Faculty Publications

Journal Publications (since 2020)

Yasemin Afacan

• Aysu Nur Koc, Burcu A. Urgen, Yasemin Afacan, “Task-modulated neural responses in scene-selective regions of the human brain,” Vision Research, vol. 227, pp. 108539 – , 2025. PDF
• Dilay Seda Özgen Turan, Yasemin Afacan, Elif Surer, “Effects of biophilic design on sustainable behaviors: introducing the use of serious game as a measure of sustainable behavior,” Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research, vol. , pp. , 2024. PDF
• Irem Caglayan, Yasemin Afacan, “Clustering-based agent system (CAS) to simulate the energy-related behaviours of office occupants,” Architectural Science Review, vol. , pp. , 2024. PDF
• Yasemin Afacan, “Experimental assessment of impact of different ventilation modes on cognitive and academic performance: A study based on classrooms in Türkiye,” Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 86, pp. 108849 – , 2024. PDF
• Yasemin Afacan, “Exploring the Facilitators of the Gerotranscendence Theory: Correlations among Sustainable Behaviors, Biophilic Design, and Nature Connectedness,” HERD-Health Environments Research and Design Journal, vol. 17, pp. 150 – 171, 2024. PDF
• Yasemin Afacan, Billur Barshan, “Exploring the Importance and Performance Priorities of Older Adults With a User-Centred Approach to Create a Fall-Free Bathroom,” International journal of older people nursing, vol. 19, pp. e12623 – , 2024. PDF
• A. Santos Nouri, I. Charalampopoulos-, Y.Afacan, A. Matzarakis, “Detection and quantification of seasonal human heat and cold stress frequencies in representative existing and future urban canyons: The case of Ankara,” Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 153, pp. 593 – 620, 2023. PDF
• B. Gündoğdu, A.Santos Nouri, Y.Afacan, A. Matzarakis, “Investigating the impacts of shaded outdoor spaces on thermal adaptation and cognitive performance of university students in classroom environments,” International Journal of Biometeorology, vol. 67, pp. 1941 – 1955, 2023. PDF
• Y. Afacan, “Impacts of urban living lab (ULL) on learning to design inclusive, sustainable, and climate-resilient urban environments,” Land Use Policy, vol. 124, pp. 106443-1–10, 2023. PDF
• Y. Afacan, “Impacts of Biophilic Design on the Development of Gerotranscendence and the Profile of Mood States during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Ageing and Society, vol. , pp. 1-25, 2022. PDF
• A.S. Nouri, Y. Afacan, O. Caliskan, T-P. Lim, A. Matzarakis, “Approaching environmental human thermophysiological thresholds for the case of Ankara, Turkey,” Theoretical and Applied Climatology, vol. 143, pp. 533-555, 2021. PDF
• I. Caglayan, Y. Afacan, “Simulation-based Service Walkthrough (SBSW) to Assess Airport Environment Performance,” Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research, vol. 15, pp. 905-924, 2021. PDF
• P. Mahmoudzadeh, Y. Afacan, M.N. Adi, “Analyzing occupants’ control over lighting systems in office settings using immersive virtual environments,” Building and Environment, vol. 196, pp. 107823-1–15, 2021. PDF
• S.M. Tasoz, Y. Afacan, “Simulated physical ageing: A prioritized persona-based model for accessible interiors in senior housing environments,” Indoor and Built Environment, vol. , pp. 1-16, 2020. PDF

