A summary of archaeological research in Turkey in 1950

Taha Toros Arşivi, Dosya No: 49-Cenani Ailesi (Kadri Paşa). Not: Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumunun 121 sayılı Belleteninden neşrolunan yazının ayrı tabıdır.Unutma İstanbul projesi İstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı'nın 2016 yılı "Yenilikçi ve Yaratıcı İstanbul Mali Destek Programı" kapsamında desteklenmiştir. Proje No: TR10/16/YNY/010

Assessment of urban surface performance of open spaces with multi-criteria decision-making method

The research presents a multi-criteria decision-making method that focuses on evaluating spatial performance by considering all areas without roads or structural elements as “urban surfaces”. In this context, the Seyyid Ömer neighbourhood in Istanbul’s Fatih district, as the study area, was discussed in detail in terms of physical, ecological, and social criteria and their sub-criteria. While the physical criteria include the size of each area and enclosure; the ecological criteria were studied with permeability rates and the normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI) value, which measures unit area through the amount of chlorophyll. In addition, the type of property and land use in the urban context, which are the main factors for citizens’ interaction with open spaces, were included as sub-criteria under the main social criterion. The relationships between the identified criteria and the open space typologies in the neighbourhood were converted into an index using the analytical network process (ANP) to measure the urban surface performance. The developed index indicated that some urban voids stand out even more than the important ones and have greater potential than urban parks such as Çukur Bostan in terms of social and vegetation qualities. As a result of the research, a map of the importance level was created to illustrate the potential areas for improving the urban ecological performance. Then, various pocket parks such as Şelaleli Park and Skate Park and urban voids regarding their physical, ecological and social values were extracted as potential urban open spaces. With this structure, the research proposes a multi-criteria index that can be used to evaluate the potential of urban surfaces by putting them on a multi-dimensional and computable scale

Personalized transportation model proposal to support micromobility between public spaces

Kentte bir buluşma noktası olan kamusal alanlar, farklı bireylerin karşılaştıkları ve birlikte zaman geçirdikleri yerlerdir. Bu alanlara ulaşım seçenekleri ise bireylerin değişen taleplerine göre her zaman aynı olmayabilir. Tercihlerin aynı olmaması ve aynı seçeneğe yönlendirilmemesi de kamusal alan kullanımında çeşitliliğin sağlanması için oldukça önemlidir. Bu nedenle çalışmada, kamusal alanların kent içinde önemli duraklar olduğu kabul edilerek, iki kamusal alan arasında kişiselleştirilmiş bir ulaşım modeli önerilmiştir. Çalışmada yöntem olarak Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci ve Bayes Ağları kullanılmıştır. Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci yönteminde değerlendirilecek olan ulaşım seçenekleri, mikromobilite çalışmaları kapsamında ele alınmıştır. Bisiklet, elektrikli scooter ve yürüme eylemi için örnek rotalar oluşturulmuştur. Rotaların tercihini belirleyen kriterler için literatür incelemeleri yapılmış ve eşik değerler çıkarılmıştır. Ancak kullanıcıların farklı tercihlerine göre kriterlerin önemi ve buna bağlı olarak da rotaların uygunluğu da değişebilmektedir. Bu nedenle kriterlerin ağırlığının belirlenmesinde kullanıcı tercihlerinin dinamik değişkenliğini gözlemleyebileceğimiz Bayes Ağları modele dahil edilmiştir. Kullanıcıların tercihlerine göre, Bayes Ağları ile kriterlerin ağırlıkları belirlenmiş ve bu kriterler Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bayes Ağları ile kriterlerin ağırlıklarının belirlenmesi Analitik Hiyerarşi Süreci yönteminde verilerin tutarlılığını sağlamış ve sistemi daha esnek hale getirmiştir.Public spaces are a meeting point in the city, where different individuals meet and spend time together. Transportation options for these areas may not always be the same due to the changing demands of individuals. It is important that the preferences are not the same and not directed to the same option in order to ensure diversity in the use of public space. For this reason, in the study, a personalized transportation model between two public spaces is proposed. Analytical Hierarchy Process and Bayesian Networks are used as methods in the study. The transportation options that will be evaluated in the Analytical Hierarchy Process method are discussed within the scope of micromobility studies. Sample routes have been created for cycling, electric scooters and walking action. Literature reviews have been made for the criteria determining the choice of routes and threshold values have been removed. However, the importance of the criteria and the suitability of the routes may also change according to the different preferences of the users. For this reason, Bayesian Networks, where we can observe the dynamic variability of user preferences in determining the weight of the criteria, are included in the model

The Epidemiology, Genetics and Future Management of Syndactyly

Syndactyly is a condition well documented in current literature due to it being the most common congenital hand defect, with a large aesthetic and functional significance

