Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
IV. International Architectural Sciences and Applications Symposium, Girne, Kıbrıs (Kktc), 30 - 31 Mayıs 2024, ss.1, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
Lefebvre and Régulier introduced the concept of ‘everday life
(quotidien)’ instead of ‘daily life’ in their studies related to daily life. Everday life does not refer to
the functions performed uniformly by individuals, but rather points to the
common denominator of these functions; it is not the content but the sequencing
and programming of these functions. Everday life indicates the interaction of
linear and cyclical rhythms. In addition to cyclical rhythms that can be
considered as the rhythm of nature, linear rhythms arising from the activities
of individuals and society, which interact with the rhythm of urban space.
According to Lefebvre's (2017) polyrhythmic approach, the rhythms of different
events constitute the rhythm of space.
Cyclical rhythms diversify linear rhythms, and urban spatial rhythms
emerge through cyclical rhythms. While the rhythm of the city takes shape
between sunrise and sunset, within the historical progression, the rhythm of
the city is the totality of linear rhythms. Urban spaces not only affect the
daily life of the urban dweller but also the daily life of the urban dweller
influences urban rhythms, especially in the cultural and social rhythm of the
city. The analysis of the design and production of public spaces in cities
directly reveals the societal life aimed for. However, the most fundamental
fact here is the mutual influence of the city and everyday life. Simply
proposing an urban design will not be decisive in the societal life of urban
dwellers, and likewise, only the culture of living cannot be effective in the
development of public spaces in cities.
During the Fall Semester of 2023-2024, within the scope of the elective
course "Architecture and Everyday Life" at Kocaeli University's
Department of Architecture, rhythm analysis studies of various urban public
spaces in Izmit were conducted. In this study, the interaction between urban
space and everyday life will be addressed through the works of the course
students, focusing on Izmit's urban public spaces.