COURSE UNIT TITLE

: STONE IN ARCHITECTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DYT 4050 STONE IN ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Natural Building Stones Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Natural Building Stones Technology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is teaching natural stones used by ancient civilizations. To make it possible for students to realize the shown sample applications to adapt today. As a result, realizing and designing the right applications of natural stones in todays architecture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Using natural stone in Ancient period and Roman period and learning natural Stone arts in these periods.
2   To realize stones used in Seljuk period and their applications
3   To realize stones used in Ottoman period and their applications
4   To define arthitectural building types and Stone applications
5   To define criterias for chhosing Stone coating and their properties in flooring, aspect, wall, steps and other application fields

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Historical evalution for using natural Stone in architecture
2 Using natural Stone in ancient, Roman and Byzantian period
3 Ancient cities and ancient marble quarries
4 Analysis of natural Stones used in Seljuk period
5 Haccers and Stones in Otoman period
6 Architectural natural Stone applications in Otoman Period
7 Mid-exam
8 Introduction to architectural buildings and building types
9 Properties for Stones used in buildings
10 Front and iner wall coatings, properties and criterias for choosing stones
11 Flloring types, coating and properties and their criterias in use
12 Step types, properties and criterias for choosing stones
13 Bench types, properties, criterias for choosing sones for windowsill, doorstep, coping
14 Presentations of Student Researches

Recomended or Required Reading


Textbook(s): Öztank N. (2010) Mimaride Doğal Taş , yayınlanmamış ders notu Supplementary Book(s): Yavi E. (1996) Mimarlık ve Sanatta Anadolu mermer uygarlığı, Yazıcı yayınevi, Izmir
Supplementary Book(s): Akurgal E. (1989) Anadolu Uygarlıkları, Istanbul
Bakırer Ö. Anadolu Selçuklu, Beylikler ve Osmanlı Mimarisinde taş ve tuğla işçiliği
Carol Soucek King 1995 Design with Tile, Stone and brick. PBC International INC, NewYork
Çetintaş M.B. 2009 Türk Denizcilerinin Mezar Taşları, Deniz Basımevi Md. Istanbul
Chacon Mark A. 1999 Architectural Stone Fabrication, Installation and Selection. John Wiley & Sons Inc. USA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture will be processed theoritically in class. Teaching staff will give the subjects by using slides, will discuss with students by asking and answering and will give term works for a better understanding of subjects

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria



I. Mid-term exam %25: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Homework %25: To examine the application information.
III. Final Exam %50: To examine the all learning outcomes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ramazan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday:13.00-14.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparing assignments 1 22 22
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 85

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51