Artium

Öz

In the globalizing world, the transfer of the cultural fabric of cities and regions, urban landscapes, to future generations is deemed a pivotal issue. Imitative endeavors, crafted to pass on local culture through architectural works, not only breed misunderstandings of the local culture but also impede architectural development. The incorporation of local culture into original architectural works and its fusion with modern architecture has emerged as a formidable design challenge. The transmission of this design challenge and the associated awareness to architects can be achieved by emphasizing the subject in studio education. In this context, a boutique hotel design project was executed in Sille, a historic settlement, as part of the Konya Technical University Department of Architecture Studio 4 course during the 2022-2023 Spring Semester. Throughout the course, students were tasked with developing projects within the framework of the concept of ‘place’. The expectation was for students not only to grasp the concept of ‘place’ but also to comprehend its seamless integration into the architectural project and resolve the spatial organization of the hotel. At the end of the semester, six student projects were selected and evaluated within the scope of the study. The analysis of project proposals revealed that while students demonstrated an understanding of the concept of ‘place’, there was a partial inadequacy in effectively reflecting the local culture in their architectural projects. In this regard, it may be considered to add other course(s) to the curriculum to support the design process, especially to enable students to grasp the relationship more easily between local culture and architecture.