Dept. of Architecture - Master's degree
Recent Submissions
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A survey on the emotional responses of users to building forms: focusing on digitally manipulated curvilinearity
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
The role of toponymy in neoliberal urbanization, case study: İncek, Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2021-07)With the spread of the neoliberal economic system, the policies, social and social realities that developed depending on this system also affect the urban structure, the perception of the city and the architectural ... -
Bruno Taut, Weltanschauung and the concept of dwelling
(Bilkent University, 2021-04)Among the building types that concern Bruno Taut, dwelling (Wohnung) is one of the most important. Therefore, it is inevitable to consider dwelling (Wohnung) in a distinct category from Taut's other architectural creations. ... -
Revealing the potential of human-centered design in architecture
(Bilkent University, 2021-03)The increase of everyday usage of technology has urged consideration of human factors in the human-computer interaction. This thesis focuses on the transformation of design going beyond the human being a factor to the human ... -
Tracing conservative modernization of Turkey between 2010-2020: school architecture in Istanbul’s Historical Peninsula
(Bilkent University, 2021-01)Modernization in all fields, including architecture, is on Turkey’s ideological agenda since the late Ottoman period. From that time, different understandings of modernization have been attempted, and reaching the last one ... -
Social affordances of residential open spaces: case study of Dikmen Valley, Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)This study describes a methodology to assess the social affordances of residential open spaces. To this end, referring to Gibson's concept of affordances, the study investigates the relationship between the social ... -
Architecture and cinema: analysis of the relationship between narrative and architectural space in Christopher Nolan’s the Dark Knight Trilogy
(Bilkent University, 2020-11)Cinema’s invention in the 19th century has changed humans’ relationship with the built environment and introduced new possibilities of representing architectural spaces. Both architecture and cinema mediums concentrate ... -
Biomimetic acoustic metamaterial design for architectural applications
(Bilkent University, 2020-08)This study investigates the potentials of acoustic metamaterial (AMM) applications in room and building acoustics by means of impedance tube experiments. With their extreme properties in either sound absorption or transmission ... -
Building of a “new” architectural tradition in Kyrgyzstan: the case study of the open air park “Manas Ayili”
(Bilkent University, 2020-01)Kyrgyzstan experienced very critical moment during a transition from the Soviet Union state into new independent republic. Despite being rooted in the rich history of great civilizations and cultural traditions, there was ... -
Islamic feminism as an inquiry into the creation of Mothers’ Paradise Women-Only Park, Tehran
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)Iran has a history full of contradictions because of ideologies behind the governments ruling before and after the happening of Islamic Revolution in 1979. Islam opened new chapter for women’s social and political status ... -
Smart cities; analyzing themes and concepts of smartness in urban environments
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)Cities are grappled with a plethora of socio-political and environmental problems that necessitate the new type of solution models and strategies; such as, environmental pollution, scarcity of resources, cyber-attacks, and ... -
A coordinate system proposal for investigating the changing body-space relationship regarding interactivity
(Bilkent University, 2019-06)With the development of new technologies, architectural spaces begin to offer different spatial experiences compared to conventional buildings. Especially with the emergence of interactive architecture, cues of a significant ... -
The changing dynamics of the architectural profession in Turkey, 1960s - 1970s: the rise of participatory design and the experimental case of İzmit new settlements project
(Bilkent University, 2019-07)The post-WWII period was dense of political, economic, and social transformations whose repercussions spread well beyond the Western scene. Although Turkey didn’t participate directly into the conflict, it was nevertheless ... -
A classification matrix proposal for digital fabrication techniques in architecture
(Bilkent University, 2018-11)This thesis investigates the relationship between digital fabrication techniques and the design constraints, such as function and materials, which are determined during architectural design processes by architects. This ... -
Cognitive comparison of using hand sketching and parametric tools in the conceptual design phase
(Bilkent University, 2018-11)With the advancements in the digital design tools, designers have been provided with new methods and tools, which lead them to new ways of thinking. The speed and impact of the use of digital tools in architectural design ... -
Reading the transformations of Konya Culture Park as an urban space
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)Culture parks, built as recreational green urban spaces with entertainment facilities, were one of the most important modernization projects of the early Republican era. Capturing national ideals and the Republican ...
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