ARCHITECTURE
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
INT2943 Sketching Istanbul Fall 0 4 2 4
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. SUZAN GİRGİNKAYA AKDAĞ
Course Lecturer(s): Instructor SİNAN POLVAN
Instructor OSMAN ÜMİT SİREL
Course Objectives: This course is designed to train students from various design departments who possess basic technical drawing skills, aiming to enhance their perception and ability to take visual notes through hand sketching and creating an architectural journal. Students will develop freehand perspective drawing and rendering techniques that sharpen their observation, perception, expression, and analytical skills, enabling them to produce creative and artistic visualizations. The course includes seminars and field trips, offering students the chance to explore the architectural history of Istanbul’s most remarkable buildings and historic districts.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. visualize the built environment or interior spaces they encounter or design, conduct visual analyses, and create compelling visuals, when applying your profession.
2. create various creative syntheses using data obtained from the built environment and interior spaces you perceive and visually record, as part of their profession.
3. utilize the sketching skills you have refined through the development of hand-eye coordination, as a visual communication tool during advanced presentation phases.
4. create artistic perspectives of the built environment or interior spaces by considering proportions and scales, using practical and rapid sketching techniques.
5. grasp the effects of the encountered spaces on history, culture, and social life, gaining awareness in this regard.
6. develop awareness regarding the preparation of produced sketches in accordance with ethical principles and respect for intellectual and industrial rights, as a conscious and responsible designer.

Course Content

Visiting the historic districts of Istanbul and conducting conceptual visualizations of these spaces through freehand sketches.
The teaching methods and techniques employed in the INT2943 course include Field Trip, Fieldwork, Individual Study, Lecture, and Observation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction none
2) Composition and line techniques (pencil and pen sketching), Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Sultanahmet–Hippodrome – Çemberlitaş – Grand Bazaar 2 SW, 2 HW
3) Basics of perspective drawing (1VP and 2VP), Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Balat - Fener 2 SW, 2 HW
4) Context analysis, Depth and shadow hatching, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Vefa – Süleymaniye – Tahtakale 2 SW, 2 HW
5) Panoramic drawing, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Kadıköy - Moda 2 SW, 2 HW
6) Context Analysis, Material and texture hatching, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Yedikule - Samatya 2 SW, 2 HW
7) Streetscape drawing: Figure and background, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Galata – Karaköy – Tophane 2 SW, 2 HW
8) Midterm Individual study
9) Streetscape drawing: Figure and background, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Taksim– İstiklal Caddesi– Tünel- Şişhane 2 SW, 2 HW
10) Advanced line techniques: Light, shadow and texture, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Üsküdar - Kuzguncuk 2 SW, 2 HW
11) Review on enhancement of sketching skills, Critiques on submitted HW sketches 2 HW
12) Mixed media techniques, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Eminönü - Sirkeci 2 SW, 2 HW
13) Advanced line techniques: Figure, scaling and postures, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Istanbul Archaeological Museum 2 SW, 2 HW
14) Advanced line techniques: A general review, Visual analysis and notes, Field trip: Zeyrek - Cibali 2 SW, 2 HW

Sources

Course Notes: George Hlavács, The exceptionally simple theory of sketching: why do professional sketches look beautiful? BIS Publishers, Amsterdam, 2014 Kendra Schank Smith, Architects' Sketches, Architectural Press, 2008. Brian Edwards, Understanding Architecture Through Drawing, Taylor and Francis, New York, 1994 Frank Lohan, Pen and ink techniques, 1978
References: George Hlavács, The exceptionally simple theory of sketching: why do professional sketches look beautiful? BIS Publishers, Amsterdam, 2014 Kendra Schank Smith, Architects' Sketches, Architectural Press, 2008. Brian Edwards, Understanding Architecture Through Drawing, Taylor and Francis, New York, 1994 Frank Lohan, Pen and ink techniques, 1978

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 5
Laboratory 0 % 0
Application % 0
Field Work 11 % 12
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 % 0
Quizzes 0 % 0
Homework Assignments 12 % 3
Presentation 0 % 0
Project 0 % 0
Seminar 0 % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
Preliminary Jury 0 % 0
Final 1 % 60
Paper Submission 0 % 0
Jury 0 % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 1 14
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 22 2 44
Study Hours Out of Class 2 2 4
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 24 1 24
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0 0 0
Midterms 1 4 4
Paper Submission 0 0 0
Jury 0 0 0
Final 1 0 0
Total Workload 90

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) Using the theoretical/conceptual and practical knowledge acquired for architectural design, design activities and research.
2) Identifying, defining and effectively discussing aesthetic, functional and structural requirements for solving design problems using critical thinking methods.
3) Being aware of the diversity of social patterns and user needs, values and behavioral norms, which are important inputs in the formation of the built environment, at local, regional, national and international scales.
4) Gaining knowledge and skills about architectural design methods that are focused on people and society, sensitive to natural and built environment in the field of architecture.
5) Gaining skills to understand the relationship between architecture and other disciplines, to be able to cooperate, to develop comprehensive projects; to take responsibility in independent studies and group work.
6) Giving importance to the protection of natural and cultural values in the design of the built environment by being aware of the responsibilities in terms of human rights and social interests.
7) Giving importance to sustainability in the solution of design problems and the use of natural and artificial resources by considering the social, cultural and environmental issues of architecture.
8) Being able to convey and communicate all kinds of conceptual and practical thoughts related to the field of architecture by using written, verbal and visual media and information technologies.
9) Gaining the ability to understand and use technical information about building technology such as structural systems, building materials, building service systems, construction systems, life safety.
10) Being aware of legal and ethical responsibilities in design and application processes.