to the 'ordinary' and the 'clichéd'. Now buildings are made to appear 'historical' in an attempt to look different. Architecture turns into making an image that is easy to exchange, buy and sell.
`In' analytical NoteMiddle Eastern Studies Vol. 47, No. 6; Nov 2011: p.911-922
Journal SourceMiddle Eastern Studies Vol. 47, No. 6; Nov 2011: p.911-922
Key WordsArchitecture ;  Turkey ;  Cultural Representation