In the historical period, different mosques were built in the Anatolian side; the differences in size, typology and style were affected by the climate conditions, cultural and social aspects, availability of materials and the construction techniques of the region they were built in. The ceiling structure, which is the most influencing factor for mosque acoustics, is designed with either curvilinear elements or a flat ceiling for mosques. In the context of our case study, the eight historical mosques in Turkey, with different materials and types of ceiling structures, are investigated in terms of acoustical characteristics in the main prayer hall. Acoustical data are collected by measurements to reveal how the formal differences and material change in ceiling structures affect the acoustic environments of mosques with similar volume. Distribution of acoustical parameters and the suitability of the values obtained through measurements are compared to reflect the effect of architectural features on the acoustical characteristics of the prayer hall.
Preservation of traditional settlements is an important issue of sustainable cultural heritage politics and this is an ongoing research to raise an argument on concept of restoration works going on in small scaled residential wooden structures in Turkey. Authors have had several analysis studies that identify the architectural and structural features as well as damage assessment of the house stock in Kula district. The main concept of the restoration work of selected cases is replacing the old timber structural elements with the new one, instead of treating them. In this study it is aimed to evaluate this renovation process by focusing the wooden elements. Destructive testing methods have been used on wooden elements that were obtained from Goldeliler House during the fieldwork to make a mutual evaluation for the quality of old and new samples.
Tarihi yapıların korunması ve geleceğe aktarılmaları sürecinde değerlendirilmesi gereken temel unsurlardan birisi de "hacmin akustik ortamı", bir başka deyişle mekanın işitsel algısıdır. Bu bağlamda, çalışma kapsamında İzmir'de varlık gösteren Yahudi Cemaatine ait sinagogların akustik koşullarının belgelenmesi ve verilerin değerlendirilmesi yapılmıştır. Makale kapsamında benzer dönem özelliklerine (Sefarad Kültürünün üretmiş olduğu yapılar olmaları) ve benzer mimari boyutlara sahip olmaları nedeni ile İzmir Kemeraltı Bölgesi'nde bulunan ve halen ibadet amaçlı kullanımda olan dört sinagogda yapılan ölçümlerde elde edilen, RT, T30, EDT, D50, STI ve RASTI parametrelerine ait değerler karşılaştırmalı olarak aktarılmakta ve işleve uygunlukları ortaya konulmaktadır.
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