COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3724 HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The objective is to inform the future architects about the historical environment, conservation and restoration phenomenon, the concepts and current approaches in this issue, the historical assets in Anatolia, to raise awareness and sensitivity in every aspect of approach to the historical environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to explain the basic and current concepts about historical environment, conservation and restoration.
2   Ability to explain the historical values of Anatolia.
3   Ability to comment upon the protection issues regarding historical environment.
4   Ability to criticize the protection history of the country and to envision the approaches towards the solutions of the problems of protecting the historical values.
5   Ability to interrelate and compare archeological sites and monuments as elements of historical environment.
6   Ability to discuss protection laws and decisions on principles.
7   Ability to evaluate the work of art within the frame of system of values regarding the detection of the work of art to be protected.
8   Ability to communicate a research about historical environment in visual, written and oral form using up-to-date technology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, aim, method and contents of the course. Lecture-showing method
2 Historical Environment and Concept of Conservation 2.1. Environment and Concept of Historical environment. 2.2. Concept of conservation. 2.2.1. Historical development of the phenomenon of conservation. Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
3 Aim of conservation, reasons for conservation of historical environment. 3.1. Basic approaches in conservation. 3.2. Elements of Historical Environment. Assignment of take-home subjects. Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
4 Technical visit concerning historical urban fabric in Izmir. Lecture-showing and observation method
5 System of values of specifying the works to be conserved. 5.1. Specification, registration 5.2. Documentation Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
6 Concept of Restoration 6.1. Restoration methods 6.2. Restoration principles 6.3. General Introduction of international rules and regulations as recommendations about Conservation-Restoration Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
7 Discussion about the World Cultural Heritage list and the works within this scope 7.1. Wonders of the Ancient World and the New World 7.2. Works of Türkiye in the UNESCO tangible and intangible World Heritage List Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Samples of historical places in Anatolia and abroad Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
10 Climate change and historical environment Collection of take-homes. Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
11 Conservation problems of historical environments (Cultural heritage at risk, effects of climate change, wrong interventions etc.) Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
12 View of the historical assets of Izmir as the city we live in and the approaches to and problems of conservation. Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
13 View of the Phenomena of Conservation and Restoration in Türkiye 13.1. General View of conservation laws and regulations in the Ottoman Empire 13.2. General information about conservation laws and resolutions in Türkiye 13.3. Discussion of problems about conservation in Türkiye and recommendations Lecture-showing method Presentation, discussion and question and answer teaching method
14 General evaluation Lecture-showing method Discussion method

Recomended or Required Reading

- Ahunbay, Zeynep, Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, Istanbul, 1996.

- Ahunbay, Zeynep, Kültür Mirasını Koruma Ilke ve Teknikleri, Istanbul, 2019.

- Altınoluk, Ülkü, Binaların Yeniden Kullanımı, Istanbul, 1998.

- Boito, Camillo, Korumak mı, Restore Etmek mi , Istanbul, 2018.

- Erder, Cevat, Tarihi Çevre Bilinci, Ankara, 1975.

- Erder, Cevat, Tarihi Çevre Algısı, Istanbul, 2018.

- Tuncer, Mehmet, Dünden Bugüne Kültürel Miras ve Koruma, Ankara, 2017.

- Various articles from journals entitled Taç, Egemimarlık, Mimarlık, Yapı, Vakıflar.

- Viollet le Duc, Eugene Emmanuel, Restorasyon Üzerine, Janus, 2019.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The student is expected participating in the course actively.
* Literature research and archive inquiry
* Field Study (on-site observation and examination)
- Providing information with verbal and visual presentations.
- On-site observation, examination, discussion within the scope of technical trip.
- Developing the ideas discovered through in-class debates, interpretations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm : % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO7)
Assignment : % 25 (LO2, LO3, LO4, LO8)
Class participation : % 5 (LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7)
Final : % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7)

Informational aspect of learning outputs (LO1) are measured by mid-term and final exam, while comprehension aspect (LO2, LO3) is measured by mid-term, final exam and assignment; application aspect (LO4) is measured by final exam, assignment and class participation; analysis aspect (LO5, LO6) is measured by final exam and class participation; and evaluation aspect (LO7) is measured by mid-term, final exam and class participation; (LO8) is measured by assignment.

Evaluation regarding the class participation shall be determined by student's attendance, active participation in the discussions during the class and qualitative contribution in this context.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eti.akyuz@gmail.com
eti.levi@deu.edu.tr
tel.: 0232- 3018460; 0555-4128310

Office Hours

Monday 10.10 - 10.55

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing individual assignments 1 16 16
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 0 0 0
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1354
LO.2354
LO.3354
LO.4554
LO.53554
LO.635544
LO.73554
LO.8354

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