I was given the opportunity to teach an advanced architectural design studio (Arch401), together with distinguished Professor Dagmar Richter, at the Pratt Institute School of Architecture as a Fulbright visiting scholar during the 2020 spring semester. I feel honored to have celebrated one of our students winning the Michael Hollander Drawing Excellence Award with his transforming “Nicosia Airport into a Gray…
Cennetin İlk Basamağı
Derler ki felaket gecesi geldiğinde ve megalitik tapınağın tepesindeki güneş batıp da Mu -bir damlanın kara dönüştüğü zamanda- Poseidon’un krallığına gömüldüğünde, büyük dalgaların farklı kıtalara sürüklediği kavimlerden üç bilge, iki asırlık uykuya dalmış. Bu üç bilge, birbirlerinden fersah fersah uzakta fakat aynı rüyada, tıpkı Michelangelo’nun taşın içindeki heykeli çekip alması gibi, arzın kalbindeki şehri ince…
On-the-line semester of an architectural design studio
One morning, we all woke up into a world that has been challenged with Covid-19 pandemic. The virus has forced each one of us to reconsider our habits, food chain, health services, transportation, living spaces as well as our education. Although many people across the word have reacted as well as anticipated quite unknown future,…
My new article on place attachment
»Click to download the article The process of developing an emotional nexus between the self and an uncanny geography: An autoethnography Ceren Boğaç Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Via Mersin 10, Turkey Abstract In this paper, I aim to explore my nexus with a prohibited place and its emotional meaning,…
Mekansal Mutasyonlar (Podcast)
Sanal gerçekliğin içinde katlananan mekânsal veya imgesel yansımaların gerçek dünya ile birleştiği an… Artık bu dünyanın ötesindeki mekanlara da seyahatler oturduğumuz yerden mümkünken, fiziksel mekanlarımız bu mutasyonlar sonucu neye dönüşüyor? Yani biz artık, hem çemberin içinde hem de çemberin dışında olabileceğimiz yeni mekanlar mı yaratıyoruz kendimize? Gerçek dünyanın üzerine katlanan siber peyzajlar ekseninde, “mekansal mutasyonlar”…
Love of place: Emotional engagements and psychological process
Published conference proceedings. Bogac, C. (2019). ‘Love of place: Emotional engagements and psychological process’, Environmental Psychology: Humans in their surrounding world, 4th EFPSA Conference, Kampus Hybernská, Prague Czech Republic,ISBN 978-80-263-1554-4, pp.13-18 Abstract Through the perspective of my multiple selves, as an architect and environmental psychology scholar, with this study I want to develop an…
Emekli NASA astronotu Dr. Anna Fisher ile tanışmak / Meeting with retired NASA astronaut Dr. Anna Fisher
NASA’nın ilk kadın astronot sınıfının üyesi ve uzaydaki ilk anne olan, emekli NASA astronotu Dr. Anna Fisher ile tanışmak büyük bir zevkti! Bugün Amerikan Elçiliği’nin davetlisi olarak onunla ve Kıbrıs’ta gelecek nesil kadın liderliğini güçlendirmek için çalışan diğer 9 harika kadınla bir araya geldik. Yaptığımız toplantıda, kadın liderliğinde başarıya nasıl ilham verebileceğimize dair zorlukları ve…
“360 Degrees” – ALPHA TV GREECE
A short documentary about Famagusta that is broadcasted on Alpha TV to present various dimensions of the city’s division and displacement for former and current citizens. I would like to thank to Maya Filippopoulou once again, the editor in chief, for her sensitivity to reflect Turkish Cypriot and bicommunal peace building efforts in this documentary….
EFPSA 2019 Conference -Environmental psychology: “Humans in their surrounding world”
I had great time with psychology students coming all over the Europe to the “4th EFPSA Conference, 2019, Environmental psychology: Humans in their surrounding world”. I feel so honored to represent Cyprus as being the invited Environmental Psychology scholar & speaker and represent Eastern Mediterranean University in this regard. The conference is organized by the…
In Between: Visions from Contested Cities
As various peace activists and scholars, we discussed various visions and practice of bringing change to contested spaces of Belfast, Jerusalem, Nicosia and Sarajevo. I would like to thank the Davis Institute for International Relations of the Hebrew University and the Center for Regional Initiatives (IPCRI), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and the Ireland Palestine Representatives for…
Memory Landscapes of Famagusta
Today I talked with Maya Filippopoulou, Editor in chief of 360 Degrees News program, Alpha TV Greece, about memory landscapes of Famagusta and the ontological meaning of the city’s fragmentation for both communities. We also discussed about future projections through the facts regarding to the ecological threats. I would like to thank to her and…
Just published! “The Famagusta Ecocity: A New Path for Peace in Cyprus” BOOK
Thanks to all our authors, friends, supporters and everyone who believes in a united and sustainable future in the beautiful city of Famagusta- for this amazing book! We believe in this ecopolis which does not stand away- Together we stand, divided we fall 🌱 Preface “We stand at a critical moment in Earth’s history, a…
Emotions within Architecture (Podcast)
Talking about the phenomenon of love is a difficult theme for each subject, not only for architecture. In this podcast, I wanted to develop a short account on love and place. »Soundcloud link
“Maraş açılırsa insanlar evlerine dokunmalı, orada nefes almalı”
Haber kaynağı: Kıbrıs Postası, 30 Haziran 2019, Yıl:6, Sayı: 2018 KKTC hükümetinin geçtiğimiz günlerde Kapalı Maraş ile ilgili yaptığı açılım hemen her çevreden olumlu tepkiler aldı. • Kapalı Maraş ile ilgili hükümetin yeni açılımı Mağusalıları heyecanlandırdı. Mağusa Ekoloji Projesi (Famagusta Ecocity Project) Çevre Psikoloğu Ceren Boğaç, Kapalı Maraş’ın yarattığı travmalar ve proje ile ilgili Kıbrıs…
