Browsing by Author "Yilmaz, Ahenk"

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Color of absence and presence: Reconsidering black in architecture
(John Wiley and Sons Inc. P.O.Box 18667 Newark NJ 07191-8667, 2017) Ahenk Yılmaz; Yilmaz, Ahenk
Abstract: This article explores the effects of using black on spatial experience by means of phenomenological analysis of its architectural examples with a special focus on Serpentine Gallery Pavilion designed by Peter Zumthor. Contrary to the growing interest in the color in contemporary architecture black rarely found a place in architectural history and in studies on color design. Whereas the distinct achromatic qualities of the color that appear highly self-contradictory swinging back and forth from absence to presence cover a wide range of potentials to be used in architectural design. Through insights delved into the spatial experience constructed around these qualities this paper attempts to analyze how black is used as a design element in built environments. This analysis revolves around Zumthor s pavilion which stood as a uniform black box on the expanse of green grass of London Kensington Gardens for more than three months in 2011. Encompassing various oppositions the box built to surround a hortus conclusus an enclosed garden inside provided its visitors with a unique spatial experience depending predominantly on the combination of its form tectonics and the qualities of its color black. The phenomenological analysis of these qualities manifests that the architect utilized the contradictory characteristics of the color intentionally in order to create a complex and manifold spatial experience for visitors in and outside the box. In an interplay of absence and presence momentary crystallizations of the vision of black provide architects with uncharted opportunities for creative use of color in the design of built environments. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals Inc. Col Res Appl 42 378–387 2017. © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Digitizing Lefebvre's Spatial Triad
(Oxford University Press, 2018) Gülsüm Baydar; Murat Komesli; Ahenk Yılmaz; Kivanç Kilinç; Kilinc, Kivanc; Yilmaz, Ahenk; Baydar, Gulsum; Komesli, Murat
Digitizing Lefebvre's Spatial Triad is conceived as a seed project for an interdisciplinary analysis of the built environment via digital media. Two social housing projects in _Izmir are chosen as case studies as an initial step to be developed toward a potentially international digital platform. The theoretical premises of the project are based on the renowned cultural theorist Henri Lefebvre's Spatial Triad which distinguishes between representations of space representational spaces or spaces of representation and spatial practices. Following this framework the collected data are organized in three sections which are reflected in the digital interface. These are respectively titled 'implementations' which contains architectural drawings and visual recordings of interviews with the chief architect of the projects, 'perceptions' which includes related texts that are scanned from Web sites newspapers journals and conference proceedings, and 'lived experiences' which contains photographs and visual records of on-site interviews with the users of the two housing estates. Users of the digital interface are enabled access to data in each category by means of choosing one of eighty-three related keywords. The latter are derived from the digital analyses of discursive material. By enabling the comparison of the sections of spatial data for each settlement and between the two settlements the digital platform has the potential to inform decision-making processes in future social housing projects. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Memorialization on war-broken ground: Gallipoli war cemeteries and memorials designed by Sir John James Burnet
(University of California Press, 2014) Ahenk Yılmaz; Yilmaz, Ahenk
Memorialization on War-Broken Ground: Gallipoli War Cemeteries and Memorials Designed by Sir John James Burnet focuses on the problems posed by the endeavor to memorialize the Gallipoli campaign of World War I and the memorials designed by the principal architect of the Imperial (now Commonwealth) War Graves Commission Sir John James Burnet. The commission's work in Gallipoli is different from the memorials on the western front not only because its location is on "enemy" land but also because Burnet's modifications of the commission's design principles were developed to represent a coherent imperial identity around the world. Ahenk Yilmaz analyzes these modifications and the motives behind them to demonstrate the process by which the landscape and the stories of the campaign shaped the techniques of commemoration on this war-broken ground. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Screenscapingthe City:Reproduction of the Image of İstanbulin Online TV Series
(Art Style Communication & Editions, 2024) Omer Can Bakan; Ahenk Yilmaz; Bakan, Omer Can; Yilmaz, Ahenk
This article explores the portrayal of Istanbul's urban image in TV series produced for online platforms examining how these visual narratives influence public perception. By revisiting Kevin Lynch's theories on urban imagery the study analyzes four prominent TV series set in Istanbul: Persona (& Scedil,ahsiyet) The Protector (Hakan: Muhaf & imath,z) Ethos (Bir Ba & scedil,kad & imath,r) and The Gift (Atiye). Each series utilizes Lynch's five urban elements path edge district node and landmark to craft unique visual narratives. Changing urban views and evolving tourism trends driven by digital platforms are transforming the city's image. The study aimed to explore the city image by developing a new perspective towards reading how Istanbul is screened in online TV series. Paths highlight socio-economic disparities by connecting various districts both urban and rural while edges such as the Bosporus and other waterfronts create physical and symbolic boundaries emphasizing themes of isolation and confinement. Districts portray contrasting social structures with some series focusing on dense bustling areas and others on rural. Nodes serve as critical locations for key events and character interactions weaving the narrative threads together and landmarks particularly historical ones like Hagia Sophia Mosque and the Grand Bazaar ground the stories in Istanbul's rich cultural heritage. The analysis reveals that these TV series not only utilize Istanbul's urban elements to enhance storytelling but also contribute to the evolving perception of the city depicting it as a place of stark social contrasts urban dichotomies and mythical heritage. Through this lens the study underscores the significant role of visual media in constructing urban narratives showing how Istanbul's blend of historical grandeur and contemporary vibrancy is instrumentalized and reproduced in the selected TV series. These series collectively shape and reinforce Istanbul's image in the global imagination highlighting the city's multifaceted nature and its importance as a cultural and historical hub.
