Forming Memory Through Architectural Drawings

Drawing refers to a cognitive activity in which understanding, expressing, experiencing and storing information is performed simultaneously. This article argues that drawing reveals an external and embodied memory while processing information about the environment in which the individual is experienced or constructed. Memory formed by drawing is defined as a memory transferred to the material that has the processing abilities of mental memory such as retention, reactivation and reconstruction of the information. The cognitive process revealed by the drawing includes both the action and the material drawn. In the research, this reflective process is covered through the �distributed cognition� approach which argues that cognition is not limited to the mind but occurs inside the relationship with its environment. With this approach, the present article focuses on the relationship between the drawn and mental representations while investigating the process of recognition and recollection in drawing. The research aims to experience memory formation through drawing in line with the theoretical approach presented. In this context, it questions how the memory that is actively revealed in the drawing process is formed by means of a case study. In the case study, memory traces formed in the drawings as a result of a defined series of drawing activities were observed, and how the spatial experience was represented on the material was analysed. As a result of the study, how the perception of the space is formed and how it is transferred to the material is evaluated in line with the presented theoretical approach.

Keywords: Distributed cognition, drawing; drawn memory; forming memory; traces of the experience.

Mimari �izimler ile Bellek Olu�turma

Gaye Bezircio�lu Senvenli, G�l�in Pulat G�kmen
�stanbul Teknik �niversitesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, �stanbul.

�izim bilgiyi anlama, ifade etme, deneyimleme ve depolaman�n birlikte ortaya kondu�u bili�sel bir aktivitedir. Bu makale, �izimin bireyin deneyimledi�i veya in�a etti�i ortam ile ilgili bilgileri i�lerken, bu bilginin harici ve somutla�t�r�lm�� bir belle�i ortaya koydu�unu savunmaktad�r. �izim yolu ile olu�turulan bellek; bilgiyi tutma, yeniden etkinle�tirme, yeniden yap�land�rma gibi zihinsel belle�in i�lem yetilerine sahip, materyale aktar�lm�� bir bellek olarak tan�mlanmaktad�r. �izimin ortaya koydu�u bili�sel süre� �izim eylemi ve �izilen materyali kapsamaktad�r. Ara�t�rmada etkile�imli bu süre� bili�in zihin ile s�n�rl� kalmad��n�, �evre ile kurdu�u ili�kide olu�tu�unu savunan �da��t�lm�� bili�� yakla��m� üzerinden ele al�nmaktad�r. Bu yakla��m ile �izilen temsiller ve zihinsel temsiller aras�ndaki ili�kiye odaklan�lmakta, �izimde tan�ma ve anlama süre�leri ara�t�r�lmaktad�r. Ara�t�rma, �izim yolu ile bellek olu�umunu sunulan teorik yakla��m do�rultusunda deneyimlemeyi ama�lamaktad�r. Bu ba�lamda yap�lan olgu �al��mas� arac�l�� ile �izim sürecinde aktif olarak ortaya konan belle�in nas�l olu�tu�unu sorgulamaktad�r. Olgu �al��mas�nda, tan�mlanan bir dizi �izim aktivitesi sonucu �izimlerde olu�an bellek izleri g�zlemlenmi�, mek�nsal deneyimin materyal üzerinde nas�l temsil edildi�i analiz edilmi�tir. �al��man�n sonucunda mek�n alg�s�n�n nas�l olu�tu�u ve bunun materyale nas�l aktar�ld�� sunulan teorik yakla��m do�rultusunda de�erlendirilmi�tir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Da��t�lm�� bili�, �izim; �izilmi� haf�za; haf�za olu�turmak; deneyimin izleri.

Gaye Bezircio�lu Senvenli, G�l�in Pulat G�kmen. Forming Memory Through Architectural Drawings. Megaron. 2021; 16(1): 1-9

Corresponding Author: Gaye Bezircio�lu Senvenli, T�rkiye

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