Salvaging Buildings: Reclaiming a Livelihood from the Excesses of Istanbul's Mass Urbanization

by Erdogan Onur Ceritoglu

For at least two decades, major cities in Turkey have been subjected to endless waves of urban development that has left scores of building demolitions in its wake. The construction waste produced is immense but its removal or abatement is completely ignored by the state. Who will deal with all this waste? Enter the reclaimers ( kmacs), an informal network of building salvagers, who have stepped in to create a new form of assemblage that fills this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3837669246
• ISBN13: 9783837669244
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Transcript Publishing
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.9"