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Papers by Emine Gorgul

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

Routledge eBooks, Jun 22, 2022

International journal of academic research, May 30, 2014

Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2023

Proceedings of DRS, Jun 25, 2016

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

Technology, Urban Space and the Networked Community, 2022

Alvar Aalto, being one of the most attributed Finnish architects, both his design ideology and hi... more Alvar Aalto, being one of the most attributed Finnish architects, both his design ideology and his works have been long discussed in various ways, either from the Modernist point of view through the Regionalist critics (Frampton 1983); or from the formal apprehension of organicism (Zevi, 1950) even up to Baroque conceptualization. This paper aims to re-read the works of the Aalto and his design manner, in a more critical perspective by overseeing them as more matured phase of the Modernism, while discussing the moment of mentioned architectural production through the mannerist context, and finally assigning them with the concept of baroque machine and discuss this hypothesis briefly by interacting with the Deleuzian apprehensions of minor, molecular, event and lines of flight.

Towards a new future in engineering education, new scenarios that european alliances of tech universities open up

The emerging adhocracy of sustainability in every field of life, do also claims its legacy in the... more The emerging adhocracy of sustainability in every field of life, do also claims its legacy in the field of education, particularly in the discipline of engineering. Institutions necessitate to adapt their curriculums to the possible changes so that the engineers of the future are ready to address interdisciplinary and evolving challenges in their careers. As a European University Alliance aiming to define and implement a European engineering model, EELISA project has a dedicated work package to explore and propose various approaches to address this challenge by deploying disciplinary broadening workshops. This paper scrutinizes the initial outputs of the first full-day workshop organized by three partner universities of the alliance under the theme of “Cities and Communities” in October 2021, and opens it to a broader discussion. This paper is structured in four parts while deploying qualitative research methods to analyze the collected data. Initially, it expresses the role of EELI...

DRS2016: Future-Focused Thinking

This paper discusses the revision processes of Istanbul Technical University ITU Department of In... more This paper discusses the revision processes of Istanbul Technical University ITU Department of Interior Architecture undergraduate program curriculum. In this content, the paper commences with a brief introduction about the history of interior design education and mentions the earlier models that were deployed both in global and local terms. Then it is pursued by focusing on ITU case. Although the existing undergraduate curriculum of ITU Department of Interior Architecture anchors on interactive, interdisciplinary and integrated program; yet correlated with the reasons, aims and action plans of the curriculum revision a studio-centered, student-oriented, leading, contemporary program that enables inter/trans-/cross-disciplinary approaches are intended to be accommodated in the novel proposal by asserting the past and grasping today. The paper opens the reasons, aims, developed strategies and implementation steps of the undergraduate program curriculum revision of the ITU Department ...

The Patient-Doctor Dynamics, 2018

The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011... more The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011, while aiming to develop a community-centred treatment model in the mental healthcare domain in tandem with the recent trend towards patient oriented approaches worldwide. So, as the old-fashioned hospital-centred approach is subjected to change, ‘Community Mental Health Centres’ (CMHC) are established as pilot projects throughout the country. In the light of these facts, ITU-Istanbul Technical University has conducted an initial research project in collaboration with NPH-Erenkoy Neuro Psychiatric Hospital-Istanbul, to depict the current situation and to generate the future solutions for patient oriented healing environments. Three CMHCs from the initial implementations in Istanbul Turkey were chosen as case studies. By focusing on the methodology of design by research and the strategies of EBD-Evidence Based Design, an intensive research project was organised with the funds of TUBITAK- The National Scientific and Research Council of Turkey. Within the scope of the research more than 60 participants (patients, staff and patient families) from three-selected CMHC have been interviewed in order to develop interim design strategies for patient centred healing and caring environments and create first generation design criteria sets for CMHC units. Thus, referring to this national research project on CMHCs - the first research project of its kind - this paper aims to share the initial outputs of the research and open up the proposed design criteria for CMHCs for a broader discussion. The paper is divided into four subsections. The first section briefly introduces the research and frames the discussion. Subsequently, the scope and the methodology of the study is reflected in the second section, which is then pursued with the introduction of design criteria for CMHC gathered through the EBD strategies in the third section. Lastly, the discussion is finalized with concluding remarks.

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

Routledge eBooks, Jun 22, 2022

International journal of academic research, May 30, 2014

Bloomsbury Academic eBooks, 2023

Proceedings of DRS, Jun 25, 2016

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2012

Technology, Urban Space and the Networked Community, 2022

Towards a new future in engineering education, new scenarios that european alliances of tech universities open up

DRS2016: Future-Focused Thinking

The Patient-Doctor Dynamics, 2018

Coastal Architectures And Politics Of Tourism Leisurescapes in the Global Sunbelt, 2022

Departing from the tourism-related coastal developments in Turkey during the mid-1950s, this chap... more Departing from the tourism-related coastal developments in Turkey during the mid-1950s, this chapter deciphers the role of the holiday complex that was constructed in 1955 as the first hotel in the chain developed by the new national bank known as TurBan, in Kilyos on the Black Sea coast. Being located in a former military zone, Turban Kilyos represents a political and a strategic medium within the dynamics of the Cold War. This work also traces the transnational modernist character of leisure aesthetics and examines its acceptance among the ideological divides of the Cold War through its reproduced images that defined the wealth and well-being of postwar Turkish society.

