Editor’s Note: The Silence of Design by Stefano Serafini Editor in Chief, International Society of Biourbanism, Italy I. Marx and Engels were among the first to denounce the ugliness of the modern city. The notes by Engels on London as an expanded capitalistic plant that breaks human relations speak for the urban absence of beauty […] read more
Journal of Biourbanism (2015) Volume III #1&2/2014 A Letter from JBU Sinan Logie Editor in Chief, Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Architecture, Turkey The Journal of Biourbanism is pleased to share with you our new issue. This latest issue compiles works and experiments by researcher, focusing on commons and participation as the core of contemporary […] read more
by Sinan Logie “Naturally, we were all there,—old Qwfwq said,—where else could we have been? Nobody knew then that there could be space. Or time either: what use did we have for time, packed in there like sardines? I say ‘packed like sardines,’ using a literary image: in reality there wasn’t even space to pack […] read more
The Journal of Biourbanism is entering a new life stage, after the assessment of biourbanism as a relevant academic topic worldwide. We are very grateful to the former editor in chief, Professor Arch. Eleni Tracada (University of Derby), who launched the Journal and managed it along 4 years with the help of Antonio Caperna, Angelica […] read more
by Stefano Serafini Istanbul is a dynamic, multicultural, vibrant metropolis. It is also a young one. The average age of the population is 31 years old. This adds to the deeply layered heritage of the three great civilizations in which Istanbul, sitting among Asia and Europe, has been the capital for two millennia. Contrasts characterize […] read more