| 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 |
| ARC3918 | Architecture in Metropolitan Context | Fall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 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 : | Instructor MAAN CHIBILI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor MAAN CHIBILI |
| Course Objectives: | By 2050, the urban population will continue to increase so that three-quarters of the world’s population will be living in cities. Big cities suffer from manifold issues; they are overcrowded, polluted, expensive, and generally lacking in character, the modern city falls short of its ambition to offer a better standard of life. This emphasis on the importance of new urban strategies rooted in human culture. This course aims at examining Architecture and Urbanism in the Metropolitan Context. This will encompass exploring the socio-cultural, socio-economic, and environmental factors that shape cities particularly in bigger ones. It also aims to find out the factors that affect the urban image of a selected part of the city in order to understand its evolution. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Pinpoint the effects of social, cultural, political and economic factors that play a role in developing the urban structure of metropolitan cities. 2. Delineate the influential elements that found the physical urban pattern of the city in general and in Istanbul, Dubai and Paris in particular. 3. Evaluate the historical importance of architectural edifices and how they adjust the evolution to the contemporary architecture. 4. Assess the contemporary architecture in Istanbul and Dubai and how/where are they placed in the current architectural discourse as well as define how they are affected by international architectural style. 5. Outline the historical and contemporary role of Istanbul and Dubai City centers. 6. Be able to communicate conceptual and practical thoughts in the field of architecture using written, oral and visual media. |
| The instructor will deliver the lectures with extensive visual material in a weekly basis, besides, weekly discussions will be conducted with the students during the class time. The weekly schedule of the course will be carried out on the online platform over the virtual classroom. Students are expected to follow the course from the virtual classroom on MS Teams. Students are expected to conduct a research that concern one of the course subjects, then present their work in the form of a PowerPoint presentation or a report with word or pdf formats. Also, they might be expected to read the textbooks or other assigned reading, and submit an evaluation paper. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to the course & Syllabus | • Course Schedule Review • Expectations & Discussion | |
| 2) | Understanding the City / Metropolitan Cities | Class Discussion | |
| 3) | Metropolitan Planning & Architecture | Assignment announcement | |
| 4) | Istanbul: The City of intersections | Discussion on the Assignment | |
| 5) | Assignment | Students' Presentation | |
| 6) | Istanbul: Old Center & Informal Settlements | Class Discussion | |
| 7) | Dubai: The architecture of fantasy / Dubai: Old City | Class Discussion | |
| 8) | Paris: The City of Dreams | Class Discussion | |
| 9) | Midterm | Midterm Presentation | |
| 10) | Midterm | Midterm Presentation | |
| 11) | Paris Project | Class Discussion | |
| 12) | London | Class Discussion | |
| 13) | London | Class Discussion | |
| 14) | Final | Discussion on the Final work Report Submission | |
| Course Notes: | |
| References: | -Gausa, M. Cros, S. (2003). The Metapolis Dictionary of Advanced Architecture city, technology and society in the information age. Barcelona, Actar. -Hall, P. G. (1988). Cities of tomorrow: An intellectual history of urban planning and design in the twentieth century. Oxford: Blackwell. -Harrington, K. (2013). Henry Ives Cobb's Chicago: architecture, institutions, and the making of a modern metropolis. By: Wolner, Edward W. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 2013 Mar., v.72, n.1, p.112-114. -Hu, C. (2015). “Where everything is political”: Architecture against politics in global Dubai. In: Globalization: The Crucial Phase. (Globalization: The Crucial Phase, 1 January 2015, :143-172). ISBN: 9781934536797 – 9781934536780. -Koolhaas, R. Mau, B. (1995). Small, medium, large, extra-large: Office for Metropolitan Architecture. The Monacelli Press. -Krastins, J. (2006). Architecture and Urban Development of Art Nouveau. International Review of Sociology, Vol. 16, No. 2, July 2006, pp. 395-425, Routledge. -Tilley, C. (ed.). 2019. London’s Urban Landscape: Another Way of Telling. London, UCL Press. https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781787355583 -Uffelen, V. C. (2010). Performance architecture + design. Thames & Hudson. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 15 |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jury | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 81 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |