The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies Year: 15 - Number: 93, p. 127-142, Winter 2022 Windows As Architectural Building Components and Examples of Their Applications of Traditional Buildings in Different Locations* Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem Atalan ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9772-1642 Manisa Celal Bayar University, Faculty of Fine Art and Architecture, Department of Architecture Manisa – TURKEY Artcile History Abstract Submitted: 07.11.2022 Accepted: 27.12.2022 Published Online: 31.12.2022 The materials and techniques used in the buildings are evidence of the technology of the period in which the building was built. The windows and glasses of the buildings reflect both the technology of the period and the culture of life. The windows, which are an important structural element of the buildings, open the living spaces to the outside. With this, they are important building elements that allow light and air to enter the building. In the historical process, window openings have been made in the buildings for the purpose of letting the air in and dispersing the light to the spaces. These gaps have been closed with some protective materials over time. For the protection of spaces, the most appropriate solution is provided by using glass for these gaps. Since 3000 BC, glass material has been used both as a living and building material. With the introduction of glass into human life as a building material, spaces have been enlightened and various new spaces have begun to be created. The construction and development of windows in buildings has been an important process affecting architecture. The design of the window as a building element, together with glass, accelerated the transformation of introverted and dark spaces into bright and transparent spaces. The application of glass together with the window has led to the development of different window types. Many types of windows are used in traditional and monumental buildings. Within the scope of this research, the existence process of windows in architecture will be briefly explained. However, within the scope of the research, the development process of the window in Anatolian traditional architecture will be examined. In addition, the windows of European and Turkish traditional houses will be compared by looking at some exemplary photographs and engravings in the historical process according to their periods. Keywords Windows Civil Architecture Monumental Architecture Architectural Building Elements Research Article * This article was checked by Intihal.net. This article is under the Creative Commons license. Ethics committee approval is not required for this article. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/JASSS.66879 Reference Information / Atıf Bilgisi Atalan, Ö. (2022). Windows As Architectural Building Components and Examples of Their Applications of Traditional Buildings in Different Locations. Jass Studies-The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies, 15(93), 127-142.