Spatial and Environmental Research in Architectural Sciences

Space is not merely a void defined by physical boundaries; it is a multilayered phenomenon that continuously acquires new meanings through the relationships people establish with their environment, sensory experiences, cultural accumulations, and changing ways of life. Spatial and Environmental Research in Architectural Sciences addresses the evolving scope of spatial and environmental research from an interdisciplinary perspective situated at the intersection of architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental research. Its nineteen chapters bring together the theoretical, physical, sensory, technological, cultural, and social dimensions of space: environmental and spatial awareness, mass and void, parametric form, artificial intelligence in spatial research, non-places in design education, wayfinding in later life, soundscape design, residential noise control, artificial lighting, timber building systems, cultural sustainability in university libraries, women's matinées, commercial interiors in Kuzguncuk, theater buildings in late Ottoman Beyoğlu, Atatürk's spaces in Samsun, tourism architecture in Assos, collective housing in cinema, and spatial organization in planning and design.

Rather than defining space through a single scale, method, or discipline, the studies reveal its multilayered structure through different research questions. The volume is intended for researchers, academics, graduate students, and design professionals, and aims to contribute to the integrated consideration of the physical, sensory, environmental, and social dimensions of space.