Bodrum Peninsula Urban Design Strategies — Student Projects Exhibition

Bodrum Peninsula Urban Design Strategies — Student Projects Exhibition

Extremes Studio, led by Deniz Baykan and Hatice Karaca, worked on the Bodrum Peninsula in Spring 2019 and presented their findings in a public exhibition.

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04 Dec 2019

"Extremes Studio", led by Deniz Baykan and Hatice Karaca, worked on the Bodrum Peninsula in 2019 Spring Semester. Rather than producing design projects on specific areas, the studio focused on producing "Urban Design Strategies for Bodrum Peninsula". The projects produced by third and fourth year students on themes of coast, port-marina-pier, archaeology and orchards were exhibited in Bodrum Trafo on November 30th, 2019 Saturday on 19:00.

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