ARCHITECTURE (ENGLISH, THESIS)
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ARC5410	Contemporary Architectural Theory	Fall	3	0	3	12

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. SEMA ESEN SOYGENİŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The aim of the course is to develop an understanding on the relevance of theory in architectural design and practice concentrating on the second half of the 20th century. The writings of architects and architectural theoricians on architectural theory, design and practice will be explored for understanding the essence of contemporary architecture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1.Discuss the criticism on modern architecture
2.Compare the discourses of modern and postmodern period
3.Discuss selected texts
4.Evaluate contemporary architectural practice with its relevance to theory
5.Discuss visions for architecture

Course Content

This course discusses the contemporary architectural discourse on the selected readings. Teaching methods and techniques in this course are lectures, individual study, readings, and discussion.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Architectural Theory
2)	Post Modern Period	Reading
3)	Post Modern period	Reading
4)	Post modern period	Reading
5)	Term paper/preliminary meeting
6)	Individual research	Developing the content
7)	Term paper/second meeting	Preparation of the text
8)	individual research	Developing the text
9)	Term paper/third meeting	Developing the text
10)	Individual research	Developing the text
11)	Term paper/ fourth meeting	Preparation of the final paper
12)	Presentation
13)	Presentation
14)	Presentation / Paper Submission

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Seçilmiş okuma parçalarından oluşmuş kitapçık yarıyıl başında verilir. A booklet of selected texts will be distributed at the beginning of the semester

References:

Nesbitt,Kate.(ed)Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture 1965-1995, Princeton Architectural press, NY, 1996.
Leach, Neil(ed),Rethinking Architecture-a reader in Cultural Theory,Routledge,London,1997.
Hearn,Fil, Ideas That Shaped Buildings,USA,2003.
Architectural Theory from Renaissance to the Present, Taschen,Köln,2003.
Kruft,Hanno-Walter, A History of Architectural Theory From Virivius to Present, Princeton Architectural Press, 1994.
Tafuri, Manfredo, Dal Co Francesco, History of World Architecture:Modern Architecture,Vol.1,2, Electra Editrice,Milan 1976.
Benevolo Leonardo, History of Modern Architecture,The MIT Press,1977.
Pearman Hugh,Contemporary World Architecture, Phaidon, 1998.
Zevi B.,The Modern Language of Architecture, Da Capo Press,New York, 1994
Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Arch Press, 1927.
Trachtenberg, Hyman, Architecture from Prehistory to Post Modernism,Abrams Inc.,1986.
Frampton Kenneth, Modern Architecture,A Critical History,Thames&Hudson, 1994.
Jenks,Charles, The Language of Modern Architecture, Academy Ed.,1991
Pevsner,Nicholas,Pioneers of Modern Design,Penguin, 1964.
Pallasmaa, J. The Eyes of the Skin, Architecture and the Senses, John Wiley and Sons, 2005.
Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture, Charles Jencks and Karl Kropf(eds),Wiley-Academy, 1997.
Jencks Charles, Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going What is Post-Modernism, 2007.
The Architecture Reader-Essential Writings from Vitruvius to the Present, Krista Sykes (Ed.)George Braziller Publishers, 2007.
Mallgrave, F., Goodman D., An Introduction to Architectural Theory 1968 to the Present, Wiley-Blackwell,2011

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	9	% 20
Homework Assignments	4	% 20
Presentation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	11	3	33
Study Hours Out of Class	12	21	252
Presentations / Seminar	1	1	1
Homework Assignments	4	1	4
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			293

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Develop and deepen knowledge in the same or in a different field to the proficiency level based on Bachelor level qualifications.	4
2)	Be able to conduct research at the proficiency level in Architecture or related disciplines individually, as well as to lead, participate in, or take responsibility for group projects	2
3)	Demostrate an ability to develop new approaches and produce knowledge at proficiency level researches both in architecture and related disciplines.	2
4)	Make decisions and produce comprehensive solutions to poorly defined, complex design problems at different scales related to the field by using critical thinking methods.	5
5)	Evaluate the phenomena in architectural history and assess contemporary developments by analyzing their historical, cultural, social, and political backgrounds.	5
6)	Be able to conduct independent qualitative and quantitative research requiring expertise in the field of architecture and contribute to professional knowledge and practice.	2
7)	Be able to present and publish the results of the research or design proposal related to the field in academic dialogue, in national and international forums, using written, oral, or other information and communication technologies, at the B2 General Level of the European Language Portfolio in English.	1
8)	Develops the lifelong learning abilities.	2
9)	Engage with the social responsibilities, legal, ethical, and aesthetic values of the architecture discipline.	3