Authors:Aslı Zencirkıran Abstract: During a time when Western influence was changing living conditions and state order, new types of buildings were needed. Architect Kemalettin rose to the occasion and designed train station buildings for the Rumelia and Oriental railways in Plovdiv, Thessaloniki, Sofia, and Edirne. Construction began in 1870, with the Edirne Train Station being built due to the inadequacy of the existing station building in Karaağaç, known as Little Paris. The grand architecture of the Edirne Train Station is reminiscent of the Sirkeci Train Station in terms of plan and facade layout. Unfortunately, its opening was delayed due to World War I, and it remained unused for many years. Today, it serves as the main building of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Trakya University.The station campus also includes hangars, lodgings, warehouses, and other auxiliary buildings. While some of these buildings were considered units affiliated with the Faculty, even after restoration work was completed, some of the existing buildings are still out of use. Despite the availability of posters, articles, and research on the Edirne Train Station building, this study aims to provide information about the renovation and usage status of the buildings throughout the campus.To obtain accurate data, the author used on-site observation methods to take measurements and photographs of each building and prepare plans and views. Literature research and archives from the Trakya University Department of Construction Affairs were also used to collect data on the old and new conditions of existing buildings. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Onur Şuta; Aslı Zencirkıran Abstract: Architect Kemaleddin was a renowned figure in the First National Architecture movement and is widely known for his remarkable structures that combined Ottoman architectural elements with modern construction techniques. One of his notable creations was IV. Vakıf Han, a commercial building that was constructed using the first steel frame system. The building has continued to serve various functions, most recently as a hotel, and stands as a testament to Turkey's architectural history. In this research, the spatial organization of IV. Vakıf Han was analyzed using the Space Syntax method to highlight the interaction between users and space. Analyses were conducted using the Syntax 2D software and architectural floor plans to obtain visual and numerical data that formed the basis of the study. The findings suggest that spaces with high user circulation foster greater social interaction and communication, and are the most dominant spaces within the general planning. Additionally, commercial spaces with high integration values are heavily accessed, and their placement in the planning is appropriate.The study emphasizes the importance of protecting historical structures and conducting more research to gain greater insight into the spatial organization of Architect Kemaleddin's structures and the social structures of that period. With the evolution of the social structure of Turkish cities, new spatial requirements emerged, leading to the adoption of innovative construction techniques and design approaches. This period of Turkey's architectural history was marked by a fusion of traditional and modern elements, which can be seen in Architect Kemaleddin's structures. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:İlke Özteke Aysal; Arda Bülben Yazıcı, Alper Çalgüner Abstract: With the inclusion of internet technology in daily life, individuals have tended to conduct their social interactions in virtual environments. Social networking platforms, which bring together millions of people, have allowed people to move a large part of their living spaces to the virtual environment. These platforms, called social media, are occupying a more prominent place in our life day by day. Social media attracts great attention from users across a wide age range due to its interactive nature that allows interaction and gives individuals the opportunity to express their personal opinions. This aim of the study is to examine the use of visual-based social media by industrial designers in Turkey and to analyse their usage habits. Since the research aims to measure the impact of social media on the industrial design profession, social media platforms were limited and the evaluation was made through visual interaction-based social media platforms.During the data collection phase of the research, information was collected through a questionnaire distributed over the Internet to 269 industrial designers. The findings show that social media usage is inversely proportional to age; in other words, as age progresses, the duration of social media usage tends to shorten. It was determined that the device that users most frequently use to access social media platforms is the smartphone. In addition, statistical data on social media usage purposes were obtained. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Betül Zobi; Ayşegül Sondaş, Mazlum Kalak, Zeynep Köse Abstract: Following the years of the Independence War, with the proclamation of the Republic, Ankara was designated as the capital, necessitating the relocation of public institutions and organizations to the capital. Due to the unplanned nature of this development, Taşhan and a few rental houses became insufficient, highlighting the urgent need for the development of housing and accommodation facilities. Following the construction of rental apartments and government-built housing, cooperatives and social housing projects also played a significant role in the capital's urban development, Ankara. Lojmans, also known in Turkey as " memur meskeni (government housing)," " kurum konutu (institutional housing)," or "kamu konutu (public housing)," have been a vital housing model in meeting the housing needs of the working population. This paper evaluates the government-built lojmans constructed for the housing needs of civil servants under the scope of social housing; the housing development, zoning, and regulations created for urbanization in the capital Ankara; and the concept of social housing. Within this framework, a chronological evaluation was made using archival data and a literature review. The study mainly focuses on the Ankara lolmans under the T.C. Presidency State Archives Presidency, examining and evaluating them in terms of the spatial organization, including site plans, their positions within the campus about the Archive buildings, and the assembly and hierarchy of the blocks along with their relationships with recreational areas. The data obtained is presented with various graphic representations and visuals to support the analysis. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Berfin Uysal; Ayşe Manav Abstract: Industrial heritage; includes structures, areas, landscapes, ruins, and industrial processes that bear the technical, economic, and social characteristics of the period. All of these are unique elements in the formation of urban identity and local memory. The protection of industrial heritage, which was discussed in the second half of the 20th century, is a concept whose importance is known, as can be seen from the increasing examples in Turkey. This study aims to evaluate and examine the Yuvam Brick Factory, which is produced in Tarsus, within the scope of industrial heritage. Tarsus became a settlement that attracted the attention of foreign investors with its railway transportation and port trade in the late 19th century. Thus, the Mersin-Tarsus region became a settlement where factories were established. Industrial structures in the region are important for understanding the industrial and historical development of Tarsus.Yuvam Brick factory was established in 1974 ended traditional brick manufacturing in 2016 and was demolished after the change of ownership in 2021. With this work done just before its demolition; brick kilns, lodgings, administration building, laboratory, security buildings, warehouse, workshop, machinery, and transformer rooms, award-winning balcony, a registered chimney, and official documents within the campus were identified. Evaluations were made to preserve the remaining units of the factory, other industrial structures in the region, archaeological findings, and traditional cultural heritage elements within the framework of a holistic plan. Thus, urban cultural memory will be maintained, and industrial heritage will be preserved and used by future generations. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:İrem Elal; Hüseyin Özkal Özsoy Abstract: This article offers a perspective on the use of artificial intelligence software as an auxiliary tool in the design process and the positive and negative effects of its application. For this purpose, the potential of the MidJourney tool based on artificial intelligence to support creativity and motivation in the product design process was tested with design students. In the workshop with design students, it was determined that artificial intelligence can support the creative thinking process in terms of form and aesthetics by creating the outlines of design concepts and supporting the creative thinking process in terms of form and aesthetics and can also contribute positively to the student's time management. As a result of the analysis and interpretation of the workshop, positive results were obtained, like other studies that refute the existing negative prejudice against artificial intelligence. However, it is understood that there is a need to explain to the students how such platforms should be used and that the current concerns should be eliminated by raising students' awareness about the future of artificial intelligence. On the one hand, it will negatively affect unconscious student profiles or people who are accustomed to the ready-made design process and their creativity. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Zeynep İldeniz Köksalan; Murat Şahin Abstract: Architect Kemaleddin, one of the pioneers of the idea of creating a National Architecture, took part in the design of many buildings with different typological features. During his most productive years, he designed many school buildings. The design approach adopted in the production of plans and facades has been defined as the "Kemaleddin School". In the study, better understanding the plan and facade style of Kemaleddin's educational buildings was determined as the research subject. Within the scope of the study, the Reşadiye School, Sultan Abdülhamid-i Evvel Madrasa, Medreset-ül Kuzat, Bostancı İbrahim Paşa Primary school, Göztepe Primary school and Gazi Education Institute buildings designed by Architect Kemaleddin were evaluated. It is aimed to evaluate the typological similarities and differences of the plans and facades of Kemaleddin's educational buildings by creating tables. As a result of the study, the frequent occurrence of rectangular, L and U-shaped plan layouts and the presence of protrusions that emphasize the entrance were determined to be common features of the buildings. It gives the impression that the facade design is designed in vertical and horizontal parts and that there is a rhythmic order. Especially the use of rectangular and pendant arched molded windows with different shapes between the floors and the wide eaves roof form were observed as characteristic features of educational buildings. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Işıl Esen; Nur Urfalıoğlu Abstract: Turkish National Architecture is the name of an architectural style which emerged in 1908 in the Ottoman Empire and lasted until the 1930s, the first years of the new republic. Named “National Architecture” and “National Architecture Renaissance” during its reign, this period was rather called “First National Architecture” after the 1970s. In recent eras, the wider preferred name for the period is “The Architecture of Late Ottoman and Early Republican Period”. This style was reinforced by the nationalism and Turkism concepts of names like Ziya Gökalp and Yusuf Akçura. The ideas of Turkish identity and nationalism, which emerged in the late Ottoman period, were effective in the educational politics of the new republic era. In 1921938, education politics were based on the Atatürk’s reforms and a secular, modern and democratic path was accepted. One of the very first goals was to increase the literacy percentage of the population. For this purpose, the number of primary schools has risen. Construction of these new school buildings was rapid, practical, and cost-effective. They were also designed to represent the architectural ideology of the era. In 1923, the “Construction Bureau of the Ministry of Education (Maarif Vekaleti İnşaat Bürosu)” was established. Article 24 of 1926 mentions “The official school, library, and museum structures of Turkey are designed in the bureau of the Ministry of Education.”. Therefore, the primary school buildings were erected in identical projects with minor modifications. The subject of this study, the İsmet Paşa Primary School building in Konya, Turkey is one of the representatives of the mentioned structures. Konya is one of the pioneering cities in Turkey with samples of the educational structures from the early republican era, such as Gazi Mustafa Kemal Primary School and Hakimiyet-i Milliye Primary School. Therefore, the place of İsmet Paşa Primary School in the era and its plan type, façade and decoration features are going to be evaluated in this study. