COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANATOLIAN HOUSE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5087 ANATOLIAN HOUSE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Urban Conservation Planning Scientific Preparatory (Msc Without Thesis)
Restoration
Restoration
Urban Conservation Planning Scientific Preparatory (Msc)

Course Objective

Physical reflection of different cultures in Anatolia where different civilisations found shelter during the historical period, is seen in it's Architecture. It is aimed at having the students acquire the skill of thinking over and discussing the house varieties determined by countless variables such as location, dimension, material, topography and etc. besides cultural diversity. In this context, examples from different geographies of Anatolia are examined and discussed from various perspectives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify the Anatolian Housing Architecture in different ways,
2   To be able to explain the Anatolian Houses with samples,
3   To be able to discuss the Turkish House,
4   To be able to interpret the concept of Traditional House,
5   To be able to evaluate comparatively the differences and similarities among different samples of Anatolian Housing Architecture,
6   To be able to draw conclusions concerning the Anatolian House in the context of social structure and culture.

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.
2 Concept of traditional house and Anatolian House. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
3 The factors affecting the traditional housing architecture. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Practice 1 - Brain storming
4 House typology in Anatolia. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Publication discussion
5 Typologic evaluation and samples. House typology according to the materials (wood, stone). (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
6 Typologic evaluation and samples. House typology according to the materials (sun-dried brick, mixed material) (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Publication discussion
7 Mid - term examination
8 Typologic evaluation and samples. House typology according to plan scheme and façade scheme. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Group work and discussion
9 Typologic evaluation and samples. House typology according to settlement type and social structure. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Publication discussion
10 Samples for the Anatolian house within regional context. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method)
11 The Turkish House. The Turkish House samples from abroad. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Practice 2 - Game-based method (Learning with game)
12 Studying typological evaluations about the Ottoman-Turkish house. Researchers and interpretations. (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Group work and discussions.
13 Typologic evaluation House typology according to social structure. Houses under Western influence (the Levantine, Greek houses). (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Group work and discussions.
14 Student presentations General evaluation (Lecture-showing, question and answer teaching method, discussion method) Group work and discussions.

Recomended or Required Reading

*AKYÜZ, Eti, " Izmir Evleri", Arkitekt, 440 (8/ 1996), p. 18-32.

*AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, "Alsancak Evleri", Izmir Izmir, 17 (March-April 1999), pp. 9-14.

*AKYÜZ, Eti, "Tarihsel Süreçte Izmir'de Konut", Egemimarlık, 14(1994-3), pp. 32-35.

*AKYÜZ, Eti, ORHUN, Deniz, YILDIRIM, Bilge and Özlem ARITAN, "Kula'dan iki Ev", Egemimarlık, (1/1999), pp.33-38.

*AKYÜZ LEVI, Eti, TANAÇ, Mine, KÖŞKLÜK, Nezihat, "Koruyamadıklarımıza iki örnek: Kula Küçük Göldeliler Evi ve Palanduz Evi", Mimarlık ve Dekorasyon, 99, pp. 70-78.

*ARAN, Kemal, Barınaktan Öte, Anadolu Kır Yapıları, Ankara, 2000.

*AREL, Ayda, Osmanlı Konut Geleneğinde Tarihsel Sorunlar, Izmir, 1982.

*ELDEM, Sedad Hakkı, Türk Evi Plan Tipleri, Istanbul, 1953.

*NAUMANN, Rudolf, Eski Anadolu Mimarlığı, Ankara, 1975.

*ÖZGÜNER, Orhan, Köyde Mimari, Doğu Karadeniz, Ankara, 1970.

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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format.
Visual materials will be used intensively.

Active participation in the course is expected from students.
-Literature research and archive inquiry.
-Field study (on-site observation and examination).
-Providing information with verbal and visual presentations.
-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 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
4 PAR PARTICIPATION
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + ASG * 0.20 +RAS * 0.50 + PAR * 0.10


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

In addition to active participation in the course, it is expected from students to be aware of and to observe the traditional architecture.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm %20 (LO2, LO3, LO5, LO6)
Assignment / Presentation %20 (LO1, LO3, LO5)
Final %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6)
Class participation %10 (LO2, LO4, LO5)

The evaluation of participation in the course, will be determined with attendance by the student, his/her active participation in the discussion medium during the course and his/her qualitative contribution in this context.

Within the scope of this lecture, the comprehension dimension (LO1), the practice dimension (LO2), the analysis dimension (LO3), the evaluation dimension (LO4, LO5), the synthesis dimension (LO6) of learning is measured.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eti.levi@deu.edu.tr
eti.akyuz@gmail.com

tel. 0090 232 301 84 60

Office Hours

Monday 13.00-13.45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Student Presentations 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing individual assignments 1 36 36
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51
LO.61