Theses - Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
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The influence of virtual reality on design process creativity in basic design education
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)Creativity is an integral part of a design process. Recently, creativity supporting tools become very common in research. This study examines the influence of immersive and non-immersive virtual design environments on ... -
Effects of a colored wall and a colored board on performances of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) face many challenges throughout their educational lives. This study aims to find out whether there is a board and wall color combination that will help focus ... -
Designers’ finishing material selection considerations in interior spaces
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)This study aims to explore the different considerations contributing to the material selection process in interior architecture discipline and understand designers’ finishing material preferences for interior surfaces, ... -
A comparative study on indoor soundscape in museum environments
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)The aim of this study is to understand how visitors perceive and compare the soundscapes of different museum environments. To reach this goal, physical parameters as acoustic measurements, and perceptual data as questionnaires ... -
The influence of using QR codes as an information delivery method to increase user engagement in exhibition spaces
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)The use of QR codes as an information delivery method and its’ effects on visitor engagement in exhibition spaces is investigated in the present thesis. The use of QR codes as an information delivery method and its’ resulting ... -
Influence of simulated physical ageing on heuristic evaluation in airport environments
(Bilkent University, 2019-05)This thesis suggests a new approach for the heuristic evaluation of an airport environment by using simulated physical ageing. A task-based heuristic evaluation method was conducted with the eight evaluators who were ... -
A comparative study on spatial perception in real and virtual office environments under different lighting conditions
(Bilkent University, 2019-01)The aim of study iş to conduct a comparison between real and virtual environments from the spatial point of view under different lighting conditions. In this study, visually same office environments were created in real ... -
Costumers’ emotional and behavioral responses under different accent lighting conditions in a real retail store
(Bilkent University, 2018-12)The aim of the study is to understand the influence of lighting color temperature on costumers’ emotional and behavioral responses in a real retail store. In the experiment three different color temperatures were used on ... -
Impact of object salience in physical and digital exhibitions: a visitor attention study
(Bilkent University, 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 ...
