DISTANCE DESIGN STUDIO EDUCATION IN THE COVID-19 PROCESS AND THE EFFECT OF MODELING ON DEVELOPMENT OF SPACE CONCEPT

Aim: In this study, it is aimed to embody the achievements of the students who training basic design education by transforming them into space fictions and to reveal how they shape the topography in line with the problem given in this process. Method: Students were expected to find sources of inspiration in line with a certain concept, then interpret these sources of inspiration, blend them with topography, and transform them into space setups. At the end of the course conducted through synchronous online studios, a questionnaire was applied to the students. Results: Within the scope of the study, 6 of the students' original products were evaluated. According to the questionnaire conducted with the students; it was determined that the majority of the students were satisfied with their products, the basic design elements and principles were effective while creating the design product. It was determined that the gains in the design development process contributed to inspired examples to the development of creativity, to understand the space, to motivate to do research, to understand the relationship between activity and space, to development of creativity, to three-dimensional thinking skills, to their ability to transform intangible concepts into tangible spaces, to create a variety of activities and to their motivation to produce original products were determined. Conclusion: It was seen that the obtained data supported the hypotheses of the study. During the studio lesson, the students' transformation of the tangible/intangible ideas they inspired into three-dimensional spaces contributed to their learning of the activity-space relationship. Although the design process in the study was carried out in a digital studio, the products can be a reference and a source of inspiration for future studies.