ARCHITECTURE | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ARC3925 | Urban Space | 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: | 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. |
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. |
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. |
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 |
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. |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research. | 3 |
2) | Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods. | 2 |
3) | Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales. | 2 |
4) | Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture. | 4 |
5) | Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work. | 1 |
6) | Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests. | 4 |
7) | Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture. | 1 |
8) | Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies. | 2 |
9) | Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety. | |
10) | Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes. | 1 |