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Article A Comparative Research on Space of Women in Prayer Place Interiors of Celestial Religions: Cases From Istanbul(Gazi Univ, 2020) Disli, Gulsen; Ozcan, ZuhalCross-cultural comparison has been used in architecture mostly to discuss the components of culture, knowledge, and value systems, yet to date there is not a specific comparative study on gendered architecture in prayer places of celestial religions, namely Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Hence, this study aims to reveal how attendance of women in prayer places with different national, historic, religious, and cultural characteristics shaped architectural space organization and to assess potential similarities and differences of women's section in prayer spaces of celestial religions by examining literature survey, archival and historic research, including field observations. In addition to general observations in building scale, some exemplary historic synagogues, churches, and mosques in Istanbul still in use have been chosen as case studies, and their plan typologies, as well as types and locations of women's galleries/sections have been discussed. Cross-cultural comparison parameters were; development of women's section in prayer places as a structured architectural space and basic architectural terminologies used to define women's section. The major conclusion of the study is that originally women had right to worship in prayer spaces without any physical separation in all three religions, yet in time the place of women had a more defined/divided/structured character especially in Islam and Judaism. The study also indicates that while at present day, gendered architecture is still the predominant approach in Islam and in Orthodox Judaism; mix congregation in a single-unsegregated space for both sexes is more common in contemporary society of Christianity.Article Citation - Scopus: 2Leed Certified Mixed-Use Residential Buildings in Istanbul: a Study on Category-Based Performances(Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture, 2021) Süzer, O.The building industry has a significant negative effect on climate change and increases other environmental problems at the global scale. LEED, which is one of the most globally used environmental assessment tool, provides the certification of projects according to the evaluation criteria of green buildings under certain categories. On the other hand, an emerging form of architecture, the mixed-use residential high-rise building (MRB), appears in larger numbers especially in the metropolitans of developing countries, such as Istanbul. This building typology displays a positive approach in the context of sustainability. Since they are high-budget projects addressing to high-income groups, it is inherently expected that they have a green approach as a social responsibility. The objective of this study is to analyze LEED certified MRBs in Istanbul by focusing on their prioritization of evaluation categories. LEED’s database revealed a total of twenty-one certified projects under the New Constructions (v.3) scheme. Based on the gained points by these projects, mean rank values of the evaluation categories were calculated, which indicated the priorities given by this sample group. Furthermore, the conducted Kruskal-Wallis test showed there was highly significant difference among the rankings of the categories for these projects. Based on these rank order tests, obtained category priority order of MRBs was compared to the one implied by LEED’s assigned category weights. It was found that Energy and Atmosphere category gained much lower attention than required. Taking the results of the study into account, certain conclusions were drawn for this building type in Istanbul. © 2021, Istanbul Teknik Universitesi, Faculty of Architecture. All rights reserved.