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
ARC5434	Urban Issues in Architecture	Spring	3	0	3	12

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor MAAN CHIBILI
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. EMİNE ÜMRAN TOPÇU Instructor MAAN CHIBILI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	Urban concerns in architecture can be summarized as the evolution of the urban space consciousness. It might be possible to think of this evolution as an interplay between conscious urban design and an architecture that wants to manifest itself within the dynamic and mostly chaotic development of the city. The course aims to acquaint the students with the historical roots of modern town planning; to introduce them to planning strategies and their problems; and to engage them in the discussion of current planning issues in the light of our current understanding of the City. Students are expected to form a better understanding of urban theories and implementation through lecture, case studies, and research papers. This course also trace the historical stands with a time span that extends from the 19th to the beginning of the 21st century, and the review of the different schools of planning theory that have been influential over that period. This entails a close look at the problems generated by the emergence of industrial cities, the early responses by reformers of various stripes, and the contributions of urban visionaries who sought to radically restructure urban form. The second half of the course will engage the review of more recent but agitating issues in planning, the production of urban space and the management of cities. The emphasis is on strategy and actors; on the production, instrumentation, and transfer of a form of knowledge and set of practices that are urban and architectural. This knowledge also includes ways in which the city has been perceived, imagined, represented and projected into the future. Hence, it is asked from the students to consider the topics in a questioning approach within the continuum of the evolution of the urban space.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Acquire an awareness of the evolution of the urban space consciousness and the urban socio-economic situation beginning from the 19th century to recent era.
2. Develop ways of understanding and discussing the evolution of urban space in the planned capital cities.
3. Apply the critical thinking methods and evaluate the phenomena and analyze the various aspects of the contemporary development of cities.
4. Make use of various media for analyzing the urban concerns of architects with respect to the philosophical perspective of related time spirit.
5. Foster the conceptual/theoretical and practical knowledge gained in undergraduate level to higher proficiency level.
6. Be able to conduct qualitative and quantitative research, develop new approaches and produce knowledge at proficiency level in urban related disciplines.

Course Content

1-Introduction & general discussion
2-Urban Age
3-Urban Utopias before Garden City
4-Major 20th Century movements in Urban Planning and Urban Design
5-The Modernist City
6-Rediscover of Urban Space
7-Mid-term
7-Evaluation of mid-term presentations
8-Sustainability: Energy, Systems & Design
9-Sustainability; Case Studies: Masdar City, Xeritown
10-Emerging Trends in Urbanism: New Urbanism
11-Urban Development and heritage Management
12-New Trends in Urbanism I: Resilient City
13-New Trends in Urbanism II: Smart City
14-Conclusion and Future prospects of Urbanism

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Welcome to the class. A general discussion on St. Simon and the new architecture
2)	19th Century Utopians. Fourier's Phalanstére, Godin's Familistére
3)	19th Century Utopians. Owen's New Harmony. Discussions on Utopian Socialists.
4)	City Beautiful Movement: Olmsted for New York City Park. Burnham Planfor Chicago.
5)	New Ideas for the Industrial City: Tony Garnier's Cité Industriel. Santelia's Futurist City.
6)	Early Modern: Modern Urban Utopias. Ebenezer Howard: Garden City.
7)	Early Modern: Modern Urban Utopias: Frank Lloyd Wright: Broadacre City. Le Corbusier.
8)	Mid-term presentations
9)	Discussion and evaluation of the mid-term presentations
10)	Bauhaus Urbanism. Hilberseimer - The Big City Architecture.
11)	Vienna Rosso: Socialist Housing
12)	CIAM: Athens Charter. Team X
13)	Megastructers and Louis Kahn. Metabolism.
14)	Rediscovery of the Urban Space

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

References:

- Benevolo, L., “Origins of Modern Town Planning”, MIT Press, 1971.
- Cullen, G., “The Concise Townscape”, Van Nostrand, NY, 1961.
- Duany, A., Speck, J., Lydon, M., “Smart Growth: New Urbanism in American Communities”, Wiley, 2010.
- Fishman, R., “Urban Utopias in the 20th Century: Howard, Wright, Le Corbusier”, MIT Press, 1982.
- Frampton, K., “Modern Architecture: A Critical History” 4th Edition, Thames & Hudson World of Art, 2007.
- Gehl, J., “Cities for People”, Island Press, 2010.
- Haas, T., “Sustainable Urbanism and Beyond: Rethinking Cities for the Future”. Rizzoli International Publications, 2012.
- Hall, P., “Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design since 1880”, Willey-Blackwell, 2014.
- Harvey, D., “Rebel Cities: From the Right to the City to the Urban Revolution”, Verso, 2012.
- Lynch, K., “The Image of the City”, MIT Press, 1960.
- Riddell, R., “Sustainable Urban Planning: Tipping the balance”, Willey, 2003.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	13	% 10
Homework Assignments	13	% 10
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	13	3	39
Homework Assignments	13	6	78
Midterms	1	20	20
Paper Submission	1	40	40
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			197

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)	Develops the conceptual/theoretical and practical knowledge gained in undergraduate level to higher proficiency level.	4
2)	Be able to conduct researches at proficiency level in Architecture and related disciplines individually and participate or take responsibility in groups.	2
3)	Demostrate an ability to develop new approaches and produce knowledge at proficiency level researches both in architecture and related disciplines.	4
4)	Apply critical thinking methods , identify, formulate, and effectively communicate the critical issues involved in the solution of design problems.	3
5)	Evaluate the phenomena in Architectural History and analyse historical, social, political backgrounds of the contemporary developments .	4
6)	Be able to conduct qualitatif and quantitatif researches on the discipline of Architecture.	2
7)	Be able to communicate the results of his researches, design proposals , conceptual and practical thoughts in the field of architecture using written, oral, visual media	3
8)	Develops the lifelong learning abilities.	2
9)	Engage social, legal, ethical and aesthetical responsibility in the discipline of architecture.	4