ICAUS 2025 International Competition for Architecture and Urbanism Students | Iskenderun: Pro-Seismic City Design


Canaran C., Uçar Kırmızıgül B., Türkay Coşkun S.

  • Etkinlik Kategorisi: Sanatsal Faaliyet Organizasyonu
  • Etkinlik Türü: Yarışma
  • Etkinlik Organizasyonu Yılı: 2024
  • Özet:

    https://www.icausarchitecture.org/


    After the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake, which registered a magnitude of 7.8 Mw and has been classified as the deadliest in Turkey in the last 100 years, the Faculty of Architecture at TED University in Ankara gave us a unique opportunity. We are excited to announce the second iteration of ICAUS: an international competition for architecture and urban planning students titled “Iskenderun: Pro-Seismic City Design.”


    The fundamental idea of this international architecture competition is to build a fresh, creative, innovative, free, and spontaneous conceptual seismic solution for the reconstruction of a city that has been devastated by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake and a subsequent tsunami, without professional or economic distortions.


    We encourage students to envision a new Pro-Seismic-Resilient city—one that harmonizes with its geography, adapts to its challenges, and embraces earthquake and tsunami resilience. The aim is to observe the territory and respect the natural movements caused by geological activity, creating a city that works with these dynamics rather than against them.