Dept. of Architecture - Master's degree

Negotiating archeology and urbanization at Bodrum peninsula

Gülşen, Meltem Nur (Bilkent University, 2022-08)

The archaeological heritage is the non-renewable part of the ongoing process from the past to the future. Nevertheless, tourism related rapid urbanization is experienced especially in coastal regions of Turkey since the ...

Prospects, policies and practices of mass housing in Turkey, 1960s – 1980s: housing the middle class with the Sincan – Elvanköy New Town experiment

Demir, Buse (Bilkent University, 2022-08)

The thesis comparatively examines the mutual dynamics of the housing problem in distinctive settings to track the traces of housing policies and practices in Turkey. After the proclamation of the Republic, the housing ...

Female experience of space: readings from two novels

Erdoğan, İlknur (Bilkent University, 2022-08)

This thesis aims to reveal the spatial experience of Turkish women throughout time in the light of cultural and political changes in space and society through analysis of novels. The lived spaces are the loci of human ...

Utzon’s Middle East: The reinterpretation of the traditional Middle Eastern architecture in the work of Jørn Utzon

Yılgın, Cem (Bilkent University, 2022-08)

Middle Eastern ideas had a remarkable influence on Utzon’s artistry besides other non-European cultures, as seen in his manifestations and architectural works. However, the effects of Middle Eastern building culture on ...

Archipelago as a tool to study urban form: the case of Ankara

Güngör, Ezgi Nur (Bilkent University, 2022-08)

In the literature on urban morphology, the city and urbanization are considered two antithetical forms since urbanization as a term was coined by Cerda. There is a dichotomy between the practices of these two terms regarding ...

Placemaking during the pandemic: exploring the spaces of celebrations in Turkey through twitter

Yavuzyiğit, Bilge Begüm (Bilkent University, 2022-07)

The thesis studies the recent placemaking practices that have been realized during the COVID-19 pandemic in spaces such as balconies and digital space. During the pandemic, due to measures taken to decrease the spread of ...

Acoustical characterization of clay pots in Ottoman architecture through experimental and numerical analysis methods

Atay, Gülnihan (Bilkent University, 2022-07)

Employment of clay pots as building elements is a common practice especially in the medieval structures throughout Europe and Near East. Despite the fact that their acoustical employment in historic structures is well known ...

Assessment of reverberance perception and preferential acoustical conditions in educational atriums

Naeemaee, Rozhin (Bilkent University, 2022-07)

Atriums, with their large spans and superior voids, in modern life have changed their patterns of use from being only circulation zones to multi-functional gathering spaces. One solution to the challenge of transforming ...

The effect of modular systems on spatial design and diversity: analysis through constructed modular buildings

Sunsal, Beliz (Bilkent University, 2022-07)

Modular systems are prefabricated building elements as a product of modern architecture. Compared to conventional methods, modular construction systems can find a place in many different projects with their two- and ...

The role of structural systems and building materials in sustainable post-expo use of World Expo pavilions

Makinacı, İrem Merve (Bilkent University, 2022-07)

World Expos are international mega-events, organized to display the industrial achievements of countries while providing social and cultural involvement. Since the 1970s, they have focused on minimizing ecological problems ...

Claiming mosque space: women’s agency in mosque architecture in contemporary Turkey

Şenel, Ayşenur (Bilkent University, 2022-07)

Traditionally, there has been an attribution of public spaces to males and private spaces of domesticity to females; moreover, mosques have been patriarchal spaces. Since the 90s, as both Islamism and feminism are on the ...

A survey on the emotional responses of users to building forms: focusing on digitally manipulated curvilinearity

Kara, Naciye (Bilkent University, 2021-09)

In recent years, computer technologies in architecture have been chiefly changing the form of buildings, as it proposes a novel geometric language and different form-finding methods. It is widely known that computer ...

An archaeoacoustic study on Cappadocia; acoustical identification of religious and secular indoor spaces

Adeeb, Ali Haider (Bilkent University, 2021-09)

The goal of this study is to identify the indoor sound fields of Cappadocian special rock-cut structures and by this to provide the platform of discussion on the aural effects in the original use and context of spaces. ...

Public use of urban squares: a human behavior study of Kızılay and Ulus square

Dehkharghani, Maryam Karbasi (Bilkent University, 2021-09)

This study aims to consider the importance of interconnection between stationary activity and public physical space in urban studies. The amounts of stationary activities generally stand for the quality of urban public ...

What a kitchen can be: a food-centric approach

Gürata, Deniz (Bilkent University, 2021-09)

Alternative approaches for studying and designing the domestic kitchen need to be considered so that the space can reach its further potential. ‘Food-centric approach’ is one of the alternative ways that could be adopted ...

Visibility-based assessment of urban form: an alternative perspective for the residential development in urban peripheries

Cengu, Suard (Bilkent University, 2021-07)

It is highly important for urban designers to understand how the configuration of urban fabric influences the living experience of the city dwellers. While cities change through time, their evolution may produce spaces ...