| Course Name | Art, Design and Urban Space |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ARCH 410 | 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 | Discussion Case Study Q&A Critical feedback Jury Lecture / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To broaden the architectural field in order to specifically examine the inter-connectedness of art, design and the city. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course examines the contribution of art and design in creating urban spaces that are appealing to those who live work and visit the city. It will take a broadly ‘cultural planning’ approach in identifying the cultural resources of a place and how these might be used to meet broader policy objectives. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Course introduction | Readers will be provided as and when necessary |
| 2 | Art in the city 1 | |
| 3 | Art in the city 2 | |
| 4 | Urban activism – from hip-hop to Banksy | |
| 5 | Art Design and Urban Space – The Italian Rennaissance | |
| 6 | Student presentations 1 | |
| 7 | Student presentations 2 | |
| 8 | Student presentations 3 | |
| 9 | Mid-term exams - no classes | |
| 10 | Contemporary movements in public art | |
| 11 | New approaches to urban design | |
| 12 | Art design and urban space in a digital world | |
| 13 | Final student presentations | |
| 14 | Final student presentations | |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Semester Review |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Dovey,K (2016) Urban Design Thinking. London, Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-4725-6694-2
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| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | 1 | 15 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 25 |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 70 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 30 |
| 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 | 0 | ||
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 1 | 2 | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 35 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 35 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| 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. | 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. | |||||
| 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