At the base of the reflection developed in this research work, there is the concept of habitat as a system, as an articulated ＂whole＂ that cannot be explained with the simple sum of its parts. The concept of habitat...At the base of the reflection developed in this research work, there is the concept of habitat as a system, as an articulated ＂whole＂ that cannot be explained with the simple sum of its parts. The concept of habitat, in fact, implies issues of dialectic spaces, in other words, those settings that can be defined as relational subsystems within the urban/domestic scale. This essay has its roots in the CIAM （Congr^s International d＇Architecture Moderne （in English： International Congress of Modem Architecture）） of 1953, during which the complementarity of the outside space next to the dwelling and its relevance within the project discipline, have been affirmed. In particular, assimilating the lesson of Aldo van Eyck, this work investigates the deepest issues of the concept of threshold. The analysis makes use of the work-tools of critical reading and comparison between urban and rural habitats, with different density levels, whose relational fabrics have been layering over time permeable ＂thicknesses＂ which articulate complex threshold spatial configurations.展开更多
Istanbul as a ＂third world＂ metropolis is a dynamic open system, where complex and multiple economical, social and physical conditions are overlapped. Still the city is a focus point of social （economical, cultural...Istanbul as a ＂third world＂ metropolis is a dynamic open system, where complex and multiple economical, social and physical conditions are overlapped. Still the city is a focus point of social （economical, cultural, and ethnical） and spatial dualisms and their genuine contradictions--polarizations particularly in the last 30 years. Istanbul＇s natural characteristics such as geographical conditions （slope topography and the physical relationship with the sea）, and also the artificial urban properties that include the historical architectural monuments, the industrial heritage, the contemporary urban transformation applications, the harbours and docklands as borderlines or in-between zones also identify this fragmented, hybrid, and divided urban structure. The Haydarpasa Harbour as an artificial urban borderline between the ruined and peak zones lJskudar and Kadikoy on the Asian side of the city is a kind of representative in-between area, an isolate city in city, which triggers the social and physical collage and ＂deconstructs＂ the development process of lstanbul＇s morphology. This paper aims to analyze these social and spatial aspects, which endure urban polarization in Istanbul. The underlying reasons of these contradictions and eventual outcome of the peak and the ruined zones in lstanbul and their border districts typologies will be analyzed. This paper will also make a compared evaluation of Haydarpasa Harbour （intersection point of two adjacent districts in Istanbul） and the completed urban design transformation projects/scenarios on the harbor area regarding the creation of a sustainable urban development for the city by enabling a new productive public space in-between [Jskudar （＂ruined＂ zone） and Kadikoy （＂peak＂ zone） in Istanbul.展开更多
This study reflects on the impact that the neighborhoods’in-between spaces have on:spatial perception,social interaction,and security.These sites,characterized by their abandonment and deterioration,can also be seen ...This study reflects on the impact that the neighborhoods’in-between spaces have on:spatial perception,social interaction,and security.These sites,characterized by their abandonment and deterioration,can also be seen as crucial spaces of opportunity for cities,in the architectural,urban and landscape research.This paper aims to analyze the sociospatial relationships in the neighborhoods’in-between spaces and examine the impact of inbetween space configuration on urban habitability.The investigation draws on a survey of perception to residents about the requirements for a suitable social interaction in these spaces.This study was developed in a neighborhood in the city periphery,characterized by their social dynamics and location in a nature conservation area.The findings indicate that the appropriation process,activities,and collective practices are dependent on the spatial legibility,in this case when this increases,gives rise to improve the habitability and the rehabilitation of the in-between space.Furthermore,the lack of design on in-between spaces substantially affects the use of these spaces and the social interaction among residents.展开更多
The urban development of Tirana during the last few years is characterized by significant expansion,population growth and intensive residential construction.The post-socialist city became much denser,more diverse in t...The urban development of Tirana during the last few years is characterized by significant expansion,population growth and intensive residential construction.The post-socialist city became much denser,more diverse in terms of building types,taller,and relatively lacking in public space.This study is focused on the evaluation of in-between open public spaces,which are specific for different urban settings.The spatial configuration of in-between spaces is analyzed in relation to the level of social interaction and the presence of economic activities.Six neighborhoods,which belong to socialist and post-socialist tower,slab,and courtyard building typologies,are selected as case studies.Research methodology includes Space Syntax analysis,site surveys,and observations aiming to comprehend the socioeconomic performance and spatial organization of the neighborhoods.The overlap of the activity pattern,human behavior mapping,syntactic measurements,and site survey allows understanding the performance of different types of open spaces and to find the in-between space that facilitates the development of social and economic activities.展开更多
