The Usage of Social Areas in University Campus Systems

Beg�m ER�EV�K¹, Feride �NAL²
¹Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Bah�e�ehir University, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Istanbul, Turkey
²Department of Architecture (Dept. Of Environmental Regulation), Y�ld�z Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Istanbul, Turkey.

Universities aim to help students gain occupational skills through academic training and practice; to produce knowledge by carrying out applications and investigations which have scientific, social and economic bases, to prepare young people for community life by giving them duties and responsibilities; and finally, to make contributions to the social and educational level of the community. Moreover social and cultural activity areas in universities in which, apart from lecture halls, students spend most of their time during their educational, lives, are of great importance for social interaction. Social spaces, whose educational and awareness-raising role of preparing the youth for community life, are taken into account and of these areas, about their use of student assessment analysis is aimed. During this analysis, student views were investigated and compared at different university campus locations. Bah�e�ehir University Be�ikta� Campus as a town university, Y�ld�z Teknik University Y�ld�z Merkez Campus as an in-town campus, Ko� University Sar�yer Campus as a out-oftown campus were chosen as locations for the study. Statistical analysis is applied to the data obtained from the questionaries completed by students in the chosen universities. Following such investigations, findings relating to the sufficiency of social and cultural activity areas in campuses, their occupancy and reachability; and the user profile of the activity areas and town usage as a cultural area are obtained and evaluated.

Keywords: Suburban campus; city university; urban campus; university planning; social space at universities.

�niversite Kamp�s Sistemlerinde Sosyal Mekan Kullan�mlar�

Beg�m ER�EV�K¹, Feride �NAL²
¹Bah�e�ehir �niversitesi, Mimarl�k ve Tasar�m Fak�ltesi, �� Mimarl�k ve �evre Tasar�m� B�l�m�, �stanbul
²Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k Fak�ltesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �evre D�zenleme Bilim Dal�, �stanbul

�niversiteler akademik e�itim ve uygulamalar ile mesleki beceri kazand�rmay�, bilimsel, toplumsal ve ekonomik temelli uygulama ve ara�t�rmalar y�r�terek bilgi �retmeyi, gen�lere g�rev ve sorumluluklar vererek toplum ya�am�na haz�rlamay�, toplumun e�itim, bilin� ve k�lt�r seviyesine katk�da bulunmay� ama�lar. �niversitelerdeki sosyal ve k�lt�rel etkinlik alanlar�; farkl� k�lt�r, etnik ve sosyal yap�lara sahip ��rencilerin e�itim s�re�leri boyunca ders d�� zamanlar�n�n b�y�k b�l�m�n� ge�irdikleri mek�nlar olup, sosyal etkile�im a��ndan da b�y�k �nem ta��maktad�rlar. Bu alanlar�n, �niversite gen�li�ini toplum hayat�na haz�rlayan e�itici ve bilin�lendirici rol� g�z �n�nde bulundurularak, kullan�mlar� hakk�ndaki ��renci de�erlendirmelerinin analizi ama�lanm��t�r. Bu analiz s�ras�nda ��rencilerin de�erlendirmeleri, �niversite kamp�s konumlar �zerinden kar��la�t�r�lmal� olarak incelenmi�tir. Bu ba�lamda yap�lan alan �al��malar� i�in �stanbul�da yer alan, Bah�e�ehir �niversitesi Be�ikta� Kamp�s� kent �niversitesi, Y�ld�z Teknik �niversitesi Y�ld�z Merkez Kamp�s� kent i�i kamp�s, Ko� �niversitesi Sar�yer Kamp�s� ise kent d�� kamp�s olarak se�ilmi�tir. Alan �al��malar�ndan elde edilen veriler, istatistik� analiz y�ntemi ile de�erlendirilerek, kamp�slerdeki sosyal ve k�lt�rel etkinlik alan� yeterlili�i, kullan�m s�releri, ula��labilirlik, kullan�c� profili ve kent kullan�m� ile ilgili sonu�lara ula��lm��t�r.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Kent d�� kamp�s; kent �niversitesi; kent i�i kamp�s; �niversite planlamas�; �niversitelerde sosyal mek�n.

Beg�m ER�EV�K, Feride �NAL. The Usage of Social Areas in University Campus Systems. Megaron. 2011; 6(3): 151-161

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