Kaştaş Uzun, İpek
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Uzun, İpek Kaştaş
Kastas Uzun, Ipek
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ipek.kastas@ieu.edu.tr
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06.04. Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
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| 12Th Internatıonal Technology, Educatıon And Development Conference (Inted) | 1 |
| 14Th Internatıonal Technology, Educatıon And Development Conference (Inted2020) | 1 |
| Art-Sanat | 1 |
| A/Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture | 1 |
| Journal of Urban Design | 1 |
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Conference Object Living Walls Enhancing Quality of Educational Environments(Iated-Int Assoc Technology Education & Development, 2018) Hasirci, Deniz; Kaştaş Uzun, İpek; Atmaca, HandeLiving walls provide an effective solution in landscaping in educational environments where space is scarce and therefore, valuable. Landscaping in educational environments is crucial for learning minds, positively affecting concentration, memory, and academic performance, as well as, well-being and quality of life. In this study, the aim was to build a living wall on the Izmir University of Economics (IUE) campus in Izmir, Turkey that had limited horizontal space for landscaping. The living wall structure was fixed on six 16 meter high columns of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design building -currently, the highest in Turkey. An educational and unique aspect of the living wall was that it was designed and constructed with a participatory approach, to the ultimate point of planting the plants. Led by a design and construction team from IUE, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design students were involved in the design of the plant layout as well as the planting. Each student designed one of the columns and the designs were revised to enable a more coordinated appearance, and one that would follow the lines of the building. With a continuous learning approach, the design team took part in all phases of the project -research, design, plant choice, controlling the application, planting, and follow up work including documenting the development of the garden. With the decreased amount of green spaces in urban areas, vertical spaces are increasingly providing an ecological and aesthetic alternative to classic horizontal landscaping options. A living wall can be defined as a system covered with various types of vegetation forming a fauna on its own, either as a part of a building or free structures. The vegetation varies from grasses to herbs, to fruits and vegetables. However, the main idea is that there is a structural base, that is layered with a hydrophilic substance, and inside which there is the growing substance which is organic or inorganic. There are two main systems that are used in today's living walls, which are panel and felt. The significance of the study that uses the felt system working like soil, comes from the ecological and creative solution to today's growing problem regarding urban green spaces in educational environments, as well as the participatory approach to the design process. After five years, the living wall is healthy with careful regular maintenance. The plant growth and living wall development is continuously controlled by visual and technical documentation. The research can be furthered in other vertical surfaces on this and other educational establishments where horizontal space is scarce, with developing technology to develop irrigation systems. The study shows that concrete jungles are not the fate of urban educational environments, and being an innovative and sustainable application, living walls are proposed to be the future of vegetation. Approaching an ecological problem in a participatory way from the beginning to the execution was educational for not only the students, but all stakeholders, and has also led to a sense of identity and belongingness in the faculty, that one of the main aims of participatory design processes.Article Comprehensive Evaluation Approach in the Assessment of Play Value of Playgrounds: Case of Balcova, Izmir(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Kaştaş Uzun, İpek; Dikmen Güleryüz, OylumUrban children prefer playgrounds near home spaces due to physical and parental limitations on outdoor play. To increase the play value and use of playgrounds, it is essential to take a comprehensive design approach that considers the playground's design and surrounding environment. Using the play value calculation tool designed by Woolley and Lowe, and making site location analyses, this study aims to evaluate the relationship between physical and environmental characteristics of playgrounds with land use decisions through an analysis of the numbers of users and play value of playgrounds in neighbourhood parks in Balcova, Izmir (Turkey).Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Recent Nation Gardens and Historical Development of Public Green Spaces in Turkey(Istanbul Univ, Research Inst Turkology, Dept Art History, 2020) Kaştaş Uzun, İpek; Senol, FatmaFocusing on contemporary Turkey's nation gardens and the state and governmental policies to build them, this study investigated the development processes and design features of these public green spaces with respect to those from past eras of Turkey (extending to Ottoman and pre-Ottoman history) and the development of public green spaces as the state's symbolic and spatial tools. The study relied on secondary sources about public green spaces from past eras of Turkey and also on the review of online news about nation gardens initiated after President Erdogan's announcement in May 2018. Our findings suggested that public green spaces in Turkey have played an important role in displaying the state's power nationally and internationally as well as to transfer the state's ideologies to people and thus, to build new identities of 'citizens.' Interestingly, in sharing these intentions of past policies for public green spaces, the recent introduction of nation gardens differs from those in the 19th and 20th century. Without any emphasis on modernization goals in the western-style, recent official talks described nation gardens as a way to raise Turkey and the government's reputation both nationally and internationally, while also referring to past eras but with other characteristics as the source of traditions extending to today.Article Citation - Scopus: 1Contradicting Parochial Realms in Neighborhood Parks: How the Park Attributes Shape Women’s Park Use(Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture, 2023) Kaştaş Uzun, İpek; Şenol, F.Neighborhood parks are significant green public spaces located in close social and geographical proximity to homes to maintain individual and public health. However, some people do not use the nearest parks, but those with other socio-spatial attributes that make them feel more “familiar”. This study argues that with their facilities, amenities