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Ural, A.G., Sariman Ozen, E.
An analysis of heterotopic space: Hasanpaşa Gazhane, enlightening once again
(2022) A/Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 19 (2), pp. 445-457.

DOI: 10.5505/itujfa.2022.97355
Abstract
While architectural structures can be physically damaged over the years, they may also become functionally inadequate as a result of the change and de-velopment. At this point, re-functioning works transform these structures, which are valuable in terms of both social memory and cultural heritage, into structures that also respond to spatial needs. Factors that require re-functioning such as technological variables and societal changes that occur due to population growth are based on the differentiation in user needs. These changes do not always arise out of necessity, but sometimes they are necessary to create regional radical changes due to management strategies. Foucault talks about the concept of heterotopia in his work titled “Of other spaces”. The scope of these…