ANALYSIS OF THE REFLECTION OF LANDSCAPE PATTERN LANGUAGE PRINCIPLES ON URBAN GREEN AREAS
Ümit Akar, Perisu Akar
Abstract:
The present study aims to develop a systematic mode of assessment for landscape and park designs in particular and to demonstrate the formation of a common design and pattern language by performing factual analyses on the planning of distinguished parks that are pioneers in their field with their trend and design fiction, or ones that became urban, national or global symbols in time with the implementation of their principles. In the present study, the parks around the world that are pioneers in terms of design, trends, concepts or values were regarded as material and general analysis frameworks based on the values formed by various thinkers and landscape architects were created. In this context, the method of analysis was classified and evaluated in macro and micro dimensions. These analyses were performed with two phases. In the first phase, the large-scale principles were analyzed as macro phenomena based on Christopher Alexander’s pattern language criteria. In the second phase, the small-scale criteria were evaluated on the parks as micro principles by referring to the basic planning styles of Simon Bell. Based on the data obtained from the analyses, the formation of design criteria and the development of a common pattern language in park designs were considered as important factors and the macro-micro basic planning principles were classified. It was shown that within the general framework, these principles revealed holistic concepts and fiction in park design practices. Accordingly, the findings were applied to the family gardens Aziziye and 100.Yıl by forming a common design language. Based on the findings determined as a result of the study, the formation of a pattern language was regarded as a determinant in planning practices. It is observed that the phenomena are influential in the revelation of a holistic design and the formation of concepts and fiction in parks. In the design of Aziziye and 100.Yil Aile parks in Erzurum, the phenomena were implemented as part of a planning method that is defined and reflective of style. Additionally, this can also be classified as a method that criticizes and analyzes the legibility and comprehensibility of the parks and leads to the formation of a style in this direction
Keywords:
landscape architecture, pattern language, design principles, urban parks, phenomenon.