Water is one of the fundamental resources for the survival of humanity and during the centuries in all the world it became integral part of building and garden architecture. For this reason, starting from general cons...Water is one of the fundamental resources for the survival of humanity and during the centuries in all the world it became integral part of building and garden architecture. For this reason, starting from general considerations of our countries of origin, we wanted to collect in this article some of the most representative examples of water treatment all over the world in three different fields: the outdoor spaces, the indoor spaces and the in-between spaces, both public and private, to mark the role of water in the designing of architectural process in the last 25 years and proposals for the future not so far.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to show that autobiographical works like Gabrielle Roy＇s Enchantment and Sorrow （1988） and R6gine Robin＇s La Qudbdcoite （1983）, do not succeed in anchoring the self and eliminating p...The purpose of this paper is to show that autobiographical works like Gabrielle Roy＇s Enchantment and Sorrow （1988） and R6gine Robin＇s La Qudbdcoite （1983）, do not succeed in anchoring the self and eliminating past traumatic experiences. These writers realize that they cannot reincarnate their former ＇T＇ as time has passed and their lives have changed. The self does not let itself be reduced to a definite being but on the contrary mirrors itsef in all its surroundings. Writing the fragmentation of the self makes these authobiographies appear on one hand, fictional as the ＂I＂ always eludes itself. But on the other hand, they best describe the postmodern ＇T＇ who is conscious of the permeability of one＇s own self as well inwards by the influences, the collages of others on the Self as outwards by the projection of the self onto others, like rhizome connecting to others and forming a web of exchanges like in cyberspace展开更多
This research examines the impact of in-between space configuration on users'social practices.The effects of different degrees of permeability of these spaces on the social interactions of the inhabitants are also...This research examines the impact of in-between space configuration on users'social practices.The effects of different degrees of permeability of these spaces on the social interactions of the inhabitants are also analyzed.This research is based on a comparative approach using space syntax analysis and snapshot observations on four mass housing neighborhoods in Serif,Algeria.The neighborhoods are selected according to their degree of permeability,location in the city,realization period,and syntax measures from integrated to segregated.The activity patterns of two-week days for each study case are observed and recorded.Correlation results of observed social activities and syntactic measures demonstrate that spatial configuration affects people's use of in-between spaces.Moreover,connectivity and clustering coefficients are revealed to be important indicators of social activities.Previous urban studies argued that integrated spaces are mostly used by people.However,social interaction in the studied cases increases in the least connected areas,adjoining spaces to the buildings,and most closed spaces.This research finds that social activities are dependent on the degree of permeability,which when low,gives rise to increased social interaction and activities.展开更多
文摘At the base of the reflection developed in this research work, there is the concept of habitat as a system, as an articulated ＂whole＂ that cannot be explained with the simple sum of its parts. The concept of habitat, in fact, implies issues of dialectic spaces, in other words, those settings that can be defined as relational subsystems within the urban/domestic scale. This essay has its roots in the CIAM （Congr^s International d＇Architecture Moderne （in English： International Congress of Modem Architecture）） of 1953, during which the complementarity of the outside space next to the dwelling and its relevance within the project discipline, have been affirmed. In particular, assimilating the lesson of Aldo van Eyck, this work investigates the deepest issues of the concept of threshold. The analysis makes use of the work-tools of critical reading and comparison between urban and rural habitats, with different density levels, whose relational fabrics have been layering over time permeable ＂thicknesses＂ which articulate complex threshold spatial configurations.
文摘Istanbul as a ＂third world＂ metropolis is a dynamic open system, where complex and multiple economical, social and physical conditions are overlapped. Still the city is a focus point of social （economical, cultural, and ethnical） and spatial dualisms and their genuine contradictions--polarizations particularly in the last 30 years. Istanbul＇s natural characteristics such as geographical conditions （slope topography and the physical relationship with the sea）, and also the artificial urban properties that include the historical architectural monuments, the industrial heritage, the contemporary urban transformation applications, the harbours and docklands as borderlines or in-between zones also identify this fragmented, hybrid, and divided urban structure. The Haydarpasa Harbour as an artificial urban borderline between the ruined and peak zones lJskudar and Kadikoy on the Asian side of the city is a kind of representative in-between area, an isolate city in city, which triggers the social and physical collage and ＂deconstructs＂ the development process of lstanbul＇s morphology. This paper aims to analyze these social and spatial aspects, which endure urban polarization in Istanbul. The underlying reasons of these contradictions and eventual outcome of the peak and the ruined zones in lstanbul and their border districts typologies will be analyzed. This paper will also make a compared evaluation of Haydarpasa Harbour （intersection point of two adjacent districts in Istanbul） and the completed urban design transformation projects/scenarios on the harbor area regarding the creation of a sustainable urban development for the city by enabling a new productive public space in-between [Jskudar （＂ruined＂ zone） and Kadikoy （＂peak＂ zone） in Istanbul.
