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How do High-Rise Buildings Affect the Mental Image of Users? Case Study: Seljuk Tower in Konya

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

Volume 16 (2023): Issue 3 (September 2023)

By: Navid Khaleghimoghaddam

Open Access

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Figures & Tables

The conceptual model of study [Source: Author]

First row: the location of Konya [Source: satellites.pro/Google_plan/Konya map]; The second row: the location of the case study in the city [Source: Google maps]; The third and fourth row: Case study photos [Source: Author]

Scattering of answers in response to the question: A) How do you rate the beauty of the tower form? And B) How new and innovative is the form of the tower in your opinion? [Source: Author]

Scattering of answers in response to the question: A) How suitable is the using composite and glass for the facade of this building? And B) To what extent does standing next to the tower give you a pleasant feeling? [Source: Author]

A) What extent does the height of the tower match the surrounding environment? And B) to what extent has the tower distinguished itself from the surrounding environment due to its height? [Source: Author]

The relationship between users’ interest in the tower and its physical characteristics in the city context [Source: Author]

Variable	Correlation Coefficient	Significance Level
The sense of pleasure when facing the tower	0.591	0.000
Newness and innovations in the form of the tower	0.512	0.000
The pleasantness of the materials used in the facade	0.421	0.001
The pleasantness of the tower's location in the city centre	0.311	0.000

The relationship between the beauty of the tower's form and its physical characteristics [Source: Author]

Variable	Correlation Coefficient	Significance Level
The sense of pleasure when facing the tower	0.587	0.001
Distinguishing the tower's form in the city context	0.494	0.001
Newness and innovations in the form of the tower	0.449	0.000
The pleasantness of the materials used in the facade	0.310	0.000
The pleasantness of the tower's location in the city centre	0.214	0.001

Frequency distribution by gender of participants [Source: Author]

Participants		Education Degree					Total
Participants		High school	Associate	Bachelor	Master	Post Graduate	Total
Gender	Male	1313%	2423%	4039%	1716.5%	98.5%	103100%
Gender	Female	1917%	1311%	6757%	119.60%	45.40%	114100%
Total		3214.7%	3717%	10749%	2812.9%	136.40%	217100%

A sample t-test of affective, cognitive, interpretative, and evaluative dimensions [Source: Author]

Dimension	N	Mean Value	Average	SD	T	P-Value
Affective	217	3	4.49	0.63	17.87	0.001
Cognitive	217	3	4.01	0.49	15.63	0.001
Evaluative	217	3	3.46	0.51	18.07	0.001
Interpretative	217	3	3.09	0.78	16.35	0.001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0030 | Journal eISSN: 2720-6947 | Journal ISSN: 1899-0142

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Language: English

Page range: 21 - 30

Submitted on: May 10, 2023

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Accepted on: Sep 12, 2023

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Published on: Oct 20, 2023

Published by: Silesian University of Technology

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

Keywords:

High-rise buildings,

Perceptual components,

Users’ preferences

Related subjects:

Architecture and design,

Architects, buildings

© 2023 Navid Khaleghimoghaddam, published by Silesian University of Technology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

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