INT3901 Lighting and Color ApplicationsBahçeşehir 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
INT3901 Lighting and Color Applications 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: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. SEZİN HATİCE TANRIÖVER
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor KAAN ÖDEMİŞ
Instructor ŞEVKİYE MERVE TAŞOZ
Instructor DENİZ ARSLAN HİNDİOĞLU
Assoc. Prof. SEZİN HATİCE TANRIÖVER
Recommended Optional Program Components: Technical trips
Course Objectives: This course aims to introduce a disciplinary approach to lighting design and colour use in Interior Architecture and Architecture. The course is designed to give students an understanding and perception of lighting and colour as two significant tools in the design of interiors, through the analysis of major concepts.


Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
- analyzes major principles and approaches of using natural light and artificial light in architecture
- examines and evaluates the effect of light on spatial perception,
- uses different approaches and techniques of illuminating interiors to create different atmospheres in spaces, in interior design projects,
- examines and evaluates the relationship between form of volumes/buildings and light,
- examines and uses the basics and principles of colour in architectural and interior architectural design projects ,
- anlayze and evaluate the effect of colour on psychology, physiology and emotions
- evaluates different approaches of using colour in spaces,

Course Content

Color Design
Essentials of Color
Color Theories and Methods
Color Interactions
Color and Material
Light and Color
Lighting Design in Interior Architecture and Architecture
Vision and Perception
Health and Light
Physical Basics of Light
Artificial Light
Natural Light
Technical Trip to ERCO
Light and Form

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Syllabus & Course Description None
2) Introduction to Color Design Essentials of Color Subject will be read from the related sources
3) Color Theories and Methods Subject will be read from the related sources
4) Color Interactions Subject will be read from the related sources
5) Color and Material Subject will be read from the related sources
6) Light and Color Lighting Design in Interior Architecture and Architecture Subject will be read from the related sources
7) Vision and Perception Health and Light Subject will be read from the related sources
8) Midterm Exam Physical Basics of Light Subject will be read from the related sources
9) Artificial Light in Architecture and Interior Architecture Subjects will be read from the related sources
10) Natural Light in Architecture and Interior Architecture Subject will be read from the related sources
11) Technical Trip to ERCO None
12) Light and Form in Architecture and Interior Architecture Subjects will read from the related sources
13) Critiques on design projects about light and colour Bringing design studio projects to class
14) Poster Presentations of Design Studio Projects Preparation of posters

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Powerpoint presentation print outs
References: - Color: Communication in Architectural Space by Gerhard Meerwein, Bettina Rodeck and Frank Mahnke (copy center) e-book in Bahcesehir University Library
- Architectural Lighting by M. David Egan and Victor W. Olgyay
- Lighting by Nonie Niesewand
- Lightbook: The Practice of Lighting Design by Ulrike Brandi and Christoph Geissmar Brandi
- The Architecture of Light: Architectural Lighting Design Concepts and Techniques by Sage Russell
- Light Revealing Architecture by Marietta S. Millet and Catherine Jean Barrett

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 15 % 0
Presentation 1 % 15
Project 1 % 15
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 45
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 55
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 2 28
Field Work 1 2 2
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentations / Seminar 3 4 12
Project 3 4 12
Quizzes 4 1 4
Midterms 1 12 12
Final 1 12 12
Total Workload 96

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, 4
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, 4
3) Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts, 4
4) Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires, 3
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, 4
6) Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture, 4
7) Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature, 3
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, 3
9) Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture, 4