Urban Design Project for Historical Mevlana Türbeönü Square and Holistic Protection of Environment and Reassessment

Abstract

Urban design project for historical Mevlana Türbeönü Square and immediate environment is a study conducted on the request of Metropolitan Municipality of Konya. This project covers draft of an urban design project in an area of approximately 25,000 m2 regarding to Konya Türbeönü Square in direction of primarily city development plan decisions. The target is to be able execute a study which can be integrated with the existing urban recreation fabric and which may provide a concept idea to the urban fabric which shall be in the extents o Konya Türbeönü Square. This study shall be a driving force for development of cultural, artistic and recreation structure of the city in a totality and shall provide hints which shall ensure transformation of the fabric in its immediate environment within the process.