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Analyzing occupants’ control over lighting systems in office settings using virtual environments
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)This study systematically analyzed the impact of having personal control over lighting system on occupants’ lighting choices, lighting satisfaction, and task performance in a virtual office setting. For this purpose, 30 ... -
Analyzing student satisfaction with blended learning in a studio and non-studio course
(Bilkent University, 2017-04)The aim of this thesis is to explore whether student satisfaction with blended learning (BL) differs according to studio and non-studio courses. Moreover, this thesis also aims to investigate the direct and indirect effects ... -
Analyzing the effects of different critique techniques on the success of interior architecture students
(Bilkent University, 2015)This study presents the design education literature in terms of design studio learning by reviewing teaching styles, learning models and learning process. Additionally, the term critique is defined as a backbone of the ... -
Analyzing the effects of thermal comfort and indoor air quality in design studios and classrooms on student performance
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)The present study aims to evaluate the effects of the different ventilation modes on thermal comfort and indoor air quality in design studios and classrooms. It also investigates its associations with student performance. ... -
Asessing usability of virtual reality for basic design education
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)Being an emerging technology, virtual reality is used in a wide range of fields such as medicine, gaming, psychology and sociology. There are also wide range of researches that compare traditional and digital methodologies ... -
A comparative study on the role of analogical reasoning in sustainable problem solving
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)Analogy is the name given to the process of receiving knowledge from a learned and an experienced concept and using the acquired knowledge in a new concept. Analogical reasoning is a concept, which is commonly used in ... -
Development of a mixed-method approach to analyze walkability: a case on two urban residential neighborhoods in Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)In these times when the devastating effects of global warming are felt, giving up fossil fuels and developing active transportation routes are prerequisites for sustainability in the cities. Walkability was introduced as ... -
The effects of daylight design features on the visitor satisfaction of art museums
(Bilkent University, 2015-07)Daylight is an important element of lighting design strategies. Daylight allows visual comfort and enhances visual environmental quality within architectural spaces. Daylight usage also allows sustainability by allowing ... -
The impact of salutogenic design on perceived environmental quality and mood in healthcare environments: a comparative case study in dental clinics
(Bilkent University, 2022-05)This thesis systematically analyzed the effect of biophilic design as a salutogenic design method on improving a patient’s perceived environmental quality and mood in dental clinic waiting rooms. For this purpose, five ... -
The impact of walkability on eudaimonic and hedonic well-being in equal eye-level street greenery neighborhoods
(Bilkent University, 2022-05)This thesis analyzed the influence of objective and subjective walkability on momentary hedonic and eudaimonic well-being while walking in neighborhoods. For this purpose, two neighborhoods with different objective ... -
Influence of simulated physical ageing on heuristic evaluation in airport environments
(Bilkent University, 2019-05)This thesis suggests a new approach for the heuristic evaluation of an airport environment by using simulated physical ageing. A task-based heuristic evaluation method was conducted with the eight evaluators who were ... -
The neurological and psychological effects of human and nature interaction: walking in natural landscape and landscaped garden environments
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)Living in an urban environment causes a low connection with nature. Both Natural Landscapes (NL) and Landscaped Gardens (LG) have positive influences on human neurological and psychological well-being. The inter-discipline ... -
The use of personas in understanding healthy aging: senior housing experiences through importance performance analysis (IPA) and simulated physical aging
(Bilkent University, 2020-09)Accessibility is an essential interior design consideration that increases performance level and allows older people to be independent and physically active in their daily activities. Increase in performance level and a ... -
A user-centered approach to green existing buildings : Bilkent University library as a case study
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)Decision-making in green design is a very complex process as it contains several alternatives for various criteria. In order to overcome this complexity, a holistic approach for the decision making process is needed. ...
