COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 1518 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE II COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR INCI UZUN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of the course is; to understand the concept of environment, environmental data, natural, social and built environment components and interactions and to reveal human, human dimensions, needs and relations with the environment and to discuss the questions of architecture and space through different definitions and to enable students to recognize the discipline of architecture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   LO1: To be able to define the concept of environment, built environment and properties of built environment
2   LO2: To be able to explain the effects of human behavior and human needs on space,
3   LO3: To be able to describe the studies on the perception of space
4   LO4: To be able to explain the concept of architecture, space and the properties of architectural space,
5   LO5: To be able to explain the architectural design process and analyze design approaches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Meeting, introduction of the course: Discussions on architecture
2 2. What is space Characteristics and components of space
3 3. Discussion of concepts such as interior space, exterior space, urban space etc. through examples.
4 4. Human-environment relations, system concept, human system, human characteristics, human behavior and human needs
5 5. Environmental system, characteristics of the environment, built / constructed environment / human-environment relations in the built environment Environmental system, characteristics of the environment, built / constructed environment / human-environment relations in the built environment (housing, school buildings, ...)
6 6. Examination of the concepts of perception, perception, comprehension, image, mental map, orientation, identification, city image
7 7. Mid Term Exam
8 8. Concepts of design and designing
9 9. Architectural design approaches 1: Typological, Pragmatic design approaches
10 10. Architectural design approaches 2: Analogical, Canonical design approaches
11 11. Analysis of architectural concepts in Turkish architectural examples 1
12 12. Analysis of architectural concepts in Turkish architectural examples 2
13 13. Analysis of architectural concepts in Turkish architectural examples 3
14 14. Analysis of architectural concepts in Turkish architectural examples 4
15 15. Analysis of architectural concepts in Turkish architectural examples 1

Recomended or Required Reading

Main source None
Auxiliary resources:
- Ching, F. (1995) Form, Space, Order; John, Wiley and Sons
- Erzen, J. (2006) Çevre Estetiği; ODTÜ Yayıncılık
- Güvenç, B. (1974) Insan ve Kültür, Remzi Kitabevi
- Izgi, U. (1999) Mimarlıkta Süreç: Kavramlar, Ilişkiler, YEM Yayınevi
- Kuban, D. (1998) Mimarlık Kavramları, YEM Yayınevi
- Özer, B. (1998) Kültür-Sanat, Mimarlık, YEM Yayınevi
- Rasmussen, (1994) Yaşanan Mimari, YEM Yayınevi
- Roth, L. M. (2000) Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınevi
- Soygeniş, S. (2006) Mimarlık Düşünmek, Düşlemek, YEM Yayınevi
References None
Other course materials:
- Articles related to the course will be given to the students as a reading list.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual and oral presentations on the subject will be made by the instructors, the subjects will be reinforced with in-class activities, and discussions will be carried out in the context of architectural examples.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm Exam 50% (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Final Exam 50% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Further Notes about Assessment Methods:
Midterm exam: 50%, Final exam: 50% and Make-up exam if necessary.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Class attendance is essential. Classes must be attended on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

burcu.gulay@deu.edu.tr 00902323018495
inci.uzun@deu.edu.tr 00902323018489
rengin.zengel@deu.edu.tr 00902323018455

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1,5 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

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.1445
LO.245
LO.354
LO.4545
LO.5555

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