مرکز منطقه ای اطلاع رساني علوم و فناوري - The investigation of structural deterioration in Ayvalık traditional buildings

Abstract :

Architecture is reflecting our changes as a society and the development of economic, political and cultural as a whole. The reflection of different cultures through the physical structure of the city is still waiting for protection in order to be a reference point for tomorrow. Examples of architectural heritage both in pattern and in single building scales need to be concerned with and cared. Architecture is reflecting our changes as a society and the development of economic, political and cultural as a whole. Ayvalık, today, is a small seaside town which is the focus of interest in the concept of cultural tourism. Ayvalık architecture which is the technique and art, is the permanent indicator of social life, culture, economic life and the structural identities of community. Constructed 18th and 19th centuries, Ayvalık traditional houses are examples of excellent architecture reflecting the life of the Turkish and Greek society. Related to this prospect, those associations reflect Greek’s and Ottoman’s architectural culture and identity to the physical formation of their buildings. There are many important historical buildings and especially housing in pattern of a settlement. The living spaces reflect life. Each building has architectural, historical and cultural messages for its environment and the future.