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5th WORLD CONFERENCE on DESIGN and ARTS (WCDA-2016), Skopje & Tetovo, Macedonia, 26 - 28 May 2016, pp.46
Abstract MASS' Workshop 2015 (Mediterranean Architecture Schools Students' Workshop) is organized by Süleyman Demirel University and Akdeniz University Architecture Departments for the first time. This event was held from 5-9 May 2015 in Isparta. 60 students from S. Demirel University, 30 students in Akdeniz University, a total of 90 students participated in this event. A main topic of this workshop has been determined as “Contemporary addition in the historic context”. Isparta Üzüm Bazaar and Köy Bazaar including two different historic areas have been studied in these studios. Students are divided into two groups and have designed top cover to the streets of these areas. As part of this workshop activity, it is expected to combine students’ researches and theoretical information which students received during the courses of the conservation and restoration. In addition it is hoped to develop conversion skills of design projects. Thus, thin border between the conservation and design disciplines of architecture education, has tried to draw with theory - research – application bonds in the minds of students. It is aimed to live different experience such as to offer students free interaction and sharing, to gain group work experience, to provide intellectual connection, to develop thinking skills in short time. Finally, it is targeted to removing this workshop event, first held in 2015 under the name of MASS and participation of two different universities; to the international level with participation of the different Mediterranean countries in the next years.