2024-12-04T04:00:22-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150393623/foster-partners-big-attached-to-master-plan-rebuilding-effort-in-antakya-turkey Josh Niland 2023-10-31T19:13:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/57/57bd9688e180da1494d36c1edb05e807.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The master plan for a new rebuilding project in Turkey&rsquo;s southeastern Hatay province has been revealed by <a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> in association with the T&uuml;rkiye Design Council (TDC) in response to the devastating 7.8 magnitude <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/2167220/turkey-syria-earthquake" target="_blank">Turkey-Syria Earthquake</a> which displaced thousands and destroyed a majority of structures in the region in early February.</p> <p>The plan draws in <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39902/big-bjarke-ingels-group" target="_blank">BIG</a> and twelve other local and international practices into a consortium that will together design a revitalization of the city of Antakya with sensitivity to preserving the &ldquo;cultural heritage and identity&rdquo; of the 2,300-year-old provincial capital known to antiquity as Antioch.</p> <p>"Hatay has been destroyed by a major earthquake at least seven times in history &mdash; some experts suggest as many as 33. In February, 80% of the city was devastated, putting Hatay in a unique position. Its archaeological and religious mosaic features require special urban planning, which needs to be combined with the creation of self-sufficient, resilient s...</p>