Public Places In the Context Of Urban and Collective Memory: ULAP Platz, Germany= Kentsel ve Kolektif Belle in Süreklili i Ba lam nda Kamusal Mekanlar: ULAP Platz rne i, Almanya

20.yy.’da h z kazanarak de i en ya am bi imlerimiz, ya amlar m z n ge ti i mekanlar da h zl bi imde de i tirmektedir. Bu h zl d nü üm, insanlar n ge mi ile bugün aras ndaki dinamikleri daha fazla sorgulamas na, anlamaya al mas na sebep olmu , bu da bellek, kimlik, aidiyet gibi k kenlere ve kültürlere ili kin al malarda fark edilir bir art a yol a m t r. Bu al malardan bellekle ilgili olanlar n bir k sm “bellek ve mekan” ili kisine odaklanm ve bizlere kent ve mimarl a ili kin bir ok yeni perspektif kazand rm t r. Bu makale de, belle in mekanla kurdu u pek cok ili kinin yan s ra, birbiri üzerinden türetti i bir süreklilik ili kisi i erisinde de oldu unu, Berlin’den verilen bir rnek üzerinden g stermeyi ama lamaktad r. Berlin’ in bugünkü Mitte b lgesinde, yeralan “Ulap Platz” projesi, kentsel ve kolektif bellekte varolan k r lmalar onararak, yeniden süreklili ini sa lamadaki ba ar s sebebiyle bu al ma kapsam nda rneklendirilmi tir. 2008 y l nda uygulanm olan proje, 2010 y l nda “Avrupa Kentsel Kamusal Alan dülü” nü (The European Prize for Urban Public Space) alm t r. Since the beginning of 20th century there has been a rapid change in the built environment as well as the lifestyles. This change evokes people to question more about the past and there has been growing interest in research about the issues of cultural origins and heritage such as memory, identity and belonging. Among these research, some has looked into various relations between memory and space but additionaly, this paper focuses on one further relationship between them; the continuity. This paper aims to underline this relationship through the analyses of Ulap Platz Project established in Berlin City. After its establishment in 2008, the Ulap Platz Project in Berlin, has been awarded with “The European Prize for Urban Public Space” in 2010 because of its remarkable sensitivity on urban and collective memory. The history which the project carries from the past to the future and its manner towards the continuity of urban and social memory are the reasons of why it is a appropriate and fertile example for this paper.