COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

City and Regional Planning

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÖZDE EKŞIOĞLU ÇETINTAHRA

Offered to

City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

This course aims to make analyses at the urban design scale, considering different user characteristics in a built environment with different spatial components, and to produce design solutions by defining design principles at the settlement plan scale in line with the analyses. It is aimed to develop 2D and 3D designs at the urban design scale through analyses produced in a selected project area. In addition, it is aimed to produce the project outputs to be obtained with up-to-date facilities in terms of technical drawing and representation techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Lynch, K. (1984). Good city form. MIT press.
Larice, M., & Macdonald, E. (Eds.). (2007). The urban design reader (p. 439). New York, London: Routledge.
Lang, J. (1994). Urban design: the American experience. John Wiley & Sons.
Moughtin, C. (2003). Urban design: Method and techniques. Routledge.
Jacobs, A., & Appleyard, D. (1987). Toward an urban design manifesto. Journal of the American planning association, 53(1), 112-120.
Moughtin, C. (2007). Urban design: street and square. Routledge.
American Planning Association. (2006). Planning and urban design standards. John Wiley & Sons.
Aitchison, M. (2012). Townscape: scope, scale and extent. The Journal of Architecture, 17(5), 621-642.
Thadani, D. A., Krier, L., & Aurbach, L. J. (2010). The language of towns & cities: a visual dictionary (Vol. 2). New York: Rizzoli.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course has content that blends classical learning methods with digital opportunities. The course is 3 hours long and will be conducted practically. In the course, students will present their projects through 1 interim jury and 1 final jury.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Analysis and Synthesis are measured by the Mid-Jury.
Synthesis, Design and Project are measured by the Final Jury.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The course is an applied course and will proceed through face-to-face transfers and project evaluations. It is essential that students make sketches for the expected outputs within the scope of the project topic chosen in the course and receive criticism on their sketches in the classroom environment. The number of critiques to be received and the process and content of these critiques will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gozde.eksioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 11.00-12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes