This talk draws its inspiration from Yemisci’s experience as a natural builder and her ongoing master’s thesis research. The presentation contemplates how the co-living concept, the notions of rural and sustainability correlate to one another; and it is envisaged from an ecocentric perspective. The lecture aims to convey that there are conflicting perspectives within the sustainability paradigm and reveals the difference between ecocentric and technocentric views where the former is often overshadowed by the latter due to manifold of reasons. Then, the presentation briefly introduces some key concepts, architects, and projects which constitute the ecocentrism discourse, followed by detailed explanations of some natural building techniques. The lecture is assisted with examples from the world
as well as some projects in which Yemisci participated.

Biography:

Ecehan Berjan Yemisci graduated from Yeditepe University in 2015. After a brief Experience in a design office, she participated in several natural building projects. Her expertise is mainly on earth bag domes and natural plasters. Working with Natural materials and building collectively made her question architects’ role Towards a greener world, which inspired her to do a thesis study on the issue? Currently, she is working on her master’s thesis on alternative architectural practices in METU.