Reclaiming Urban Memory through Emotionalist, AI-Assisted Criticism
Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition. Proceedings of the UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 Barcelona, Pau Bajet,Mariona Benedito,Maria Giramé,Tomeu Ramis,Pau Sarquella and Carmen Torrs, Editör, Higher Council of the Orders of Architects of Spain, Barcelona, ss.689-696, 2026
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.5821/ebook-9791388098666
- Yayınevi: Higher Council of the Orders of Architects of Spain
- Basıldığı Şehir: Barcelona
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.689-696
- Editörler: Pau Bajet,Mariona Benedito,Maria Giramé,Tomeu Ramis,Pau Sarquella and Carmen Torrs, Editör
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This essay examines how AI-assisted filmmaking can function as architectural criticism (AC) by
reengaging a memory-laden place (Olgunlar Street) in Ankara (Turkey), through the newly emerged
Emotionalist approach. Relationality and mediation together constitute the essay’s analytical lens
as the film Psyche(O)geography was used as the case. A research-creation approach was used
as the methodology. Findings indicate: (i) Memory, walking, and storytelling articulate a coherent
Emotionalist stance and (ii) AI tools, under human direction, reconfigure roles and media of the
critique without displacing ethical judgment. The essay also outlines the pedagogical implications;
the filmmaking process fostered critical reflection, digital fluency, and collaborative authorship
among students and the tutor. Thus, the critical film emerges as a research, practice, and
educational tool. The study contributes to Becoming A!tuned by foregrounding walking, memory,
and a'fect as necessary tools, demonstrating how emotionally grounded, site-specific storytelling
can create more profound sensitivity to the everyday urban environment.