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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 | Introduction of course topics Theory and Practice in Contemporary Architecture: Contradiction or Compromise? | |
| 2 | Theory and Practice in Contemporary Architecture: Contradiction or Compromise? | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 3 | From modernism to postmodernism | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 4 | Semiotics and phenomenology | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 5 | Historicism and critical regionalism | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 6 | Project on Contemporary Architects: Each student will examine the works of a contemporary architect in terms of its theoretical foundations and ideas and submit a three-four page report. In class, the students will present their work and have a discussion. | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 7 | Feminist and queer critique in architecture | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 8 | Impact of globalization on architectural discourse | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 9 | Sustainable architecture | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 10 | Project on mega-events shaping the contemporary architectural discourse: Each student will examine a particular mega-event and how it has advanced/shaped/reflected on the contemporary architectural discourse. Students will submit a three-four page report. In class, students will present their work and have a discussion. | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 11 | Digital Morphogenesis: Deleuze and Genetic Algorithm | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 12 | Biomimicry and Biophilic Design | Readings/Discussion/Worksheet |
| 13 | Project on Building Tall: Creating Vertical Sustainability in the City, students will research sustainable skyscraper design and choose one such building project to review and critique . Students will submit a three-four page report. In class, students will present their work and have a discussion. | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 14 | Debate on the future trends in the contemporary architectural discourse | Discussion |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | C. Greg Crysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory (Sage Publications 2012). Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory (Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 2003). Charles Jencks, The Iconic Building (New York, Rizzoli International, 2005). Paul L. Knox, Cities and Design (New York: Routledge, 2011). Ariane Lourie Harrison, Architectural Theories of the Environment (New York: Routledge, 2013). Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa and Aaaron Sprecher (eds) Architecture in Formation: On the Nature of Information in Digital Architecture (London: Routledge, 2013). Harry Francis Mallgrave and Christiana Contandriopoulos, eds. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from 1871-2005, Volume II (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing 2008). Malcolm McCullough. Digital Ground (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005). John Reader, Cities: A Magisterial Exploration of the Nature and Impact of the City from Its Beginnings to the Mega-Conurbations of Today (New York: Atlantic Monthly Press 2004). |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 16 | 16 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 8 | 24 |
| Presentation / Jury | 3 | 15 |
| Project | 3 | 45 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 30 | 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 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 2 | |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 8 | 1 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 3 | 2 | |
| Project | 3 | 6 | |
| 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.
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| 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. | |||||
| 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