Scales Thresholds and Dilemmas of Housing Transformations in Istanbul, 2022

Indeed, both the Truman Doctrine and the establishment of the Marshall economic aid program for t... more Indeed, both the Truman Doctrine and the establishment of the Marshall economic aid program for the beneficial alliances of the US were the fundamental acts that were not only shaping this polarization in the global realm (i.e., the birth of NATO and the Warsaw Pact) but also boosting the economies and production systems of the alliance countries. Nevertheless, they also influenced the policies of architecture, urbanism, engineering, and infrastructure webs. Being a member of NATO, Turkey was also a recipient of the Marshall economic aid and the pursuer of liberal economic policies. Thus, the 1950s also signaled the epoch when Turkish society's socio-economic transformation was highly influenced by American culture. Hence the modernization of Turkish society almost became the Americanization of the nation (Adalet, 2018; Gürel, 2019). Again, following the transatlantic impact, the production of both the public sphere and the construction of the welfare state was actualized through the ways and means of the architectural realm.
In light of emerging policies in the 1950s Turkish socio-political scene, this chapter aims to discuss how the mobility-based urban development policies of the DP-Democrat Party in the mid-century re-shaped the urban periphery, and significantly the littoral developments. So, while focusing on the drastic impetus of these macro-strategies in the re-organization of the society as well the city of Istanbul (Akpınar, 2010a), the chapter aims to decipher the littoral transformation of the city via examining the emergence of novel dwelling sites for summer housing and leisure spaces -like beach clubs and sea-resorts or hybrid leisure accommodations like KİT- Public Economic Enterprises' summer camps or holiday complexes-. In this scope, the two major inter-city motorways, the coastal roads along the waterfront and the European transit road D100 are taken as reference lanes in tracing the spatial and socio-political transformation. More specifically, the southern coastal line of the city, both on the south-east axis of Maltepe, Kartal, Dragos, Tuzla, Bayramoğlu, İzmit axis, and on the south-west axis of Çekmece, Avcılar, Güzelce, Silivri, Tekirdağ are the spotlighted destinations revealed. Besides, the impact of the mobility policies both on the modernization of the society and the middle class also constitutes the complementary discussion of this chapter. In other words, by developing a multiple-reading based on Istanbul's transforming urban condition between the 1950s and the 1970s, this chapter scrutinizes the spatial-political impact of the new motorways as political instruments of both the liberalist policies of the time and the state's apparatus in re-shaping the urban realm of Istanbul. On the meta-level, the chapter investigates how these infrastructures work as state apparatuses to re-position Turkey in alliance with American politics and fuel the consumerist policies as a part of the dolce-vita welfare state processes. Besides, on the mezzo scale, the chapter investigates how these infrastructure projects steered the urban planning policies for population growth and expanding land use. In addition, the triggering capacities of infrastructural growth were also dismantled following both the formation of urban sprawl areas and the emergence of the summer houses / secondary housing phenomenon. Accordingly, the re-defined dialectics of center-periphery, labor, and leisure tensions are opened into a discussion. Finally, on the micro-level of the citizens' realm, this chapter argues how the consequences of mobilization and motorway infrastructures contributed to the modernization of the individual. In this respect, the transformation of mid-century Turkish society is discussed concerning the transfıguring metropolitan life via the introduction of novel outdoor leisure spaces, urban mobility, and car ownership and mapping the driveways out from the city.

Kültürpark’ın Anımsattıkları: Temsiller, Mekanlar, Aktörler, 2015

Kültürpark'ın Uluslararası İzmir Fuarı ile özdeşleşen tarihi, özellikle Erken Cumhuriyet dönemind... more Kültürpark'ın Uluslararası İzmir Fuarı ile özdeşleşen tarihi, özellikle Erken Cumhuriyet döneminde İzmir'e ve İzmirlilere sunduğu, aynı zamanda tüm Türkiye'ye de örnek teşkil eden yeni bir kamusal mekan oluşturma anlayışı bakımından, kuşkusuz büyük önem taşımaktadır. Bu anlayış, uzantısında Kültürpark'ın kentli bireye bahşettiği yaşamsal kalite düzeyi ve taşıdığı ideolojik mesajlar çokça tartışılmıştır. Kültürpark ve İzmir Fuarları'nın bugüne değin pek de gündeme gelmeyen katkı mecralarından bir diğeri ise, kuşkusuz iç mimarlık mesleğinin gelişiminde ve meşruiyetini kazanmasında oynadığı önemli roldür. Bu çalışma, iç mimarlık mesleğinin gerçekleşmesi ve görünürlüğü bağlamında dönemin son derece kısıtlı mesleki uygulama mecralarından birisi olarak Kültürpark'a ve İzmir Fuarı'na odaklanarak, seçili aktörler üzerinden söz konusu gelişimi tartışmaya açmayı amaçlar. İzmir Fuarı'nın Kültürpark'a taşındığı 1936 yılından başlayarak, 1960'lara kadar uzanan süreçte, pavyonların iç mekan tasarımına katkı sağlayan Akademi öğretim üyeleri, öğrencileri ve meslek adamlarının deneyimlerini ve İzmir Fuarları'nın İstanbul'daki algısını, dönemin sosyo-kültürel bağlamı içerisinden okumayı hedefler.

Kulturpark's history is identified with the International Izmir Fair. It also sets an example for the whole of Turkey, especially in the Early Republic period, to Izmir and the people of Izmir. Undoubtedly, it is of great importance in terms of the understanding of creating a new public space. This understanding, in its extension, the level of quality of life that Kültürpark gives to the urban individual and the ideological messages it carries have been widely discussed. Another of the contribution channels of Kültürpark and İzmir Fairs, which has not been on the agenda until today, is undoubtedly the important role it plays in the development and legitimacy of the interior architecture profession. This study focuses on the realization of the interior architecture profession and
Focusing on Kültürpark and İzmir Fair as one of the extremely limited professional practice channels of the period in the context of its visibility, it aims to open the aforementioned development for discussion through selected actors. Starting from 1936, when the İzmir Fair was moved to Kültürpark. Within the broader socio-cultural context of the period till the 1960s, this chapter aims to reveal the experiences of the Academy faculty members, students, and professionals who contributed to the interior design of the pavilions, and the perception of İzmir Fairs.

Technology, Urban Space and the Networked Community, Palgrave McMillan, 2022

The initial outline of this work was drafted in the midst of an invasion of the city Raqqa, and t... more The initial outline of this work was drafted in the midst of an invasion of the city Raqqa, and the circulation of drastic images of violence, not only against humanity and civil life but also against the built environment. The purveyed images and news asserted the destruction of the thousand-years-old historical cities in and around the milieu, whereas the ongoing systematic operations loomed as a vicious cleansing of gradually accumulated tangible records of civilization. Significantly, the ancient Roman temples like Baal in Palmyra and the historical city itself—which was once the border station city of Roman territorial network and the essential terminals of the trade route—were destroyed irreversibly. Thus, the mediation of all these images paved the way for a further inquiry to define the in situ spatio-politics and to describe the impasses of the situation in the frame of the contemporary urban condition and its criticality. Accordingly, the inquiry transformed into research for tracing and theorizing the transitive processes, limits, and crisis of the metropolitan condition for contemporary society, with its decaying infrastructures under the influence of destructive forces.

