COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL DEBATES AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5153 CRITICAL DEBATES AND CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÖKÇEÇIÇEK SAVAŞIR

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

This seminar course aims to develop a historical understanding of the modern era and to construct a critical framework for re-assessing the contemporary issues in architecture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the concepts of modern, modernism, modernity and contemporary through the works, theories and critical discourses in architecture of the 20th century.
2   Distinguish the development of the Modern Architecture during the 20th century.
3   Inquire the critical debates in architecture through the 20th century.
4   Analyze different tendencies and critical discourses in architecture during the second half of the 20th century.
5   Develop a critical approach to the contemporary architectural practices and discourses.
6   Criticize different aspects of the contemporary architecture through theoretical, critical and historical frameworks of the 20th century.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Prelude: Introduction to the scope, content and method of the course Participation with comments
2 Modern, modernism, modernity, contemporary architecture Participation with comments
3 Modern Architecture, aesthetic modernism, social modernity Participation with comments
4 Crisis within modernism Definition of presentation topics
5 Neo-Rationalism and Populist discourse Student Presentations I
6 Megastructure and Technofantasia Student Presentations II
7 Modern Urbanism and Urban Theories after Modernism Student Presentations III
8 Postmodernism Student Presentations IV
9 Mid-term Exam
10 Phenomenology and Place / Critical Regionalism Student Presentations V
11 High-Tech Architecture / Neo-Modernism Student Presentations VI
12 Deconstructivism / Ultra modernism Student Presentations VII
13 Current debates in architecture Student Presentations VIII
14 Epilogue: Contemporary Architecture Draft paper submission

Recomended or Required Reading

Batur, Enis (ed.) 1997. Modernizmin Serüveni. Bir Temel Metinler Seçkisi 1840-1990. Istanbul: YKY.
Benevolo, Leonardo. 1981 (1960). Modern Mimarlığın Tarihi, Birinci Cilt: Sanayi Devrimi, Istanbul: Çevre Yayınları.
Berman, Marshall. 2004. Katı Olan Her şey Buharlaşıyor. Modernite Deneyimi. Ümit Altuğ ve Bülent Peker (çev.) Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınevi. (Türkçe ilk basım 1994).
Colquhoun, Alan. 1962. Mimarlıkta Modern Hareket. Mimari Eleştiri Yazıları. Ali Cengizkan (çev.) Ankara: Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı Yayınları, 21-25. (Türkçe basım 1990).
Conrads, U. (1991). 20. Yüzyıl Mimarisinde Program ve Manifestolar, Ankara: S evki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı.
Pevsner, Nikolaus. 1977. Ana Çizgileriyle Avrupa Mimarlığı, Istanbul: Cem Yayınevi.
Rossi, Aldo. 1982. Şehrin Mimarisi (The Architecture of the City). Nurdan Gürbilek (çev.). Istanbul: Kanat Kitap. (Türkçe basım 2006).
Kollektif. 1996. Mimari Akımlar II. Yapı `dan Seçmeler. sayı: 9. Istanbul: Yem Yayın.
Kollektif. NTV Başvuru Kitapları: Mimarlık, Istanbul: NTV Yayınları.
Lynch, Kevin. Metropol Modelleri. Cogito Kent ve Kültürü. sayı:8, Yaz 1996, 97-111.
Simmel, Georg. Metropol ve Zihinsel Yaşam. Cogito Kent ve Kültürü. sayı:8, Yaz 1996, 81-89.
Tanyeli, Uğur. 2011. Rüya, Inşa, Itiraz (Mimari Eleştiri Metinleri.). Istanbul: Boyut Yayıncılık.
Ulrich, Conrads (ed.). 1991. 20. Yüzyıl Mimarisinde Program ve Manifestolar. Sevinç Yavuz (çev.) Ankara: Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı Yayınları.
Zeka, Necmi (ed). 1990. Fredric Jameson, Jürgen Habermas, Jean-François Lyotard. Postmodernizm. Gülengül Naliş, Dumrul Sabuncuoğlu ve Deniz Erksan (çev.). Istanbul: Kıyı Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This seminar course will be held on the general discussions through student assignments and presentations, as well as the lectures given by the instructor. Instructor will direct students with relevant information and resources for the student presentations. Courses will be in the form of high-performance presentations and discussions. Students will be encouraged to participate in class discussions. After the presentations, the topic will be introduced to a general discussion by the instructor.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 RPR RESEARCH PRESENTATION
4 PAR PARTICIPATION
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 + RPR * 0.50 + PAR * 0.10


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term Exam (20%): An exam will be held throughout the semester.

Homework Assignments and Student Presentations (20%): Weekly assignments and discussions will be prepared individually. In order to achieve the final exam, it is highly recommended to submit all assignments on time and regularly, and revise them with the guidance of the instructor.

Research Paper Submission (50%): It is the final form of a basic research carried out on a chosen topic .The inquired research question or issue will be submitted as a research paper complete with a well-researched bibliography and sufficient number of images.

Participation (10%): Student participation will depend on, (i) the student's attendance, (ii) the quality of student's responses to the questions during the course and (iii) the student's contribution to create a positive learning environment.

Assessment Criteria

1. Mid-term exam intend to measure the ability of reading comprehension and interpreting the knowledge gained and discussed through the lectures. (LO1, LO2).
2. Assignments and Presentations will be assessed through the criteria such as the clear understanding and addressing the issue, originality of the debate, depth of the phenomena and concepts, comprehensiveness, clarity, organization and format of the subject. (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6).
3. Research paper is to demonstrate a competent ability at basic rhetorical argument (constructing his/her position using theory, empirical fact, logic, analogy, precedent/case study, and citation of authority). (LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6).
4. Active and continual participation of student is important in terms of comprehending the topics. (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6).

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. As it is a seminar course, attendance and active participation is required throughout the semester.
2. Students are expected to attend the class fully prepared to discuss the subjects and other related material.
3. Students are expected to attend a minimum of 70% of the class time to receive a passing grade from the course.
4. It is not considered as a valid excuse to be absent in class for late submissions of assignments. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
5. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gokcecicek.savasir@deu.edu.tr, 232 3018484

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 5 2 10
Tutorials 8 2 16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 5 3 15
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 32 32
Preparing assignments 8 3 24
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1553
LO.2553
LO.355553
LO.45553
LO.55553
LO.6