Mimarlık Öğrencilerinin Deprem ve Konut Algısı Üzerine Bir Araştır.

The study aims to determine how the university students conceptually perceive the housing, which is the building group most affected by the destruction in the cities that were largely destroyed after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes. In the survey conducted with the participation of a total of 183 students who experienced earthquakes, felt shaking and did not experience an earthquake; they were asked to indicate which concepts the earthquake, the house before the earthquake and the house after the earthquake evoked in their minds. When students are told “earthquake”, the concept of fear/panic comes to the fore in a very dominant way. The top 10 most repeated associations in the formation of the “earthquake” image in the minds of the students are listed as fear/panic, destruction/disaster, death, shaking/concussion, debris/destruction, anxiety, loss, despair, darkness, and pain. When students are told “residence/house before earthquake”, the top 10 most repeated associations in total are listed as safety/safe space, living/living space, family, peace/comfort, home, sheltering/shelter, warm/sincere, belonging, take refuge/asylum, durable/resistant. When students are told “housing/house after earthquake”, fear/panic, durable/resistant, insecurity, debris/destruction, anxiety, family, ruin, living/living space, grave, trust are found to be sorted. As a result, it is thought that the associations and results revealed by these analyzes will contribute to the sensitivity and recovery of an earthquake survivor or an individual with fear of earthquakes when they need psychological support. In addition, it is expected to shed light on the solid and trust-building designs and plans that the individual and society expect for the formation of their physical environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]