The interrogations like the uncanny of why such centuries-long knowledge of urban network making and the infrastructures of the civilized society was discarded at the ultimate age of humanity, and how this dark middle-century manner of feudal-dogmatic perception was assaulting all achievements of enlightenment and civic-ness, while at the same time bizarre attitudes like taking over the advantages of the latest technology of smart gadgets and drones, to visualize and circulate the bigotry legacy of these destructive groups and individuals, have been the triggering questions to commence this work in the search for an explanation about the zeitgeist.

The notion of “Techno-Medieval” is proposed as an invented term by the author, to start dwelling on the critical stance in describing this complicated and intertwined even multi-fold relations of the current ecologies of moldering spatio-politics, as well as mismatching mind-sets of regressive mentality and its technological interdependence. Yet, this invented concept is further utilized to encompass these numerous incoherencies of technologically equipped, and globally affecting radical violence of marginal groups or individuals that have been behaving and acting in the mindset of the middle age, or responding to the events in the way without utilizing the rational perspective. But rather, they seem to sanctify the decay of enlightenment thought; and mostly they are targeting the gradually developed and institutionalized socio-cultural networks and the democratic urban realm.

Although the concept of techno-medieval is assigned to be an initial reflex for an alternative reading of this radical turn about the crisis of contemporary life, the consistency of both the concept and the concerns for delineating the zeitgeist affirmed its legacy some years later, in the spark of the global pandemic within the third decade of the twenty-first century. Similar to the emergence of the plague during the medieval century, with the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020, the technologically enhanced modern society of the ultimate century remarked itself as the most vulnerable being of the universe.

So, departing from struggles and crises of the contemporary metropolitan realm, either being affected via violence or terror of a ghostly medieval past and its revivalist apparitions, or through the surrendering external factors of diseases and many others, this chapter aims to unveil the continuous rise and fall of the urban-network utopias from the perspective of architecture and urbanism, via examining its last hundred years in accordance with the advent of the modernist agenda.

Thus, by validating its hypothesis about the “evident decay of modern condition and the ideologies of enlightenment or progressive ideologies, contrary to the technological advancements”, this chapter further discusses both the discursive presence and critical role of architecture and urbanism in framing the modern metropolis and the network society, as well as the critical dialectic between the public sphere and the private realm.

Mediating The Spatiality of Conflicts, TU Delft, 2019

Departing from the intermingling existential processes of mundane, conflict, trauma, event and re... more Departing from the intermingling existential processes of mundane, conflict, trauma, event and reality, as well as the conditions of witnessing and their representations; this paper aims to reveal the mediation of photography in the reproduction of event-space – or so to say public space – within the inseparable duality of both the defeat of conflicting traumatic encounters and honesty of everydayness. Thus, dismantling intuitive and political roles of photograph(y) and the photographer in the processes of (re)creation of truth and the event-spaces of the conflict became the essential goal of this discussion. In achieving so, the visual narratives of legendary photographer Ara Güler that were reflecting both the chaotic turmoil moments and the everyday routine between 1950’s and 1980’s of Istanbul, are utilized to concretise the discussion. Yet, bridging them with the contemporary territorial conflicts on the site is also the challenge of these speculative readings on political capacities of image and mediation of conflict and trauma from a longer time- span. From a broader aspect, reflecting the fluid presence of two conflicting notions – honesty and violence of the citizens also emerges as the essential inquiry of this debate. In this way, witnessing camera eye of the photographer for the witnessed, turns into the researcher’s searching eye that is mobile and dynamic in terms of grasping the scenes and contributing to the re-formation of the event-space; while re-historicizing the traumatic as well as resilient capacities of the urban realm.

Mimarlar Odası Yayınları-Mimarlığa Emek Verenler Dizisi-V Mehmet Konuralp, 2012

by Emine Gorgul, Daniela Angelucci, Andrej Radman, Paulo de Assis, Burcu Baykan, Radek Przedpełski, Thomas Mical, jan jagodzinski, Janell Watson, Kenneth Surin, and Cristina Póstleman

by Emine Gorgul, Pelin Efilti, Didem Kılıçkıran, Sebnem Timur Ogut, Isil Baysan Serim, Fezarenç Varan, Tuğba Görgülü, Semra Gür Üstüner, Ferdağ Göçek Karabey, Pınar Sezginalp, Çağda Türkmen, Evrim Kurtar, Zeynep Şahbaz, Dr. Esen Kunt, and Yağmur Yıldırım

The proceeding book of Woman, Design and Space Symposium. A novel volume with extended papers wil... more The proceeding book of Woman, Design and Space Symposium. A novel volume with extended papers will be published soon on 2020.

The Patient-Doctor Dynamics: Examining Current Trends in the Global Healthcare Sector, 2018

The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011... more The Turkish Republic Ministry of Health launched the ‘National Mental Health Action Plan’ in 2011, while aiming to develop a community-centred treatment model in the mental healthcare domain in tandem with the recent trend towards patient oriented approaches worldwide. So, as the old-fashioned hospital-centred approach is subjected to change, ‘Community Mental Health Centres’ (CMHC) are established as pilot projects throughout the country.
In the light of these facts, ITU-Istanbul Technical University has conducted an initial research project in collaboration with NPH-Erenkoy Neuro Psychiatric Hospital-Istanbul, to depict the current situation and to generate the future solutions for patient oriented healing environments. Three CMHCs from the initial implementations in Istanbul Turkey were chosen as case studies. By focusing on the methodology of design by research and the strategies of EBD-Evidence Based Design, an intensive research project was organised with the funds of TUBITAK- The National Scientific and Research Council of Turkey.
Within the scope of the research more than 60 participants (patients, staff and patient families) from three-selected CMHC have been interviewed in order to develop interim design strategies for patient centred healing and caring environments and create first generation design criteria sets for CMHC units.
Thus, referring to this national research project on CMHCs - the first research project of its kind - this paper aims to share the initial outputs of the research and open up the proposed design criteria for CMHCs for a broader discussion. The paper is divided into four subsections. The first section briefly introduces the research and frames the discussion. Subsequently, the scope and the methodology of the study is reflected in the second section, which is then pursued with the introduction of design criteria for CMHC gathered through the EBD strategies in the third section. Lastly, the discussion is finalized with concluding remarks.

