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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ARC1023 | Introduction to Architectural Culture | Fall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. SEMA ESEN SOYGENİŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BERNA YAYLALI Prof. Dr. SEMA ESEN SOYGENİŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | The objective is to develop an understanding of architectural culture; principles of architectural design, construction, materials and context. The emphasis is on space, form, technology and materials characterized by particular ways of thinking, embedded in human culture. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who have succeeded in this course; -Ability to read, write, speak and listen effectively -Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioural norms, physical abilities, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity on the societal roles and responsibilities of architects. -Understanding of the architect’s responsibility to work in the public interest, to respect historic resources, and to improve the quality of life for local and global neighbours. -Understanding of the relationship between human behaviour, the natural environment and the design of the built environment. |
This course discusses architecture and architectural culture in the context of principles of architecture. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction / Scope of the Course | |
2) | Discussion: What is Architecture? | |
3) | History and Theory of Architecture Architecture as a Profession / Means of Communication | |
4) | Architecture/Space/Structure/Enclosure | |
5) | Architecture/Geometry | |
6) | Space / Form and Order | |
7) | Aesthetics/Proportion and Scale in Architecture | |
8) | Mid-Term Exam | |
9) | Space and Light | |
10) | Architecture and Function | |
11) | Architecture and Movement /Circulation / Promenade | |
12) | Architecture Structure / Materials | |
13) | Architecture/Context | |
14) | Discussion |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | NA |
References: | -Arnhime R., Dynamics of Architectural Form, Berkeley, 1977 -Baker G.H., Design Strategies in Architecture.An Analysis of Form,VNR, New York, 1996 -Burden E., Elements of Architectural Design: A Visual Resource, VNR, New York, 1995 -Ching F., Architecture: Form Space and Order, VNR, New York, 1996 -Ching F., Interior Design, VNR, NY, 1987. -Clark R., Presidents in Architecture, VNR,NY, 1985. -Conway H., Understanding Architecture, Routledge, London, 1994. -Giedion S., Space, Time and Architecture, Harvard U Press, 1982. -Farrelly, L., The Fundamentals of Architecture, Academia, Singapore, 2007 -Farrelly, L. (Construction +Materiality/AVA Publishing) Yapım + Malzeme, Literatür, İstanbul,2012 -Kuban D., Mimarlık Kavramları, Yem Yayın, 4. Baskı, İstanbul, 1992. -Palmer J., Dodson M., Design and Aesthetics, Routledge, NY, 1996 -Rasmussen, S.E., Experiencing Architecture, The MIT Press,Cambridge, 1982. -Rapoport, A., House Form and Culture,Prentice Hall NJ, 1969 -Rudofsky, B., The Prodigious Builders, HBJ,USA, 1977 -Smithies K.W., Principles of Design in Architecture, VNR, New York, 1981 -Soygeniş, S., Mimarlık- Düşünmek, Düşlemek, Yapı Yayın, İstanbul, 2006 -Soygeniş,S.,M., İstanbul-An Urban Commentary, Birsen Yayın, Istanbul, 2006 -Unwin S., Analysing Architecture, Routledge, New York, 1997 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 0 |
Application | 5 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 7 | 9 | 63 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 101 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society | 4 |
2) | Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art | 3 |
3) | Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area | 1 |
4) | Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey | 1 |
5) | Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product | 2 |
6) | Being able to write a script ready to be shot | 2 |
7) | Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment | |
8) | Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations | |
9) | Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages | |
10) | Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage | |
11) | Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white | 3 |
12) | Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility | 5 |