The research of popular culture - architecture relationship on tourism buildings

Architecture-popular culture relationship is especially appeared in late 25 year and became an important argument subject in archtiecture agenda. Popular culture concept is called a sub culture because that is a daily life culture has features like ? belong to public? and common shared tastes. However it survives and become active in every area in life as a result of supply and demand. It consitutes its own cultural definition, estetic values and communication language. Postmodernist idea is one of the base point of the popular culture. Especially it is so important in ralationship with architecture. But Popular culture and developing consumption culture within has became changed postmodernism?s own values. Concepts like regionalism, historicism is used by consumption culture and dissolved inside of kitsch fact. Tourism concept has some specialities that is shelter in objectification and marketing. So it is assembled very tight connection with popular culture. This fact has showed direct impacts on tourism architectural organization. We can easily observe evolution of popular culture, consumption culture developing processes and postmodern architecture. Otel, holiday village and boutique otel buıldıngs are apperad in front with their populist values in different kinds. Keywords: Pop, popular, popular culture, consumption, consumption culture, image, concept, symbol, mental picture, postmodernism, regionalism, historicism, tourism, tourist, kitsch.