Browsing Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design by Title

The 16 cubes game for children who are visually impaired

Evyapan, N. A. G. Z.; Demirkan, H. (Sage Publications, Inc., 2000)

Achieving inclusion in public spaces: A shopping mall case study

Afacan, Yasemin (Springer, London, 2012)

The acoustical characteristics of the Kocatepe Mosque in Ankara, Turkey

Sü, Z.; Yilmazer, S. (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

Sü, Z.; Çalíşkan, M. (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

Sü, Z.; Yilmazer, S. (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

Kumaoğlu, Özge; Olguntürk, Nilgün (ACM, 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

Kumoğlu-Süzer, Özge; Olguntürk, Nilgün (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

Günday-Gül, Ç. G.; Afacan, Yasemin (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 ...

Analysing the effects of thermal comfort and indoor air quality in design studios and classrooms on student performance

Ranjbar, Ali (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 ...

Analyzing occupants' control over lighting systems in office settings using immersive virtual environments

Mahmoudzadeh, Parisa; Afacan, Yasemin; Adi, Muhamad Nadim (Elsevier BV, 2021-06)

Research has identified occupant behavior as one of the key contributors to building energy performance gap. Thus, this study systematically analyzed the impact of having personal control over lighting system on occupants' ...

Approaching environmental human thermophysiological thresholds for the case of Ankara, Turkey

Santos Nouri, Andre; Afacan, Yasemin; Çalışkan, O.; Tzu-Ping, L.; Matzarakis, A. (Springer, 2020-10-27)

The disclosed study undertook a ‘human centred-approach’ that ascertained and categorised environmental human thermophysiological risk factors by relating them to the human biometeorological system through the use of three ...

Architects and the architectural profession in the Turkish context

Erman, T.; Altay, B.; Altay, C. (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

Ural, S. E.; Yilmazer, S. (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

Gurel, M. O. (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 ...

Architecture and mental disorders: A systematic study of peer-reviewed literature

Aljunaidy, Mais M.; Adi, Mohamad Nadim (Sage Publications, 2020)

Objectives: To perform a systematic study about the contribution of architecture and interior design researchers in studying the effect of physical environment on mental disorders. Background: Mental disorders are a major ...

Assessing creativity in design education: Analysis of creativity factors in the first-year design studio

Demirkan, H.; Afacan, Yasemin (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, ...

Assessing the influence of street configurations on human thermal conditions in open balconies in the Mediterranean climate

Rodríguez-Algeciras, J.; Tablada, A.; Nouri, Andre Santos; Matzarakis, A. (Elsevier, 2021-10-04)

Heat stress in the built environment has become a serious health and comfort issue, given the increases in Urban Heat Island effects, and augmenting impacts associated to climate change. This study deals with the potential ...