Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Journal of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture of Gazi University, cilt.22, sa.4, ss.837-845, 2007 (Scopus)
Architectural Design courses shape the backbone of architectural education. Studios, which are special spaces for design courses, are characterized with intensive use by students. Besides fulfillment of needs, the spatial variables that facilitate long-time motivation and effective student-tutor interaction are also required regarding the use of such spaces. In this study, the four spatial variables that have impact on students' feeling of comfort during design courses were determined as; (1) technical and functional factors, (2) perceptional / image quality, (3) educational / social climate and (4) student-space interaction specific to design courses. Performance values of these variables were obtained via a questionnaire (N=59 students) that was conducted in Studio 301 of Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture at Gazi University. It is the studio space of Architectural Design group, M201. Analysis spotted the effect values of other variables on space-student interaction variable. According to results, the variable that had the most impact on space-student interaction was the confidence felt for educational / social climate. The second effective variable was perceptional / image quality. Technical and functional factors were diagnosed to have no impact. This study underlines the following single fact: A studio space is considered as a "place" by architecture students rather than being considered as an ordinary classroom due to its highly effective social climate created by tutors and the educational program.