HISTORY, THEORY, AND CRITICISM IN DESIGN (ENGLISH, PHD) | |||||
PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
HTC6106 | Architecture in Written and Built Forms | 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. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞEM ELA KAÇEL |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to analyze the writings and buildings of key architects in comparison to each other within the historical trajectory of modernism and postmodernism. Throughout the course, simultaneous study of architecture in written and built forms will enable students to understand basic interrelations between the processes of thinking and writing on architecture and designing buildings. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. develop a critical approach to building analysis that is not only based on formal analysis but on textual analysis of buildings as well II. explore the ways in which idiosyncrasies, design theories and architectural discourse interact III. understand the value and effects of various types of intellectual production on professional practices IV. examine the writings and buildings of key architects in a comparative analysis with a revised look at the historical trajectory of modernism and postmodernism |
Architects in the 20th century have shaped the history and theory of architecture through their writings as much as their buildings. Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi, Rem Koolhaas and Peter Zumthor are only a few critical figures to name. This course aims to analyze the writings and the buildings of key figures in parallel to each other, and thus, to examine the ways in which idiosyncrasies, design theories and architectural discourse interact. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Students are required to complete specific readings assigned each week. Critical and in-depth review of these readings will form the basis of class discussions on each week's topic. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Ulrich Conrads, Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture (MIT Press, 1975); Joan Ockman, Architecture Culture: 1943-1968 (Rizzoli, 1993); John Hendrix, Architectural Forms and Philosophical Structures (Peter Lang Publishing, 2003); Kenneth Frampton, Modern Architecture: a critical history (Oxford University Press, 1980). |
References: | Original texts and essays on architecture written by the key architects of the 20th century and other selected articles will be compiled in a Course Reader that will be available to students at the beginning of the course. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 13 | % 40 |
Presentation | 2 | % 20 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 20 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 8 | 104 |
Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 6 | 12 |
Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Homework Assignments | 13 | 4 | 52 |
Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Total Workload | 250 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | to be able to pursue independent academic research work in his/her field of study/specialization. | 4 |
2) | to be able to conduct interdisciplinary researches based on specific methods in his/her own formulation | 3 |
3) | to be able to disseminate research results by means of scientific meetings and through referred papers in international publications. | 4 |
4) | to be able to follow up the state of the art information processing technologies related with her/his field of specialization. | 3 |
5) | to be able to act as refree/problem solver in the case of national/international problems of his/her field of specialization. | 3 |