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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 |
| INT2943 | Sketching Istanbul | Fall | 0 | 4 | 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 : | Assoc. Prof. SUZAN GİRGİNKAYA AKDAĞ |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor SİNAN POLVAN |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | Documentaries and movies |
| Course Objectives: | This course is designed to train students from various design departments who possess basic technical drawing skills, aiming to enhance their perception and ability to take visual notes through hand sketching and creating an architectural journal. Students will develop freehand perspective drawing and rendering techniques that sharpen their observation, perception, expression, and analytical skills, enabling them to produce creative and artistic visualizations. The course includes seminars and field trips, offering students the chance to explore the architectural history of Istanbul’s most remarkable buildings and historic districts. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. visualize the built environment or interior spaces they encounter or design, conduct visual analyses, and create compelling visuals, when applying your profession. 2. create various creative syntheses using data obtained from the built environment and interior spaces you perceive and visually record, as part of their profession. 3. utilize the sketching skills you have refined through the development of hand-eye coordination, as a visual communication tool during advanced presentation phases. 4. create artistic perspectives of the built environment or interior spaces by considering proportions and scales, using practical and rapid sketching techniques. 5. grasp the effects of the encountered spaces on history, culture, and social life, gaining awareness in this regard. 6. develop awareness regarding the preparation of produced sketches in accordance with ethical principles and respect for intellectual and industrial rights, as a conscious and responsible designer. |
| Visiting the historic districts of Istanbul and conducting conceptual visualizations of these spaces through freehand sketches. The teaching methods and techniques employed in the INT2943 course include Field Trip, Fieldwork, Individual Study, Lecture, and Observation. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | none |
| 2) | Composition and line techniques (pencil and pen sketching), Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Sultanahmet–Hippodrome – Çemberlitaş – Grand Bazaar | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 3) | Basics of perspective drawing (1VP and 2VP), Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Balat - Fener | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 4) | Context analysis, Depth and shadow hatching, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Vefa – Süleymaniye – Tahtakale | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 5) | Panoramic drawing, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Kadıköy - Moda | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 6) | Context Analysis, Material and texture hatching, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Yedikule - Samatya | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 7) | Streetscape drawing: Figure and background, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Galata – Karaköy – Tophane | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 8) | Midterm | Individual study |
| 9) | Streetscape drawing: Figure and background, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Taksim– İstiklal Caddesi– Tünel- Şişhane | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 10) | Advanced line techniques: Light, shadow and texture, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Üsküdar - Kuzguncuk | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 11) | Review on enhancement of sketching skills, Critiques on submitted HW sketches | 2 HW |
| 12) | Mixed media techniques, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Eminönü - Sirkeci | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 13) | Advanced line techniques: Figure, scaling and postures, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Istanbul Archaeological Museum | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| 14) | Advanced line techniques: A general review, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Zeyrek - Cibali | 2 SW, 2 HW |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | George Hlavács, The exceptionally simple theory of sketching: why do professional sketches look beautiful? BIS Publishers, Amsterdam, 2014 Kendra Schank Smith, Architects' Sketches, Architectural Press, 2008. Brian Edwards, Understanding Architecture Through Drawing, Taylor and Francis, New York, 1994 Frank Lohan, Pen and ink techniques, 1978 |
| References: | George Hlavács, The exceptionally simple theory of sketching: why do professional sketches look beautiful? BIS Publishers, Amsterdam, 2014 Kendra Schank Smith, Architects' Sketches, Architectural Press, 2008. Brian Edwards, Understanding Architecture Through Drawing, Taylor and Francis, New York, 1994 Frank Lohan, Pen and ink techniques, 1978 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
| Field Work | 11 | % 12 |
| Homework Assignments | 12 | % 3 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Field Work | 22 | 2 | 44 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Homework Assignments | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| Midterms | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 90 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | 2 |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | 2 |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | 3 |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | 2 |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | 1 |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | 1 |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | 2 |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | 2 |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | 2 |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | 2 |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | 2 |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. | 3 |