British architecture studio Foster + Partners has revealed its masterplan to rebuild Antakya, Turkey, following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes last year.
Foster + Partners worked with engineering consultant Buro Happold, transport planner Mic-hub, and Turkish practices DB Architects and KEYM Urban Renewal Centre on the city masterplan, which focuses on a 30 square kilometre area of Antakya, the capital of Turkey's Hatay province.
It forms part of the Turkish Design Council's wider plan to rebuild Turkey after the earthquake, which took place on 6 February 2023, destroying multiple cities and killing more than 50,000 people.
Foster + Partners has unveiled its masterplan for rebuilding Antakya
The practice focused on re-establishing the pre-existing characteristics of the area and enhancing them, aiming to encourage displaced people to return. According to Foster + Partners, around 80 per cent of the buildings in Antakya were damaged in the earthquake. The practice plans to maintain the surviving structures and create an efficient road hierarchy that encourages public transport, pedestrians and cyclists.
Aiming to design the city for resilience, Foster + Partners identified areas around rivers at risk of flooding and will create green areas around them to provide more space for water runoff while also increasing nature-filled public space.
Public green space around streams will help prevent flooding
"Before the earthquake, the city of Antakya faced some challenges that we...