Kamusal mekânı desteklemek için bir araç olarak kentsel bağlamda geçici kullanım

Public space provides both a physical and social environment for a variety of activities that are performed by many people. It is the place for public life initiating social interaction. The economic and technological developments have been accelerating the rhythms of public life with the changes in social and cultural aspects of life. This condition has lead this study to search for possibilities for enhancement of public space with the concept of temporality. The research elaborates on temporary use characteristics for the employment of temporary use by architects, urban designers, and actors in cities for enhancing public space. Exploring its main characteristics, the study determines the conceptions through which temporary uses can be evaluated, thus parameters are extracted from the literature survey of public space and temporary use. The main parameters temporary use introduces are inclusivity, sociability, vitality, flexibility, multiplicity, discovery, and participation. Examples are examined with these parameters to explore the potentials of temporary use to public spaces. Considering the changes temporary use offer for public space, examples are mainly divided into two: temporary uses instigated by physical properties (temporary structures, temporary design of urban space, and permanent design of urban space initiating temporary activities) and temporary uses instigated by activities (event organizations). Depending on the findings, the study indicates that temporary use in urban context becomes a tool to enhance public spaces by increasing the number of people in and around the space who perform diverse activities at different times throughout the day, week or year. Keywords: Public Space, Temporary Use, Temporality