PRESERVING THE SPATIAL MEMORY IN HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SPACES AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE URBAN IDENTITY: A CASE STUDY OF ÇANAKKALE URBAN SITE (original) (raw)
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PART -1 URBAN SPACE 1.1 VIEWS OF URBAN DESIGNERS ABOUT URBAN SPACE
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