Browsing Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design by Title
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The 16 cubes game for children who are visually impaired
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Achieving inclusion in public spaces: A shopping mall case study
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The acoustical characteristics of the Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey
(Taylor & Francis, 2008)This research investigates the acoustical characteristics of mosques of the classical Ottoman period and the contemporary period. Kocatepe Mosque, the major mosque in Ankara, Turkey, as a case from the contemporary era is ... -
Acoustical design and noise control in metro stations: Case studies of the Ankara metro system
(2007)The aim of this research is to demonstrate the importance of initial strategies in acoustical design of underground metro stations. The paper searches for practical design solutions by evaluating different materials for ... -
The acoustical performance analysis of Bilkent amphitheater: proposal for acoustical renovation
(Taylor & Francis, 2006-06)The 4000 seat multi-purpose Bilkent Amphitheater is a semi-dosed amphitheater with a volume of 90,000 m3, designed to serve the University's and the city's educational and artistic activities. At the beginning, the ... -
The aid of colour on spatial navigation: A study in a virtual hospital environment
(Association for Computing Machinery, 2016)The aim of this study is to explore the effects of colour as visuo-spatial cue on spatial navigation and developing a cognitive map in elderly in a simulated virtual hospital environment. The study further purports to ... -
The aid of colour on visuospatial navigation of elderly people in a virtual polyclinic environment
(John Wiley and Sons, 2018)It is well documented that elderly people often have difficulties in finding their way in unfamiliar environments. In this study, we aimed to explore the usage of colour as visuospatial navigation tool for elderly people ... -
Analysing the effects of critique techniques on the success of Interior Architecture Students
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018)In architectural design education, the most significant part in the curriculum is the design studio, where students learn how to design. Critique has a crucial role in the design studio, and in determining the best and ... -
Architects and the architectural profession in the Turkish context
(Taylor & Francis Inc., 2004)This article explores the social construction of the architectural profession in the Turkish context from a historical perspective. It investigates architects' views regarding their roles in society and their positions ... -
The architectural colour design process: an evaluation of sequential media via semantic ratings
(John Wiley & Sons, 2010-01)In recent studies, contextual situations of applied colours are compared to colours presented as samples or chips. Findings of such studies point out different results in terms of similarities or differences between the ... -
Architectural mimicry, spaces of modernity: the Island Casino, Izmir, Turkey
(Routledge, 2013-12)This article looks through the lense of an entertainment building in Izmir, Turkey, within the larger framework of modernity and identity in order to scrutinise ways in which cross-cultural influences are mediated. The ... -
Assessing creativity in design education: Analysis of creativity factors in the first-year design studio
(Elsevier, 2012-05)The aim of this study is to explore creativity in design education and identify the creativity assessment indicators in the first-year design studio. A measurement tool of 41 items that consists of the artifact creativity, ... -
Assisted living as a new place schema: a comparison with homes and nursing homes
(SAGE, 2007-03)This study examines how the new place type of assisted living is represented in terms of its visual and verbal attributes and in comparison with the well-established schemata of home and nursing homes. Ninety-eight respondents ... -
At the threshold of architecture
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2001-05)In structuring the programme of our interior design studio, we questioned two assumptions that are central to the discourse of modern architecture: the site being empty of its unique traits, images, stories; and the user ... -
An attempt to transform popular religious imaging into contemporary mosque architecture: Ahmet Hamdi Akseki Mosque
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Attitudes of design students toward computer usage in design
(Springer Netherlands, 2006-01)The success of efforts to integrate technology with design education is largely affected by the attitudes of students toward technology. This paper presents the findings of a research on the attitudes of design students ... -
Bathroom as a modern space
(Routledge, 2008-07)Mundane objects and their everyday practices contain clues to the prevalent ideas and ideals of a society at a certain time; thus holding the power to decipher collective ideologies, contemporary beliefs, social norms and ... -
Beyond lack and excess: other architectures/other landscapes
(Taylor & Francis, 2000)Familiar binary categories of architecture such as Western/regional, high style/vernacular and modern/primitive are crucial in guarding its disciplinary boundaries. In the first part of my article, by analyzing a number ... -
The canon and the void: gender, race, and architectural history texts
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)Architectural history books play a significant role in conveying the culture, norms, and values of the architectural discipline to newcomers. In recent years, numerous publications have spotlighted the importance of women ... -
Collaborating with elderly end-users in the design process
(Springer, London, 2000)The fact that end-users can participate and contribute to the design process, was pointed out in previous studies on user participation to the design process conducted by Cavanagh (1996), Ciccantelli and Magidson (1993), ...
