Public Participation of Young People for Architectural Heritage Conservation

Historic cities of developing countries’, architectural heritage need conservation. Public participation (PP) of high school students’ can be an effective tool. Aim of this paper is to share an experience in a historical neighbourhood, Yeldeğirmeni, Istanbul. Yeldeğirmeni was examined by final year students in “Analysis of Historical Buildings” course in Yeditepe University, Architecture Department. Results of the course were shared with high school students/teachers. These works which try to document and safeguard local cultural heritage, will be investigated in this paper. The paper presents findings of the course's presentations, workshops, exhibitions; discusses future scenarios of PP for architectural heritage conservation.