Dallı, M and Soyluk, A (2024) Ethical analysis of architecture on structural irregularities in major earthquakes in Turkey. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 15(2), pp. 259-273. ISSN 1759-5916
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study is to question the relationship between architectural ethical codes and faults in earthquakes. Earthquakes have devastating effects on all societies in history and today. And the relationship and importance of the architect and building, one of the most important roles of these destructive effects, is once again revealed in every earthquake. Although there are some restrictions or warnings for architects and the architectural profession to reduce this destructive effect in many regulations and ethical codes, it is possible to see the defects caused by architectural design and the destruction caused by these defects in every new earthquake. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, the most destructive earthquakes in Turkey in the past 20 years (Bingöl, Van, Elazig and Izmir) and the 1999 Marmara earthquake, which was the most destructive earthquake in Turkey’s recent history, and the damages occurred in these earthquakes and their causes were examined. Although the scope of the study is “destructive earthquakes that have occurred in the past 20 years in Turkey”, the Marmara Earthquake, which occurred in 1999, when the destructive effect of the earthquake was seen the most and architectural design errors were intense, was also included in the scope of the study. And to have a more comprehensive understanding of how these defects are examined in terms of ethical codes and to make a more comprehensive comparison, ethical codes from different countries in the world have been researched and a review has been made on topics such as public welfare, human rights and raising the standard of the profession. Findings: This study concludes by reviewing the key factors learned from the examined ethical codes of different countries. Finding ethical codes of different countries was challenging to gain approval. In addition, the study ends with recommendations in terms of questioning the regulations and education curriculum relations on a country basis. Originality/value: This study, which targets architect candidates who carry out the profession of architecture and continue their architectural education, evaluates the architectural design flaws seen in earthquakes through ethical codes and forms a basis for further studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | architectural design flaws; architecture and ethic; earthquake resistant design; ethical codes; major earthquakes in Turkey; structural irregularities |
| Index terms: | architect, profession, earthquake, Turkey, regulation, human rights, methodology, architectural design, history, society, approval, damages, architectural education |
| Subjects: | Geography, design practice, research methods, communities and social development, political science, environmental hazards, institututions, dispute resolution, criminal law, contractual role, profession, architectural and construction history, curriculum design |
| Topics: | Contract Administration, Education, Design Practice, Legal Issues, Stakeholder Management, Roles and Professions, Sustainability, Governance, Research Practice, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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