TÜRKÇİMENTO BETONART ARCHITECTURE SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS IN EDIRNE THIS YEAR

Gathering architecture students from all over Türkiye and organized by TÜRKÇİMENTO since 2002, the BETONART Architecture Summer School Program will take place at Trakya University for the 19^th time. The program is sponsored by Limak Cement, Çimentaş Cement, and Chryso (Saint Gobain) and will run from July 23 to August 1, 2023. It is open to students currently enrolled in architecture departments at universities, as well as those graduating to their senior year.

Prof. Dr. Didem Baş will serve as Academic Consultant, Sacit Arda Karaatlı as Curator, and Pınar Kesim, Can Tamirci, and Mehmet Ali Gasseloğlu as Moderators for the Betonart Architecture Summer School ’23, which will be hosted by Trakya University in Edirne, under “non-negotiable” theme.

The program provides selected students from various universities across Türkiye and senior-level students in the departments of architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, and industrial product design with the opportunity to gain theoretical and practical knowledge of concrete materials. On the final day of the program, the BETONART Architecture Summer School will come to a close with the presentation of student artwork and awarding of certificates.

Since 2002, TÜRKÇİMENTO has been running the BETONART Architecture Summer School, which contributes to the national economy as well as social development and the recruitment of architects into the industry. Through this summer school program, TÜRKÇİMENTO has connected with more than 500 young architects, playing an essential role in the industry. This program offers a unique opportunity to learn about concrete materials through both theoretical and practical means, making it a recognized worksite internship for architecture and internal architecture departments in various universities.

THEME FOR THE PROGRAM: “NON-NEGOTIABLE”

Referring to the fact that concrete production is indisputable and non-negotiable, Curator Sacit Arda KARAATLI describes this year’s theme as follows:

“Focused on pushing the boundaries of concrete production each year, this year’s event is taking a step back to its origins, reminding us of the fundamental principles of concrete production.

It is crucial to comprehend how technically and ethically appropriate the production procedures that the actors of the reinforced concrete construction are used to doing by observing their masters, similar to how word-of-mouth information loses its accuracy and authenticity in the end.

We will conduct a number of experiments comparing the sterile, ideal rights taught in undergraduate education to the distributed, high-responsibility wrongs committed in actual life. The most important outcome will be learning via practice and action that such wrongs are non-negotiable”.

WE WILL KEEP STANDING BY THE YOUTH

Since 2022, TÜRKÇİMENTO has been organizing the BETONART Architecture Summer School, reaching out to more than 500 young architects in this discipline, which is significant and vital for the industry.

In a statement about the event, TÜRKÇİMENTO noted that “We, as TÜRKÇİMENTO, sought to provide the young people with an opportunity to take their theoretical study to practice and to meet with the industry professionals when we started off for this program in 2002. TÜRKÇİMENTO will keep looking beyond economic statistics and growth rates, giving back to society, standing by and encouraging the youth who make a difference through their energies and resolve to work”.