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Natural light as a determinant of the identity of architectural space
(Informa Group, 2014)In this study, the effect of natural light on the architectural space quality was examined. Contribution of natural light in three different dimensions as the readability of the space, the effect of the space, and its ... -
A new look at Sokolluzade Hasan Paşa’s illustrated universal history
(İstanbul 29 Mayıs University, 2023)This article revisits a universal history written in the late sixteenth century for the governor of Baghdad Sokolluzade Hasan Paşa (d. 1602) in light of a new- ly-discovered source that provides the missing concluding ... -
New York. La grande mela
(Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani,, 2020-09)Before the arrival of the Europeans, the territory where the metropolis of New York now stands was inhabited by the Native Americans of the Algonquian peoples -
The occidentalist imaginary of Istanbul Modern: a case for social imaginaries in the age of global contemporary
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-07)This article discusses the ways in which Occidentalism, as a dialogical making of Turkish modernity associated with a non-Western context, extends to the contemporary era as the social imaginary of the artistic field. The ... -
Occupants' migration in residential buildings towards comfort and energy efficiency (case of traditional residential architecture in Iran)
(Springer, 2021-03-17)Recently, the role of occupants' behaviors on building energy efficiency has been much more taken into account. Occupants' migration on a building scale is a phrase on which this article focuses as one of the best occupants' ... -
Od miasta zwartego do miasta krajobrazowego: GIS i AR dla budowy spoleczności GZM. From the compact city to the landscape city: GIS and AR for the construction of the GZM community,
Tomasz Bradecki and his students in this research have explored successfully both, the city, or perhaps we should say the metropolitan area, and the tools to represent, analyse and share the built environment through ... -
Ottoman urban environment in the Balkans: The case study of Ohrid, Macedonia
(Drum Press, 2023-06-01)As part of the eighth AACCP symposium Cities in Evolution: Diachronic Transformations Of Urban And Rural Settlements, this article will try to give an outlook of the urban environment and the architecture in the Ottoman ... -
Paesaggio. Ciò che è o ciò che si vede?
(Istituto della Enciclopedia italiana fondata da Giovanni Treccani, 2020-09)There are different ways of understanding the landscape that surrounds us. According to the European Landscape Convention (2000), it "designates a certain part of the territory, as perceived by the populations, whose ... -
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Pedestrian route choice by elementary school students: the role of street network configuration and pedestrian quality attributes in walking to school
(Informa, 2016)This study examines the extent to which street network configuration is associated with path selection by pedestrians. The aim is to better understand how the spatial layout of the street network affects pedestrian route ... -
Perceptual processes of children regarding their nearby home environments living in two socially diverse subcommunities
(ASCE, 2022-09-01)Human life that is collective and diverse on the one hand, but complex and chaotic on the other, is largely experienced in metropolitan cities owing to a significant amount of migration. Istanbul can be defined as a city ... -
Poem to celebrate the seamless synergy of stone and timber: Ormana - a village located in the Taurus within southern Anatolia
(Center for Cities, University of Moratuwa, 2019-06)This article focuses on the design principles of the houses of Ormana; a village located in the Taurus within southern Anatolia, Turkey—including their dual architectural identity and construction details. Ormana, with its ... -
Positive energy districts: Identifying challenges and interdependencies
(MDPI, 2021-10)Positive Energy Districts (PED) are areas within cities that generate more renewable energy than they consume, contributing to cities’ energy system transformation toward carbon neutrality. Since PED is a novel concept, ... -
Possible solutions for informal housing settlements in Turkey
(Eindhoven University of Technology, 1998)Despite the fact that all developing countries are different in kind and quality, all have problems and needs regarding the provision of decent and sanitary housing for their growing populations and this requirement ... -
Projetowanie gier i transektów dla zrównaważonego miasta. Gaming and transect design for a sustainable city
(Wydawnictwo Politechniki Śląskiej, Gliwice, 2023)In the past 20 years the gaming industry has exploited the global market with the introduction of immersive technologies. The effects of this gaming revolution are visible in different areas. For sure the education of our ... -
A quantitative investigation of the factors affecting patterns of occupation in a suburban campus: The case of Ozyegin University In Istanbul
(ArchNet, 2018)This study investigates the patterns of occupation of outdoor spaces on a suburban university campus and seeks to understand the factors that affect them. The comprehensive methodology applied in this research attempted ... -
Re-thinking the surface design: How to prevent playground related extremity injuries in children
(İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, 2023)Public playgrounds are specially designed spaces for children to play and develop; however, falls are significant causes of children’s injury and are one of the most common mechanisms of injury in emergency departments. ... -
Reading the research: Publications on vernacular architecture
(WIT Press, 2019)The aim of this study is to analyze the general profile of articles written on the subject of “vernacular architecture” (VA). The study integrates articles posted on the Web of Science database. In the first part of this ... -
Relocating the arts in the new Istanbul: urban imaginary as a contested zone
(Informa Group, 2014)Parallel to its reconstitution as a global city, Istanbul has experienced an expansion of the arts through the foundation of new institutions, such as museums and galleries, and the dissemination of art events and exhibitions ... -
Reminiscences of Ottoman vernacular in Galata
(Center for Cities, University of Moratuwa, 2019-06)The aim of this paper is to present the lost heritage of the vernacular architecture in Galata district in Istanbul that existed during the Ottoman period. It presents the Ottoman vernacular houses that once existed in the ...
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