Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Graduate Research Symposium IGRS'22, İstanbul, Türkiye, 1 - 03 Haziran 2022, ss.45
Soil is the source of almost everything; nutrients, minerals, raw materials…It has an essential role in
defining matter from antiquity to Anthropocene. In this study, which describes matter as
transformable, and considers this transformation a process consisting of sequences, the soil change
over time has been examined. Especially, the rapid changes in Anthropocene have affected
architecture and the soil is covered with concrete. With intense urbanization and industrialization, soil
that has been displaced in the city is described as ‘lost’ in this research. In this context, the aim of the
study is to seek the transformation potentials of the soil that is lost with urbanization. Since the process
of transforming excavation soil is versatile, the study is carried out with a transdisciplinary approach.
It is planned to present this collective work through a biennial that includes the archive and the end
products. In the process, data mining systems are used to make projections for the future, and a transmaterial approach was adopted in order to explore different potentials. Adding different materials to
soil taken from the metropolitan construction sites creates an archive with the prototypes. Within the
scope of the Taşkışla Biennial plan, innovative ideas are put forward to transform the waste excavation
soil into sustainable products on the construction site. To this end, the importance of this study is
twofold. First, it reveals the importance of reusing the excavation soil, considered waste, and discusses
possible solutions.