With its magnificent natural hinterland and unique geographical location, Anatolia has hosted num... more With its magnificent natural hinterland and unique geographical location, Anatolia has hosted numerous civilizations and fostered their ethos. Beginning from the pre-historic period until today, with pre and post relations, this multi-cultural background of the Anatolia appears from music to cuisine, apparel to spatial existence, and forms the spirit of unique mosaic. We may say that, almost every phase and scale of this comprehensive cultural production can be widened by multi-layered re-readings through local-international-universal means and engages with the content that is involved. This interaction, which we may observe from the smallest unit to the complex settlement in Anatolia, is also worthy for Denizli in particular. Departing from these facts, throughout the numerous characteristics of Denizli and its surroundings, this paper aims to focus on spatial formation, and examine the development of public and civil architecture in Anatolia parallel to the changes in the socio-political structure of the Republic Era, to form a modem society, and further criticize show the 'Anatolian Tradition' embraces the 'Modern Tradition', The discussion is held by criticizing some examples –buildings of various scales and functions- according to the pre-defined criteria, and continued by underlining the importance of the interaction of these architectural examples with the local-international-universal means, and finally conclude by highlighting the success of the design ideology that can combine the local values with the universals and carries the past into future.

Bu çalışma; Denizli'nin sahip olduğu sayısız özellikler içerisinden mekânsal biçimlenmeye odaklanarak, Cumhuriyet sonrası dönemde, sosyo-politik yapıda gözlenen modernleşme çabalarına paralel olarak, kamu ve sivil mimarlığın Anadolu'daki gelişimi ile, Denizli özelinden hareketle, 'AnadoluGelenegi'nin'ModernGelenegi'nasilkucakladiginiirdelemektir. Tartışma, bölgedeki farklı tarihli, çeşitli ölçek ve fonksiyonlardaki yapıların, belirlenen kriterler çerçevesinde irdelenmesi kapsamında gerçekleştirilecektir. Söz konusu inceleme, bu mimari ürünlerin taşıdığı-ve her birini gerek birbirleriyle, gerekse bir bütünle ilişkili kılan -yerel, bölgesel, kültürel ve evrensel değerlerle olan etkileşimlerinin vurgulanmasıyla sürdürülecektir. Bu çalışmaya konu olan tartışma, 'yerelden evrensele gidebilen', böylelikle 'geçmişi geleceğe tasiyabilen' tasarım anlayışının başarısının vurgulanmasiyla sonlanmaktadir.

Among many other fields, recent advances in information technologies also affected the agenda of ... more Among many other fields, recent advances in information technologies also affected the agenda of architecture. This paper discusses the transforming process of spatial experience in 20th century by the influence of multimedia, regarding the user and user experience, in context of multi-modal interaction. The purpose of this paper is to map certain continuities and discontinuities within the "information" and the "interface "frame, parallel to this transformation. First, we will talk about the transformation on the discourse in'90's. After, this transformation process, both in spatial formation and theory will be examined chronologically through the examples of 21st century's architecture. With an emphasis on multi-modal interaction in space, we will discuss the categories of "mediators" of space orientation, departing from three main intertwined architectural "traces." These mediators are categorized also into three stages according to the progressive immersion of media in to the space. Not only we will try to stress the continuity of the "information transfer" quality of the space vs. the discontinuity of the "mediators"; but also both the physical and the theoretical change of spatial enclosure.

This study envisages the buildings for public and private use in Denizli and its surroundings, de... more This study envisages the buildings for public and private use in Denizli and its surroundings, designed in the modernist manner during the early Republican period. A significant focus was paid to the examples such as Buldan Sanatorium and Buldan Public Bath, as well as some identical hosing projects in private use. In this context, short descriptions of the buildings, visuals documentations and plan sketches of the selected buildings will be utilised to initiate the discussion . The debate will be pursued with unveiling the questions of; how the modern form language relates to the local spatial setup, and how do design criteria such as scale, user and function are decisive in the formation.

Çalışmada, Denizli ve çevresinde yer alan, Cumhuriyet sonrası modern mimari biçimlenme diliyle oluşturulan, kamusal ve özel kullanıma ait yapıların tartışılması öngörülmektedir.
Özellikle Buldan ilçesinde yer alan gerek kamusal (Buldan Göğüs Hastalıkları Hastanesi ve Buldan Hamamı gibi) gerekse özel kullanıma ait yapıların tartışılmaya açılması öngörülmektedir. Bu anlamda söz konusu yapılara ait görseller ile, plan krokiler sunulacak; aynı zamanda yapılara ilişkin kısa tanımlamalara yer verilecektir. İnceleme sürecinde ise, modern biçim dilinin, yerel mekân kurgusuyla nasıl ilişkilendiği, ölçek, kullanıcı ve işlev gibi tasarım kriterleri değerlendirilecektir.

Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture History & TUBA-Turkey Science Academy ... more Istanbul Technical University, Department of Architecture History & TUBA-Turkey Science Academy

Research Coordinator: Prof.Dr. Afife Batur, Prof.Dr. Aygül Ağır

senior architect and researcher in survey and documenting 18thCentury vernacular Ottoman settlements and modern architecture examples from 20th Century Early Republican epoch

Research Team: Prof.Dr. Afife Batur, Prof.Dr. Aygül Ağır, Gül Cephanecigil,, Emine Görgül, Zehra Öngül, Işıl Çokuğraş

MSGSU Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University & DPT- State Planning Organisation Research Coordinator: ... more MSGSU Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University & DPT- State Planning Organisation

Research Coordinator: Prof.Dr. Oğuzhan Özcan

data process assistant (under-graduate student, ITU)

Research Team: Prof.Dr. Oğuzhan Özcan, Cem İhsan Onur, Ercüment Görgül, Koray Tahiroğlu, Emine Görgül.

