ARCHITECTURE (TURKISH, NON-THESIS) | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
MIM5125 | Turkish Architecture II | Fall | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
Language of instruction: | Tr |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÖKSUN AKYÜREK ALTÜRK |
Course Objectives: | This course aims to provide a wider perspective of the recent architectural field and its various productions in different scales (local/international; singular/urban) and contexts in Turkey starting from the 1980s, till today. In this respect, it is intended to identify and comparatively discuss the multiple processes and actors of the contemporary architectural productions in Turkey. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1.Identify the historical and chronological developments of the architectural field in Turkey since 1980s. 2.Recognize significant products of recent architecture and their authors/architects in reference to their contextual significance, between 1980s and today. 3.Analyze urban processes and the professional mechanism of architectural production(s) comparatively. 4.Develop notions of dynamic social, political, economic factors in national and global levels as active constituents of the architectural field. |
This course aims to discuss the architectural productions of Turkey within the context of larger sociopolitical and cultural developments including cross-cultural influences, formation and transformation of an urban culture in contact with global networks of communication, economy and culture. Accordingly analysis and comparison of contemporary architectural discourses, criticisms, buildings, urban conditions as architectural productions is included in the content of this course. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
1) | Introduction | ||
2) | A general discussion of the social and spatial history of Turkey from the Early Republican periods till 1980s | ||
3) | Changing sociopolitical context in 1980s, state and architecture | ||
4) | Architecture and the question of postmodernity | ||
5) | City/Housing/Planning | ||
6) | Starchitecture in Turkish architecture | ||
7) | The transformation of architectural knowledge and media | ||
8) | Student presentations | ||
9) | The special case of Istanbul | ||
10) | Transformation of the urban space | ||
11) | Architectural competitions | ||
12) | Site trip and discussions | ||
13) | Architecture and the recent popular culture | ||
14) | Recent discourses on identity in architecture | ||
15) | General course review | ||
16) | Submission of term papers. |
Course Notes: | Will be announced weekly. |
References: | 1.Sibel Bozdogan, Esra Akcan, Turkey: Modern Architectures in History, Reaktion Books, 2012 2.AD Magazine, "Turkey:At the Threshold," Volume 80, January 2010. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Laboratory | % 0 | |
Application | % 0 | |
Field Work | % 0 | |
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
Quizzes | % 0 | |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 20 |
Presentation | 1 | % 30 |
Project | % 0 | |
Seminar | % 0 | |
Midterms | % 0 | |
Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
Final | % 0 | |
Paper Submission | 1 | % 40 |
Jury | % 0 | |
Bütünleme | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 0 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 | |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 78 | |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 8 | |
Project | |||
Homework Assignments | 2 | 12 | |
Quizzes | |||
Preliminary Jury | |||
Midterms | |||
Paper Submission | 1 | 14 | |
Jury | |||
Final | |||
Total Workload | 154 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | 1 | |
2) | 2 | |
3) | 3. | |
4) | 4 | |
5) | 5 | |
6) | 6 | |
7) | 7 | |
8) | 8 | |
9) | 9 |