Research

RESEARCH LABS

CoLight Lab was established within the Faculty of Architecture and Design at Ozyegin University with the aim of conducting national and international studies in the fields of color and lighting. The lab also aims to support research in various disciplines. CoLight Lab provides an environment for experiential studies in color and lighting, which are essential elements of design. In addition to contributing to design education, it aims to integrate theoretical thinking with practical experience in the design process. To achieve this goal, our laboratory organizes various workshop activities to provide students and researchers with practical experience in the field of color and lighting. Furthermore, by offering consultancy services in industrial and commercial projects, we contribute to the industry.

The mission of our laboratory is to encourage scientific research in the fields of color and lighting and to increase knowledge in this area. Within this framework, our aim is to develop and share innovative solutions in both academic and industrial applications.

https://labs.ozyegin.edu.tr/colight/

INAR RESEARCH TOPICS

Architectural Historiography
Architecture in the late Ottoman Empire and Republican Turkey
Building Information Modelling (BIM)
Computational Design
Digital Fabrication
Interior Architectural Education
Landscape Analysis
Landscape Ecology,
Material Systems
Modernism and Modernization in Architecture
Optimization Process
Performance Assessment
Plant Compositions
Residential Interiors and Gender Issues
The Social Production of The Built Environment
Space Syntax Analysis
Spatial Systems
Urban Modeling
Walkability

RESEARCH NETWORKS
International Association for Landscape Ecology (Beyza Şat Güngör, member)
Landscape Ecology & Ecosystem Science Lab) (Beyza Şat Güngör, associate member)
International Association People - Environment Studies (Beyza Şat Güngör, member)

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Ayşe Özbil Torun

• 2015-2018 PI: the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Measuring the relationship between spatial configuration and user behavior: User-Oriented Approaches to Urban Square Design Process at the Peripheral Municipalities of Istanbul.
• 2015-2017 Researcher: the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Outdoor Spaces in Campus Buildings with Spatio-Temporal Mapping Method.
• 2014-2016 PI: the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Preventing Obesity through Walkable Environments: Walking to Elementary Schools.
• 2011-2012 Researcher: İstanbul Municipality Directorate of Strategic Planning, Investigating the Spatial Sustainability of Urban Focal Points: Urban Design Analysis of Sultanahmet Square with regard to Movement and Perception.

Beyza Şat Güngör

• 2010-2014- Field Researcher (Project member for field survey). Funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). Institute of Statistical Mathematics Dept. of Mathematical Analysis & Statistical Inference, Tokyo/Japan. Project title: “Economic evaluation of high-dimensional functionalities of forest resources for global ecosystem conservation policy analysis through cases in Turkey, Korea and Japan”.
• 2012-2013- Project coordinator (Trakya University Scientific Research Center) Project Title “Degredation of rare and endemic plant species at the alpine region in Kazdağı National Park” Original Research Project.
• 2006-2009 - Project coordinator (Istanbul University Scientific Research Center) Project Title: “Landscape Analysis for the Ecological Planning at the Example of Kazdağı National Park” Thesis Project
• 2001-2002 - Project coordinator (Istanbul University Scientific Research Center) Project Title: “Importance of Arboretums from the Aspect of Environmental Education and Nature Conservation and Atatürk Arboretum” Thesis Project.