Kamusal Alanlarda Heidegger’in “Yer” Yaklaşımı İle Mekan Dizim Yönteminin Karşılaştırmalı Analizi

Abstract

Cities constitute an important experience production area in people's lives. With these experiences, the utilization of the city parts also changes, resulting in environmental and economic consequences. Therefore, there are many studies on the source of experience production in cities. These studies have two aspects. The first of these is the transformation of the spaces that form the city into the concept of “place” with the production of experience for the users. This view, which reverses the order of the concepts of construction and dwelling, argues that the users build in the places they inhabit. The other aspect of the studies conducted in this field is based on the estimation of the intensity of the experience, that is, the social potential of the region, as a result of objective data obtained from physical elements (such as urban morphology). While this forms the basis of strong scientific research, it also constitutes an opinion that advocates first construction and then settlement. This study examines these two views through fieldwork using Heidegger's philosophy and the Space Syntax method. The study aims to go deeper into the philosophy underlying the methods and to test their reliability. Although the reliability of the methods defined as a scientific method in the research is high, it has been determined that human experiences are subjective in the measurement of user experiences, and although the physical environment is important, other factors also affect user experiences. In conclusion, it should not be ignored that the place experience is formed as a result of human experiences, and the physical environment changes as a part of these experiences.