| Course Name | Histories and Theories of Architecture I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ARCH 203 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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 | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | Understanding the development of the history of architecture from the Stone Age to 1750 |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | History of architecture from the Stone Age to 1750 |
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| Core Courses | X |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | Stone Age Architecture and the Rise of Cities | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 21-65. |
| 3 | Architecture of Ancient Egypt | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 67-89. |
| 4 | Hittite, Minoan and Mycenaean Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 91-113. |
| 5 | Ancient Greek Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 137-159. |
| 6 | Ancient Roman Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 191-215. |
| 7 | Field Trip | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 161-189. |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Early Christian Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 245-267 |
| 10 | Early Islamic Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 269-272; 284-293. |
| 11 | Architecture of the Middle Ages | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 274-284; 295-314. |
| 12 | Gothic Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 323-347. |
| 13 | Renaissance Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 375-386; 403-431. |
| 14 | Baroque Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 468-483; 485-509. |
| 15 | Ottoman Architecture | Kostof, A History of Architecture, pp. 453-468. |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Spiro Kostof, A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 35 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 65 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 35 |
| 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 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 16 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 10 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 14 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 120 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
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| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
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