FRIDAY
A chance to meet all our speakers for a chat before the conference. Join us for this hour of good conversations and complemented by great snacks prepared by Didem Şenol.
Vice Rector of our host Kadir Has University, a key academic partner of Istanbul95 program, presents Urban95 Master Program.
Why should urban design be interested in early childhood? Aksakoğlu from Bernard van Leer Foundation will focus on the importance of looking at the city from 95 cm, the height of a healthy 3-year-old, and present Istanbul95 program.
Case study presentations:
Tim Gill, Alexandra LangeResponse:
Elger Blitz, Avşar Gürpınar, Neslihan ÖztürkModerator:
Selva GürdoğanPlay in the city became a subject of debate with industrialization. By the end of the 1800s, people like Jane Addams were trying to raise child labor age to 14 while at the same time advocating children's play rights in the city. Almost 100 years later in 1989, the right to play was included in The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, the place of play in the city is still a matter of debate. We will discuss different perspectives from history while looking at issues at stake today with risk-averse policies for public space.
Presentations:
Cecilia Vaca JonesResponse:
Fikret ToksözBernard van Leer Foundation has launched its Urban95 program, the umbrella project that includes Istanbul95, in 2017. Focusing on childhood and early childhood for the last 50 years, the foundation seeks to underline the needs of the rapidly growing urban child population of the world and cooperate with cities to promote good practices. We will listen to the foundation's work and vision from its program director.
SATURDAY
Case study presentations:
Jens Aerts, Elvanda Myshketa, Simon BattistiResponse:
Ardan Kockelkoren, Abhimanyu Prakash,Moderator:
Yiğit AksakoğluAlthough discourse on urban childhoods is not yet mainstream, there are many stakeholders drawing attention to and working on this issue. We will focus on the experience of creating guides and knowledge about child and the city and learn from the example of Tirana while discussing guides, design and practice.
Case study presentations:
Sibel Çetingöz, Erdoğan Kahyaoğlu, Damon Rich, Jae ShinResponse:
Yasemin Çakırer Özservet, Tim Gill,Moderator:
Selva GürdoğanPlay is actually a difficult word to define because of the diversity of actions we identify as play. Likewise, the child is probably the most complicated ‘client’ a designer will encounter because she learns something new every day while also changing in body and capacity; and it is almost certain that she will ‘misunderstand’ the design and climb up a slide. Also, childhood is something new in every new age. Then is it possible to design for children without talking to them and their caregivers? After listening to presentations shaped with words of children from Istanbul and abroad we will discuss new priorities.
Case study presentations:
Elger Blitz, Arzu ErturanResponse:
Bahar Aksel Enşici, Ayşe Coşkun Orlandi,Moderator:
Pedro RiveraHow to design parks that are exciting for children of all ages and even for adults, appealing to their desire for challenge and accomplishment? And what if there are not enough resources to achieve ambitious designs? Providing space for play can sometimes be as simple as closing a street to traffic on a Sunday… What could be the easy and natural ways to incorporate play in the city? What are the design challenges? We will be talking with great designers and activists on creating space for play in cities.
Presentations:
Gil PenalosaResponse:
Cecilia Vaca JonesThe ‘livability’ ranking for cities was first put forward in 1984 as essentially an economic indicator. However, we should be able to assess 'livability' of cities from the perspective of the citizens from youngest to the eldest. In a megacity like Istanbul with 15 million residents, the child population is close to 4 million, 1 million are made up of 0-4-year-olds… In this presentation, we will hear of stories of cities that started caring for playspaces and children from many places around the world.