Theses - Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
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Impact of object salience in physical and digital exhibitions: a visitor attention study
(Bilkent Üniversity, 2018-10)More often than not, multiple exhibit objects are displayed, rather than a single exhibit object, in a single exhibition space. This situation might induce a competition for visitor attention between the objects. As an ... -
Colour as an aid for elderly during visuospatial navigation in a virtual polyclinic environment
(Bilkent University, 2018-09)It is well documented that elderly people often have difficulties in finding their way in unfamiliar environments. In this study, it is aimed to explore the usage of colour as visuospatial navigation tool for elderly ... -
Asessing usability of virtual reality for basic design education
(Bilkent University, 2018-08)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 ... -
The relationship between complexity, preference and restorative potential of interiors
(Bilkent University, 2018-08)The main aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between complexity, preference and restorative potential of interiors. Eighteen black and white images of third places such as cafes, restaurants, and ... -
The impact of controlled access to design studios on place attachment and territoriality
(Bilkent University, 2018-08)The present study focused on to explore the relationship between place attachment and territoriality of students towards their design studios. For this purpose, we examined place attachment and territoriality in design ... -
Perception of spatial enclosure as a function of different space boundaries
(Bilkent University, 2018-07)The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between the perception of spaciousness and curvilinear boundaries related to different specific properties of the environment such as size, light, texture and color. ... -
The impact of art object color and style on museum visitors’ correlated color temperature (CCT) light preferences
(Bilkent University, 2018-06-26)The aim of this study is to understand the effect of art objects’ color and style on museum visitors’ CCT light preferences. In order to analyze both color and style of art objects’ effect on museum lighting preference, a ... -
Ivestigating the influence of spectral power distribution characteristics on hue differentiation task performance
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)This thesis investigates the effects of spectral power distribution (SPD) characteristics of light sources on hue differentiation performance of observers. Color differentiation efficiency of light sources was investigated ... -
Reading İzmir Culture Park through women’s experiences: matinee practices in the 1970s’ casino spaces
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)From its establishment in 1936, Izmir Culture Park (ICP) became a historical marker of Turkish modernity, with its leisure and entertainment spaces celebrating modern values and conditions, while functioning as a medium ... -
Form and part through standard / non‐standard duality
(Bilkent University, 2017-09)This thesis formulates its research through a two‐fold approach: it introduces a novel algorithm, but first it establishes the relationship model through which the assessment of the algorithm should be made. It discusses ... -
Analyzing the effects of thermal comfort and indoor air quality in design studios and classrooms on student performance
(Bilkent University, 2017-08)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. ... -
City versus suburb : the effects of neighborhood location on place attachment and residential satisfaction
(Bilkent University, 2017-08)Affective bonds of individuals to their environment have been investigated and certain terms were studied such as place attachment and residential satisfaction arousing interest especially in environmental psychology. The ... -
The influence of space characteristics on the preference of cafes as workplaces
(Bilkent University, 2017-08)This study explores the impacts of physical space, social space and ambiance characteristics of café environments on the preference as workplaces. A field study approach is used in this study and conducted with 134 ... -
Influence of color-texture associations on preference
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)This study analyzes the possible existence of a relationship between color and texture in terms of preference. One hundred design-trained and 96 non-design trained respondents underwent an experiment carried out in a ... -
The effects of color temperature on performance and mood of users : a color task implementation model
(Bilkent University, 2017-07)This study aimed to explore the effects of color temperatures on color task performance, and also to propose a color task implementation model to be used in future research. In the study, three attributes of color were the ... -
The effects of personal traits and complexity on aesthetic preferences
(Bilkent University, 2017-06)This study explores the relationship between aesthetic preferences related to visual complexity and personal traits. For this purpose, we used nine images with geometric shapes and nine photographs of building façades, ... -
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 ... -
Analyzing student satisfaction with blended learning in a studio and non-studio course
(Bilkent University, 2017-05)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 ... -
Effect of area on color harmony in interior spaces
(Bilkent University, 2015-07)The main aim of this study is to examine the effect of area on color harmony in interior spaces. Area in color harmony is the relative amount of different color areas represented as a proportion on which color harmony ... -
The effect of density on impact sound insulation of the expanded polystrene (EPS) block used as filler in one way hollow core slab in dwellings
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)The current international standards and governmental regulations stipulate maximum impact sound insulation on construction slabs of buildings to increase acoustical comfort of interiors of dwellings as mentioned by Cost ...