基金We would like to express our gratitude to the Autonomous University of Baja California(UABC),the Master's and Doctoral Program in Architecture,Urbanism and Design(MyDAUD),as well as the National Council of Science and Technology(Conacyt).The project is linked to the paper:Habitability and post-covid.A study of urban connectivity in public,which has as code:402/3412.This project is internal to the university and it does not have funds.
文摘This study reflects on the impact that the neighborhoods’in-between spaces have on:spatial perception,social interaction,and security.These sites,characterized by their abandonment and deterioration,can also be seen as crucial spaces of opportunity for cities,in the architectural,urban and landscape research.This paper aims to analyze the sociospatial relationships in the neighborhoods’in-between spaces and examine the impact of inbetween space configuration on urban habitability.The investigation draws on a survey of perception to residents about the requirements for a suitable social interaction in these spaces.This study was developed in a neighborhood in the city periphery,characterized by their social dynamics and location in a nature conservation area.The findings indicate that the appropriation process,activities,and collective practices are dependent on the spatial legibility,in this case when this increases,gives rise to improve the habitability and the rehabilitation of the in-between space.Furthermore,the lack of design on in-between spaces substantially affects the use of these spaces and the social interaction among residents.
文摘The urban development of Tirana during the last few years is characterized by significant expansion,population growth and intensive residential construction.The post-socialist city became much denser,more diverse in terms of building types,taller,and relatively lacking in public space.This study is focused on the evaluation of in-between open public spaces,which are specific for different urban settings.The spatial configuration of in-between spaces is analyzed in relation to the level of social interaction and the presence of economic activities.Six neighborhoods,which belong to socialist and post-socialist tower,slab,and courtyard building typologies,are selected as case studies.Research methodology includes Space Syntax analysis,site surveys,and observations aiming to comprehend the socioeconomic performance and spatial organization of the neighborhoods.The overlap of the activity pattern,human behavior mapping,syntactic measurements,and site survey allows understanding the performance of different types of open spaces and to find the in-between space that facilitates the development of social and economic activities.
文摘Water is one of the fundamental resources for the survival of humanity and during the centuries in all the world it became integral part of building and garden architecture. For this reason, starting from general considerations of our countries of origin, we wanted to collect in this article some of the most representative examples of water treatment all over the world in three different fields: the outdoor spaces, the indoor spaces and the in-between spaces, both public and private, to mark the role of water in the designing of architectural process in the last 25 years and proposals for the future not so far.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to show that autobiographical works like Gabrielle Roy＇s Enchantment and Sorrow （1988） and R6gine Robin＇s La Qudbdcoite （1983）, do not succeed in anchoring the self and eliminating past traumatic experiences. These writers realize that they cannot reincarnate their former ＇T＇ as time has passed and their lives have changed. The self does not let itself be reduced to a definite being but on the contrary mirrors itsef in all its surroundings. Writing the fragmentation of the self makes these authobiographies appear on one hand, fictional as the ＂I＂ always eludes itself. But on the other hand, they best describe the postmodern ＇T＇ who is conscious of the permeability of one＇s own self as well inwards by the influences, the collages of others on the Self as outwards by the projection of the self onto others, like rhizome connecting to others and forming a web of exchanges like in cyberspace
基金The authors are grateful to Prof.Mazouz Said and Dr.Can Isin for their valuable advice during this research.They alsq thank Zerouati Maouahib and Bensaadi Karim for their invaluable help in conducting snapshot observation.
文摘This research examines the impact of in-between space configuration on users'social practices.The effects of different degrees of permeability of these spaces on the social interactions of the inhabitants are also analyzed.This research is based on a comparative approach using space syntax analysis and snapshot observations on four mass housing neighborhoods in Serif,Algeria.The neighborhoods are selected according to their degree of permeability,location in the city,realization period,and syntax measures from integrated to segregated.The activity patterns of two-week days for each study case are observed and recorded.Correlation results of observed social activities and syntactic measures demonstrate that spatial configuration affects people's use of in-between spaces.Moreover,connectivity and clustering coefficients are revealed to be important indicators of social activities.Previous urban studies argued that integrated spaces are mostly used by people.However,social interaction in the studied cases increases in the least connected areas,adjoining spaces to the buildings,and most closed spaces.This research finds that social activities are dependent on the degree of permeability,which when low,gives rise to increased social interaction and activities.
