An Evaluation Concerning Participatory Approaches in Design Process: A Case Study in Istanbul - Levent Region= Tasar m Sürecinde Kat l mc Yakla mlara Dair Bir De erlendirme stanbul Levent B lgesinde Alan al mas

This article examines the relationship of society and architecture under the context of participative approaches in design processes. Participation methodologies are described as democratic enterprises in design process and user participation is a notion which can be realized by the collaboration of designer – city dweller (user) – local authorities. In this study the demand of user participation in contemporary life-style is emphasized and different participation methods are assessed together. Participative approaches strengthen the relations between society and architecture in spatial organizations. In this context, city dwellers (society) may have the right to have place in designing their environment by the contemporary participation methods and media. User participation approaches gained different dimensions with parallel to the changing of world. In the article, new understandings of user participation in design process are re-evaluated with historical and contemporary epochs. In this study, contemporary participation models will be analyzed by the help of theoretic postulations. Then the issue will be discussed in concern to Istanbul. Relation between city and city dweller in Istanbul will be introduced by a "case study in Levent" (globally developing region). Results of public survey in Levent regarding user participation will be presented. Article concludes with a participation proposal for Levent which discusses the methods of participation in pilot region and the social Dynamics of city-dwellers in Levent. al ma; tasar m süre lerinde, toplum mimarl k ili kisini kat l mc yakla mlar ba lam nda irdelemektedir. Tasar m sürecinde demokratik bir y ntem olarak nitelendirilen ve tasar mc – kentli – yerel y netimlerin i birli i ile uygulanan kullan c kat l m kavram n n günümüz ya am bi imindeki gereklili i vurgulanmakta ve konu ile ilgili y ntemler bir arada sunulmaktad r. Kat l mc yakla mlar, mekansal olu umlarda toplum-mimarl k ili kilerinin gü lenmesi i in k prü g revi ta maktad r. Bu ba lamda toplumlar, küresel düzene uygun ara ve y ntemler do rultusunda, kentlerdeki tasar m süre lerinde s z hakk na sahip olabilmelidir. Kat l mc yakla mlar olarak tan mlanan ve kentlileri tasar m sürecine dahil etmeyi ama layan uygulamalar, de i en dünya düzeni ile farkl boyutlar kazanm t r. al mada, küreselle me sonras kat l mc yakla mlar n tarihsel süre i inde geldi i durum de erlendirmektedir. Kat l m politikalar n n sahip olmas gereken güncel zellikler ortaya koyulmakta ve konu günümüze ait de erler er evesinde ele al nmaktad r. al ma