Gamze Saygi

architect & scholar •• Cultural heritage | Spatial history | (Im)material cultures | Digital humanities •• Researcher @univgroningen

[Maps Mania @gmapsmania]

TimeMap - mapping the history of country borders, major battles, rulers and notable people over 6,000 years ...
... and half a million vintage maps.
https://t.co/KuFFRnf8af

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

@ZefHemel @BKTUDelft @nrc @univgroningen

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

“AI-powered” just walk out shops use a lot of (underpaid) humans and creates another #Surveillance stream.

#AI

They also promoted it as “Without knowing the technology, it feels like magic.”

Yet, it is not #computervision but lots of human 👀

[Sarah Cook @sarahecook]

As the saying goes, show me an AI model and I’ll show you a labour violation. Thanks @jamesbridle for spelling this out so cogently https://t.co/ucdpsqaHkb

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

Last days to apply for #summerschool "Walkscapes"!

🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️

📆 June 30 to July 6
📍 @Wongema_nl @UGsummerschools

Want to learn more? 👇
https://t.co/f7b5c8ejHW

Any questions? Drop a line via messages!

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

Apparently, English has plenty of rare or forgotten words for walking. @wordlust

I wonder if Dutch has interesting old words for walking. @MastaBaba @walkerspectacle

https://t.co/0HeNcdjA8Z

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

Our colleague Harry den Hartog from @BKTUDelft writes about his walks in the Chinese countryside.

He reflects on his walks and combines it with the spatial theory, planning and cultural life.

Explore his #footprints at

https://t.co/ei21qkUB81

And “we continue to #walking”

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

“ It’s said that youngsters are addicted to tech – but their childhoods are also being shaped by the loss of child-friendly areas”. A beautifully written piece by @harrietgrant dor UK, and unfortunately globally true.

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

@UGsummerschools @WaddenseaUNESCO @Wongema_nl @FacultyofArtsUG @LBGroningen @GR_Landschap @KABKnews @RCE_erfgoed

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

@UGsummerschools @WaddenseaUNESCO @Wongema_nl @FacultyofArtsUG @ZefHemel

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

Come and join us for a total sensory immersion experiencing the landscape, places, and pathways of the Dutch countryside, learn and discuss ideas on the revitalization of the region. (3/3)

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

Can walking be a radical activity? This summer, we are organizing the summer school “Walkscapes” hosted @FacultyofArtsUG and based @Wongema_nl - home at the end of the world. (1/3)

Registration is now open👇

https://t.co/f7b5c8ejHW

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

We welcome (graduate) students with multidisciplinary backgrounds and a strong interest in climate change and sustainable future.
🌍 (2/3)

[Cities and Memory (@citiesandmemory.bsky.social) @citiesandmemory]

Fascinating study of the renaming of places in Budapest 🇭🇺 - serves as a great reminder that urban spaces are constantly in flux, whether in terms of their buildings, soundscapes of the city, or the names of places:

https://t.co/SRbhQEMEAK

[Yingjie (Jason) Hu @Yingjie_Hu]

Very inspiring talk by Jano on Spatial is Special and the biases in AI: https://t.co/m9PrStV6t3

[Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600]

“For Decades, Cartographers Have Been Hiding Covert Illustrations Inside of Switzerland’s Official Maps”. A lovely read about cheeky cartographers. Source: https://t.co/czb4hK1SgJ

[Aeon Magazine @aeonmag]

Architectural drawing speaks of mathematical precision, but its roots lie in the theological exegesis of a prophetic book. On the surprising history of architectural drawing in the West https://t.co/VeLzIV0zly

[The Alan Turing Institute @turinginst]

🌲Driving sustainability: award-winning initiative develops open software to map city structures.

🏬 With cities & transport today’s @COP28_UAE theme, learn more about Colouring Cities: https://t.co/e339dxPpLJ

#ClimateAction #COP28 @LboroABCE @LDN_gov @OrdnanceSurvey

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

@univgroningen oh my typo, #abebonnemaleerstoel

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

I am excited to share that I very recently start a new job at @univgroningen. Thrilled to be a curious spatial explorer, weaving through the North's landscapes, history, and heritage. #NewBeginnings #abebonemaleerstoel

[Gamze Saygi @saygi_g]

Some visual materials I come across while researching maps at @gronarch are so interesting. This one is from 1646, and may not fit the norms of the modern cartography world, a picture like representation, but it is accurate enough to be georeferenced. https://t.co/fvH12XtYhW