Kentin Postmodernitesi: “Postmodern Tüketim Kültürü Işığında Hedonik Bir Biçim Olarak Kent Tasarımı

Abstract

Cities, of course, can be read as texts. In relation to this concept, this study examines contemporary city design facilities which are conceived as a hedonic form influenced by postmodern consumer culture. According to this point of view, the city spaces and its architectural styles have developed into a space par excellence for consumption based on leisure times and daily life activities in more general. The major objective of the study is to offer characteristics and architectural styles of today’s urban spaces based on postmodern notions and postmodern consumption cultures. This study also gives a limited perspective and samples for Turkey. The discussion of research has shown that in cities under the influence of postmodernism specific processes of symbolic consumption occur, which reflects itself in the architectural styles of the city.