An Assessment on Integrity of Craft and Architecture in Historical Buildings and Its Sustainability in Contemporary Designs

In the 20th century, following the period of Industrialization, the development of new building technologies brought new discussions that focused on “standardization and uniformization” in architecture as in all other disciplines. Standardization in architecture has some results such as; by breaking the relationship of architecture with its local context, culture, craft and art, and introducing a standardization in architecture has created a new understanding about buildings. This understanding of buildings can be accepted anywhere that have minimum and general architectural qualities and can accepted by everybody. The conservation of traditional craftsmanship as a part of intangible cultural heritage is possible through their transmission from one generation to another and the continuity of the productions by practicing craftsmen. The end of traditional building production restricts the living areas of crafts and their livability in restoration processes. The decrease in demand, causing a decrease in the number of practicing craftsmen, brings forward the necessity of regenerating the organic relationships of crafts with architecture for their conservation. In this respect, the search for sustainability of integrity between craft and architecture in new buildings and contemporary designs is vital. This study aims to make an assessment of the sustainable aspects of the integrity of craft and architecture in tradition through contemporary designs, by investigating craft productions in six public building examples constructed in the First National style after the foundation of the Republic in Ankara