Ayamama Swa(m)p: Urban Resilience & Revival of the River Corridor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning Exhibition Project
Salt Galata
November 26 – December 22, 2024
An aerial render proposing what a revitalized floodplain with the swap strategy could look like
Courtesy Selin Şahin and Rafi Segal
Courtesy Selin Şahin and Rafi Segal
Workshop IV
Salt is hosting an exhibition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Architecture and Planning. Centering on the ecology of the Ayamama River in Istanbul, the project invites the public to reflect and engage in open dialogue on sustainable pathways to a more resilient urban future.
Exploring critical intersections of climate change, urban sprawl, flooding, and decommissioned infrastructure, this exhibition emerges from interdisciplinary research led by Prof. Dr. Rafi Segal in collaboration with climate scientists, urban planners, landscape designers, and architects.
Designed and curated by Rafi Segal and Selin Şahin, Ayamama Swa(m)p translates academic research into a public experience through a collection of three pieces: a large map outlining the features of Ayamama River corridors; a film narrated through the eyes of birds flying over the city; a set of silkscreen prints by artist Marisa Morán Jahn depicting the endangered endemic plant Allium Istanbulense.
The exhibition will be on view from November 26 to December 22 in Workshop IV at Salt Galata.
Exhibition: Prof. Dr. Rafi Segal, Selin Şahin, William Minghao Du, Marisa Morán Jahn (MIT)
Research: Prof. Dr. Rafi Segal, Dr. Müge Kömürcü, Dr. Neşe Doğusan Alexander, Kelly Leilani Main, Joude Mabsout, Olivia Serra, Selin Şahin (MIT)
Contributors: Prof. Dr. Hayriye Esbah, Prof. Dr. Ömer Lüfti Şen, Prof. Dr. Gülşen Aytaç, Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orkan Özcan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasemin Ezber, Gizem Aluçlu (Istanbul Technical University), and Batuhan Akkaya (Urban.koop)
Program and Production: Alâ Taleb, Emirhan Altuner (Salt)
Installation: Burak Bodur and Eray Özcan (Salt), 3T Reklam, Zafer Cam
This research and exhibition are realized with the support of DAR Group, MIT’s Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism, and MIT’s Future Urban Collectives Lab.
Salt is hosting an exhibition organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Architecture and Planning. Centering on the ecology of the Ayamama River in Istanbul, the project invites the public to reflect and engage in open dialogue on sustainable pathways to a more resilient urban future.
Exploring critical intersections of climate change, urban sprawl, flooding, and decommissioned infrastructure, this exhibition emerges from interdisciplinary research led by Prof. Dr. Rafi Segal in collaboration with climate scientists, urban planners, landscape designers, and architects.
Designed and curated by Rafi Segal and Selin Şahin, Ayamama Swa(m)p translates academic research into a public experience through a collection of three pieces: a large map outlining the features of Ayamama River corridors; a film narrated through the eyes of birds flying over the city; a set of silkscreen prints by artist Marisa Morán Jahn depicting the endangered endemic plant Allium Istanbulense.
The exhibition will be on view from November 26 to December 22 in Workshop IV at Salt Galata.
Exhibition: Prof. Dr. Rafi Segal, Selin Şahin, William Minghao Du, Marisa Morán Jahn (MIT)
Research: Prof. Dr. Rafi Segal, Dr. Müge Kömürcü, Dr. Neşe Doğusan Alexander, Kelly Leilani Main, Joude Mabsout, Olivia Serra, Selin Şahin (MIT)
Contributors: Prof. Dr. Hayriye Esbah, Prof. Dr. Ömer Lüfti Şen, Prof. Dr. Gülşen Aytaç, Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orkan Özcan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasemin Ezber, Gizem Aluçlu (Istanbul Technical University), and Batuhan Akkaya (Urban.koop)
Program and Production: Alâ Taleb, Emirhan Altuner (Salt)
Installation: Burak Bodur and Eray Özcan (Salt), 3T Reklam, Zafer Cam
This research and exhibition are realized with the support of DAR Group, MIT’s Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism, and MIT’s Future Urban Collectives Lab.
