A Model Intended for Building the Design Education in the Context of Cultural Variety and Continuity: Sille Design Studio

Design studio in architectural design education is a process, built in the frame of different methods related to the aims those the studio instructor/s wants to learn, where the knowledge gained from other lessons is synthesized. The aim of this study is to make the architect candidates do the investigation related to the “place”, and live the experience of using the properties unique for the place as design criteria. Konya – Sille settlement an old Turkish – Greek settlement exhibiting an environment the people from different culture and religion lived together for a long time is given as the site area. The design problem is determined as “hospitality place” in this area where is under conservation and has a unique traditional texture. The stages in the studio process (i. Analyses, ii. Synthesis, iii. Evaluation) are evaluated for each student. The design products of the students fulfill the goals at the end from the point of adaptation to the physical and the cultural contexts.