and design, and the surrounding land uses, neighborhood parks do not only accommodate, but also define, regulate, and originate social relations among users. Thus, the design and planning of urban public spaces play a role in the emergence and maintenance of supportive and conflictual relations that lead to familiarity. The study answers two research questions: How do the park attributes shape and mediate the interpersonal relations among the park users? How do gender differences influence the parochial realms in parks? Data was collected through field observations and in-depth interviews with 33 female users of two neighborhood parks in a populous district of Izmir (Turkey). Results state that women’s park visits were related to their gendered roles and responsibilities. Yet their responses point to challenges emerging from physical and social attributes of parks and park surroundings which lead to negotiations to protect their individual or group’s privacy (parochial realm) in neighborhood parks. Mainly, perceived threats to women’s parochial realm are men unaccompanied by child(ren), and exposure to the male gaze. The study highlights the importance of investigating these attributes of neighborhood parks for developing research and public policies to improve women’s presence and perceived safety in public settings. © 2023, Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture. All rights reserved.Article Enriching Learning Experience Through Multidisciplinary Design Education: Structure Proposal for a Landscape Design Course(2020) Kaştaş Uzun, İpekDesign related fields are quite intricate and it is hard to define strict boundaries in between thesedisciplines which cause the necessity of collaboration. Especially during professional careers, designerswork in multidisciplinary environments where they need to develop responses collaboratively. However,undergraduate design education is being criticized for missing to fulfill this need. The aim of this paperis to discuss the role and benefits of multidisciplinary design education with the example of the coursenamed “An Introduction to Contemporary Architectural Landscaping”. As the methodology of thepaper, through deconstruction of the 3 parted course structure and analysis of student works, this paperanalyses the role of a multidisciplinary education on students’ learning experiences. First two parts ofthe course focus on technical aspects of landscape architecture discipline, and cultural, physiologicaland psychological effects of landscape projects for users. Last part of the course focus on creating aplatform for students to work in collaboration with other students to gain practical experience in designfield where they develop a landscape architecture project on sites from their near environments. Thereare three main findings of the study. Firstly, inclusion of students from different disciplines in the samecourse increases the success rate via cross-learning experiences. Secondly, during design education,having the chance of participation to courses from different disciplines help to broaden students’perspectives on problem solving during design phase. Finally, projects in environments that studentsexperience in their everyday life increase their success rates. Results of the study that is based on theoutcomes of the course that is conducted with the students of two different design departments indicatethat this course structure and projects that are designed can be a guide for other design courses to developa multidisciplinary course structure to include students from different disciplines, enrich their learningexperiences and success after graduation.Conference Object A Multidisciplinary Teaching Approach: Structuring A Landscape Design Course for Interior Architecture and Architecture Students(Iated-Int Assoc Technology Education & Development, 2020) Kaştaş Uzun, İpekDesign related fields such as architecture, landscape architecture or interior architecture are quite intricate and it is hard to define strict boundaries in between these disciplines. Based on this idea, the curriculum of five design disciplines Architecture (Arch), Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (IAED), Industrial Design (ID), Visual Communication and Design (VCD), Fashion and Textile Design (FA) are designed in Izmir University of Economics, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design. Students of each department start their education all together and they take core design courses such as Art and Design Studio, Drawing and Representation, and History of Art and Design together in the first year. As the departments continue their curriculums separately after the first year, this multidisciplinary approach continues during the rest of the education with courses such as Furniture Design for students of IAED and ID students, of Textile Design for IAED and FA students or Drawing and Visualization courses for ARCH, IAED and ID students. The aim of this paper is to discuss the role of multidisciplinary education in design related fields with the example of the course named An Introduction to Contemporary Architectural Landscaping. Being a landscape architect and urban designer teaching in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design and being a part of such a diverse and multidisciplinary structure, helped to develop this course on the basic knowledge and theories of landscape design for IAED and ARCH students. The educational structure of this course is also multidisciplinary and divided into three main parts. First part is based on the technical aspects of the landscape architecture discipline and aims to teach students concepts such as hard and soft landscape materials, main stages of a landscape design project and presentation techniques. The second part of the course is based on the cultural, physiological and psychological effects of the discipline and focuses on topics ranging from the history of landscape design to the sensual and psychological effects of landscape elements, from the role of indigenous planting for sustainability to ecological restoration. Finally, the last part of the course expects students to use the technical information acquired from the first and second part of this course and combine it with their prior design education in their core design disciplines to develop a landscape architecture project on selected project sites from students' near environments. Through the multidisciplinary structure of the course, the paper highlights three important discussions. Firstly, inclusion of students from different disciplines in the same course increases the success rate of students with the help of cross-learning experiences. Secondly, during design education, having the chance of participation to courses from different disciplines help to broaden students' perspectives on problem solving during design phase. Finally, a course that incorporates technical knowledge on a design field with actual projects in environments that students experience in their everyday life increase their success rates.
