COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 2293 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ERDAL ONUR DIKTAŞ

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to describe the relationship between architectural design and city planning, the architectural design process and design principles of different building types. Furthermore It intends to discuss the relationship between housing types and urban density.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the Course The Students can define specifications of the architecture/urban design/city planning which are the part of spatial design/planning discipline
2   will be able to describe the architectural design process,
3   will be list the different types of house and changing density that depends on the types of house buildings
4   will be able to explain form and function relationship in architecture
5   will be able to express factors and principles affecting the building types,
6   will be able to explain the interaction between building and its surroundings.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Praxis of spatial design/planning and Architecture Definitions and concepts related to architecture, design and planning relationship.
2 Introduction to the architectural design An analysis of an Architectural Design Process
3 House Types 1_General view A typological approach to house buildings-Introduction to the most common used house building types with quantity and quality specs of them
4 House Types 2_General view A typological approach to house buildings-Introduction to the most common used house building types with quantity and quality specs of them
5 House Types 3_Urban Densities Exemplifying urban density sizes created by the use of housing types
6 House Types 4_Urban Densities Exemplifying urban density sizes created by the use of housing types
7 Midterm examination Multiple choise exam that based on last six weeks of the course
8 Hotels, Motels and Hostels An explanation of general and particular features of accomodation buildings like hotel, motel etc.
9 Health Buildings An explanation of general and particular features of healthcare buildings
10 Office Buildings An explanation of general and particular features of office buildings
11 Socio-culturel Buildings An explanation of general and particular features of socio-cultural buildings like theaters, music halls, religional buildings etc.
12 Delivering the term assignments Submission of the assignments that exemplify the "residential island formations", "housing type choices" and the "urban densities" created by the students in their projects on the project levels they have taken
13 Education Buildings An explanation of general and particular features of education buildings
14 Sport Buildings An explanation of general and particular features of sport buildings like sport halls, stadiums etc.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Unpublished course notes/presentations that owned course instructor
Supplementary Book(s):
Francis D.K Ching, Mimarlık: Biçim, Mekan ve Düzen, Çev: Sevgi Lökçe, Yapı-Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2002
Enis Faik Arcan, Fikret Evci, Mimari Tasarıma Yaklaşım - Bina Bilgisi Çalışmaları, 2K Yayınları, Istanbul, 1992.
Joseph DeChiara, Time Saver Standards for Residential Development, McGraw Hill Companies, 1984.
References: Doğan Kuban, Mimarlık Kavramları, Yem Yayın, üçüncü baskı, Istanbul, 1990.
Utarit Izgi, Mimarlıkta Süreç Kavramlar-Ilişkiler, Yem Yayın, Istanbul, 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will proceed with the discussion of current examples on the ground created by lectures. Sample field studies chosen by the students from among their own urban planning projects will be requested in the form of "homework" as a reinforcing practice.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.80 + ASG * 0.20
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining, listing, describing will be measured by Midterm Examination,
Expressing and explaining will be measured by Homework,
Defining, listing, describing will be measured by Final Examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures, visual presentations, homework (reports and drawings) and in class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erdal.diktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday: 08:30-10:15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61

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