Spatial learning through landmarks

To understand the interaction between individuals and the built environment, relevant attributes, and filtering mechanisms of how individuals perceive the built environment and act within this environment should be investigated. According to Golledge and Stimson (1997), the main psychological variables intervening between an environment and human behavior are a combination of cognitive and emotional attitudes, values, emotions, perception and cognition, and learning. Moreover, these variables are connected to each other and take place within people’s social and cultural networks. Spatial learning of a new route in an unfamiliar environment needs spatial decision-making processes, and in these processes, people use landmarks

An introduction to design studio experience: The process, challenges and opportunities

Abstract: This paper explores design education in studio settings and presents insights from a design studio based on parametric design thinking. The first-year design studios are essential parts of the architectural education. In these studios, design decisions are taken on a more abstract level, there are less constraints, and the exercises are designed to explore the potentials of design, within the framework of various scales, ranging from human to building, and then to urban. The Introduction to Design course is constructed with interconnected exercises based on concepts such as modularity, the parameters of the human body and spatial perception. The first exercise is designing an architectural structure through parametric thinking. The second exercise is about exploring the design potentials of cube modules with each other, with a rule-based design approach. To better understand the importance of ergonomics in design, the third exercise focuses on the concept of movement through the human body. The aim of the fourth exercise is to study a physical environment and to investigate spatial perception in the built environment. The main aim of this design studio is to teach design with parametric design thinking while focusing on improving the cognitive skills of the students. An Introduction to Design studio experience that is formulated according to these features is described in this study

In-vehicle personalized routing for a heterogeneous group: An experience-based method for decision support system

Customized navigation devices allow personalized routings based on user preferences. In determining common preferences for multi-user, it may become di cult to meet at a common point due to conflict of interests. A decision support system could serve as an asset to increase the quality of decisions users take. In conventional systems, decision making ties to pre-defined preferences of a single user or a homogeneous group

Representation Of User Movements By Agent-based Systems: Mall Design

Tez (Yüksek Lisans) -- İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2007Thesis (M.Sc.) -- İstanbul Technical University, Institute of Science and Technology, 2007Çalışmanın amacı, geliştirilen model ile alışveriş merkezlerindeki kullanıcıların etmenler aracılığıyla temsil edildiği sanal bir ortamda ve çeşitli koşullar altında, kullanıcı ile mekan arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesidir. Bu çalışma, kullanıcı-mekan ilişkisine ait dinamiklerin ortaya çıkartılması ile hem mimari tasarım eğitimi alan öğrencilere hem de uygulama alanında çalışmalar gerçekleştiren mimarlara, yapım aşamasından önce alışveriş merkezlerinin tasarım problemlerini gözlemleyip çözmede yardımcı olacaktır. Çalışmanın, tasarımcılara binaların kullanıcılarını düşünüp onların ihtiyaçlarına cevap veren tasarımlar gerçekleştirmelerinde yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir. Tez kapsamında geliştirilen modelin, alışveriş merkezi tasarımının uygulama projesine geçmeden önceki ve tasarım kararlarının yeniden gözden geçirilerek düzenlemelerin yapılabileceği avan proje aşamasında kullanılması amaçlanmıştır. Bu benzetim yardımı ile alışveriş merkezi planındaki yüksek/düşük kullanım oranına sahip alanlar görülebilmektedir. Böylece, zayıf noktalar (düşük kullanım oranı olan alanlar) ve zengin noktalar (yüksek kullanım oranı olan alanlar), kullanıcıların hareketlerini kısıtlayan problemli noktalar ve yüksek kullanıcı hareketine cevap veremeyecek noktalar belirlenebilecek ve yapım aşamasından önce gereken değişiklikler gerçekleştirilebilecektir. Günümüzde, alışveriş merkezlerinin büyük bir bölümü bu tip ön çalışmalar yapılmadan inşa edildiği için kullanıcılar tehlike durumlarında ve günlük kullanımda çeşitli problemlerle karşılaşmaktadırlar. Bu model, tasarımcılara daha etkili iç mekan organizasyonları yapmalarında yardımcı olabilecektir.The scope of this study is to analyze relationships of users and spatial configurations using agent-based simulation systems, under certain circumstances in a virtual environment with agents that represent users of a shopping mall with agent-based model developed in this research. In this study, exposing the dynamics of user-space relationship will help both students in architectural design education and professionals in practice, to observe and solve the design problems before the construction of shopping malls. This research can help designers to think about the users of buildings and to incorporate users’ needs in the design phase more than ever. The utilization area of the agent-based model is the early design phase of design, before the application phase but no later than completing the entire design decisions. High and low user density areas of shopping malls can be observed by this simulation. In this way, poor locations (low user areas), rich locations (high user areas), problem areas which limit users’ movements and do not cover high user rates can be determined and modifications can be made before the construction phase. Today, because most of the shopping malls are built without these kinds of preliminary studies, users encounter different problems on disaster situations and even on regular days. This model will help designers to design more efficient interior organizations.Yüksek LisansM.Sc