Housing as a sustainable architecture in Turkey: A research on TOKİ housing

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Mimarlık Fakültesi, Mimarlık Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2009

Öğrenci: METE SEZER

Danışman: CELAL ABDİ GÜZER

Özet:

Turkey, as a developing country, requires substantial amount of housing stock. TOKİ (Toplu Konut İdaresi – Housing Development Administration), as the pioneer housing project builder, has a great significance in the housing production of Turkey. However both in TOKİ projects and in general, sustainability has not been a central issue for the architectural practice in Turkey. On the other hand sustainability is an in evitable issue when the environmental, social, cultural and economical benefits are concerned. Especially sustainability in TOKİ projects has a significance due to their potential to establish a re-production model. This thesis explores the benefits of sustainability for the housing project design in Turkey. The existing situation of three different types of TOKİ housing projects will be critically evaluated. In the end, it will be tried to attain proposals for the development of sustainable housing in Turkey.