DAYS | PROGRAMME | NOTES |
DAY1 15.07.2022 FRIDAY | ARRIVAL of participants | Sightseeing and resting in the hotel vicinity – Üsküdar |
DAY 2 16.07.2022 SATURDAY | ARRIVAL of participants FREE DAY | |
DAY 3 17.07.2022 SUNDAY | İSTANBUL TRIP | - Topkapi Palace
- Hagia Sophia
- Sultanahmet Mosque
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DAY 4 18.07.2022 MONDAY | Workshop Field Trip: - Mihrimah Sultan
- Valide Sultan
| - Analysis of the design of the Blue Mosque courtyard floor: basic designs and drawings associated with it.
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DAY 5 19.07.2022 TUESDAY | Workshop Field Trip: - Rüstem Pasha Mosque
- Free time for the Egyptian market and its surroundings
| - Drawing the more intricate Hagia Sophia Minbar pattern with ruler and compass construction.
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DAY 6 20.07.2022 WEDNESDAY | Workshop Field Trip: – Valide-i Atik Mosque | - A different perspective on the Hagia Sophia pulpit pattern.
- New designs through part typology. The workshop will be held in the courtyard of Valide-i Atik Mosque, pending weather.
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DAY 7 21.07.2022 THURSDAY | Workshop Field Trip: | - , The more complex five-fold pattern on the Şehzade Mosque’s pulpit, will be drawn in situ.
- The relationship with the other five-fold designs will be explained, and its connection with the Valide-i Atik pulpit pattern will be revealed.
- Attention will be drawn to the pulpit pattern with rotational symmetry and the podium applied with translational symmetry.
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DAY 8 22.07.2022 FRIDAY | Workshop No field trip as the following day is a trip to Bursa Note: It is strongly recommended to have plenty of rest after our workshop as there is a very early start for the Bursa trip. | - An analysis of the design known as “the king of patterns” will be made between the sermon platform and the five-fold patterns in the Süleymaniye Mosque
- The principle of spreading as a surface coating will be explained. The workshop will be longer than expected.
- A presentation will be made about the early Ottoman structures and the architecture of Classical period structures that we will see on the Bursa tour. The features that distinguish these structures from other geographies will be explained.
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DAY 9 23.07.2022 SATURDAY | BURSA TRIP | |
DAY 10 24.07.2022 SUNDAY | FREE DAY | |
DAY 11 25.07.2022 MONDAY | Workshop Field Trip: – Turkish-Islamic Art Museum. | - The basic four-fold pattern found in the Şehzade Mosque will be drawn, and its features will be explained.
- Through presenting a good example of the same pattern from Bursa Yeşil Mosque, it will emphasize how the difference in material directs the aesthetic perception.
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DAY 12 26.07.2022 TUESDAY | Workshop Field Trip: – Beylerbeyi Palace | - Beylerbeyi Palace: late Ottoman architecture will be compared with the early period.
- The workshop will take place in the palace garden pending weather.
- The basic three-fold patterns at the entrance of Bursa Hüdavendigar Mosque will be observed and related designs will be drawn with a holistic approach.
- The relationship of the building with the design drawn on 18.07.2022 will be shown.
- The six-pointed star and its symbolic meanings will be emphasized.
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DAY 13 27.07.2022 WEDNESDAY | Workshop Field Trip: – Marmara Theology Mosque | - Marmara Theology Mosque is an excellent example of the use of geometric patterns in modern buildings. The workshop will be held here and a pattern that has been applied in its structure will be chosen.
- A presentation will be made by the mosque’s architect.
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DAY 14 28.07.2022 THURSDAY | Workshop Field Trip: – Dolmabahçe Palace | - It will highlight the design discussed the previous day is one of the most popular designs in Classical Ottoman Mosques: it will be drawn with ruler-compass construction with in-depth explanation of its structure
- Dolmabahçe Palace: review the difference between the Palace Mosque and the Classical period mosques.
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DAY 15 29.07.2022 FRIDAY | Workshop Field Trip | - The four-fold patterns in the visited structures will be handled holistically.
- In particular, the design on the pulpit ceiling of the Süleymaniye Mosque will be taught
- The swastika designs, which are also very popular in Islamic architecture will be emphasized: their symbolic meanings will be explained.
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DAY 16 30.07.2022 SATURDAY | DEPARTURE of participants | |