ROLE OF CULTURE IN SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

Sinem Kultur
Bahcesehir University, Turkey
Keywords: sustainable architecture, culture, local identity, eco-cultural
Introduction
“Sustainable architecture” being discussed in a great many publications is a highly
controversial issue. In literature, various terminology is referred to express this kind of
architecture such as; environmental design in 1970s, green design in 1980s, ecological
design in late 1980s and 1990s and lastly sustainable architecture from mid-1990s until
today. This proves the existence of an architecture that is building-oriented and has the main
concern to be nature-responsive till mid-1990s. On the other hand, sustainable architecture
including all the previous architectural approaches as a main heading can be considered as
an environmental responsive architectural practice not only from morphological aspects but
also with its contribution to social, cultural and economic infrastructure of the region.