THE SIGNIFICANCE OF USER PARTICIPATION IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: THE CASE OF NICOSIA SOCIAL HOUSING COMPLEX

摘要: In both primitive and traditional societies, the user was directly involved in design construction process of his dwelling, progressively being part whole process. However, together with need to develop for masses people; materialization architecture as a professional act, close tie between individual own environment has weakened, creating ground little or no participation, mainly leading emergence passive users. it is extremely important that end product satisfy needs users so sense belonging can be created at long run. Otherwise, consequences will lead various problems cultural, psychological physical levels series changes built and/or abandonment building on permanent basis. The article focuses selected case study multi-story social housing schemes delivered by government Northern Cyprus, capital city, Nicosia where transformation profile led environment, causing area lose its attraction over years. Through environment-behavior research tools -focused interviews observations traces, analyses utilization openspaces within context existing community texture reach arguments elucidation problem. concludes recommendations regarding effect participation place making large scale schemes.