Course Name | Architectural Design II |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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ARCH 202 | Spring | 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 second architectural studio focuses on architectural design in relation to user, site and context by considering aesthetic, structural, functional and environmental aspects. It also aims to develop the resolution of form, structure and detailing. The studio also aims to advance the skills explored during the first semester. During the spring semester, using a multitude of variables, students will improve their understanding of the relationship between a building, its site and its user. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The second architectural studio focuses on architectural design in relation to materials and context by considering aesthetic, theoretical, technical and functional aspects. It aims to develop the resolution of spatial organization in parallel with a conscious response to program. It consists of analytical projects that introduce contextual, environmental and material awareness, which in turn advance spatial awareness |
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| Core Courses | X |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Project 1 | Introduction to the Course & the Project |
2 | Project 1 | Digital Modelling |
3 | Project 1 | Review |
4 | Project 1 | 1/500 Sketch Model Making |
5 | Project 1 | 1/200 Development Model Making and 1/100 orthographic model making |
6 | Project 1 | Project 1 Final Review |
7 | Project 2 | Introduction to Project 2, 1/500 Site Plan and Section, and Presentation on Context |
8 | Project 2 | 1/200 Sketch Model Making |
9 | Project 2 | 1/200 Sketch Model Making |
10 | Project 2 | Analyses of the Building Program and Bubble Diagram |
11 | Project 2 | Project 2 Mid-Review, and 1/200 Development Model Making |
12 | Project 2 | 1/200 orthographic drawing |
13 | Project 2 | Perspective presentation and drawing, 1/100 orthographic drawing |
14 | Project 2 | Final presentation preparations |
15 | Semester Review | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Neufert, E., Architects’ Data, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 1983. ISBN: 978-1-405-19253-8 Ching, F. D. K. (2007). Architecture: Form, space, & order. Hoboken, N. J: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0471752165 Ching, F. D. K. (2009). Architectural graphics. Hoboken, N.J: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0470399118 |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 15 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 2 | 85 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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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 | 0 | ||
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 2 | 30 | |
Seminar / Workshop | 16 | ||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | 50 | ||
Total | 204 |
# | 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