Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Sempozyum, Naples, İtalya, 14 Eylül 2023, ss.456-469
The study examines the impact of the environment on the perception and appreciation of tall
buildings. It also questions how perception and appreciation change when the quality of the
environment changes. The working hypothesis is that the environment and the quality of the
environment will be effective in the perception and appreciation of a building. In line with this
objective; eight (8) tall building forms were determined with reference to the studies in the
literature and these forms were modeled through the Sketchup program. Then the plots where
the forms will be installed were determined. Ulus, consisting of low-rise historical buildings
that form the backbone of the city of Ankara, and Kavaklıdere, consisting of high-rise modern
buildings, were taken as reference. These lands were also modeled through the Sketchup
program. After both building models and environmental models were produced, the images
were mounted together using Photoshop. In this way, a total of 24 images were obtained: eight
(8) single buildings, eight (8) buildings mounted in historical environments and eight (8)
buildings mounted in modern environments. These images were shown to the final year students
of Gazi University Department of Architecture and they were asked to evaluate the images
within the scope of the variables of liking, impression and complexity. As a result, it was found
that the environment has an effect on the perception and appreciation of a tall building. The
environment decreases the impressiveness of the forms, increases their complexity and
decreases their appreciation. Tall buildings are appreciated more and found more impressive
in a modern environment.