When we look at the world population survey; 60 years and older population was reported as 962 mi... more When we look at the world population survey; 60 years and older population was reported as 962 million in 2017 (World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision). Again, according to the data from 2017 World Population Research this number will increase more than double to 2.1 billion by 2050 and in the year 2100 it is estimated to rise up to 3.1 billion.
With the increasing elderly population both in developed and developing countries, the disease of dementia especially the most common diagnosis of alzheimer cases become the major problem. It is estimated that 46.8 million people around the world lived with dementia in 2015. It is also predicted that this number will be doubled to almost 74.7 million in 2030 and will reach 131.5 million in 2050 (Alzheimer’s Disease International, 2015).
Alzheimer is a disease that emerges together with medical, social and psychological problems. Begining with forgetfulness, progresses with the patient’s personality changes, while leading the patient to lost its verbal and motor skills. As the disease progresses, the patients unfortunately can not perform their daily needs and therefore oblige care at the end.
Large numbers of researches have been carried out until today. Although the number is increasing everyday, scientists and assesments were proved that physical environment and social care environments could improve the quality of life for the patients with dementia, and may reduce the negative affects of the disease. Therapeutic effects of the design of physical environment in which they live in are accepted in order to increase the quality of life and performance of dementia patients. In other words, design of physical environment paves the way for enhancing the quality of life and encouraging the functionality of people with dementia. In this respet, the design of physical environments of the patients with dementia is also a very important tast for designers.
In this thesis, it is aimed to draw a guide line for designing the physical environments of the patinets with dementia. This, gathering information on the basis of an existing research to reflect the importance of the physical environment, in the care of alzheimer’s patients; to analyze their daily needs; to suggest design criteria related enhancing the life quality of alzheimer’s patients in the light of find outs from the analysis are all the essential aim of this thesis study.
The scope of the study is initially to assess and enhance the present care policy in Turkey for the patients with Alzheimer’s disease while observing and examing the care centers for people with alzheimer’s disease. During the study, after a
Today, the average human life span has been prolonged as a result of the progress in comprehensive literature review, an extensive field research is performed in order to collective data sets from selected alzheimer centers: Eskişehir Alzheimer’s Long-term Guest House, Konya Alzheimer Day Care Center, Mersin Elderly Care Life Center. These spots were selected in accordance with Alzheimer Association and detailed observations were made on users and space. Medical staff and care givers were interviewed in order to reveal the impact of physical environment design on the behavior and attitudes of patients, related with the organisation of space, interior comfort conditions and space equipment.
After the observations on site and the interviwes, as well as the content analysis of the qualitative research and the reflection of the quantative data, necessary inputs were obtained and refined for the study. Related to all these researches and findings, spatial and physical design criteria are developped as a design guideline which could serve for the prospect care centers for people with alzheimer’ disease.

When analyzing interior space, it is not sufficient to consider the architectural practice which ... more When analyzing interior space, it is not sufficient to consider the architectural practice which shapes the space, because the concepts such as economy, politics, technology and culture play a great role in the formation of space as well. Space is sometimes the purpose of these concepts and sometimes it serves to them. In this process, users are the most affected party directly or indirectly. In order to understand the interaction between space and its user, all factors must be considered and understood as a whole.
Spaces that contain public activities, take part in the social life by supporting and directing, are called public spaces. Ever since the early days of history, people required spaces where they could gather therefore, public spaces are defined as the areas which are experienced by all segments of society. Recently, it has been observed that such areas experience frequent shifts from exterior to interior spaces which are known as public spaces. Therefore, the public interiors, that have undoubtedly the highest user interaction on the urban scale, are also suitable for reading spatial and social identity readings. On the other hand, public interiors are important structural areas for space and individual interaction studies.

Among the many functions that can be seen in public interiors, the focus has been carried out on the recent judicial structures built in Istanbul throughout scope of the study. These new courthouses were built in order to play a central role by combining the other buildings, which were previously constructed and used buildings, which are now all under one roof. These central courthouses chronologically are Bakırköy, Çağlayan and Kartal courthouses, as of today, “The largest courthouses of the World and Europe” are located in Istanbul.
This study aimed to investigate the public interior-individual interaction through the affects of public interior on individuals or in other words, the reactions of individuals to public interiors. These reactions constitute the notion of affect, in short, “emotional reactions to the environment”. This concept was selected through the guidance of questions such as; “How do design and space that user passes through, is exposed to, experiences; influence him/her; what kind of psychological states (affects) does it trigger?” Yet, courthouses are selected as case studies due to their immense influences on its users unlike other public buildings, while acts as an interface or as the spatial embodiment of the state machine. The main purpose of the study is to read the public interior and individual interaction simultaneously and to evaluate the accuracy of hypotheses through field research.

This radical change seen in the courthouse buildings is thought to differ in the affects that influences the perception of space and the basis of the study is formed by combining the questions mentioned previously. In this research, the position of publicinterior in interaction with the individual and how it works as an interface are examined through the phenomenon of affect.
This thesis consists of five chapters: In first chapter, the aim and the content of the study are explained along with the research methodologies. In second chapter, background motives of the study are mentioned to create a basis for the understanding the notion of the affect, The Affective Turn, the interaction with design is discussed, which tries to establish link between them. In third chapter, the interaction between the courthouse buildings, ideologies and society is examined, the development of courthouses in Istanbul and Bakırköy, Çağlayan and Kartal courthouses which were built in the last ten years are evaluated. Moreover, in fourth chapter, the field research is given and the results of the questionnaire, which is developed for the participants with different occupational groups (law, architect, and other), are applied via internet and the interaction of affect and space is questioned. The survey consists of three sections in total. The first part of the questionnaire is “Personal Information” which contains simple demographic questions such as; age, gender, educational background and profession field (law, architecture and other) by multiple choice question method.
The second part of the questionnaire is about the concept of justice and courthouse. In the third part of the survey, a reading is conducted about affect and design interaction and different affective states between Çağlayan Courthouse, which is one of the newly built courthouses in Istanbul and the Beykoz Courthouse, which continued its activities after the opening of Çağlayan Courthouse.

Ultimately, based on the interaction between space and individuals, it can be asserted that space gains value or becomes meaningful by the affects that individuals are exposed while experiencing a space.

The starting point of the study is the importance of interior architectural design discipline as ... more The starting point of the study is the importance of interior architectural design discipline as a force that can positively affect the urban wellbeing in metropolitan cities. The notion of publicness or being public and the public spaces that have an essential and inevitable part in the daily urban life, defines the potentials that interior architectural design in terms of enhancing the urban wellbeing. In this context, the concept of urban interior and urban interior practices which also includes the characteristics of public and interior spaces, are considered an efficient tool for improving the urban environment.

