COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Architectural Design II
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ARCH 202
Spring
1
8
5
8
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 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;
  • Will be able to analyze different kinds of structural systems in classic examples of architecture and as a process component in architectural design projects.
  • Will be able to apply an understanding of the ways in which structural type affects form and space-making to architectural design projects.
  • Will be able to apply a knowledge of architectural tectonics—structure, materials, construction, and assembly—to design projects.
  • Will be able to design projects of increasing complexity and specificity in terms of program, context, user, and building organization.
  • Will be able to apply computer aided drawing and design tools, along with traditional means of making and representation, as investigative tools and in the communication of design ideas.
  • Will be able to evaluate the relationship between a building and its environmental determinants, site, context, and topography, through the study of classic architectural examples and as part of a comprehensive design process.
  • Will be able to apply analytical and research skills in the process of design.
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
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

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

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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
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

 

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