Wetlands are restored first and the park grows around them: boardwalks, bird hides and an open-air classroom.
Neighbours took part in shaping the brief, and the phasing lets the park open in stages.
Urban design
Büyükçekmece Lake Natural Habitat Park
Honourable mention at C40 Students Reinventing Cities: a lakeside park where ecology leads the plan.
- Year
- 2025
- Category
- Urban design
- Location
- Büyükçekmece, Istanbul
- Role
- Competition, urban regeneration