System Architecture and Location Accuracy in Developing an Augmented Reality Application for Mnemotechnics: The Case of İzmir Kültürpark
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025) Isikhan, Mehmet; Yilmaz, Ahenk; Komesli, Murat
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The production of space through transmediated identity practices: Spatial self in Instagram at Mavibahçe Shopping Centre in İzmir
(SAGE Publications Ltd, 2021) Ahenk Yılmaz; Ezgi Kocabalkanlı; Kocabalkanli, Ezgi; Yilmaz, Ahenk
Widespread use of locative media and its integration with social media applications has provided individuals with the new ways of identity practices. Through checking in at locations uploading still and moving images of/with certain spaces and adding hashtags to proliferate meanings space has turned into a stage where self-identities are digitally practiced. Within this context this article explores the production of space through these practices on Instagram in the case study of Mavibahçe Shopping Center in Izmir Turkey. The analysis based on questionnaires and digital media surveys targets the converged space of the same digital and physical location of Mavibahçe with the aim of providing insights into the use of space for identity constructions. The study concludes that visitors reproduce space through transmediated identity practices in Instagram in order to demonstrate their affiliations to certain lifestyles as part of their digital habitus. While they perform these acts they prefer to use the spatial attributes that they favor as the background setting of their spatial self and tag only affirmative hashtags for their spatial experiences along with these representations which reproduce the space of the chosen architectural settings in the digital media. © 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
To Look or Not To Look: Reading User Behavior in the Spatial Atmosphere of the City Skyline of Izmir
(University of Minnesota Press, 2024) İlke Hiçsönmezler; Arzu Cilasun Kunduraci; Ahenk Yılmaz; Yilmaz, Ahenk; Kunduraci, Arzu Cilasun; Hiçsönmezler, İlke
This study focuses on the effects of spatial qualities of the viewing location on the behavior of citizens towards the observation of the skylines. The majority of the existing literature on skyline studies revolves around the discussions of the aesthetic qualities of the skyline per se and ignores the observation space. Nevertheless the differences in citizens' behavior towards viewing the skyline stem not only from their diverse personal characteristics and daily emotional states but also from the spatial qualities of the viewing space. This study addresses this gap in the literature with its concentration on the qualities of the urban spaces from which the city skyline is viewed. The objective of this study therefore is to fill this gap by discussing the ultimate behavioral decisions of experiencers in viewing the Izmir skyline from the perspective of the spatial characteristics of the Karşıyaka coastline as an observation location. In doing so the study first focuses on the atmosphere theories where the reciprocal relationship between the qualities of experienced space and its experiencers become dominant. Through observations in the Karşıyaka coastline the reciprocal relationship leads to the definition of the spatial factors as layers of analysis which are based on the transformation of the spatial layers of the experienced space and the behavioral decisions of the experiencers. Then to better comprehend their relationships Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is utilized to analyze the observational data. The study by merging the spatial atmosphere and contemplative neuroaesthetic theories provides a new framework for the upcoming skyline-based studies. Moreover the outcomes of the analysis demonstrate that the contrast between day and night city skyline viewing in the Karşıyaka coastline emerges as a point of reference for lighting proving to be the most impactful factor among all layers. © 2025 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Waiting for Regeneration: Temporalities of Gentrification in İzmir Ballıkuyu Neighborhood
(Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2022) Ahenk Yılmaz; Özgecan Zafer Kurt; Zafer Kurt, Özgecan; Yilmaz, Ahenk; Kurt, Ozgecan Zafer
This paper explores the process of waiting in temporalities of gentrification in the case of Ballıkuyu neighborhood. For Ballıkuyu which is one of the oldest districts at the center of Izmir Turkey local authorities portrayed a shiny future with a regeneration and development plan that they announced in 2014. Since then oscillating between hope and despair the residents of the neighborhood have been waiting for the implementation of this plan under the pressure of displacement due to both gentrification and the gradual decay of their built environment. With a longitudinal research conducted between 2014 and 2021 this paper aims to get insights into the use of this process as a strategy by local authorities into its effects on socio-spatial integrity of the built environment and into the potentials that it may hold for the residents. The research methodology depends on semi-structured interviews and site observations that expand over this time period and integrated with the content analysis of social media posts and news on local newspapers. The study concludes that even though the prolonged waiting process weakens the residents’ sense of agency place attachment and energy for collective resistance it is not a stagnant situation but an active condition which perpetually compels the residents to develop new social and spatial tactics not only for solidarity and better communication but also for re-appropriating a more livable environment. © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.