In this thesis, it is suggested that transportation nodes, which are accepted as the intersections of everyday urban life, as well as urban mobilities and public life, are also urban and public interiors. Based on the hypothesis that transportation nodes accepted as urban and public interiors, public transport structures have been specified due to their direct relation with the concept of urban wellbeing. On this purpose, railway stations which are parts of urban setting from the initial phase of the transformation process of metropolitan cities are selected as the main areas of the study. The aim of the study is to compare the existing conditions of urban and public interiors among selected transportation nodes and then discuss design approaches to improve them. The study offers a relatively experimental approach on evaluating the quality of urban and public interiors. Also, it is intended that the developed method would be beneficial for further studies about urban and interior spaces.
The thesis begins with a descriptic cross reading on the structural and sociological evolution of public space in metropolis. The first part consists of examinations on transformation of metropolitan cities as the determinant factor in the evolution of public spaces. The first topic of the thesis also related to the notion of urban mobility and its role in the expansion of the cities. Together with the transition of urban public life and public spaces, the urban wellbeing concept and the quality of public spaces are discussed to define the current position of public spaces. The notion of interiority in the urban context and the current urban interior practices are also explained within the first part of the thesis.

In the second part of the thesis, the notion of urban mobility reconsidered as a form of interiority in metropolitan cities. The interconnection of these notions is especially distinctive in the public transportation structures. Thus, suggestions on the interiority of urban mobility and public transportation structures is developed. Amongst transportation structures, railway stations have been distinguished due to arguments in regard to recognizing railway stations as community hubs as well as transportation hubs in the city. In the thesis, it is suggested that railway stations that are urban and public interiors and community hubs, are also posing important potential for enhancing the urban wellbeing. The urban interior practices that are also discussed in the thesis, can be efficient tool to improve the current conditions of these spaces.
In the third part of the thesis, the study method, which is evaluating the quality level of urban and public is introduced. In order to compare and improve the existing conditions of selected public interiors that have different urban environments, an empirical method was developed that evaluates the quality of the space according to components of good urban and public interiors. The method consists of a two-phased field study, observing and conducting a comprehensive survey, respectively. On Gebze-Halkalı Marmaray railway transport line, Sirkeci and Bakirkoy railway stations in Istanbul are selected as the case studies, while background information about the railway stations and causality of each railway station are also discussed. After the analysis of the evaluations, the field study ends with statistical data acquisitions. Comparisons between the two railway stations are performed in terms of the positive and negative aspects of the assesments. As a result, depending on the analysis and findouts of behalf of design approaches recommended for each space improving the existing qualities.

In conclusion, it is stated that transportation nodes, in this case, the railway stations as urban and public interior spaces, carry important potentials to enhance urban wellbeing. Thus, by developing a relatively original evaluation system, analyzing the spaces accordingly and then discussing the possible design approaches for each space, it was possible to experiment with a method that could be beneficial for further studies related to urban and public interiors.

Throughout the long run of civilization history, from its very early ages until today, humanity a... more Throughout the long run of civilization history, from its very early ages until today, humanity anchored itself to the earth with every means. The aim of territorial possessing of the human has been pursued towards wondering the limits of the given terrain on Earth and even moving beyond of it, to the universal terms by revealing what is beyond. It is evident from the findings of the earlier civilizations that the astronomers were keen to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the cosmic relations to understand what is there beyond our own planet. Doubtlessly, their research developed substantially since then, but the never-ending interest and curiosity remained as the essential motivation behind this progress. This curiosity gradually enabled humanity to explore further. More, whereas the result, people walked on the Moon, created living spaces on orbit and currently planning colonization on Mars.
Today, space exploration again has become a widely-discussed subject, especially with the reemergence of new private investors in aerospace industry. As scientists continue researching variety of subjects, such as habitable terrains and new energy sources for humankind to utilize, space enthusiasts are awaiting an opportunity to arise so that they can also have astronaut-like experiences.
As scientific experiments, space trips have been always mission focused. From 1960s to this day, all official flights that have been conducted were mission flights; thus, vehicle interiorities were built up according to their purposes. The concept for taking non-professionals to space have been attempted before, but due to various reasons, including political conflicts and technical problems they have not succeeded in a sustainable way. On the bright side, all these attempts proved that a market for space tourism exists amongst wealthy citizens.

Currently, private companies like Virgin Galactic started to have bigger impact in space tourism industry. Alongside their space plane SpaceShipTwo’s promising test flights and SpaceX’s touristic route announcement for their upcoming space ship, makes it seem like leisure type of space mobility is in fact inevitable.
Right at this point as space industry is moving towards a civilian-friendly route, an analysis about leisure type of interiorities in space mobility has been thought to be relevant. Hence, this thesis aims to fill a gap in literature by investigating the expected purpose shift from mission to leisure in space mobility and generate some arguments that might help future designers and researchers to have a structured research on the subject.
The thesis begins with a descriptive cross reading on the notion of interiority and its relevance with mission and leisure type of mobility. The first part consists of examinations on the notion of interiority as an abstract quality and investigates the notion systematically. Then by dismantling the notion, it discusses the objectivity of some aspects that defines interiority and by analyzing the literature, it creates its own aspects that define objective parts of interiority. Besides, an interiority analysis has been conducted based on two different vehicles, which represent mission and leisure type of mobility to develop a structure for further parts of this thesis. Narrow timeline and resources on the subject limited the researcher to only visual data analysis.
In the second part, the notion of interiority has been investigated within space mobility and its mission and leisure type of interiors. This part consists of information on microgravity environment, space mobility, mission type of interiorities and speculations of leisure type of interiorities. The part first starts off with microgravity environment and space mobility to provide reader with enough knowledge about this unusual environment that is being discussed. Then it moves on mission type of mobility and analysis on these interiorities. Since all of the interiors that has been built so far has been built for mission purposes, by creating a comparative analysis with mission type of interiors of Earth, this part differentiates the basic needs of microgravity interiors and mission type of space interiors. Lastly, the part investigates the possible needs for upcoming shift towards leisure type of interiorities in space by cross referencing the analysis that has been conducted before.

In conclusion, this thesis investigates the notion of interiority within space mobility. By creating an objective analysis where it analyses two Earth based interiors and several space-based interiors, it aims to make an inference about the expected leisure based space interiorities. As an explanatory thesis, its outcomes are thought to be beneficial for further studies related to interiority, space mobility and space interiorities.

