Istanbul

Noah Billig is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning in the Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design at the University of Arkansas, USA. He has taught, researched and worked in the urban design, landscape architecture and planning fields in the United States, Turkey and Austria. His research focuses on adaptive and resilient design and planning, including participatory design and planning engagement, generative design and perceptions of environments.

• Introduction 1. Informal Urbanism and Istanbul’s Informal Settlements 2. Generative Urban Design Theory 3. Analysing Generative Structures, Patterns and Processes in Karanfilköy and Fatih Sultan Mehmet 4. Degrees of Life in Karanfilköy and Fatih Sultan Mehmet 5. Pattern Languages in Karanfilköy and Fatih Sultan Mehmet 6. Generative Development Processes in Karanfilköy and Fatih Sultan Mehmet 7. Conclusions and projections for Istanbul informal settlements and generative design