Eklojik motivasyonlu alternatif mimarlık pratikleri: Türkiye'den örnekler

The future relevancy of the architectural profession is a contemporary field of study, followingly, the notion of "alternative practice" comes to the forefront. The motivations of alternative practices vary, yet the study focuses on ecological motivations due to the current condition of the climate crisis. Conventional ecological architecture predominantly relies on technological solutions, yet environmental discourse in architecture is criticized by eco-technic dominance in the field. Similarly, this study problematizes the bombardment of eco-technic logic in ecologic architectural productions for several reasons. Most importantly, solely relying on mechanical solutions leads to the reduction of architects into mere technical actors. Accordingly, the study aims to bring an alternative dimension to the popular understanding of ecological architecture with relation to the broader notion of alternative practice. Five alternative ecological projects from Turkey are presented as case studies, and their production processes are examined with comparison to the tactics of alternative practices in general.