Wellbeing as a notion gains importance day by day hand in hand with the status of healthiness. Wo... more Wellbeing as a notion gains importance day by day hand in hand with the status of healthiness. World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” on the one hand; on the other hand, Global Wellness Institution (GWI, 2017) stresses wellness as intellectual, religious and medical movements and modern concept with ancient roots beginning with the Ayurveda treatments followed by Traditional Chinese Medicine, Ancient Greek doctrines, Roman Medicine and movements in United States and Europe in 19th century.
Today, wellbeing and being healthy are the ultimate goals that are difficult to endure due to increasing stress level in modern world, working environment with high- intensity and expectations from civilized human. As a result of these, people need to have treatments and experiences to relax and stay strong. In this content, spa spaces compel attention. As the word spa literally refers to the abbreviation of sanus (salus/ sanitas) per aquam that means health coming from water in Latin. The relation between human beings and water starts in the mother womb and continues in many forms. People are always attracted to water and this interest originates from different aspects like need for bathing, religious and spiritual rituals and the belief to curative powers of water. Bathing can take place where water exist as bathtub, shower or even river, sea, ocean, lake. While human baths throughout the history, the forms of bathing shaped according to different reigns, beliefs and politics. Thus, personal and public bathing spaces emerged in relation to these routines and rhetoric. In this thesis study, well-being and its spatial experience and spa design development and contemporary spa spaces, further to that, the emerging role of Turkish Hamam spatiality and its atmospherically penetration in contemporary spa design is also examined and discussed.
Thesis consist of five main chapters:
In first chapter; the purpose of thesis, literature review and hypothesis are stressed. To comprehend the definition of spa, the construction of spa spaces and the history behind these spaces and experiences literature study is done. In addition to that, a future projection is stressed throughout the evolution of spa in the context of hypothesis.
In second chapter; the roots of bathing need, spa culture and their spatial typologies and the emergence of them are examined. In order to fully understand, spa rituals throughout the history beginning with Indus Valley, following to that Ancient Greek, Romans, Asia and Ottoman Empire Eras are discussed; further to that, the essential thresholds are examined in a timeline.
In third chapter; planning a spa is analyzed deeply. In this content; spa types, determination of spa concept, spa design principals and obligations, spa components and spatial requirements, layout needs and user flows are revealed.xxi
In fourth chapter; under the indications and inputs of previous chapters, the spatial aspects and criteria that affect spa experience are specified. In this content, since in modern world, the boundaries between spa types are getting ambiguous and the spas are evolved into “days spas” where users can reach any time they want and “destination spas” where users need to plan a journey to use in practical use; one destination spa in Turkey (Canyon Ranch Kaplankaya) and one resort hotel spa outside of Turkey (Joali Maldives), one city hotel spa outside of Turkey (Villa Magna Madrid) and one city hotel in Turkey (Fairmont Quasar Istanbul) are dismantled in relation to defined criteria set. In considerations of these evaluations, the increasing demand to Turkish Hamam is observed and stressed.
In fifth chapter, concluding remarks and future projections are discussed. In this part; in addition to the evaluations and sectional results, it is stressed that the significance of Turkish hamam is getting more and more important gradually with its flexible and convertible spatial aspects and utilization of spatial characteristics of Turkish Hamam emerges as an increasing demand in the design of contemporary spa ambient, while this find out is stressed and the reasons are briefly discussed on the final chapter.

By playing a significant role in the field of architecture and interior design, materials not onl... more By playing a significant role in the field of architecture and interior design, materials not only affect buildings form and functional performance, but also perform immense impacts on environment as well as human’s health. Earlier times, materials appear as simple followers of the functional and formal configuration of space, however reciprocally affecting the form language of the design output due to their characteristics. But with the technological advancements and rapid developments in the realm of material sciences, which further paved the way to the emergence of new design practices i.e. from modern architecture to nano-architecture. This shift has also triggered the development of novel synthetic materials, such as composites and nanomaterials, whereas these novel materials has begun to play an active role in both early phases of design process, as well as the thought of architecture and the way how architects think.
Materials that are made out of nano-matter, which are the substances that possess extraordinary physical and chemical characteristics in the nano-meter scale, in terms of intrinsic and extrinsic capacities. These differences of characteristics cause the differentiation of the nanomaterials in type. This study, describes and analyzes particularly these different types of nanomaterials, and discusses their impact within the architecture and interior architecture realm first generally, then specifically through the contemporary cases from health-care facilities and limiting its focus on the use of nanomaterials in the patient rooms.
Doubtlessly, the manufactured nanomaterials (MNMs) or nano-composites, which are produced by manipulating their physical and chemical properties have been deployed in diverse fields recently. These materials in construction and design industries are mostly utilized as coatings, like insulators and air-purifying surfaces; or in furniture and related products’ manufacture, which enhances flexibility, physical durability and strength of the materials; or in the implementations related with the maintenance like energy conservation, self-cleaning and anti-bacterial properties. Therefore, nanomaterials opens up a brand new page in design, both by being a reliable and sustainable alternative for natural materials, as well as for the environmental sustainability in global terms in the presence of counter and indirect relations of consumption and maintenance facilities.
Due to this grate amount of interest in nanotechnology and nanomaterials, the objective of this thesis is to focus on the potentials of nanotechnology and nanomaterials in the field of architecture and interior design discipline, by mapping out the contemporary use of nanomaterials in the realized designs, on behalf of outlining the material capacities of the nanomaterials.
This study aims to reveal the frequency of the nanomaterial use in interior architecture, particularly in the milieu of healthcare centers, in terms of comparingthe design, implementation, maintenance and heat insulation, water and humidity prevention and total energy efficiency through hygiene, heating, indoor air quality, while also trying to shed light up on the transfiguring language of design form. This study deploys case-based research methodology by selecting the contemporary hospital examples from Istanbul, where both nanomaterials and conventional materials are utilized, in order to set the material performance comparisons.
In this regard, LİV Hospital-Istanbul, Kolan Hospital-Istanbul and Medicana Hospital-Istanbul have been selected as the case-studies, to dismantle the use of nanomaterials in the patient rooms; the material characteristics, the frequency of the material use, and the financial dimension of the material use, in order to give a perspective to the interior architects that may deploy nanomaterial in their designs as well as following researchers that may use this study as a primary text to start their studies.

