| Course Name | Architectural Geometry |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 326 | Fall/Spring | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The advancement of contemporary construction methods has made realization of complex geometries possible. Architectural Geometry is a practical laboratory explaining concepts and creation of different architectural geometries. Students will use digital design and modeling methods, to develop increasingly advanced skills and understanding of the formulation of geometry using different form making methods. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course includes lectures, student presentations, assignments and projects. Application will be emphasized throughout the course in order to develop the students capacity for construction and detail design. The course will be structured around the theme of making. The students will also explore architectural and artistic installation design from a number of different perspectives. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Syllabus overview: introduction, attendance and time keeping | • Introduction |
| 2 | Geometry in Art and Architecture: Introduction to classical and modern geometries and case studies. | • General Lecture by the Instructor • Students are taught the basics in Polygon modeling using Maya |
| 3 | Geometry in Art and Architecture: Subtractive systems | • General Lecture by the Instructor • Students’ examination of the given subject on geometry within given cases. • Students are taught the basics in Polygon modeling using Maya |
| 4 | Geometry in Art and Architecture | • Students’ examination of the given subject on geometry within given cases • Review Project 1 |
| 5 | Boolean Operations | • Student Presentations • Review Project 1 |
| 6 | Polyhedra and Polyhedral Surfaces | • Student Presentations • Review Project 1 |
| 7 | Midterm 1: Project presentations | |
| 8 | Geometry in Art and Architecture: Additive systems | • General Lecture by the Instructor • Students are taught new techniques in Polygon modeling using Maya |
| 9 | Freeform surfaces | • Student Presentations • Review Term project |
| 10 | Planar Transformations | • Student Presentations • Review Term project |
| 11 | Deformations | • Student Presentations • Review Term project |
| 12 | Review Term project | |
| 13 | Review Term project | |
| 14 | Project presentations | |
| 15 | Semester review | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | 1 | 25 |
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 35 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| 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 | 3 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | |||
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 25 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 4 | |
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 120 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
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