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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/Spring |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | ||||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | - | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Syllabus overview: introduction, attendance and time keeping. Hand out and discussion. | Introduction Assignment #1 |
| 2 | Nature Awareness: Nature and how we understand the world, the importance of understanding nature's solutions to design problems. The subject of biomimicry is introduced and field applications in architectural design are discussed. | Assignment #2 Nature observation Design idea |
| 3 | Awareness: 9 Strategies of Nature's Design Solutions | Assignment #3 Nature observation Design idea |
| 4 | Energy Applications: Awareness: 1. Nature runs on Sunlight 2. Nature uses only the energy it needs | Assignment #4 Nature observation Design idea |
| 5 | Sustainable Design Applications: Awareness: 3. Nature fits form to function 4. Nature recycles everything | Assignment #5 Nature observation Design idea |
| 6 | Integrative Biomimicry Applications: Awareness: 5. Nature rewards cooperation 6. Nature banks on diversity | Assignment #6 Nature observation Design idea for Midterm project |
| 7 | Structural Biomimicry Solutions: Awareness: 7. Nature demands local expertise 8. Nature curbs excesses from within 9. Nature taps the power of limits | Assignment #7 Nature observation Design idea Midterm project |
| 8 | Midterm Project Review | Assignment #8 |
| 9 | Biomimicry Architectural Design Applications Final project idea research | Assignment #9 |
| 10 | Biomimicry Debate Olympics Team Research | Final project working session |
| 11 | Biomimicry Debate Olympics First Round | Final project working session |
| 12 | Biomimicry Debate Olympics Finals | Final project working session |
| 13 | Final project research | Final project working session |
| 14 | Final project preparation | Final project working session |
| 15 | Final project presentations | Final project working session |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Biomimicry in Architecture, Michael Pawlyn, RIBA Publishing, 2011 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. Janine M. Benyus. HarperCollins Publishers, 2002 The Modular, Le Corbusier, Birkhauser, 2000 Architecture: Form, Space And Order, Francis D. K. Ching, Wiley Publ., 2014 Internet Resources: Asknature.org/explore |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 15 | 25 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 8 | 25 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 50 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 24 | 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 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 8 | 2 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 30 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 110 |
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