Rethinking the Labor Processes of Architecture in Turkey
Journal Title: Moment Dergi - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper aims to discuss how “the discourse of creative labor” is being reproduced as an apparatus of exploitation in the architectural labor processes of twenty-first-century Turkey through “architect-workers.” The discourse of creative labor has deepened the exploitation of architect-workers, as all workers, and defines the very privileged position of architect-boss in relation to other laborers. This exploitation became visible both in Turkey and worldwide through the comments of architects—who are both bosses of their architecture firms and so-called starchitects—about their own positions and practices. In addition, twenty-first-century architecture in Turkey can be criticized for the increasing precarity that has stemmed from the processes of yapsatçılık and mega-projects. To cope with this exploitation, “the discourse of creative labor” can also be reproduced by architect-workers. Consequently, this paper aims to provide ground on which to problematize the architect-worker as a member of the working class, as well as in the context of a discourse on creative labor and its exploitative use in the labor processes of architecture.
Authors and Affiliations
Gulsah Aykac, Esra Sert
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