{"id":7136,"date":"2026-02-05T17:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=7136"},"modified":"2026-02-08T12:49:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T12:49:03","slug":"palimsest-talas-sudenaz-acikgoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/palimsest-talas-sudenaz-acikgoz\/","title":{"rendered":"Palimsest Talas \/ Sudenaz A\u00e7\u0131kg\u00f6z"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Palimpsest\u00a0Talas\u00a0proposes\u00a0a\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Housing\u00a0Plus<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0model in Talas,\u00a0Ki\u00e7ik\u00f6y\u00a0Neighborhood,\u00a0where\u00a0contemporary\u00a0living\u00a0is\u00a0constructed\u00a0as a\u00a0new\u00a0spatial\u00a0layer\u00a0written\u00a0over\u00a0the\u00a0historical\u00a0underground\u00a0city\u00a0of 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