Information Package / Course Catalogue
Urban Identity and Public Open Spaces in Urban Design
Course Code: ZPM611
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to discuss the concepts of urban design, urban identity, public open space, to question the relationship between public open space and urban identity in the change of urban spaces and the continuation of urban life.

Course Content

Examination of the concepts of urban design, urban identity, architectural identity and public open space, analysis of the relationship between public open space and spatial identity, discussion of the problem of change / transformation and identity in public open spaces.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to understand the concepts of urban design, urban identity, architectural identity
2.To be able to perceive the importance of the concept of identity in the field of architecture
3.To gain conceptual knowledge about public outdoor spaces
4.To be able to question the importance of public outdoor spaces in urban life
5.To recognize the necessity of maintaining urban identity in terms of public open spaces
6.To be able to use initiative in individual studies and adopt the principle of complying with scientific and ethical values
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Polat S., 2011. Kamusal Dış Mekanlarda Mimari Kimliği Değerlendirmek İçin Bir Yöntem Önerisi: Bursa-Cumhuriyet Alani Örneği, T.C. Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Mimarlık Anabilim Dalı, Doktora Tezi, 376 s.
2.Altuğ Turan, İ., 2010. Kentsel tasarımda fiziksel kent kimliği kodlarının oluşturulması: İzmir Konak ilçesi, Ege Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Peyzaj Mimarlığı Anabilim Dalı Doktora Tezi, 296 s.
3.Lynch, K., 2011. Kent İmgesi (The Image of the City), Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 3. Baskı, 215s.
4.Akkaya, M. (2023). Kentsel tasarım kapsamında kent kimliğine ilişkin yeni bir model ve tutum ölçeği geliştirilmesi: Ankara örneği, Ankara Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Peyzaj Mimarlığı Anabilim Dalı Doktora Tezi, 205 s.
5.Erdoğan, BD. (2011). Kentsel mekan olarak meydanlarda kent kimliği karakteristiklerinin irdelenmesi: Ortaköy Meydanı örneği, İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü Disiplinler arası Anabilim Dalı, Kentsel Tasarım Bilim Dalı, 125 s.
6.Perihan, M., & Aşur, F. (2020). Tarihi kentsel peyzaj ve kent kimliği ilişkisi. Kent Akademisi, 13(1), 163-175.
7.İlgar, E. (2015). Kent kimliği ve kentsel değişimin kent kimliği boyutu: Eskişehir örneği (Doctoral dissertation, Anadolu University (Turkey)).
8.SARGIN, S., & DEMİR, Ş. (2019). İnsan mekân ilişkisi ölçeğinde kent kimliği ve Gümüşhane örneği. The Journal of International Scientific Researches, 3(4), 221-239.
9.Mutlu, E., & Kaya, A. T. (2019). Kent kimliğinin korunması ve kolektif bellek mekanlarının tespiti. İleri Teknoloji Bilimleri Dergisi, 8(2), 42-50.
10.Çelikyay, S., & Karayılmazlar, A. S. (2016). Bartın kent merkezindeki kamusal alanların kentsel ergonomi ve kent kimliği açısından incelenmesi. Bartın Orman Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(2), 224-238.
11.Ünlü, T. S. (2017). Kent Kimliğinin Oluşumunda Kentsel Bellek ve Kentsel Mekan İlişkisi: Mersin Örneği The Relation Between Urban Memory and Urban Space on Evolution of Urban Character: Case of Mersin. Planlama, 27(1), 75-93.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Content, importance, and objectives of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Conceptual information on urban areas and urban design, urban design principles
Week 3 - Theoretical
Conceptual information on urban areas and urban design, urban design principles
Week 4 - Theoretical
Identity, urban identity, architectural identity
Week 5 - Theoretical
Factors forming urban identity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Environmental perception and urban image
Week 7 - Theoretical
Environmental perception and urban image
Week 8 - Theoretical
Space and publicity, public open space concept
Week 9 - Theoretical
Space and publicity, public open space concept
Week 10 - Theoretical
Public open space types
Week 11 - Theoretical
Public open space types
Week 12 - Theoretical
The relationship between public open space and architectural identity, factors forming architectural identity in public open spaces
Week 13 - Theoretical
Change of public life / transformation of public open spaces, and identity problem
Week 14 - Theoretical
Change of public life / transformation of public open spaces, and identity problem
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1473140
Midterm Examination116117
Final Examination142143
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
4
3
OÇ-2
5
3
4
OÇ-3
4
3
OÇ-4
3
5
3
OÇ-5
4
3
OÇ-6
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026