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Boundary-creating practices in work spaces of academics working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Bilkent University, 2022-09)This study aims to explore the ways of creating boundaries of academics working from home and investigate the differences between the practices of creating these boundaries. Although working from home is not a new practice, ... -
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 ... -
Analysis of daily activities of young people with cerebral palsy in their home environments
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)In this study the difficulties experienced by young people with cerebral palsy, their level of dependence and related emotions and the level of importance they attach to daily living activities in the home environments are ... -
Adaptive re-use of spaces as art galleries: the case of Beyoğlu, İstanbul
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)This study aimed to understand adaptive re-use of spaces as art galleries with a focus on gallery owners’ perspectives as well as properties of the spaces. Accordingly, first, criteria were determined by combining art ... -
Smell based memory of place and person-space relations
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)The aim of this study is investigating the recalling process of smell-based memory of place and analyzing the relations between remembered smell perception, emotion, memory associations, place meaning and place bonding. ... -
Investigating the relationship of outdoor heat stress upon indoor thermal comfort and qualitative self-sleep evaluation: the case of Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)Recently, the necessity of exploring the relationship between sleep quality and the thermal environment has amplified regarding increasing heat stress risk on the human body due to climate change, particularly in ... -
Investigating the influences of shaded outdoor spaces on thermal adaptation and cognitive performance of university students in classroom environments
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)The effects of shading strategies have been identified as an effective means to reduce urban risk factors such as the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. Although the importance of shaded outdoor spaces and thermal comfort has ... -
Color preferences in terms of value and chroma in university students’ dormitory rooms
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)Environments are considered as interior and exterior, both of which color is a vital part. The existing preferences studies mainly focus on hue and not enough on value and chroma which of three is the perceptual variables ... -
Audio-visual perception of outpatients in an oncology polyclinic
(Bilkent University, 2022-06)This study aims to analyze the effects of auditory and visual perception in a hospital environment to provide comfort for the outpatients. The research focused on the waiting area of an oncology polyclinic. The binaural ... -
The effect of the sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in a virtual outpatient polyclinic
(Bilkent University, 2022-05)This study examines the impact of the sound environment on spatial knowledge acquisition in a virtual outpatient polyclinic. Outpatient polyclinics have a critical role in determining early outpatient treatments to prevent ... -
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 ... -
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 relationship of screen material with visitor behavior in exhibition spaces
(Bilkent University, 2022-04)The screen, with its diverse forms and materials, has been a part of the exhibition space as art practice as well as an integral part of human beings' lives. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the ... -
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 ... -
Influence of activity-based office environments on perceived individual and group creativity
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)This study examined the impact of activity-based offices (ABOs) on individual and group creativity from the employees' perspective. The study was investigated in two stages to find the link between ABOs and the concept of ... -
Come sit with us: effect of recreational zones’ interior design on seafarers’ well-being in fishing vessels
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)The aim of this study is to explore the factors in interior design of recreational areas and their effects on seafarers in Norwegian fishing vessels. The relationship between interior design of communal dining and living ... -
Production of aerogel-modified expanded perlite aggregate and clay (AEP/C) board and investigation of physical and mechanical properties
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)Expanded perlite aggregate (EPA) is an inorganic insulation material preferred because of its low thermal conductivity. In other respects, it has disadvantages in buildings because of its high moisture retention, sintering ... -
The effects of atmospherics on the visitation motives of users in casual dining restaurants
(Bilkent University, 2021-07)As restaurants are not just places for eating out, previous research showed that users’ need for restaurant consumption is driven by various motivations. Very few studies also revealed that the assessment of restaurant ... -
Parents’ and children’s perception of restaurant inclusivity
(Bilkent University, 2021-07)Restaurants are public spaces which everyone has the equal right to access. It matters how inclusive the restaurants are for parents and children. However, the issue of restaurant inclusiveness from the family and child ... -
An approach based on sound classification to predict soundscape perception through machine learning
(Bilkent University, 2021-06)A growing amount of literature and a series of ISO standards focus on concept, data collection, and data analysis methods of soundscapes. Yet, this field of research still lacks predictive models. We hypothesize that machine ...
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