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Now you see him, now you don’t: anthropomorphic representations of the Hittite Kings
(University of Chicago Press, 2019-10)Hittite kings lived as mortals and became deified only after death. Beyond mere flesh and blood, the identities of the kings were encapsulated in their office, title, and the idea of kingship. Their representations were ... -
Illustrations of the 1925-edition Yingzao fashi 營造法式: Jørn Utzon’s aesthetic confirmation and inspiration for the Sydney Opera House design (1958–1966)
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-05-20)In his 1958 study trip to China, Danish architect Jørn Utzon (1918–2008) acquired two copies of the 1925-edition Yingzao fashi (Chinese Building Standards), first published in 1103 AD. Utzon’s own Yingzao fashi meticulously ... -
Discursive construction of Syrian refugees in shaping international public opinion: Turkey’s public diplomacy efforts
(Sage Publications, 2019-12)This research focuses on the Turkish government’s communications with the international community with regard to Syrian refugees. I use the Discourse Historical Approach to reveal and compare the discursive strategies that ... -
“Night Hawks” watching over the city: redeployment of night watchmen and the politics of public space in Turkey
(Sage Publications, 2019-11)Technological advances have enormously increased surveillance techniques in the last three decades. In this article, we scrutinize the re-instatement of bekçi, the traditional night watchmen patrolling the residential ... -
Diffusion equation modeling for sound energy flow analysis in multi domain structures
(Acoustical Society of America, 2019)This study investigates reliable models and methods to be applied in sound field analysis of multi-domain structures. The case structures are two monuments, namely, Süleymaniye Mosque and Hagia Sophia in İstanbul. These ... -
Exploring the relationship between health and walkability
(Open House International Association, 2019-03)This study aimed to broaden Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) by including healthy urban performance attributes of the residential neighbourhoods as an additional predictor for walking behaviour. First, the study reviewed ... -
Strategic decision support for urban service design
(Open House International Association, 2019-03)The aim of the study is to propose an ontology-based approach that provides a framework as a strategy decision tool for urban service design. The research methodology includes two phases to acquire the knowledge needed for ... -
Color and visual complexity in abstract images: Part II
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc., 2019)There are a limited number of studies examining color, visual complexity, and visual interest together, and one of the recent studies that tried to bring a new understanding to the association between color, visual complexity, ... -
Mapping theory: production of knowledge in theory of architecture in Turkey
(ITU Faculty of Architecture, 2019-07)The study presents a ‘mapping’ of the production of knowledge in the field of theory of architecture in Turkey in the last two decades. The study is based on 307 dissertations produced in Turkey between 1995-2015. Through ... -
My Country and My People and Sydney Opera House: the missing link
(Higher Education Press Limited Company, 2019)It is known that Jørn Utzon (1918–2008), the principal architect for the Sydney Opera House project (1957–66), had a lifetime obsession for Chinese art and architecture. However, previous studies did not explore the ... -
Usability of virtual reality for basic design education: a comparative study with paper-based design
(Springer, 2019)Virtual reality (VR) is an emerging technology that is being used in a wide range of fields such as medicine, gaming, psychology and sociology. The use of VR is promising in the field of education and requires investigation, ... -
Extending the importance–performance analysis (IPA) approach to Turkish elderly people’s self-rated home accessibility
(Springer, 2019)Designers are still struggling to make good and fair home designs for elderly people. Although there are a lot of studies on accessibility in homes, there are few methodologies to rate the importance of accessible home ... -
A comparative study on prediction of the indoor soundscape in museums via machine learning
(Institute of Noise Control Engineering(INCE), 2019-06)This paper presents the preliminary findings of a soundscape research, which uses machine learning to make a prediction about human perception for indoor auditory environments. Museums of Çengelhan Rahmi Koc and Erim Tan ... -
Auditory environment in the museums: the case of Erimtan archaeology and arts museum
(Institute of Noise Control Engineering(INCE), 2019-06)The aim of this paper is to conduct a qualitative research to clarify the auditory environment in the museums. Research has taken place in the Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum which exhibits more than 2000 objects from ... -
3D Labyrinthine-type acoustical metamaterial proposals for sound control in architectural applications
(Institute of Noise Control Engineering(INCE), 2019-06)The purpose of this research is to develop alternative 3D labyrinthine-type acoustical metamaterials by utilizing 'space-coiling' for sound control in architectural applications. Acoustical metamaterials have a great ... -
Modeling a user-oriented ontology on accessible homes for supporting activities of daily living (ADL) in healthy aging
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2019)Inaccessibility of the buildings is the most common obstacle which presents barriers for older adults with different motor abilities. An inclusive design process, where elderly and designers work together, is required to ... -
Combining Grounded Theory (GT) and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) to analyze indoor soundscape in historical spaces
(Elsevier, 2019)This paper reports the findings of indoor soundscape research that was conducted in a historical museum setting. The study took place in the historic caravanserai of Cengelhan, which is currently a part of the Rahmi Koc ... -
The maturing interdisciplinary relationship between human biometeorological aspects and local adaptation processes: an encompassing overview
(MDPI AG, 2019)To date, top-down approaches have played a fundamental role in expanding the comprehension of both existing, and future, climatological patterns. In liaison, the focus attributed to climatic mitigation has shifted towards ... -
Analysing the effects of thermal comfort and indoor air quality in design studios and classrooms on student performance
(IOP, 2019)This study aimed to explore the various effects of different ventilation modes on the thermal comfort and indoor air quality in design education environment. It also investigated the relationship between the ventilation ... -
Web-based information system for virtual museum of underwater cultural heritage in Turkey
(2012)This paper presents a developed web-based information system using the data collected during underwater surveys conducted on the coastal region of Turkey. Divers from a variety of professional backgrounds collected data ...
