A New Concept For Comprehending The Changes In Today’s Cities: “Urban Container” and Examination of The Term Regarding Turkey
Abstract
It is observed in today’s cities; a new architectural structure type is arising. These buildings contain various functions like residence, entertainment, office, school, hotel, shopping, health, culture and art. According to features of the combined functions and intensities, in urban and architectural aspects, these buildings are identified as shopping malls, residences, shopping and living complexes, mix-used buildings, gated communities and cultural complexes. Alex de Jong and Marc Schuilenburg who are academicians in philosophy and information technologies subjects referred to these structures as “urban container” for the first time. In this article, which is based on the thesis study, it is aimed to examine the Urban Container term in the architectural aspects and by reviewing structure typology examples in the world, which are called Urban Containers, to observe and classify its development process in Turkey.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Architecture
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Pırıl Kuğu İşcan
This is me
0000-0001-7609-3571
Türkiye
Publication Date
December 15, 2019
Submission Date
November 12, 2019
Acceptance Date
January 7, 2020
Published in Issue
Year 2019 Volume: 12 Number: 4