Natura January - February 2012 | Page 21

SALT GALATA’DA SERGI ALANLARININ YANINDA, KARAKTERISTIK BIR TASARIMA SAHIP BIR ODITORYUM DA BULUNUYOR. SALT GALATA HAS AN AUDITORIUM NEXT TO THE EXHIBITION AREAS, THAT FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE DESIGN. 23rd, 1870 and he studied architecture in the studio of Monsignor Coquart until 1877. After returning to Istanbul in 1879, like many of its international students; he became a representative of the Beaux-Arts school, which dominated the architectural culture of the era. Façade design, symmetry, axiality, and functional planning were significant features of the Beaux-Arts style that Vallaury would apply extensively in his works in Istanbul. Vallaury combined his understanding of traditional Ottoman architecture with these elements of Beaux-Arts architecture in his designs of buildings made for the members of the palace and for high officials in Istanbul. His architectural approach exhibited a range of styles from his version of the Islamic-Ottoman synthesis to the established trends in the Neo-Classical architecture of the time. The foreign students of the Beaux-Arts in Paris after going back to their countries more often than not gained reputations as architects or as teachers. Alexander Vallaury was no exception. After his return to Istanbul in 1879, he attracted the attention of the noted painter and archaeologist Osman Hamdi, curator of the newly established “Empire Museum” (Turkish: Müze-i Humayun), which is today the Istanbul Archaeology Museum. After meeting with Osman Hamdi, he designed the Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi (School of Fine Arts) and became the founding instructor of the architecture school. Following after the construction of this symbolically prestigious building, Vallaury enhanced his career and designed many buildings of economic, political and symbolic significance. It is not an exaggeration to argue that Vallaury was one of the most prominent architects of the 19th century in Istanbul and his works reflects the socio-political picture of the late 19th century in the Ottoman Empire. olarak kurucu kadroda yer almış ve okulun mimarlık programını hazırlamıştır. Vallaury okulda 25 yıl kesintisiz olarak hocalık yapmıştır. Sanayi-i Nefise Mektebi’nin mimarı ve okulun kurucu hocalarından olması Alexandre Vallaury’ye önemli bir şöhret kazandırdı, okulun tam karşısına inşa edilen Arkeoloji Müzesi ise mimarın ününü perçinleyerek kendisine gerek Pera’da yaşayan yabancı kol