Architectural Design of Irregular Buildings in Turkey

According to experiences from past earthquakes of Turkey, collapses or damages of buildings were directly or indirectly related to the architectural design. Since the irregularity of a building is one of the main causes of heavy damages, there has been a title called “Irregular Buildings ” in Turkish earthquake code since 1998. Under this title, some types of buildings are defined as irregular, and architects and engineers are advised to avoid these kinds of irregular configuration designs. In this study, reasons that would lead to irregularities in buildings are explained with figures, and precautions should be taken to avoid from these irregularities are presented