Research Article

The Importance of 'Meaning' as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir

Volume: 15 Number: 4 December 15, 2022
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The Importance of 'Meaning' as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir

Abstract

Many interior spaces in cities, freely available to all citizens, are classified as public because they belong to people. Interiors are a part of the public spaces where urban culture is formed, and socio-spatial change is observed, and they have an important place in the formation of the identity of the place. In an urban setting, meanings as well as spatial components, events, and activities, which are the values that make the identity of the place unique, are a distinctive feature. This research investigates the qualities and elements of meaning, which is a component of place identity, and its effects on interior identity in the context of public/urban interiors. Thus, the importance of meaning and its effects on spatial identity are explained in more detail. In the study, as a case analysis, the Kızlarağası Inn, located in İzmir Kemeraltı Bazaar, was determined as a semi-open public interior, and its immediate environs surroundings as an urban interior. Data obtained through fieldwork, surveys and interviews were analyzed to determine the combination of meanings and indicators of public/urban interiors. As a result of the study, it has been seen that physical and social environments are effective in the formation of place identity in public/urban interiors. In summary, people’s sensory experiences that create individual and group meanings, attachments, place-related intentions, and memories are effective in the formation of place identity.

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Thanks

We would like to express our gratitude to the academics and tradesmen/women of the Kızlarağası Inn who graciously agreed to take part in the survey. This research would not have been feasible without them. We would like to extend our gratitude to our interviewees for their time and cooperation. They generously shared information with us that was very helpful for the analysis.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architecture

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 15, 2022

Submission Date

November 12, 2021

Acceptance Date

April 25, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 15 Number: 4

APA
Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah, S., Tuna Ultav, Z., & Ballice, G. (2022). The Importance of ’Meaning’ as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir. Kent Akademisi, 15(4), 2025-2048. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1022581
AMA
1.Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah S, Tuna Ultav Z, Ballice G. The Importance of ’Meaning’ as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir. Urban Academy. 2022;15(4):2025-2048. doi:10.35674/kent.1022581
Chicago
Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah, Sahar, Zeynep Tuna Ultav, and Gülnur Ballice. 2022. “The Importance of ’Meaning’ As a Component of Place Identity in Public Urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir”. Kent Akademisi 15 (4): 2025-48. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1022581.
EndNote
Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah S, Tuna Ultav Z, Ballice G (December 1, 2022) The Importance of ’Meaning’ as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir. Kent Akademisi 15 4 2025–2048.
IEEE
[1]S. Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah, Z. Tuna Ultav, and G. Ballice, “The Importance of ’Meaning’ as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir”, Urban Academy, vol. 15, no. 4, pp. 2025–2048, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.35674/kent.1022581.
ISNAD
Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah, Sahar - Tuna Ultav, Zeynep - Ballice, Gülnur. “The Importance of ’Meaning’ As a Component of Place Identity in Public Urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir”. Kent Akademisi 15/4 (December 1, 2022): 2025-2048. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1022581.
JAMA
1.Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah S, Tuna Ultav Z, Ballice G. The Importance of ’Meaning’ as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir. Urban Academy. 2022;15:2025–2048.
MLA
Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah, Sahar, et al. “The Importance of ’Meaning’ As a Component of Place Identity in Public Urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir”. Kent Akademisi, vol. 15, no. 4, Dec. 2022, pp. 2025-48, doi:10.35674/kent.1022581.
Vancouver
1.Sahar Asadollahı Asl Zarkhah, Zeynep Tuna Ultav, Gülnur Ballice. The Importance of ’Meaning’ as a Component of Place Identity in Public/urban Interiors: Kızlarağası Inn, İzmir. Urban Academy. 2022 Dec. 1;15(4):2025-48. doi:10.35674/kent.1022581

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