Abstract
Several
theories have been developed for the design of urban spaces throughout the
history. Urban design theories are based on different concepts. In this paper,
three studies are examined: Urban Space (1979) of Rob Krier, A Pattern Language
(1977) of Christopher Alexander, and The Social Logic of Space (1984) of Bill
Hillier. First, the outlines of the studies are presented. Then they are
examined in terms of how they explain the concept of urban space and how they
analyze the urban space. Finally, they are discussed in terms of epistemological
paradigms. Krier emphasizes historicism and interprets urban space through
typological and morphological point of view and analyses. Alexander, providing
a structuralist perspective, evaluates urban space through functional relations
and needs. Hillier could be considered a post-positivist as he constructs a
mathematical and geometrical representation of space and builds social
connections upon this representation.
Keywords
urban space Rob Krier Christopher Alexander Bill Hillier spatial analysis historicism rationa-lism structuralism post-positivism determinism
References
- Alexander, C., Silverstein, M., Angel, S., Ishikawa, S. ve Abrams, D. (1975) The Ore-gon experiment (Center for Environmental Structure Series. New York: Oxford Uni-versity Press.
- Alexander, C., Ishikawa, S., Silverstein, M., Jacobson, M., Fiksdahl-King, I. ve Angel, S. (1977). A pattern language: towns, buildings, construction. New York: Oxford Uni-versity Press.
- Alexander, C. (1979). The timeless way of building. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Hillier, B. ve Hanson, J. (1984). The social logic of space. UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Hillier, B., Hanson, J. ve Graham H. (1987). Ideas are in things: an application of the space syntax method to discovering house genotypes. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, Volume 14, 363-395.
- Krier, R. (1979). Urban space. Rizzoli.
- Lynch, K. (1960). The image of the city. Cambridge: MIT Press.
- Rapoport, A. (1977). Human aspects of urban form: towards a man-environment approach to urban form and design. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
- Rapoport, A. (1982). The meaning of the built environment: a nonverbal communication approach. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press.
- Rapoport, A. (2004). Kültür, mimarlık, tasarım. İstanbul: YEM Yayın.
- İNTERNET KAYNAKLARI (1) http://www.spacesyntax.org/publications/commonlang.html).
Abstract
Kent
mekânlarının oluşumu ve gelişimi için, tarih boyunca pek çok kuram
geliştirilmiştir. Kentsel mekân kuramlarının dayandıkları noktalar kavramsal
olarak farklılaşmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, bir mimar olan Rob Krier’in “Urban
Space” (1979) isimli çalışması, yine bir mimar ve aynı zamanda bir akademisyen olan
Christopher Alexander’in “A Pattern Language” (1977) isimli çalışması ve bir
sosyolog olan Bill Hillier’in “The Social Logic of Space” (1984) isimli
çalışması irdelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada sırasıyla ele alınan eserler önce genel
hatlarıyla açıklanmış, sonrasında mekân kavramını ele alış biçimleri
irdelenmiş, üçüncü adımda mekânı analiz ediş biçimleri sunulmuş, son olarak da
üç bakış epistemolojik açıdan irdelenmiştir. Krier tarihselliği vurgulayarak
mekânı tipolojik ve morfolojik olarak analiz ederek yorumlamaktadır. Alexander,
mekânı fonksiyonel ilişkiler ve gereklilik üzerinden değerlendirerek yapısalcı
bir kavrayış sunmaktadır. Hillier ise mekânın matematiksel ve geometrik
temsillerini oluşturarak ve sosyal bağlantıları ortaya çıkarmayı hedeflediği
çalışmasıyla post-pozitivist bir tabana oturmaktadır.
Keywords
kentsel mekan Rob Krier Christopher Alexander Bill Hillier mekânsal analiz tarihselcilik rasyonalizm yapısalcılık post-pozitivizm determinizm
References
- Alexander, C., Silverstein, M., Angel, S., Ishikawa, S. ve Abrams, D. (1975) The Ore-gon experiment (Center for Environmental Structure Series. New York: Oxford Uni-versity Press.
- Alexander, C., Ishikawa, S., Silverstein, M., Jacobson, M., Fiksdahl-King, I. ve Angel, S. (1977). A pattern language: towns, buildings, construction. New York: Oxford Uni-versity Press.
- Alexander, C. (1979). The timeless way of building. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Hillier, B. ve Hanson, J. (1984). The social logic of space. UK: Cambridge University Press.
- Hillier, B., Hanson, J. ve Graham H. (1987). Ideas are in things: an application of the space syntax method to discovering house genotypes. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, Volume 14, 363-395.
- Krier, R. (1979). Urban space. Rizzoli.
- Lynch, K. (1960). The image of the city. Cambridge: MIT Press.
- Rapoport, A. (1977). Human aspects of urban form: towards a man-environment approach to urban form and design. Oxford: Pergamon Press.
- Rapoport, A. (1982). The meaning of the built environment: a nonverbal communication approach. Tucson: The University of Arizona Press.
- Rapoport, A. (2004). Kültür, mimarlık, tasarım. İstanbul: YEM Yayın.
- İNTERNET KAYNAKLARI (1) http://www.spacesyntax.org/publications/commonlang.html).
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | January 31, 2012 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2012 Volume: 3 Issue: 5 |
