MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ARC5410 | Contemporary Architectural Theory | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | En |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. SEMA ESEN SOYGENİŞ |
Course Objectives: | The aim of the course is to develop an understanding on the relevance of theory in architectural design and practice concentrating on the second half of the 20th century. The writings of architects and architectural theoricians on architectural theory, design and practice will be explored for understanding the essence of contemporary architecture. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1.Discuss the criticism on modern architecture 2.Compare the discourses of modern and postmodern period 3.Discuss selected texts 4.Evaluate contemporary architectural practice with its relevance to theory 5.Discuss visions for architecture |
This course discusses the contemporary architectural discourse on the selected readings |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Architectural Theory | ||
2) | Post Modern Period | Reading | |
3) | Post Modern period | Reading | |
4) | Post modern period | Reading | |
5) | Term paper/preliminary meeting | ||
6) | Individual research | Developing the content | |
7) | Term paper/second meeting | Preparation of the text | |
8) | individual research | Developing the text | |
9) | Term paper/third meeting | Developing the text | |
10) | Individual research | Developing the text | |
11) | Term paper/ fourth meeting | Preparation of the final paper | |
12) | Presentation | ||
13) | Presentation | ||
14) | Presentation / Paper Submission |
Course Notes: | Seçilmiş okuma parçalarından oluşmuş kitapçık yarıyıl başında verilir. A booklet of selected texts will be distributed at the beginning of the semester |
References: | Nesbitt,Kate.(ed)Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture 1965-1995, Princeton Architectural press, NY, 1996. Leach, Neil(ed),Rethinking Architecture-a reader in Cultural Theory,Routledge,London,1997. Hearn,Fil, Ideas That Shaped Buildings,USA,2003. Architectural Theory from Renaissance to the Present, Taschen,Köln,2003. Kruft,Hanno-Walter, A History of Architectural Theory From Virivius to Present, Princeton Architectural Press, 1994. Tafuri, Manfredo, Dal Co Francesco, History of World Architecture:Modern Architecture,Vol.1,2, Electra Editrice,Milan 1976. Benevolo Leonardo, History of Modern Architecture,The MIT Press,1977. Pearman Hugh,Contemporary World Architecture, Phaidon, 1998. Zevi B.,The Modern Language of Architecture, Da Capo Press,New York, 1994 Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, Arch Press, 1927. Trachtenberg, Hyman, Architecture from Prehistory to Post Modernism,Abrams Inc.,1986. Frampton Kenneth, Modern Architecture,A Critical History,Thames&Hudson, 1994. Jenks,Charles, The Language of Modern Architecture, Academy Ed.,1991 Pevsner,Nicholas,Pioneers of Modern Design,Penguin, 1964. Pallasmaa, J. The Eyes of the Skin, Architecture and the Senses, John Wiley and Sons, 2005. Theories and Manifestoes of Contemporary Architecture, Charles Jencks and Karl Kropf(eds),Wiley-Academy, 1997. Jencks Charles, Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going What is Post-Modernism, 2007. The Architecture Reader-Essential Writings from Vitruvius to the Present, Krista Sykes (Ed.)George Braziller Publishers, 2007. Mallgrave, F., Goodman D., An Introduction to Architectural Theory 1968 to the Present, Wiley-Blackwell,2011 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 9 | % 20 |
Laboratory | 0 | % 0 |
Application | 0 | % 0 |
Field Work | 0 | % 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | % 0 |
Quizzes | 0 | % 0 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | % 20 |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Project | 0 | % 0 |
Seminar | 0 | % 0 |
Midterms | 0 | % 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Paper Submission | 0 | % 0 |
Jury | 0 | % 0 |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 11 | 3 | 33 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 21 | 252 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 293 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |