COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Introduction to Architecture II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ARCH 102
Spring
2
0
2
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The course aims to provide an introduction to architecture, its content, components, fundamental concerns, relation to its context (both natural and built), and how we experience architecture and the built environment as a whole in the urban context.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to discuss concepts and principles to understand urbanization and architectural design procedures and processes
  • will be able to communicate ideas through collaboration, speaking, and writing
  • will be able to increase awareness and appreciation of built environment as a foundation of critical thinking
  • will be able to develop skills in critically analyzing architectural design solutions and its methods of functioning
  • will be able to describe vocabulary and terminology of architectural design and process
Course Description This course is an introduction to the discipline of architecture and its contextual formation.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Course Introduction Assn.1 Page Design
2 Architecture vs Building Assn.2 Horizontal & Vertical Lines
3 Design Research Assn.3 Precedent Studies
4 Concept Assn.4 Diagramming
5 Function ‘Commodity’ Assn.5 Line & Shape
6 Structure ‘Firmness’ Assn.6 Building Systems
7 FIELD TRIP Assn.7 - Sketching I
8 Perception ‘Delight’ Assn.8 Tone & Texture
9 Phenomenology Assn.9 Space & Depth
10 Environment Assn.10 Context
11 Language & Value Assn.11 Speculative Drawing
12 FIELD TRIP Assn.12 - Sketching II
13 Student Presentations
14 Student Presentations
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam Term paper submission
Course Notes/Textbooks

There is no required textbook for the course.
Suggested Readings/Materials
  • Kenneth Frampton. Modern Architecture – A Critical History. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1980. ISBN-13: 9780195201796
  • Kevin Lynch. The Image of the City- MIT Press, Boston, MA, USA, 1960. ISBN-13: 978-0262620017
  • Hazel Conway and Rowan Roenisch, Understanding Architecture: An Introduction to Architecture and Architectural History, London: Taylor & Francis, 1994. ISBN-13: 978-0415320597
  • Mark Karlen, Rob Fleming, Space Planning Basics, Wiley and Sons, 2016 ISBN-13: 978-1118882009
  • Macionis, John J., and Vincent N. Parrillo. 2016. Cities and urban life.7th edition. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 978-0134377513
  • Knox, Paul L., and Linda McCarthy. 2012. Urbanization: an introduction to urban geography. 2nd edition Boston: MA ISBN-13: 978-0131424500.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
35
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
50
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
15
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
85
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
15
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
1
10
10
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
60
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
18
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services.

 X
2

To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction.

 X
3

To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.

 

 X
4

To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice.

 X
5

To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. 

 X
6

To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment.

 X
7

To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems.

 X
8

To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media.

 X
9

To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution.

 X
10

To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture.

 X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

 X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. 

 X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest