BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| 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 |
| ARC5503 | Architecture of Surfaces | Fall Spring |
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. EMİNE ÖZEN EYÜCE |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course aims at familiarizing the students with the idea of building 'facade' changing under the different circumstances as technological and ideological developments and its representational and productional peculiarities throughout architectural history, therefore preparing a background for future designs. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Evaluate the meaning and importance of the idea of 'building envelope' which changed in architectural history. II. Identify the relation between 'envelope' and ' content' III. Analyse the effects of the changes in building envelope as 'free facade' on design through case studies, IV. Differenciate the effects of using different materials in the production of facades on representation. |
Course Content
| Building Envelope; Free Facade ; Enclosure and Content; Production and representation of 'facade'; Materials and the Methods in Construction of the Facade; Tectonic Qalities in the Construction of Facade; Building Skin and Transparency; Digital Design Approaches to Design of Skins. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the idea of 'Building Envelope' | |
| 2) | Building, Buiding Facade and Representation | |
| 3) | Building Envelope and the Structural System | |
| 4) | Building,Building Facade and interior /exterior relations | |
| 5) | Wall/Window versus openings | |
| 6) | Stone walls as Building Envelope | |
| 7) | Gotfried Semper and Textiles as Building Envelope | |
| 8) | Glass as Building Envelope | |
| 9) | Presentations | |
| 10) | Presentations | |
| 11) | Contemporary Materials and Building Envelope | |
| 12) | Digitally Produced Building Envelopes | |
| 13) | Interactive Surfaces | |
| 14) | Review and Evaluation |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | I. David Leatherbarrow and Mohsen Mostafavi (2002) Surface Architecture, MIT, Cambridge, II. José Luis Sert (1967) “On Windows and Walls,” in José Luis Sert: Architecture, City Planning, Urban Design, ed. Knud Bastlund New York, III. Reyner Banham, The New Brutalism: Ethic or Aesthetic (London, 1966), 41. IV. Hannes Meyer (1970) “Building,” in Ulrich Conrads, ed., Programmes and Manifestoes on 20th Century Architecture, London, 117–120. |
| References: | Will be given when necessary. |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | 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 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 21 | 252 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 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. | |
| 2) | Be able to conduct researches at proficiency level in Architecture and related disciplines individually and participate or take responsibility in groups. | |
| 3) | Demostrate an ability to develop new approaches and produce knowledge at proficiency level researches both in architecture and related disciplines. | |
| 4) | Apply critical thinking methods , identify, formulate, and effectively communicate the critical issues involved in the solution of design problems. | |
| 5) | Evaluate the phenomena in Architectural History and analyze historical, social, political backgrounds of the contemporary developments. | |
| 6) | Be able to conduct qualitative and quantitative researches on the discipline of Architecture. | |
| 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 | |
| 8) | Develops the lifelong learning abilities. | |
| 9) | Engage social, legal, ethical and aesthetical responsibility in the discipline of architecture. |