| Course Name | Architectural Design I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ARCH 201 | Fall | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Objectives | The studio aims to advance the skills and concepts explored during the first year of the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, such as basic art and design skills, an understanding of the physical environment, group work, portfolio and logbook preparation, basic drawing (freehand and technical), modelmaking, research, reading, writing, and oral and visual presentation skills. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The first architectural design studio focuses on the design of space, architectural forms and elements in relation to our bodies and senses. Visual, environmental, structural and functional aspects are considered throughout the design process. It is an analytical studio that consists of experimental projects. Design studio is the main body of architectural education. The other professional courses, such as architectural history and construction, support and enrich the studio. Hence, drawing links between studio and the other courses is one of the aims of the studio. |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Intro and Workshop | Model Making |
| 2 | Workshop | Model Making |
| 3 | Workshop | Drawing and Submission |
| 4 | Project 1 | Orthographic Drawing |
| 5 | Project 1 | Model Making |
| 6 | Project 1 | Section Perspective Drawing |
| 7 | Project 1 | Architectural Analyses |
| 8 | Project 2 | User Research |
| 9 | Project 2 | Site Plan Drawing |
| 10 | Project 2 | Model Making |
| 11 | Project 2 | Orthographic Drawing |
| 12 | Project 2 | Mid Jury |
| 13 | Project 2 | Axonometric Drawing |
| 14 | Project 2 | Elevation Drawing |
| 15 | Project 2 | Preparation for Final Submission |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Required Reading Material:* Ching, F.D.K., Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996. * Neufert, E., Architects’ Data, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 1983.* Tutt, P. and D. Adler, eds., New Metric Handbook, Butterworth Architecture, London and others, 1988.* Ching, F.D.K., Chapter 10: Diagraming, in Design Drawing, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 1998* Criss B Mills, Chapter 1: START: Equipments, Materials and Model Types, in Designing with Models, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 2000* Crower, N. & Laseau, P., Introduction, in Visual Notes for Architects & Designers, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 1984* Crower, N. & Laseau, P., Notebook Entries, in Visual Notes for Architects & Designers, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 1984 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Recommended Reference Sources:* Bayram, A., Dictionary of Technical Terms: EnglishTurkish, TurkishEnglish, Fono, Istanbul, 1998.* Ching, F.D.K., Architectural Graphics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2003.* Ching, F.D.K., A Visual Dictionary of Architecture, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1995.* Hasol, D., Ansiklopedik Mimarlık Sözlüğü, YEM, 2002.* Öke, A., A Short Thesaurus and Vocabulary of Architectural Terms for Design Studio, Literatur, 2005.* Porter, T., Archispeak: An Illustrated Guide to Architectural Terms, Spon Press, London, New York, 2006.* Rasmussen, S.E., Experiencing Architecture, Chapman & Hall, London, 1959. |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 15 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 3 | 85 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 100 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 8 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Field Work | |||
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| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 3 | 9 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
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| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 241 |
| # | 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