ITU Institute of Social Sciences, IMIAD- International Master of Interior Architectural Design Graduate Program, 2016

World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as "a complete wellbeing of mental and phys... more World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental health as "a complete wellbeing of mental and physical status", which carries a great importance for individuals, societies and countries. As a response of pursuing efforts of WHO, emphasizing the importance and encouragement of countries to include mental health in their health politics and plans, Turkish Republic Ministry of Health has launched the 'National Mental Health Action Plan' that would be valid between 2011 and 2023. Within the scope of this action plan, transition from hospital based mental healthcare system model approach through community based mental healthcare system approach for the diagnostics and treatment of severe mental disorders has been declared obligatory and urgent. However, lacking necessary resources for a direct transition to community based system, a balanced community-hospital based mental healthcare system model has been preferred to establish the new mental healthcare system in Turkey. In balanced community-hospital based mental healthcare system model, hospital based approach is preserved by psychiatric hospitals, whilst the first step into community based mental healthcare system is considered Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC). In the CMHC Regulation published in 2011 and revised in 2014, the target group of CMHCs has been defined as patients with severe mental disorders, who have been released from psychiatric hospitals after having the necessary treatment. The aim of CMHCs has been determined as registering those patients, following their daily based treatments and medication, encouraging integration of patients to the society by occupational therapies and various trainings and lastly providing patients' relatives the training and support they need. The starting point of this study is the thesis that criteria of CMHCs are crucial in terms of psychology, productivity and benefits for user groups, which are patients, patients' relatives and staff; however physical features and spatial requirements of CMHCs are not explained in a clear and detailed way in CMHC Regulation. Therefore, the objective of this study is to define the physical and spatial needs of CMHCs and eloborating with these, to generate a design criteria set for CMHC. Thus, during this study, a mixed research bethod of both quantitative nd qualitative approaches are deployed respectively accompagnied with literature review. Inıtially the existing literature has been widely reviewed for current mental healthcare systems, historical aspect and other examples. Afterwards, two CMHCs (Beylerbeyi CMHC and Sultanbeyli CMHC), which are affiliated with Erenköy Psychiatric Hospital are chosen as cases for further research in field study. Then, as quantitative phase, the numeric data regarding user groups, spatial organization and physical spatial needs are observed and analyzed. Later on, within the scope of the qualitative phase, semi-structered interviews are held with the users which are patients, patients' relatives and working staff in order to gain data about their spatial experiences, thoughts, needs and expectations. These interviews are analyzed by decoding these interviews and using content analysis method on transcripted texts. Data set derived from the content analysis that are grouped and coded and then by classifying those codes, themes are created. In conclusion, themes are evaluated and final outputs are produced as CMHC design criteria proposal. Final outputs that are derived from the study show that current CMHCs have many deficiencies about physical and spatial conditions. The main reason for these defincies are observed as the lack of adequate information in CMHC Regulation as well as the physical restrictions within the existing conditions. Deficiencies and requirements about subjects such as location, accessibility, spatial dimensions, spatial organization, illumination and noise characteristics, colors and material selections, security features etc. are all revealed from the observations, interviews and analysis under headlines as spatial organization, interior design elements and comfort conditions, spatial fittings. Finally, the thesis of "Design criteria of CMHCs are crucial in terms of psychology, productivity and benefits for user groups which are patients, patients' relatives and staff." has been confirmed through this study and a design criteria proposal has been generated to be used as a guideline for existing and further developed CMHCs.

ITU Institute of Social Sciences, IMIAD- International Master of Interior Architectural Design Graduate Program, 2015

Within this thesis study, based on the idea that cinematic spaces do also possess the perception ... more Within this thesis study, based on the idea that cinematic spaces do also possess the perception and the meaning likewise architectural spaces; the phenomenon of representation in cinematic spaces has been discussed in relation to the method of semiology. Besides, referring to the notions like homelessness, temporality and belonging, this thesis further focuses on spaces that have been frequently encountered and analyses three selected hotel spaces and their surroundings from the movies; The Shining (1980), Kış Uykusu (Winter Sleep, 2014) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). Thus, semiological approach is deployed on these movies in order to analyze the spatial and ambient features as well as characteristics of cinematic spaces.
In this context, the first chapter of this thesis describes the goal and the scope of the study. That is followed by the description of the methodology chosen to analyze the cinematic spaces.
In the second chapter of the work, the relationship between architecture and cinema is analyzed in terms of various aspects, which can be listed as: different definitions of space; type of spatial organizations and development; and finally the interaction between architecture and space. This descriptive sub-chapter is followed by a brief introduction about the perception of space in the context of this thesis, based on the differences between the notions of the static cartesian space and the more dynamic phenomenological space. In addition to these, the interdisciplinary characteristics of the study is also stated within this chapter. In this context, first, the notion of interdisciplinary approach is defined, then the disciplines that architecture is interacting with, as well as its relationship with cinema and the conceptual layovers that the architecture and cinema shares are provided.
Moreover, examples of cinematic spaces and architectural products that illustrate how cinema affects the concept of architectural space through the cinematographic techniques and visionary power, and how architecture shapes cinematic spaces through creating spaces with perception have been discussed reciprocally within this chapter.
The third chapter of the thesis debates the cinematic spaces in the physical and conceptual context. In this sense, how the cinematic spaces are designed, and the ways of creating and using these spaces through examples of movie scenes have been discussed within this chapter.
In the fourth chapter, entitled ‘‘Spatial Coding in Cinema’’, how the ideology and the prominent message in cinema are conveyed through cinematic spaces has been analyzed in relation to the basic concepts and understandings of semiology. In fact, this is the dominant spatial analysis methodology of this thesis work.

The fifth chapterof this thesis work includes the scene analysis of the selected hotel- based movies mentioned below “The Shining” (1980) of Stanley Kubrick, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” (2014) of Wes Anderson, and “Winter Sleep” (2014) of Nuri Bilge Ceylan, which share the consistent ideology and use of space, as well as providing general references. The background information and the plot of each movie is introduced together with the directors’ approaches as well as their styles. A sub-chapter that reflects the spatial analysis of the movie commences with identifying the spaces and spatial components included in the analysis of each movie, which has been pursued by the selection of physical and social-cultural design elements that are prominantly used within the movies and acting as effective expression tools of the directors. In the third phase, the communication effects of previously identified visual design elements are examined, which have been further followed by the identification of conceptual, sensorial, and semantic conclusions that these effects have been resulted in.

As a conlusion, the analysis section is summarized, and it is concluded that the architectural design can act as a tool to create meaning in cinematic spaces. The movies have been comparatively read in terms of their similarities and differences in their spatial indicators and interpretations. Finally, it is observed that each director conveys their messages through cinematic spaces and attaches different meanings to these spaces. Thus, semantic variety may differ according to each movie, even though they may all share a common dominant space of hotels and its surroundings.

Keywords: Cinematic Space, Spatial Vision, Spatial Analysis, Semiology, Hotel Space