International Cappadocia Workshop Made a Big Impact

~ Lyon National Architecture School (ENSAL) France ~ Basilicata University, Matera Architecture Faculty (UNIBAS) Italy ~ Cappadocia University (KÜN) Turkey ~ Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University (NEVÜ) Turkey ~ Argos Group of Companies (ARGOS) Turkey Organized with the collaboration of total four universities from Turkey, France and Italy and coordinated by Argos Group of Companies, the International Architecture Workshop worked around a rich program focused on Uçhisar. The workshop included excursions in the area, seminars and exhibitions as well as workshop classes. The end result architectural proposals are shared with both the official participants of the workshop and the interested audience from the region. Orientated to develop and offer sustainable project proposals aiming to promote and conserve the genuine cultural heritage of Cappadocia, the participants worked in mixed groups. Consisting mostly of postgraduate students, the architects at first divided into two groups. "Workshop 1" group worked to develop proposals in the area under the fairy chimney called "Keklik Kalesi", on the ruin parcels in Uçhisar for four days in 10 mixed groups. The "Workshop 2" group was given the free choice to pick up a location to work in the area. 31 students and 8 academics from Matera, 45 students and four academics from Lyon, 42 students and four academics from 22 universities of Turkey took part in the project making process. Also five speakers from Turkey, three from Italy, three from France and one from Spain contributed with presentations with authentic information.