Burçak Altay

• Gökçe Orlu Özen, Çağrı İmamoğlu, Elif Sürer, Burçak Altay, “Visual attention allocation between social and navigational cues during wayfinding: An eye-tracking study in virtual reality”. Iperception. vol. 17(1), 2026. PDF
• Büşra Altıntepe, Burçak Altay, “Restaurant inclusivity: Parents’ and children’s perspectives,” International Journal of Hospitality Management, vol. 128, pp. 104153 – , 2025. PDF
• Damla Yurttaş, Burçak Altay, “The role of the physical environment on formal and informal mindfulness: the sensory retreat experience,” Senses and Society, vol. , pp. , 2025. PDF
• Negin Froughisaeid, Burçak Altay, “Assessment of the Physical and Architectural Features of Nursing Homes in Türkiye,” HERD-Health Environments Research and Design Journal, vol. 18, pp. 268 – 290, 2025. PDF
• Burçak Altay, Nicole Porter, “Designing for Mindfulness and Global Public Health: Where Inner Awareness Meets the External Environment,” Mindfulness, vol. , pp. , 2024. PDF
• Burçak Altay, “Creating mindful spaces: Educational practices for interior design,” Journal of Interior Design, vol. 48, pp. 215 – 222, 2023. PDF
• Burçak Altay, Elif Salcı, “Exploring designers’ finishing materials selection for residential interior spaces,” Architectural Engineering and Design Management, vol. , pp. , 2023. PDF
• B. Altay, “Multisensory experience of public interiors,” Senses and Society, vol. 16, pp. 292-307, 2021. PDF
• B. Altay, N. Porter, “Educating the mindful design practitioner,” Thinking Skills and Creativity, vol. 41, pp. 100842-1–19, 2021.

Halime Demirkan

• Samah Obeid, Halime Demirkan, “The Role of Architectural Boundaries in Shaping Visitors’ Aesthetic Experiences in Virtual Exhibition Environments,” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. , pp. , 2026. PDF
• Büşra Gümüşay Özbek, Halime Demirkan, Owain Pedgley, “A communication-driven method for enhancing user participation in the design process,” Design Journal, vol. , pp. , 2025. PDF
• Melis Yeşiltepe, Halime Demirkan, “Influence of empathic design process on universally designed kitchen environments in an online project-based course,” International Journal of Technology and Design Education, vol. , pp. , 2025. PDF
• Tugce Elver Boz, Ismail Hakkı Bayer, Seyda Evsen, Halime Demirkan, Burcu A. Urgen, “Neuroarchitecture of aesthetic experience: Investigating brain oscillations for interior spaces with curved boundaries in virtual reality.,” Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and The Arts, vol. , pp. , 2025. PDF
• Gizem Yenel Güler, Halime Demirkan, “Evaluating the relationship between visual privacy and work-process interactions in open-plan offices: a space syntax approach,” Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research, vol. , pp. , 2024. PDF
• T.E. Boz, H. Demirkan, B.A. Urgen, “Visual perception of the built environment in virtual reality: A systematic characterization of human aesthetic experience in spaces with curved boundaries,” Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and The Arts, vol. 18, pp. 1043-1058, 2024. PDF
• Tugce Elver Boz, Halime Demirkan, Burcu A. Urgen, “The Aesthetic Experience of Interior Spaces with Curvilinear Boundaries and Various Space Properties in Immersive and Desktop-Based Virtual Environments,” Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and The Arts, vol. , pp. , 2024. PDF
• B. Diker, H. Demirkan, “Distress, anxiety, boredom, and their relation to the interior spaces under COVID-19 lockdowns,” Archnet-IJAR International Journal of Architectural Research, vol. 17, pp. 743-758, 2023. PDF
• Melis Yeşiltepe, Halime Demirkan, “Reflection of Empathic Design Process on Interior Architecture Students’ Universal Design Solutions,” METU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, vol. 40, pp. 59 – 82, 2023. PDF
• S. Obeid, H. Demirkan, “The influence of virtual reality on design process creativity in basic design studios,” Interactive Learning Environments, vol. 31, pp. 1841-1859, 2023. PDF
• B. Diker, H. Demirkan, “Evaluating Interior Architectural Elements That Influence Perception of Spaciousness in Isolated, Confined, and Extreme Environments,” International Journal of Digital Innovation in the Built Environment, vol. 11, pp. 1-15, 2022. PDF
• S. Yekanialibeiglou, H. Demirkan, L. Denti, “Enhancing creativity in activity-based offices: A critical incident study of knowledge workers,” Creativity and Innovation Management, vol. 30, pp. 763-782, 2021. PDF
• I. Memikoglu, H. Demirkan, “Exploring staircases as architectural cues in virtual vertical navigation,” International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, vol. 138, pp. 102397-1–16, 2020. PDF

