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Abstract
This study aims to reveal the concepts that constitute space through architectural discourses. Within the scope of this study, a conceptual reading model has been developed based on theoretical and practical discourses on space by 9 prominent architects from the 1950s to the present day. The content analysis method and the MAXQDA program have been utilized as the interface for evaluating these discourses, yielding a model that can be tested across various architectural typologies and/or individual cases. In this context, four main components that constitute space, namely ‘change, meaning, syntax, and vital comfort’, have been identified. Alongside these, a network of relationships has been constructed with quantitatively prominent subconcepts. Based on all analysis outputs obtained, it has been recognized that space constitutes a dialectical relationship as a whole, capturing the era through change, taking form through syntax, quantifiable through vital comfort, and ultimately creating memory through the meaning it acquires.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the Journal’s anonymous reviewers for helping us improve the article and clarify the corpus analysis.
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Notes on contributors
Gamze Atay
Gamze Atay, PhD, is a fulltime research assistant at Architecture Department of Cukurova University, Turkey. Her research interest include architectural design, design education, space concept and qualitative research methods.
Altay Çolak
Altay Çolak, PhD, is an associate professor of architectural department at Çukurova University in Turkey. His research areas include design education, basic design, image, visual perception, and visual communication in design.