COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRADITIONAL HOUSING CULTURE IN ANATOLIA

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜMEYRA BIROL

Offered to

Architecture
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The housing culture of Anatolia has been shaped by different factors such as geographical inputs, social expectations, knowledge and experiences of ancient civilizations. In this framework, this course concentrates on the conceptual, spatial and visual formation of the traditional Anatolian house besides the social and environmental factors shaping the main architectural characters of different regions. In this context, the main principles that shape the traditional architecture of Anatolian houses are to be defined and the effects of the environmental, social and cultural inputs are to be questioned.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining the evaluation process of the housing culture of Anatolia.
2   Explaining the principles of traditional settlements.
3   Questioning the effects of cultural factors and local identities on the evaluation of the housing culture.
4   Defining the main principles of traditional architecture of Anatolian houses.
5   Questioning the architectural and urban characters of different regions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction - General information about the aims and methods of the course - The concept of house - Different assessments on the Anatolian house
2 Conceptual framework: tradition, cultural traditions, traditional house
3 The evaluation of the Housing Culture in Anatolia: The Anatolian house in the antique period - The Ottoman house in the early Ottoman period.
4 The evaluation of the Housing Culture in Anatolia: The Anatolian house in the Seljuk and Ottoman periods - The housing districts in Anatolian city
5 TThe evaluation of the Housing Culture in Anatolia: The Anatolian house in period of Ottoman modernization
6 The traditional housing districts in Anatolia: Anatolian city - Inner space organization
7 The traditional housing districts in Anatolia: The constitution principles of traditional housing districts
8 MID-TERM EXAM Definition of the reseach topics
9 Basic principles of the traditional Anatolian house - Spatial scheme - The interaction between inner-outer space
10 Basic principles of the traditional Anatolian house - Facade organization - Inner space organization
11 Technical trip: Observations on traditional houses of Izmir
12 Traditional houses of Regions: Discussions on samples
13 Traditional houses of Regions: Discussions on samples
14 Transformation of the traditional house in the Early Republican period Submission of Research Reports (Homeworks)
15 Closing remarks: General evaluation of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

-Bektaş,Cengiz. Halk Yapı Sanatı, Literatür Yayınları , 2001
-Eldem,Sedat. Türk Evi Plan Tipleri , Istanbul 1955
-Günay,Reha, Türk Ev Geleneği ve Safranbolu Evleri , YEM, 1999.
-Küçükerman,Önder. Kendi Mekanının Arayışı Içinde Türk Evi , Türkiye Touring ve Oto.Kur., 1996.
-Öymen Gür, Şengül. Doğu Karadeniz Örneğinde Konut Kültürü , YEM, 2000.
-Sey,Yıldız(ed.). Tarihten Günümüze Anadolu da Konut ve Yerleşme , Tepe Mim.Kül.Mer., 1999
-Sözen,Metin. Türklerde Ev Kültürü Doğan Kitap, 2001.
-Yürekli,Hülya & Yürekli,Ferhat. Türk Evi; Gözlemler ve Yorumlar , YEM, 2005.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is given as a lecture that supported by readings, visual documents, individual or group studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50
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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 25
Homework assignments % 25
Final exam % 50

Resit % 50

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

humeyra.akkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The office hours will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparing report 1 10 10
Field study 1 4 4
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

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.154
LO.2542
LO.3542
LO.45432
LO.5542

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