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Özlem Duru Abstract: In the first years of the Republic, innovative solutions were tried to be brought to the problems of education in the education programs and in the efforts to adapt education to the national culture and contemporary civilization at the same time. The fact that "National Education" and "National Culture" issues were addressed in the studies in the field of education and that education was the complementary and most important element in the activities aimed at nation building showed that education was the complementary and most important element. The Inspection Board of the Ministry of National Education, which convened in Konya in 1925, stated that there was a need to open a boarding "Middle Teacher (Muallim) School".Gazi Middle School of Education was one of the schools established for this purpose. The importance of the First National Architecture period and the last building designed by Architect Kemaleddin Bey in the history of Turkish education is indisputable. In the times when the Republic of Turkey was struggling with poverty, the repairs, renovations and restorations that the building, which is the symbol of modern education built using the latest technology of the period, has undergone from yesterday to today, presented chronologically within the scope of this paper.The aim of this study is to contribute to the preservation of the Architect Kemaleddin Bey building, which is one of the monumental buildings and continues to be used as Gazi University Rectorate Building, and to transfer it to future generations correctly. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Saliha Tanık Abstract: During the Tanzimat period, the concept of modern municipalism emerged in the Ottoman Empire, leading to innovations in the administrative organization of municipalities in the 19th century. The Istanbul Beyoğlu Sixth Department Building, built in a Neo-classical style and masonry technique, was the first municipality building in Turkey. Subsequently, with the implementation of the Tuna Vilayeti Nizamnamesi (provincial regulations), this exemplary municipal building design spread to other provinces in the Ottoman Empire. During the Republican era, the municipal organization continued to develop. The first quarter of the 20th century was marked by the construction of public buildings in the style of the I. National Architecture Movement, including municipal buildings. The municipality building in the Karamürsel district of Kocaeli, built between 1926 and 1929, reflects the aforementioned architectural style. The historical significance of Karamürsel as an ancient naval city and its maritime trade with the capital elevated municipal services to an important position. The building exemplifies the architectural style of the period in both its plan and facade design. Additionally, it is situated in the centre of a residential area and blends well with its surroundings, much like other public buildings. The symmetrical arrangement of its side wings and the elevated central axis of the two-story structure highlight the typical facade design of public buildings. This study aimed to explain the history, architecture, and facade design of the Karamürsel Old Municipality Building, emphasizing the changes that occurred over time and comparing it with other public buildings of the period. The goal was to determine the place of the building in the modern municipality's understanding of the young Republic of Turkey. Given the absence of a comprehensive study on the subject, it is particularly important to introduce and document this structure in Turkish literature. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Saliha Erdurmuş; Mustafa Korumaz, Zehra Gediz Urak Abstract: Traditional buildings should be studied to increase their thermal performance in order to preserve cultural heritage for future generations and ensure proper functionality. This study presents a model proposal for simulating the thermal performance of traditional houses using DesignBuilder software. The results of this evaluation will be used to create suggestions for improving historical buildings. It is possible to evaluate the thermal performance of traditional houses with current analysis software and make suggestions for improving their capacity through preservation activities. Firstly, data were collected, and standards and simulation tools related to thermal performance were examined. A traditional house was chosen as a case study for creating a proposal model and conducting thermal analysis. In the second step, the data processing stage was performed, and the house model was created in DesignBuilder. The collected data were entered into DesignBuilder and simulated. The simulation results were compared with the Turkish Standards (TS 825 - Thermal insulation requirements for buildings). Finally, suggestions were presented as proposals and solutions to improve the thermal performance of historical buildings based on the findings of this study. As a result of this study, it was found that implementing underfloor heating systems in Mehmet Üsdün House increased the thermal performance of the house by 30-35%. It can be concluded that the thermal performance of historical buildings can be effectively improved through the proper utilization of these buildings. PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Sağra Çakır Abstract: In the early years of the Republic, the changes(transformation) in Turkey also affected the education system, and a "national" educational mobilization was initiated. With the influence of the economic conditions of the period, the construction of important and compulsory public buildings such as "health and education buildings" was prioritized. This study aims to examine the relationship between the campuses where the service buildings of Gazi University Rectorate, Ankara Medipol University Rectorate and Ankara Social Sciences University Rectorate are located and the architectural composition of the rectorate buildings as an example of national architecture. It was observed that the Rectorate buildings of Ankara Medipol University and Ankara Social Sciences University had different functions before and were re-functionalized and used as rectorate service buildings today. It is possible to say that the examined examples are designed in a similar architectural style, registered as cultural assets requiring protection, located in the city center, and that holistic design is important in the green area/development ratios of the campuses and the relations they establish with their surroundings. In this context, it is thought that this study is important in terms of emphasizing the place of rectorate buildings in the social framework and their importance in the history of Turkish education and will contribute to the research and literature on this subject PubDate: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +030
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