MIM5232 Urban HousingBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ARCHITECTURE (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ARCHITECTURE (TURKISH, NON-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
MIM5232 Urban Housing Fall 0 3 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: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. NİLAY ÜNSAL GÜLMEZ
Recommended Optional Program Components: none
Course Objectives: This course aims at proving the necessary tools and conceptual framework for re-thinking the built environment, particularly housing. Hence the meaning and use of dwelling, needs and expections of the actors of the built environment and the current developments on the agenda regarding transformation of housing and the city will be discussed throughout the semester.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
A student completing this course will be able to

-develop an understanding of the current developments regarding housing stock and transformation of Istanbul

-recognize the needs and expectations of the various user groups

-develop a conceptual framework for rethinking housing/dwelling

-make use of various media for analyzing the built environment

Course Content

Within the scope of this course demographic transformation, dwelling practices and housing typology of Istanbul will be investigated. In addition to that, recent methods and strategies devoted to the transformation of built environment in Istanbul will be discussed. Moreover, students will develop a conceptual project entitled "rethinking dwelling"

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Description
2) Demography and Housing Typology of Istanbul
3) Student Presentations Housing Typology of the Hometown / Cultural Differences Heidegger, M. (2008). Building Dwelling Thinking. In Basic Writings (ed. By D. Farrel Krell) London: Harperperennial. Modern Thought, p. 343-364.
4) Student Presentations Housing Typology of the Hometown / Cultural Differences Mugerauer, R.(1994). Homelessness and the Human Condition (chapter 9). In Interpretations on Behalf of Space. Environmental Displacements and Alternative Responses. Albany: State University of University Press, p. 151-161. Mugerauer, R.(1994). A Homecoming. Design on Behalf of Place (chapter 10). In Interpretations on Behalf of Space. Environmental Displacements and Alternative Responses. Albany: State University of University Press, p. 162- 186.
5) Alternative Living Environments / Dwelling Experiences Soja, E. W. (1996). Exploring the Spaces that Difference Makes: Notes on the Margin. In Thirdspace,Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 82-105 Keller, S. (2003). Community. Pursuing the Dream, Living the Relity. Princeton and Oxford: Primceton University Press.
6) Alternative Living Environments / Dwelling Experiences Beck, U. (1998). The Individualization of Social Inequality: Life Forms and and the Demise of Tradition (chapter 3). In Risk Society. Towards a New Modernity, trans. By Mark Ritter. London: Sage Publications, p. 85-102. McLeod, M., (1996). “Other Spaces” and “Others”. In The Sex of Architecture (eds) D. Agrest, P. Conway, L. K. Weisman, Harry N. Abrams Publishers.
7) INTERIM REVİEW-Re-Thinking Dwelling
8) Transformation of the Built Environment and Housing Franklin, B. (2006). Towards a Contextual Approach. Housing Transformations. Shaping the Space of 21st Century Living. London & New York: Routledge, p. 11-32. Lefebvre, H. (2000). Philosophy and the City (chapter 4). In Writings on Cities, trans. and ed. by E. Kofman and E. Lebas, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 86-93.
9) Gentrification /De-Territorialization / Gated Communities Koolhas, R. (1994). The Double Life of Utopia: The Skyscraper. In Delirious New York. NY: The monacelli Pres, p. 81-109. Koolhas, R. (1994). The Skyscraper Theorists. In Delirious New York. NY: The monacelli Pres, p. 110-130.
10) Urban-Renewal Projects Lefebvre, H. (2000). Lost in Transposition – Time, Space and the City (chapter 1). In Writings on Cities, trans. and ed. by E. Kofman and E. Lebas, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 3-60.
11) Kentsel Yenileme Projeleri Film Screening: Ekümenopolis Kwinter, S. (2002). Modernist Space and the Fragment. In Architectures of Time. Toward a Theory of Event in Modernist Culture. The Mıt Pres, p. 34-50.
12) Critics on Projects /Re-thinking Dwelling
13) Critics on Projects /Re-thinking Dwelling
14) Presentations of Re-Thinking Dwelling Project

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: gerektiğinde verilecektir

will be given when necessary
References: Soja, E. W. (1996). Exploring the Spaces that Difference Makes: Notes on the Magrin. In Thirdspace,Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 82-105

Keller, S. (2003). Community. Pursuing the Dream, Living the Relity. Princeton and Oxford: Primceton University Press.

Stoner, J. (2012). What is a Minor Architecture. In Towards a Minor Architecture. London & Cambridge: MIT University Press, p. 1-20.

Mugerauer, R.(1994). Homelessness and the Human Condition (chapter 9). In Interpretations on Behalf of Space. Environmental Displacements and Alternative Responses. Albany: State University of University Press, p. 151-161.

Mugerauer, R.(1994). A Homecoming. Design on Behalf of Place (chapter 10). In Interpretations on Behalf of Space. Environmental Displacements and Alternative Responses. Albany: State University of University Press, p. 162- 186.

Lefebvre, H. (2000). Lost in Transposition – Time, Space and the City (chapter 1). In Writings on Cities, trans. and ed. by E. Kofman and E. Lebas, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 3-60.

Lefebvre, H. (2000). Philosophy and the City (chapter 4). In Writings on Cities, trans. and ed. by E. Kofman and E. Lebas, Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, p. 86-93.

Kwinter, S. (2002). Modernist Space and the Fragment. In Architectures of Time. Toward a Theory of Event in Modernist Culture. The Mıt Pres, p. 34-50.

Beck, U. (1998). The Individualization of Social Inequality: Life Forms and and the Demise of Tradition (chapter 3). In Risk Society. Towards a New Modernity, trans. By Mark Ritter. London: Sage Publications, p. 85-102.

Koolhas, R. (1994). The Double Life of Utopia: The Skyscraper. In Delirious New York. NY: The monacelli Pres, p. 81-109.

Koolhas, R. (1994). The Skyscraper Theorists. In Delirious New York. NY: The monacelli Pres, p. 110-130.

Marcus, C. C. (1995). House of a Mirror of Self. Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Home. Berkeley: Conari Pres.p. 3-19.

Massey, D. (1994). A Place Called Home. In Space Place and Gender. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Pres, p. 157-173.

McLeod, M., (1996). “Other Spaces” and “Others”. In The Sex of Architecture (eds) D. Agrest, P. Conway, L. K. Weisman, Harry N. Abrams Publishers.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 30
Presentation 1 % 20
Project 1 % 50
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 10 20
Presentations / Seminar 3 18
Project 12 64
Total Workload 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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