Ecological Approaches in Historical Public Buildings; Talas Old American College

Abstract

The need for shelter has been one of the most basic requirements of mankind throughout the ages. All built structures have become affected and affecting in the entire ecosystem, both in terms of production and use, with priority being given to the near surroundings. The integration of the constructions with the natural environment and the fact that the harmful effects to the environment are minimized and the resulting structures become part of the ecosystem, reveal the concept of ecological architecture. In ecological architecture the use of environmental factors as a design input is essential. In today's world, ecological criteria and parameters are determined by various certification systems.

 

The buildings produced before the concept of ecological architecture is located in the literature, can also be subjected to ecological evaluation under their own conditions. Even it can be said that some bases of the concept of ecological architecture expressed in the frame of certain rules today are based on this constructions. In the study, buildings of the American College built as a campus in the late 18th century in Kayseri-Talas in central parts of Turkey were evaluated in terms of ecological architectural criteria. As a result of the study it’s been seen that the structures produced by traditional methods provide the majority of the ecological architectural criteria of today.

Keywords

• Ecology,Ecological architecture,Talas American College facilities,Traditional Buildings

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