SPACE IN PANDEMIC: The Use of Indoor & Outdoor Space During the Lockdown in Pandemic

This one-year project is funded by FMV ISIK University is conducted together with SPACE Studies of Planning and Architecture. The aim of the study is to understand the transformation of the space by examining its usage practices during the pandemic process in terms of users’ perceptions and relationships with each other. The study covers the individual’s living space and its immediate surroundings. The immediate surroundings are defined as semi-public spaces (such as balcony, garden etc.) and public spaces close to the individual’s houses.

As part of the research project, international workshops and seminars were held. The use of space and the domestic spatial problems and solutions that arose during the pandemic have been investigated in the workshops. The workshops analysed our spaces beyond physical boundaries and reconsider our living environments both in and outside. The seminars have been prepared and delivered by experts from various disciplines. For the workshops and seminars organised within the project, please check SPACE Joint Events or the project’s website. The outcomes of the project can be found on this page. 

Lead Researchers

Dr Elif Suyuk Makakli

Dr Pinar Engincan

Researchers

Dr Nuran Zeren Gulersoy

Dr Ahsen Ozsoy

Dr Gulay Kepsutlu

Dicle Zeylan

Research Assistants

Ebru Yucesan

Ozge Celik Yilmaz

Betul Ozar

Research Project website

Outcomes

Exhibitions

28-30 May 2022 “Feyziye Schools Foundation Işık Schools and Işık University Culture Art Technology Days”, Fisekhane, Istanbul

18-23 July 2022, Istanbul Planning Agency, IPA Campus, Istanbul.

08-23 July 2022 Docklands Academy, London

Works Exhibited
Publications

Süyük Makaklı, E., Engincan, P.,  Zeren Gülersoy, N., Özsoy, A., Kepsutlu, G., Zeycan, D., Yücesan, E., Ozar, B., Çelik Yılmaz, Ö. (2022). “The changing meaning of urban open spaces through the pandemic process: Workshop Experiences” International Conference on Changing Cities V: Spatial, Design, Landscape, Heritage & Socio-economic Dimensions, Corfu Island, Greece, 20-25 June 2022.

Süyük Makaklı, E., Engincan, P.,  Zeren Gülersoy, N., Özsoy, A., Kepsutlu, G., Zeycan, D., Yücesan, E., Ozar, B., Çelik Yılmaz, Ö. (2022).  Experiences from “Space in Pandemic Workshop”: Searching for solutions to the transformation of the space. Pandemics and the changing built environment Learning from history, planning our future. Pandemics and Urban Form (PUF2022), Istanbul, Turkey. 28-30 April 2022.

Süyük Makaklı, E., Engincan, P.,  Zeren Gülersoy, N., Özsoy, A., Kepsutlu, G., Zeycan, D., Yücesan, E., Ozar, B., Çelik Yılmaz, Ö. (2022). “Online Design Workshops During the Pandemic: Potentials & Constraints” SPACE International Conference 2022 on Architecture and Design Education, London, UK, 8-9 July 2022.