| Course Name | Theory and Criticism in Architecture I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ARCH 501 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To develop the students’ critical interpretive skills in architecture by introducing them to architectural and historical texts and their critical interpretations by leading contemporary theorists including philosophers and cultural theorists as well as architects and historians. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course focuses on historically recurrent architectural themes from contemporary theoretical perspectives. |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | - Introduction of Course Topics - Theory and Architecture | |
| 2 | • Academic Research and Article Writing | Readings |
| 3 | • Modernism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Modernism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 4 | • Construction and material technologies in modernist architecture • Urban and environmental context in modernism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 5 | • Presentation of Readings on Modernism: Each student will select one article or book chapter related to modernism. On this day, the students, will submit a four-five page review of the material and do a power point presentation in class. | Readings/ Article Review/ Presentation/ Critique |
| 6 | • Structuralism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Structuralism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 7 | • Construction and material technologies in structuralist architecture. • Urban and environmental context in structuralism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 8 | • Presentation of Readings on Structuralism: Each student will select one article or book chapter related to structuralism. On this day, the students, will submit a four-five page review of the material and do a power point presentation in class. | Readings/ Article Review/ Presentation/ Critique |
| 9 | • Postmodernism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Postmodernism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 10 | • Semiotics and Phenomenology in Architecture • Historicism in Architecture • Regionalism and Traditionalism in Architecture | Readings |
| 11 | • Construction and material technologies in postmodernist architecture • Urban and environmental context in postmodernism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 12 | • Presentation of Readings on Postmodernism: Each student will select one article or book chapter related to postmodernism. On this day, the students, will submit a four-five page review of the material and do a power point presentation in class. | Readings/ Article Review/ Presentation/ Critique |
| 13 | • Post-Structuralism and Deconstructivism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Post-Structuralism/ Deconstructivism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 14 | • Construction and material technologies in poststructuralist/ deconstructivist architecture. • Urban and environmental context in poststructuralism/ deconstructivism | Readings/Worksheet |
| 15 | • Presentation of Readings on Poststructuralism/Deconstructivism : Each student will select one article or book chapter related to poststructuralism and deconstructivism. On this day, the students, will submit a four-five page review of the material and do a power point presentation in class. | Readings/ Article Review/ Presentation/ Critique |
| 16 | Review of the semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Peter Barry, Beginning Theory (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1995) . C. Greg Crysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory (Sage Publications 2012). William W. Braham and Jonathan A. Hale, Rethinking Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory (Oxford: Routledge 2007). Michael Dear, The Postmodern Urban Condition (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing 2000). Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory (Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 2003) Michael Hays, ed., Architecture Theory Since 1968 (Cambridge Mass.: The MIT Press, 1998) Neil Leach, ed., Rethinking Architecture (London: Routledge, 1997) Harry Francis Mallgrave and Christiana Contandriopoulos, eds. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from 1871-2005, Volume II (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing 2008). Kate Nesbitt, ed., Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996) Joan Ockman, ed., Architecture Culture 1943-1968 (New York: Rizzoli1993) 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) Felicity D. Scott, Architecture of Techno-utopia: Politics After Modernism (Cambridge Mass.: The MIT Press, 2007) |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 13 | 13 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 9 | 27 |
| Presentation / Jury | 4 | 20 |
| Project | 4 | 40 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 84 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 9 | 3 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 4 | 2 | |
| Project | 4 | 14 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 223 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to advance specialized architectural knowledge based on qualifications acquired at the undergraduate level. | X | ||||
| 2 | To be able to conceive the interdisciplinary nature of the architectural field and apply such knowledge and analytical capacity to interdisciplinary studies. | X | ||||
| 3 | To be able to apply specialized knowledge in architecture in theoretical or practical work. | X | ||||
| 4 | To be able to produce new knowledge by integrating architectural knowledge with knowledge in other disciplines. | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to diagnose and evaluate a specific problem in architecture and to relate this ability to publishing or practice. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able critically evaluate knowledge peculiar to the architectural field, facilitate self-directed learning and produce advanced work independently. | X | ||||
| 7 | To be able to communicate contemporary developments in architecture and one’s own work in professional and interdisciplinary environments in written, oral or visual forms. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be able to consider, control and communicate social, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation, publication and/or application of architectural data. | X | ||||
| 9 | To be able to critically analyze the norms that inform spatial relationships and their social implications and to develop original thesis according to guidelines. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to keep up with developing knowledge in Architecture and participate in academic and professional discussions using at least one foreign language. | X | ||||
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