Nuri Cihan Kayaçetin

• Başak Yüncü Karanfil, Nuri Cihan Kayaçetin, Ayşegül Tereci, Neslihan Bıyıklı, Merve Kılınç Gilisıralıoğlu, Diğdem Karaer, “From global evidence to local action plan: a novel building decarbonization maturity scale and roadmap for nZEB office buildings in developing contexts − case of Türkiye,” Energy and Buildings, vol. 348, pp. 116443 – , 2025. PDF
• Qiuxian Li, Dirk Saelens, Nuri Cihan Kayaçetin, Rengin Aslanoğlu, Joost van Hoof, Chiara Piccardo, “A systematic literature review on circularity assessment indicators and frameworks in the built environment,” Sustainable Production and Consumption, vol. 58, pp. 412 – 431, 2025. PDF
• N. Cihan Kayaçetin, Burak Hozatlı, “Whole life carbon assessment of representative building typologies for nearly zero energy building definitions,” Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 95, pp. 110214 – , 2024. PDF

Nilgün Olguntürk

• Ipek Yalcin, Nilgün Olguntürk, “Living room atmospheres: Exploring how luminance contrast and colour influence domestic space,” Light and Engineering, vol. 33, pp. 15 – 26, 2025. PDF
• Ipek Yalcin, Nilgün Olguntürk, “Visual Experience of Space: Relating Textual Descriptions of Perceived Atmosphere to Luminance Contrast Metrics,” ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, vol. 22, pp. 10 – , 2025. PDF
• S.Y. Bilal, R. Aslanoglu, N. Olgunturk, “Colour, emotion, and behavioral intentions in city hotel guestrooms,” Color Research and Application, vol. 47, pp. 771-782, 2022. PDF
• B. Ulusoy, N. Olgunturk, R. Aslanoglu, “Pairing colours in residential architecture for different interior types,” Color Research and Application, vol. 46, pp. 1079-1090, 2021. PDF
• B. Ulusoy, N. Olgunturk, R. Aslanoglu, “Colour semantics in residential interior architecture on different interior types,” Color Research and Application, vol. 45, pp. 941-952, 2020. PDF
• D. Atli, N. Olgunturk, R. Aslanoglu, D. Sekulovski, P. Seuntiens, “Effects of colour and chromatic light on depth perception,” Journal of Modern Optics, vol. 67, pp. 161-166, 2020. PDF
• E. Fasllija, N. Olgunturk, D. Guvenc, “Colour-texture mapping associations in terms of preference,” Coloration Technology, vol. 136, pp. 468-475, 2020. PDF
• E. Gunes, N. Olgunturk, “Color-emotion associations in interiors,” Color Research and Application, vol. 45, pp. 129-141, 2020. PDF
• S. Odabasioglu, N. Olgunturk, “Effect of area on color harmony in simulated interiors,” Color Research and Application, vol. 45, pp. 710-727, 2020. PDF

Pınar Sezginalp

• S.B. Rottmann & P. Sezginalp-Özçetin, “Domesticity and dwelling in displacement: home-making practices of Syrian women in Istanbul houses”, Gender, Place & Culture, vol. 32(4), 520–542, 2025. PDF
• P. Sezginalp, “Viewing Ulus from within Republican Interiors: Atatürk’s Presidential Residence”, Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 13(2), 255-270, 2025. PDF
• P. Sezginalp-Özçetin, “İnsanların Hayatına Dokunmuş bir Sanat Yapısı: Maruf Önal’ın Reks Sineması”. Mimarlık, vol. 440, 2024. URL