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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 Discussion
Group Work
Problem Solving
Case Study
Q&A
Critique
Jury
Excursion / Observation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Student will be able to enrich the visual skills by direct experiences of of built works of architecture and architectural sites.
  • Student will be able to develop onsite analysis skills of built Works of architecture.
  • Student will be able to comprehend analysis methods by visual and literal reference materials.
  • Student will be able to develop his/her skills in using methods of presentation regarding analysis.
  • Student will be able to access information on the local built environment.
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 MorphologicalAesthetical Context (design elements,ordering systems,spatial form) Readings* Gregory A. Kessler. Chapter 7: Designing with a Visual Language: Elements and Ordering Systems, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 75–83.* Simon Unwin, Basic Elements of Architecture, Analysing Architecture, Routledge, 2003, pp.29–34. Presentation and Weekly Quiz
2 MorphologicalAesthetical Context (urban morphology, urban pattern) Readings* Tom J. Batruska. Chapter 23: Cities Today: The Imprint of Human Needs in Urban Patterns and Form, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 277–289.* Kevin Lynch. Chapter 4: City Form, The Image of the City, The MIT Press, 1960, pp. 91–117. Presentation and Weekly Quiz
3 Functional Social Context (circulation, utilities,furnishing, functionalhierarchy, space syntax Readings* N. J. Habraken. Chapter 4: Hierarchies of Enclosure, Chapter 5: The Act of Building, Ordinary: Form and Control in the BuiltEnvironment, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 2000, pp.89–109 Presentation and Weekly Quiz
4 Functional Social Conetxt (urban elements, transportation, urbanzoning & planning) Readings* Michael S. Owen. Chapter 24: Urban Design and Planning, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 291–300.* Kevin Lynch. Chapter 3: The City Image and its Elements, The Image of the City, The MIT Press,1960,pp. 4690.* Remon Rooij, 12. The Urbanism of Networks, Shifting Sense, Looking Back to the Future in Spatial Planning, Techne Press, 2005, pp. 171–174 Presentation and Weekly Quiz
5 StructuralTechnological Context (structural systems,engineering, constructionmanagement, services,infrastructure) Readings * Matthew A. Taylor and Kenneth L. Carper. Chapter 6: Designing with Technology: A Collaborative and Creative Process, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 65–73.* W. Max Kirk. Chapter 17: Constructing the Built Environment, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp.203212 Presentation and Weekly Quiz
6 All contexts of 5 weeks Field Trip and Quiz 1: Izmir Municipality Building
7 All contexts of 5 weeks Term Project – Preliminary Presentation & Submission 1
8 Geographical Climatological Ecological Context (land, geography, topography, ecology, vegetation, climate, urban microclimate) Readings * Michael S. Owen & Bruce T. Haglund. Chapter 5: Designing with the Environment: Land and Climate, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 57–64. * Koen Steemers, Marylis Ramos & Maria Sinou, Chapter 6: Urban diversity, Environmental Diversity in Architecture, 2004, Spon Press, pp. 85–100. Presentation and Weekly Quiz
9 Geographical Climatological Ecological Context (landscaping, urban microclimate) Readings * Kenneth R. Brooks. Chapter 19: Landscape Architecture Today: Purpose, Process, and Palette, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 229–239. Presentation and Weekly Quiz
10 Social Behavioural Psychological Context (accessibility, privacy, ergonomics,anthropometrics, wayfinding, population density, autonomy, userparticipation, behaviour) Readings* Paul G. Windley & Wendy R. McClure. Chapter 4: Designing with People: Human Behaviour, Culture, and User Participation, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 45–55.* Nancy H. Blossom. Chapter 11: Human Nature and The Near Environment, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 131–141.* Bruce T. Haglund and Tom J. Bartuska. Chapter 15: The Fitness Test: Building with Human and Environmental Factors, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 181–193.* Andrew Baum and Stuart Valins. Chapter 1. The Environment and Behaviour, Architecture and Social Behaviour: Psychological Studies of Social Density, 1977, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 113* Edward T. Hall, Meeting Man’s Spatial Needs in Artificial Environments, Designing for Human Behaviour: Architecture and Behavioural Sciences (ed.) Jon Lang, Charles Burnette, Walter Moleski, David Vachon, Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross Inc., 1974, pp.210220 Presentation and Weekly Quiz
11 SocialCultural Historical Conetxt (typology, style, conservation, restoration, cultural patterns) Readings:* Wendy R. McClure. Chapter 14: Architecture as a Cultural Layer, The Built Environment, A Collaborative Inquiry into Design and Planning, (ed.) Wendy R. McClure and Tom J. Bartuska, 2007, John Wiley & Sons, pp.169179.* N. J. Habraken. Chapter 14: Patterns, Chapter 15: The Systemic Environment, Chapter 17: Type, Ordinary: Form and Control in the Built Environment, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 2000, pp.237–261, 278294 Presentation and Weekly Quiz
12 All contexts of 4 weeks Field Trip and Quiz 1: Izmir International Fair Area
13 All contexts of 4 weeks Term Project – Preliminary Presentation & Submission 2
14 All Contexts Final Submission
15 Review of the Semester  
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Required reference materials will be given weekly
Suggested Readings/Materials Recommended reference materials:∗ Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein with Max Jacobson,Ingrid Fiksdahl & Shlomo Angel, (1977) A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings,Construction, Oxford University Press, London.* Frank D.K. Ching. (1996) Architecture, form, space and order, John Wiley & Sons,New York.* Kevin Lynch. (1960) The Image of the City, The MIT Press, Cambridge.* Sam Kubba. (2003) Space Planning for Commercial and Residential Interiors, TheMcGrawHill, New York.* Warwick Fox. (2000) Ethics and the Built Environment, Routledge, London.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
8
40
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
2
10
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
20
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
2
Field Work
8
2
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
2
3
Project
1
6
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
3
Final Exams
    Total
112

 

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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