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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Case Study
Critique
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to apply three dimensional thinking and problem solving techiques to the design and analysis of projects of increasing architectural complexity and specificity.
  • Student will be able to analyze building programs and diagrams in classic examples of architecture and as a process component of design.
  • Student will be able to evaluate the relationship between a building and its environmental determinants through the study of classic architectural examples and as part of the requirements of design projects.
  • Student will be able to apply technical architectural drawing, graphic representational, and model-making skills as investigative tools and as part of the requirements for design projects.
  • Student will be able to explain design ideas in writing and verbally as required analysis, narrative design statements, and oral presentations.
  • Student will be able to employ design as a process of iterative investigation in required exercises and projects of increasing diversity and complexity over the course of the semester.
  • Student will be able to apply time management skills and a personal design process to weekly exercises, design tasks, and semester deadlines.
Course Description

 



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 Introduction and Project 1 Gesture and Axonometric drawings
2 Project 1 Gesture model
3 Holiday
4 Project 1 Form finding exercises
5 Project 1 Design Process
6 Project 1 Design Process and Project Review
7 Project 2 Intro to Project and Group Analyses
8 Project 2 Perspective Drawing and Model Making
9 Project 3 Site Trip & Mass Model Making
10 Project 3 Design Process
11 Project 3 Design Process
12 Project 3 Design Process
13 Project 3 Mid-Review
14 Project 3 Design Process
15 Project 3 Design Process
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.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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
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
14
5
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
3
9
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
241

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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

Ability to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in architecture.

 X
2

Ability to understand, interpret and evaluate architectural concepts and theories.

 X
3

Ability to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of architecture.

 

 X
4

Critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and to direct self-education.

 X
5

Ability to communicate architectural ideas and proposals for solutions to architectural problems in visual, written and oral form.

 X
6

Ability to support architectural thoughts and proposals for solutions to architectural problems with qualitative and quantitative data and to communicate these with specialists and non-specialists.

 X
7

Ability to use a foreign language to follow developments in architecture and to communicate with colleagues.

 X
8

Ability to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of architecture.

 X
9

Being equipped with social, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of architectural data.

 X
10

Ability to collaborate with other disciplines that are directly or indirectly related to architecture with basic knowledge in these disciplines.

 X

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

 

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