AS A PART OF DOMOTEX MIDDLE EAST EXPO 2013, ORSIAD, THE JOURNAL OF FOREST INDUSTRY BUSINESSMEN, PROUDLY PRESENTED A VERY IMPORTANT FORUM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: BUILDING STRUCTURE AESTHETICS FORUM YES 2013.
While being a young and professional publication of the sector, ORSIAD, The Journal of Forest Industry Businessmen, continues to be a part of important industrial events and exhibitions. During the Domotex Middle East Expo 2013 that was held in Istanbul’s Expo Center between November 7-9, ORSIAD organized important forums for floor and construction industries. One of them was called YES 2013, BUILDING STRUCTURE AESTHETICS FORUM that took place on 9th of November, as a free event, open to public. A joint work of the three organizations Turkish Chamber of Interior Architects Istanbul Branch, Deutsche Messe Worldwide – Hannover Messe International Istanbul LTD ŞTİ and GET Foreign Trade Ltd. Co. LTD – ORSIAD Journal, YES 2013 drew attention to the profession of interior architecture and how it’s important that the job should be done by people with a university degree and professional skills.
Moderated by Yusuf Taner Gültekin, President of Chamber of Interior Architects Istanbul Branch, speakers of the forum were; Ceren Polat, University Lecturer & Environmental Designer, B.Burak Kaptan, Interior Designer, Funda Ürük, Gelişim University Head of the Department of Interior Architecture and A.Nazmi Durbakayım, Teknik Holding Chairman of the Board of Directors and President of Chamber of Istanbul Constructors Association.
The forum YES 2013, focused on the interior architecture profession that should earn the respect and importance that it already deserves in the industry. During the forum, speakers mentioned the construction’s quality combined with aesthetic qualities, and talk about how it’s important that the interior architect and designers should be involved at the earliest stage of the project. Also registering the Chamber of Interior Architects was underlined as a necessity to create more professional industry.
Nazmi Durbakayım President of INDER, Chamber of Istanbul Constructors Association, explained the planning of buildings in Turkey and said; “The buildings that have been constructed after the Republic are more accurately planned, but when more people immigrated to metropolitan areas and soon after everybody becoming architects and engineers created problems with wrong structures.” He also added; “The buildings should be used long-term. At the end, we don’t do shop windows but lasting structures.”
President of the Turkish Chamber of Interior Architects Istanbul Branch Taner Gültekin said; “In today’s rapidly developing construction industry, it’s sad to see that more attention is paid to the aesthetics of the outer structure. For this reason, most of the time, the living spaces are far away from the aesthetic and function. Interior architects make it possible to reach the comfort in the living area while bringing the connection between human and objects with aesthetics, such as providing the most comfortable and stylish ambiance and living areas for children, elderly, disabled or obese people etc.”