Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH ONLINE JOURNAL OF DESIGN, ART AND COMMUNICATION (TOJDAC), cilt.15, sa.3, ss.984-1013, 2025 (Hakemli Dergi)
Although studies on the COVID-19 pandemic and open public spaces are ongoing, few studies specifically address the impact of the pandemic on public spaces and the changes that have been made. From this point of view, the study aims to develop quality parameters for squares, one of the public open spaces most affected by the pandemic. In the study, quality parameters for squares were developed in three stages: 1st stage: research of the studies before and during COVID-19 and identification of the modified and added parameters; 2nd stage: development of the square-oriented public space quality parameters based on the identified parameters; 3rd stage: analysis of the square-oriented public space quality parameters on the selected squares. As a result of analysing the 'square-oriented public space quality parameters' developed for the selected squares, it was found that the green space studies emphasised in the literature review remained in the background. In contrast, these studies came to the fore in the analyses conducted on the selected squares. The study of public space quality parameters oriented towards square design, which was developed by adding new parameters that consider the current pandemic context, will fill this field's gap. The square-oriented public space quality parameters developed in this study can be used in the evaluation of existing squares as well as in the design of new squares.