When reducing the cost of residential buildings, decreasing operational costs along with the construction costs will prove beneficial not only for the owner and/or user of the residence but also for national economy. In ...

Hospital buildings can be described as sophisticated public areas due to their functional organizations. complexity and architectural configuration. Although these buildings generally cover all the functional requirements, ...

Affordable housing policies in Turkey have reached a new stage over the last decade in the context of the TOKI model advocated by the government. Housing developed by TOKI (the Public Housing Administration), the top ...

During the last 3 decades, the coastal areas of Thrace sub-region have become a favourite summer resort for the inhabitants of Istanbul who are in need of running away from the metropolis jam and in aspiration of holiday ...

Retail activity and retail spaces have changed drastically across Turkey since the opening of first shopping mall in 1988. The boom of personal mobility (that is, the car) and the convenience of shopping at out-of-town ...

This paper explains a method developed to assess environmental performance achieved by rehabilitation of residential buildings in Turkey. Several measures focussing on a reduction in the heating demand were investigated ...

19. yüzyılın 2. yarısından günümüze dek, ülkenin siyasal, toplumsal ve ekonomik grafiğine oldukça paralel bir gidişat izleyen reklam endüstrisi, Türkiye’de kültür ekonomisini döndüren temel çarklardan biri haline ...

Mimari kimlik; bina ve çevresi için tasarımcı ve kullanıcı tarafından oluşturulan belirleyici özellikler ile tanımlanmaktadır. Buna göre; mimari üsluplar, yapı ve çevre oluşturma politikaları, malzeme ve teknoloji, ...

The abstract composition of colored light, color appearance of surfaces, color-mood associations may give rise to subjective evaluations in a space. Light can affect human nervous system, cognition, memories, expectations ...