Within the context of Turkey, where a rapid
social and urban transformation process has
been experienced recently, it would appear
as if the relationship between memory and
space has gained even more importance, as
can be seen from the increasing number of
studies, especially in the 2000s. Having this
in mind, the question of how the architectural
object and architectural space are defined
becomes more relevant, since the former
shapes a society’s collective memory as an
image remembered, and the latter creates
its own temporal knowledge within the urban
memory thanks to its function, infrastructure
or the habits of its users. In other words,
answers to questions such as what can gain
ground in spatial memory, as well as how or
why; or whose spatial memory is descriptive
and whose is not, also become more relevant.
In this file, which aims to create a discussion
field about spatial memory and its narrative,
Funda Uz examines the emergence of
multiple narratives in the process of the
spatialization of memory or the establishment
of space by remembering, as the concepts
relate to each other, “human” as the subject
in recording; “time-space” establishing the
experience via remembering and reminding;
and “archive” as the material of this whole
establishment.