The Phenomenon of Housing, Culture and Space in Illustrated Children s Books

The concept of housing, where one of the basic needs of shelter is met, gains a physical context in books as a space and is frequently the subject of literature. This relationship between literature and architecture on the common denominator of space has been a subject that is often ignored, although it is frequently included directly or indirectly in children's picture books, which are the equivalent of early years literature. From this point of view, the study aims to examine the similarities of the residential areas and spaces conveyed in children's picture books with today's life dynamics in an architectural context. For this purpose, 10 illustrated children's books addressing the preschool period were selected and analysed in the study. The places where the events in these books take place (tree, house), the characters in the books and the themes addressed (neighbourhood, friendship, urban life, etc.) were conveyed by making inferences about the concepts of housing, culture and space. When the findings within the scope of the research are evaluated in general, it is concluded that architecture is in our lives in every period starting from childhood. Based on these inferences, predictions were developed and an answer was sought on how to bring an effective application to the discipline of architecture from childhood.