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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;
  • Will be able to define the term "utopia" in interdisciplinary fields.
  • Will be able to gather information about various utopian projects in the field of architecture.
  • Will be able to discuss the term of contemporary utopia in the field of architecture.
  • Will be able to represent the idea of contemporary utopia in a variety of media.
  • Will be able to use methods such as reading, discussing, blogging, photographing and playing.
Course Description

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction: Course Structure and Requirements Link: http://www.waithinktank.com/A-Map-to-Utopia
2 Utopia as a travelling concept Bal, M. (2002). Travelling Concepts in The Humanities: A Rough Guide, Toronto, s.24. (optional reading)
3 17th century architectural utopias HA#1
4 18th century architectural utopias
5 19th century architectural utopias Mitchell, W. (1996). City of Bits, Space, Place, and the Infobahn, The MIT Press, p. 22. (required)
6 20th century & utopias
7 20th century architectural utopias Friedman, J. (2000). The Good City: In Defense of Utopian Thinking, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, p. 460-472. (required)
8 20th century architectural utopias HA#2
9 21th century utopias & digital age HA#3
10 21th century architectural utopias & digital tools Hadid, Z. ve Schumacher, P. (2002). Latent Utopias, Introduction to: LATENT UTOPIAS - Experiments within Contemporary Architecture. Lectures & Interviews - Theorizing Architecture. Link: http://www.patrikschumacher.com/Texts/latent.htm (optional reading) HA#4
11 21th century architectural utopias & open source Link:http://www.openwikitopia.org/index.php?title=Main_Page HA#5
12 21th century architectural utopias & computer games
13 21th century utopia & contemporary art HA#6
14 21th century architectural utopias & Labs HA#7
15 Architects' role in digital age HA#8
16 Booklet Submission
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials  Mitchell, W. (1996). City of Bits, Space, Place, and the Infobahn, The MIT Press.  Lifetime reading booklist: (not required) http://utopyalab.com/2015/01/05/utopya-mimarlik-konusu-ile-ilgili-kitaplar-2/  Web-dictionary of architectural utopias: http://aporee.org/parole/

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
16
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
8
50
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
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
1
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
8
3
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
24
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

 

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