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Master Thesis Izmir as a World Design Capital and Designing Izmir's City Brand(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Baran, Tüzin; Tunç Fox, AyçaIn 2009, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality organized a Culture and Art Workshop and introduced a three-step vision with the contributions of professionals from different disciplines and people who love Izmir. It was envisaged that Ġzmir would be a city of design and innovation to create an attractive focus in the Mediterranean. In the last ten years, this vision has been adopted by officials in Izmir. This study aims to examine Ġzmir‘s city identity, design culture in Ġzmir and Ġzmir's World Design Capital candidacy, identify its deficiencies and the areas where it could be developed and its potential, and understand how it could win this title by making changes in its possible new application for another year as World Design Capital. A survey was prepared for the residents of Ġzmir and in-depth interviews were made with nine professionals who worked and/or be informed about Izmir‘s process of being a design city and Izmir‘s candidacy for World Design Capital 2020.Master Thesis Inclusive Design for Public Space in Basmane, Izmir: Psychogeography as a Design Method for Urban Furniture(Izmir Institute of Technology, 2019) Ertürk, Aylin; Tunç Fox, Ayçaİzmir is a city that has attracted immigrants throughout the history, and Basmane in particular, has functioned as a transition hub in İzmir Basmane is a multicultural, multilingual and multiethnic district in İzmir People from different cultures and ethnicities live in this district. In such a district, people may need to have hospitality and a friendly atmosphere to live in harmony. The changes of living conditions and social structure due to mass migration, the design of urban space has become more important. It can be provided improvement people's quality of life and standards, contribution to society, creation of hospitable environment, and the feeling of belonging with urban space design. Urban furniture is the integral element of urban public spaces. Urban furniture is expected to meet human needs in public spaces. This study examines inclusive design in order to analyze the principles of urban furniture design. In order to get inclusive design approach and the accurate data of Basmane district, psychogeography was used as a design method. A questionnaire was conducted to reach out people and gather data regarding their needs in Basmane. With the consideration of the results of the dérive experience and based on the findings of the questionnaire, a suggestion of inclusive urban furniture design was shaped.