COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Architectural Design IV
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ARCH 302
Spring
1
8
5
9
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives To further build proficiency in project based architectural research, urban design and settlement planning, and incorporate these insights into a comprehensive architectural design.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Negotiate complex urban and architectural spatial arrangements to a given project area.
  • Improve and implement their knowledge of building standards.
  • To understand and reconcile the connection between areas of diverse characteristics.
  • Implement site planning strategies, including hard and soft landscaping, to increase walkability.
  • Further improve aural and visual presentation skills.
Course Description The semester long project starts with analysis of precedents and site, continues with developing proposals at neighborhood and building scale. Explorations are done to understand the unique capacity of architecture to convey meaning through spatial and formal means.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



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 Part A – Research Case Studies
2 Part A – Site Investigation Site Study
3 Part A – Conceptual /Programmatic Proposals & Studies
4 Part A – Functional Architectural Program
5 Part A – Schematic Formal & Spatial Studies
6 Part A-COMPLETED Review of Part A
7 Part B – Conceptual Concept Development
8 Midterm Week No Classes
9 Part B – Design Development Formal & Functional Development
10 Part B – Design Development Model & Drawing Development
11 Part B – COMPLETED REVIEW OF PART B
12 Final – Synthesis Design finalized
13 Final – Synthesis Drawings finalized
14 Final – Presentation Development Models finalized
15 Final – Presentation Development Presentation Development
16 FINAL REVIEW PRESENTATION
Course Notes/Textbooks

There is no required text for this class; required readings may be announced periodically in class.

Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weighting
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
30
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
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
8
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
16
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
50
Project
1
60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
270

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services.

X
2

To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction.

X
3

To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.

X
4

To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice.

X
5

To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales.

X
6

To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment.

X
7

To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems.

X
8

To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media.

X
9

To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution.

10

To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture.

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest