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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
Spring
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
Jury
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 analyze different kinds of structural systems in classic examples of architecture and as a process component in architectural design projects.
  • Student will be able to apply an understanding of the ways in which structural type affects form and space-making to architectural design projects.
  • Student will be able to apply a knowledge of architectural tectonics—structure, materials, construction, and assembly—to design projects.
  • Student will be able to design projects of increasing complexity and specificity in terms of program, context, user, and building organization.
  • Student 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.
  • Student 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.
  • Student will be able to apply analytical and research skills in the process of design.
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 Workshop Introduction to the Course & the Workshop
2 Workshop Drawing and Model making
3 Project 1 Introduction to Project 1 & Wall Presentation
4 Project 1 Wall In-Class Studies
5 Project 1 Wall In-Class Studies and Mid- Review
6 Project 1 Wall In-Class Studies
7 Project 1 Project 1 Final Review
8 Project 2 Introduction to Project 2 & Field Trip
9 Project 2 Project 2 In-class Exercises
10 Project 2 Project 2 In-class Exercises
11 Project 2 Project 2 In-class Exercises
12 Project 2 Project 2 Mid-Review
13 Project 2 Project 2 In-class Exercises
14 Project 2 Project 2 In-class Exercises
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks • Neufert, E., Architects’ Data, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing, 1983. • Tutt, P. and D. Adler, eds., New Metric Handbook, Butterworth Architecture, London and others, 1988.
Suggested Readings/Materials • Ching, F.D.K., Architecture: Form, Space, and Order, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996 • Ching, F.D.K., Design Drawing, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 1998 • Criss B Mills, Designing with Models, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 2000 • Crower, N. & Laseau, P., Visual Notes for Architects & Designers, John Wiley & Sons Inc, NY, 1984 • Bayram, A., Dictionary of Technical Terms: English-Turkish, Turkish-English, 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. • 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. • Von Meiss, P., Elements of Architecture: From Form to Place, Chapman & Hall, London, 1992. • Rawson, P., Design, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1987. • Zell, M., The Architectural Drawing Course, London, Thames & Hudson, 2008 • Block, J, Creation in Space—a course in the fundamentals of architecture, Dubuque, Kendall/Hunt, 2000

 

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
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
Study Hours Out of Class
15
6
Field Work
10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
3
7
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
127

 

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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