A Case study on the use of light and colour in Erzurum city with respect to landscape architecture

The light and the color subject that effectives to be both aesthetic and function in landscape architecture was tried to research on the example of Erzurum city. The effective of the color and light and the usage principles were pointed. In this mean the equipment elements, house fronts and plant examples that take part in the city were research one by one. To determine the sensitive of the people of the city to the light and the color was practiced the standard questionnaire in summer and winter. To take into consideration the requests and tendencies of the people were proposed interested in the usage of the light and color in the city. It was drew a conclusion the people of Erzurum city requests a shining bright and colored city. 2002. 122. page Key Words ; colour, colour dynamics, lighting, light, urban aesthetics, urban identity, visual feeling.