ARC3925 Urban SpaceBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
ARC3925 Urban Space Spring
Fall
2 0 2 4
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: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator : Instructor MAAN CHIBILI
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor MAAN CHIBILI
Course Objectives: Urban Space is where most of the human activities and urban interactions are taking place, and where ways of living are promoted. When shaped, urban spaces play a vital future role in determining the way that people interact with the space and communicate with each other’s.

The course will build fundamental skills to undertaking a wide variety of urban design efforts, including for example: design of public places, shaping neighborhood form and function, and incorporating natural systems into the urban fabric. It aims to provide methods of viewing the various layers of the landscape, observing the urban concept and study the relationship between the City planning and design with its architecture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Comprehending and analyzing the relationship between architecture, the city as well as and urban space.
2. Discovering the urban dynamics, structures and processes that construct the built environment.
3. Being able to read and analyze various urban layers and transform them into a network of topological relations as a design input.
4. Discussing the range of physical attributes entailed in achieving good urban design: built form, public space, landscape, path and access systems, parking, density, activity location and intensity and so on.
5. Defining and design exterior and public space in its environment.
6. Discussing the social, historical and other processes that shape the urban space.

Course Content

This course introduces the development and the organizational planning in the city, plus the concepts and theories of Urban Design. It explores the elements, structure and tools needed for analyzing and evaluating urban space, it also surveys the social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects of Urban Design theories and implementation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Lecture: Introduction to the course & Syllabus Online Discussion
2) Lecture: What is a city? Online Discussion
3) Lecture: Elements of Urban Design Class Discussion
4) Lecture: Urban Form Analysis Discussion on the Assignment
5) Assignment: Subject presentation Presentation of the Students
6) Lecture: Elements of Urban Form Online Discussion
7) Lecture: Public Life Analysis - Jan Gehl Online Discussion
8) Public Life Analysis: Jan Gehl Online Discussion
9) Mid-term: Evaluation of Public Life in Public Space Mid-term Presentations
10) Lecture: Elements of a Place: Kevin Lynch Midterm Presentations Online Discussion
11) Lecture: Dimensions of Public Space Online Discussion
12) Lecture: Principles of Place Making & Place Design Online Discussion
13) Lecture: Elements of Landscape Design (Public Parks) Online Discussion
14) Final Discussion about the final work

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:
References: • Brenner, N. (2019). New urban spaces: urban theory and the scale question. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
• Carmona M. Heat, T. Oc T. Tiesdell S., “Public Places Urban Spaces: The Dimensions of Urban Design”. Architectural Press/Elsevier, second edition, 2013.
• Eckardt, F. ed. (2007). Media and Urban Space: Understanding, Investigating and Approaching Mediacity. Frank & Timme. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bahcesehir-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3033554.
• Gehl, J., Svarre, B., “How to study public life”. Island Press, 2013.
• Jennings, J. Jordan, S. J. (2010). Urban spaces: planning and struggles for land and community. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books. ISBN: 9780739137468 (e-book).
• Larice, M., & Macdonald, E., “The urban design reader”. New York: Routledge, 2007.
• Lynch K., "The Image of the City" Cambridge, Mass. : M.I.T. Press, 1960
• Moughtin C., “Urban Design: Street and Square”. Architectural Press, 2003.
• (Direction, Judit Carrera ; edited by Magda Anglès ; coordinated by Magda Anglès and Rosa Puig) In favour of Public Space : Ten Years of the European Prize for Urban Public Space Barcelona : ACTAR, 2010.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 5
Homework Assignments 2 % 15
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 14 2 28
Study Hours Out of Class 4 12 48
Homework Assignments 2 4 8
Midterms 1 4 4
Final 1 4 4
Total Workload 92

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) Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture,
2) Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions,
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts,
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires,
5) Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately,
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture,
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature,
8) Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art,
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture,