Dr Huriye Armagan Dogan Stewart
School of Architecture
Research Assistant
Full contact details
School of Architecture
Arts Tower
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN
- Profile
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Before my full-time scientific occupation, I practised as an architect in Turkey. I started working in architectural offices in 2004 and held various positions for twelve years. I mainly worked in restoration offices, which focused on preservation, restoration, and adaptive reuse of architectural heritage objects.
Between 2017 and 2024, I worked in the Research Centre of Architecture and Urbanism at the Institute of Architecture and Construction at Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania.
My research primarily focuses on the intersection of 7 topics.
1) Cultural memory
2) Perception
3) Impact of built environment on society
4) Sustainability
5) Preservation of cultural heritage
6) Adaptive reuse
7) Early 20th-century architectureEven though my PhD is in the History and Theory of Art and Architecture, I am mainly interested in using a wide spectrum of research methodologies, from digital humanities (biometrical measurement tools) to community engagement methods, to perform analysis and understand heritage and architectural design. My PhD thesis, which was titled "The Role of Cultural Memory in the Strategies of Adaptive re-use of Built Heritage: A Case Study of the Modern Movement", was awarded the Best Doctoral Thesis in the category of Social Sciences and Humanities by Baltic University Programme in 2021 due to the innovative approaches used while conducting the research, such as the eye-tracking glasses.
I have been a member of the editorial board at the Journal of Sustainable Architecture and Civil Engineering of Kaunas University of Technology since 2022.
- Qualifications
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- BArch Architecture
- MSc Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage
- PhD History and Theory of Art and Architecture
- Research interests
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The focus of my research is the perception of cultural heritage, specifically the heritage of the early 20th century. I mainly work on the characteristics of architectural objects and architectural heritage, which affect the perception of the observers. Furthermore, I focus on the impact of cultural memory and cultural background on perceiving architecture and the heritage of others.
My research is interdisciplinary and based on using different methodologies to measure and understand people’s perceptions of the physical and aesthetic qualities of architecture and heritage objects. I am also interested in sustainability aesthetics and biophilic design. While architecture can be perceived differently due to the background or emotional status of the observers, it can also affect observers both directly and indirectly. Therefore, I believe that research on the humanities perspective of architecture is essential for understanding the heritage and creating strategies for architectural design.
- Publications
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Books
- Exploring Heritage of the Modern Movement: Memory, Perception, Eye-Tracking and Adaptive Re-Use. KTU leidykla „Technologija“.
Journal articles
- A critique on private ownership and protection of architectural heritage: Case study of Arpaz Tower. A|Z ITU Journal of the Faculty of Architecture, 21(1), 99-112. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding heritage of early modernist sanatorium architecture: salutogenic design, healing effects of nature, memory, and impact on the spirit of place. Landscape architecture and art, 22(22), 32-43. View this article in WRRO
- Cardiogram of the park: quantitative analysis of walking scenarios of Trakų Vokė historic park. Landscape architecture and art, 22(22), 7-19. View this article in WRRO
- Architectural typologies appeared by modernism: case study of the Edirne zeppelin hangar. Art History and Criticism, 19(1), 70-80. View this article in WRRO
- A city shaped by modernist architecture: Sümerbank textile (cotton) Printing factory and its worker settlements. JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM, 47(2), 190-201. View this article in WRRO
- Disturbing values: historic thematic framework as a tool to deal with the Soviet architectural legacy. Buildings, 13(2). View this article in WRRO
- Reasons for deterioration of historical buildings and the significance of memory in the adaptive reuse process of architectural heritage: case study of Saint Vincent de Paul school in Istanbul. Wiadomosci Konserwatorskie, 2023(73), 24-33. View this article in WRRO
- A critique on authenticity and integrity in reconstruction: perception of architectural heritage and cities of postwar era from Europe. Art History & Criticism, 18(1), 174-186. View this article in WRRO
- Evaluation of the interventions to built heritage: analysis of selected façades of Kaunas by space syntax and sociological methods. Sustainability, 14(8). View this article in WRRO
- Empathy with place: understanding the concept and application of an artistic research approach using AI-based tools. Spatium, 2022(48), 57-68. View this article in WRRO
