Talk
Chamber Talks
“But to live within a single moment”
Architect-Restorer Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919-2009)
23 October 2024 / 19:00
Following her graduation from the State Academy of Fine Arts Department of Architecture, Mualla Eyüboğlu worked on the founding of the Village Institutes, one of the most significant initiatives of the ideology of the Republic; while in the later stages of her career she worked in the restoration of monumental Ottoman buildings such as the Topkapı Palace and Rumelihisarı.
“But to live within a single moment”: Architect-Restorer Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919-2009) focuses on Eyüboğlu’s life and the architectural circles of the Republican period, while also examining the difficulties of working on a personal archive. Within the framework of the book “Kurmak ve Onarmak: Mimar-Restoratör Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919-2009) [To Build and to Restore: Architect-Restorer Mualla Eyüboğlu (1919-2009)] (2023) published by İAE, its authors Işıl Çokuğraş and İrem Gençer will join its editor Yonca Güneş Yücel to discuss both the themes of the book and the means offered by Eyüboğlu’s archive. Çokuğraş ve Gençer worked with many documents in Mualla Eyüboğlu’s archive, from autobiographical notes, letters, professional notebooks, drawings, and building photographs to correspondence related to restoration processes, and they will discuss, with the book’s editor Yücel, how the archive transformed into a unique research project and eventually, a book.
The talk will be broadcast live on the YouTube channel of the Istanbul Research Institute.
About Chamber Talks
Chamber Talks initiated by the Istanbul Research Institute (İAE) in 2008 to add a different dimension to on Istanbul studies, is organized online to increase its accessibility. With its scope ranging from history to architecture, from music to cinema, these talks aim to feature the latest research and discussions about Istanbul.
About Işıl Çokuğraş
Çokuğraş graduated from the Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 2004. In 2008, she completed the Architectural Design MA program at the same university. In 2013, she received her PhD from the Yıldız Technical University History and Theory of Architecture program. She continues to teach as associate professor at the Department of Architecture of the same university. She is the author of Bekâr Odaları ve Meyhaneler. Osmanlı İstanbulu’nda Marjinalite ve Mekân (1789–1839) [Bachelor Rooms and Taverns. Marginality and Space in Ottoman Istanbul (1789–1839)] (2016), which is based on her PhD thesis and was published by İAE.
About Ceylan İrem Gençer
Gençer graduated from the Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture in 2004. She completed the Restoration MA Program in 2006 and the Restoration PhD Program in 2012 at the same university. She continues to teach as an associate professor at Yıldız Technical University.
About Yonca Güneş Yücel
Yücel is an assistant professor at İstanbul Gelişim University and also, currently working on the Selçuk Emden Photography Collection at ANAMED as a post-doctoral fellow. She specializes in fields such as feminist theory, archival science, cultural heritage, and cultural studies. She continues to contribute to the sociocultural field by collaborating professionally with institutions in the fields of cultural heritage conservation and archival studies.
