Biophilic Pattern Assessment Dataset for Fourteen Mimar Sinan Mosques in Istanbul
Year: 2026
Type: dataset
Abstract: This dataset accompanies the manuscript “From Biophilic Patterns to Environmental–Spatial Configurations: A Retrospective Comparative Assessment of Mimar Sinan’s Istanbul Mosques.” It contains the final case–pattern assessment matrix for a bounded corpus of fourteen Mimar Sinan mosques in Istanbul, evaluated through a contemporary fifteen-pattern biophilic design framework. The analytical unit is one mosque × one biophilic pattern. The full conceptual matrix comprises 210 units; 196 units are quantitatively scoreable on an ordinal 0–3 scale, while the fourteen P02 (Non-visual Connection with Nature) units are retained as evidence-limited (EL) because the required non-visual sensory evidence was not consistently available.The repository includes: (1) Supplementary Data S1, containing the final mosque × pattern matrix and dominant environmental–spatial configuration labels; and (2) Supplementary Material, containing the prospectively predefined configuration-domain definitions (Table S1), case-level dominant-configuration decision records with representative evidence identifiers (Table S2), and the fieldwork comparability log (Table S3).Raw field photographs are not redistributed because image-use and privacy conditions vary by frame. The repository therefore provides the final analytical matrix and supporting documentation for interpretation and evidence traceability, while the complete photographic evidence corpus remains unavailable for public redistribution.
Authors: Yasar, Dilek, Kaymak Heinz, Gamze
Institutions: Istanbul Aydın University, Beykent University
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology (arts and humanities)
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7204604491