COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Interior Studies in Traditional Anatolian Houses
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IAED 346
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course, is to make a research on Anatolian housing culture which has a strong background from the past to the present, to analyze the interiors of traditional houses, to study the main elements of spaces, to understand the regional differences and thus to develop the knowledge accumulation, skills of academic research and enlarge the vision of students.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will be able to explain the general characteristics of Anatolian traditional houses.
  • Students will be able to analyze the interiors of traditional houses by applying the comparative morphological analysis method.
  • Students will be able to classify the main elements of traditional house interiors.
  • Students will be able to explain the reasons of regional differentiations in Anatolian house types.
  • Students will be able to classify the data acquired from the field studies in collaboration with team friends.
Course Description In this course, students read resources about Anatolian housing culture, analyze traditional housing interiors, classify basic elements forming interiors, and discuss the reasons of regional differencies. Within the scope of this course, they make field research and documentations, and present the outcomes of their studies.
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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 to the Course Content and Topics.
2 Interiors of First Dwellings: Çatalhöyük Houses Hodder, I., Cessford, C., Daily Practice and Social Memory at Çatalhöyük, American Antiquity, Vol. 69, No. 1 (Jan., 2004), pp. 17-40, Society for American Archeology
3 Interiors of Courtyard Houses: Ephesus Review of the previous class
4 Nomad Tents and Multifunctional Use of Interior Genç, M., Koyuncu Okca, A., A Part of Yürük Life Style: Tents, Journal of World of Turks, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 113-124, Jan. 2011, ISSN: 1869-2338
5 Field Work: Technical Trip to Buldan Review of the previous class
6 The Formation of Ottoman House Cerasi, M., The Formation of Ottoman House Types: A Comparative Study in Interaction with Neighboring Cultures, Muqarnas, Vol. 15 (1998), pp. 116-156, Brill
7 Regions and Regional Differences Review of the previous class
8 Student Presentations Review of the previous class
9 Main Elements of Ottoman House Interiors Review of the previous class
10 Interiors of Roumelia, İstanbul and West-Northwest Anatolian Houses Every student group is going to revize the presentation on the interiors of houses in a settlement.
11 Houses and Interiors in Black Sea Coastline Every student group is going to revize the presentation on the interiors of houses in a settlement.
12 Houses and Interiors in the Inner Part and Southeast of Anatolia Every student group is going to revize the presentation on the interiors of houses in a settlement.
13 Houses and Interiors in West and South Coastline Every student group is going to revize the presentation on the interiors of houses in a settlement.
14 Student Presentations Review of the previous class
15 Semester Review
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Ergül, E., (2009). Ottoman House: The Mechanism of Homogenisation in 17th Century, VDM Verlag, ISBN: 978-3639140743

Suggested Readings/Materials

Aran, K. (2000). Beyond Shelter: Anatolian Indigenious Buildings: Ege Yayınları, ISBN: 975946442X

Goodwin, G. (2003). A History of Ottoman Architecture. London: Thames and Hudson, ISBN: 0500274290

Tanyeli, U. (1996). Housing and Settlement in Anatolia A Historical Perspective. Housing and Settlement Patterns in the Byzantine, Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Periods in Anatolia: Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı, ISBN: 9757306126

Tekeli, İ. (1996). Housing and Settlement in Anatolia A Historical Perspective. Thoughts on the Historiography of Housing: Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı, ISBN: 9757306126

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
75
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
25
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
7
4
28
Field Work
1
10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
8
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
16
    Total
110

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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

To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional

2

To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession

X
3

To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession

4

To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice

X
5

To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession

X
6

To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies

7

To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field

8

To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats

X
9

To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level

10

To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language

X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign 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