| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to Sustainable Design:
A discussion of ecological design principles and broad scale urban approaches to sustainable developments.
A selection of case studies will be used to discuss various approaches to incorporating sustainable design objectives into architectural design. Discussion will include material selection, embodied energy, recycling initiatives, quality and durability as attitudes, implications of life cycle costing. |
None |
| 2) |
Verifying and Marketing Green Buildings:
Selling environmental design requires quantification and data. We will look at some of the Green Building
tools and evaluation methods; including Green Building Advisor software, Athena Environmental Impact Estimator, ENVest, LEED, and Green Globe Standards. |
Peruse the website of the U.S. Green Building Council (authors of LEED): http://www.usgbc.org/
Peruse the website of the British Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (authors of BREEAM): http://www.breeam.org/ |
| 3) |
Lighting in Buildings:
Detailed look at the use of light in buildings from the point of view of issues of source, quantity, quality, human response, glare, room use, control, strategies, applications. The importance of natural lighting, both from an energy conservation point of view, as well as the aesthetic impact of natural light on interior architecture and the function of space. |
Read Sinopoli: pp. 47-56 |
| 4) |
Passive solar design |
None |
| 5) |
At the heart of it all: Energy from the sun |
Readings: Droege pp. 307-312 (100% Renewable: One Man’s Journey for a Solar World); Simon pp. 87-102 (Solar Energy) |
| 6) |
Wind energy |
Reading: Simon pp. 103-122 (Wind Energy)
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| 7) |
Midterm exam |
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| 8) |
Conserving water, gray water recycling, rainwater harvesting |
Read: Moxon: Chapter 3 (pp. 78-83) |
| 9) |
Sustainable materials, embodied energy |
Read: Moxon: Chapter 3 (pp. 84-106) |
| 10) |
Cradle 2 cradle design and sustainable material certification schemes |
Read: McDonough and Braungart: Introduction (pp. 3-16) |
| 11) |
Social sustainability |
Read: Simon Guy, & Steven A. Moore, pp. 47-58 |
| 12) |
The future of sustainable design |
None |
| 13) |
Student presentations |
Presentations related to the final assignment |
| 14) |
Student presentations |
Presentations related to the final assignment |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media. |
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| 2) |
Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video. |
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| 3) |
Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video. |
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| 4) |
Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video. |
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| 5) |
Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video. |
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| 6) |
Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video. |
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| 7) |
Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture |
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| 8) |
Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images. |
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| 9) |
Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge. |
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| 10) |
Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media. |
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| 11) |
Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture. |
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| 12) |
Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication. |
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| 13) |
Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects. |
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| 14) |
Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology. |
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BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