- Improvement of the cultural heritage perception potential model by the usage of eye-tracking technology. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 12(4), 321-344. View this article in WRRO
- Modernism and the phenomenon of Kaunas. Architecture and Urban Planning, 17(1), 161-168. View this article in WRRO
- Characterizing sustainability aesthetics of buildings and environments: methodological frame and pilot application to the hybrid environments. Landscape Architecture and Art, 19(19), 61-72. View this article in WRRO
- Computational analysis of biophilic scale distributions of façades in Kaunas city centre. Landscape Architecture and Art, 18(18), 16-28. View this article in WRRO
- Heritage in a globalised world: pilot study for perception by analysis of buildings’ potential. Architecture and Urban Planning, 16(1), 78-83. View this article in WRRO
- Office-nature integration trends and forest-office concept FO-AM. Architecture and Urban Planning, 16(1), 41-47. View this article in WRRO
- Same language different dialect: expression of the modern movement in Ankara and Kaunas. METU JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE, 37(2), 153-172. View this article in WRRO
- Perception of the modern movement in architecture as cultural heritage. Art History & Criticism, 16(1), 65-78. View this article in WRRO
- Implementation of eye tracking technology on cultural heritage research and practice. Igra ustvarjalnosti - Creativity Game, 2019(07), 16-21. View this article in WRRO
- Assessment of the perception of cultural heritage as an adaptive re-use and sustainable development strategy. Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, 9(3), 430-443. View this article in WRRO
- Integrating content analysis into urban research: compatibility with sociotope method and multimodal graph. SAGE Open, 9(1). View this article in WRRO
- Public spaces of Kaunas from the inter-war period to contemporary: content analysis. Architecture and Urban Planning, 14(1), 35-45. View this article in WRRO
- Potential for transformation of urban open public spaces in modernist multi-apartment districts in Lithuania. Architecture and Urban Planning, 14(1), 127-132. View this article in WRRO
- Impact of memento value on the perception of cultural heritage: case study of the modern movement and dialect of Kaunas. Science – Future of Lithuania, 10. View this article in WRRO
- Süsleme gerçekten bir suç mudur: modern hareket'de süsleme kullanımı. Kocaeli Üniversitesi Mimarlık ve Yaşam Dergisi, 3(1), 113-127. View this article in WRRO
- Integrated socio-spatial analysis of Soviet era modernist urbanization and its consequences in Lithuanian cities: methodological outline. Architecture and Urban Planning, 13(1), 79-84. View this article in WRRO
- The effects of user and function changes in preservation and adaptive re-use of historical buildings: Bağlarbaşı Saint Vincent De Paul French school. Journal of Restoration & Conservation, 19, 14-31. View this article in WRRO
Chapters
- 4 Detailed Analysis of Usage of Open Public Spaces in Modernist and Traditional Urban Blocks, Modernization of Public Spaces in Lithuanian Cities (pp. 253-294). Sciendo
Conference proceedings papers
- Relationship Between Complexity and Perception of Aesthetics - A Case Study of the Modern Movement in Architecture. Resilience in Research and Practice : Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2022)
- Open Public Spaces and Life Quality in Cities. SPACE International Conference on Sustainable Architecture, Planning and Urban Design
- Modernism and National Style: Heritage and Present Society. International Conference on Conservation of 20th Century Heritage from Architecture to Landscape
- Adaptive Re-use, Sustainability and The Modern Movement. Beyond All Limits, International Congress on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design
- Sustainable Urban Planning: Analysis of Open Public Spaces in Post-Soviet Districts of Lithuanian Cities. Beyond All Limits, International Congress on Sustainability in Architecture, Planning, and Design, Congress Proceedings
Exhibitions
- Laisves Avenue: Creative Documenting of Architecture with the Usage of Artificial
Intelligence. Kaunas University of Technology.
- Kulautuva: Artistic Interpretations of Artificial Intelligence. Akaciju Aleja, Kulautuva.
- Art Interpterations of Spirit of Place of Panemunė with Artificial Intelligence. KINAS "Panemunė".
Website content
- Elements of architectural language which affect the perception of heritage: An experiment using eye-tracking technology.
- Perception of Architectural Heritage.
- Exploring Heritage of the Modern Movement: Memory, Perception, Eye-Tracking and Adaptive Re-Use. KTU leidykla „Technologija“.
- Research group
- Grants
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- 2022-Digital Champions Fellowships: “Forgotten Masterpieces: Capacity Building and Knowledge Exchange in Architecture through Digitization” funded by the Creative Europe Programme
- 2021-Award for the Best Doctoral Thesis in the category of Social Sciences and Humanities by Baltic University Programme
- 2018, 2019-Award of Most Active PhD in the Scientific Field of Humanities at Kaunas University of Technology
- Professional activities and memberships
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Member of Chamber of Architects, Section of UIA in Turkey