Investigating the Correlation between Interior Space, Form and Structure in Case of Cultural Centers

Interior space, formal appearance and formative structure are elements and concepts of an architectural project that faced major developments during the twentieth century onwards by various influential architects. The architectural project was studied by those architects to create a more comprehend and unified design in terms of the determine aspects between the space, form and structure. This study, intends to study the space, form and structure of an architectural project to emphasize their relation and defining elements. Therefore, this thesis aims to investigate the generator role of interior spaces on formal appearance and formative structure of an architectural project. However, it investigates the relation in the case of cultural centres. To implement this relation, a theoretical research was conductto analyse the development of these aspects by the various architects and a further theoretical study on the defining elements of each aspect in design. So, 10 constructed case studies of cultural centres was analysed according to the literature definitions of an architectural project to study the generator role of space on form and structure. The analysis shows the strong created design in the cases of reflecting the interior spaces characteristics on the exterior form and the used structural system. It is understood that developing an interior-oriented architectural project results in an integrated design through the different layers of the project. Key Words: space, form, structure, architectural project, cultural centres