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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) | As a world citizen, she is aware of global economic, political, social and ecological developments and trends. | 2 |
| 2) | He/she is equipped to closely follow the technological progress required by global and local dynamics and to continue learning. | 2 |
| 3) | Absorbs basic economic principles and analysis methods and uses them to evaluate daily events. | 2 |
| 4) | Uses quantitative and statistical tools to identify economic problems, analyze them, and share their findings with relevant stakeholders. | 2 |
| 5) | Understands the decision-making stages of economic units under existing constraints and incentives, examines the interactions and possible future effects of these decisions. | 1 |
| 6) | Comprehends new ways of doing business using digital technologies. and new market structures. | 2 |
| 7) | Takes critical approach to economic and social problems and develops analytical solutions. | 1 |
| 8) | Has the necessary mathematical equipment to produce analytical solutions and use quantitative research methods. | 2 |
| 9) | In the works he/she contributes, observes individual and social welfare together and with an ethical perspective. | 2 |
| 10) | Deals with economic problems with an interdisciplinary approach and seeks solutions by making use of different disciplines. | 1 |
| 11) | Generates original and innovative ideas in the works she/he contributes as part of a team. | 2 |