COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 1112 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE COMPULSORY 4 4 0 9

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM ARITAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

This course aims to develop the skills of abstract thinking/production through form creation and spatial organization principles by evaluating form-function-structure relationships, in the context of designs defined with a specific theme.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   LO1: Comprehend architectural components related to the design problem.
2   LO2: Use anthropometric data in the design process considering human body-space relationships.
3   LO3: Solve the relationships between form organization and function in simple functional spaces.
4   LO4: Design closed, semi-open, and open spaces by establishing hierarchical relationships between volumes.
5   LO5: Present their project using different communication tools (verbal, written, digital).

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MIM 1111 - BASIC DESIGN
MIM 1509 - ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION TECHNIQUES

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Meeting, sharing impressions and evaluations about the previous academic year; In the first stage of the term theme titled "Discover (People, Spaces, Environment)", conducting question-answer practices with students in the context of personal awareness, learning, and expression techniques (oral, mentimeter application, etc.)
2 2. Students' self express verbally, in writing, through dance/movement, music, video, drama, photography, design, or a medium of their choice; a workshop
3 3. Discover the Space/City 1- Enabling students to look at their daily life/space routes with a different eye; enabling them to express their routes through simple observations and analyses, using different means
4 4. Discover the Space/City 2-(1. Design work) Designing a 5-8 m3 structure for a problematic/potential point in dormitory/home room, studio, etc. spaces that are the starting and ending places of students' routes, based on a scenario, with simple functions and where they explore and research body-space relationships
5 5. Design presentations, critiques, in-class work
6 6. Discover the Space/City 3- Enabling students to look at their non-routine, flexible city routes with a different eye; enabling them to express the problematic/potential points of their routes with observations and analyses, using different means
7 7. Discover the Space/City 4- (2.Design work) Designing of coastal platforms, 25-30m3 in size, based on a scenario, for a problematic/potential point in a coastal area chosen by students, covering a small single-person indoor function and semi-open, open spaces/elevations
8 8. Group presentations, individual presentations, critiques, in-class work
9 9. Design presentations, critiques, in-class work
10 10. Design presentations, critiques, in-class work
11 11. Designing of discovery stations that are scenario-based, public-use, in one of the frequented points of the city determined by the students in their previous research, and that include a closed volume used by 25-30 people at the same time, and semi-open, open volumes that feed it, and that establish form/function/structure relationships in an integrated manner
12 12. Design presentations, critiques, in-class work
13 13. Design presentations, critiques, in-class work
14 14. Design presentations, critiques, in-class work
15 15. Design presentations, critiques, term evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Altun D., Uzun I. (edts.) (2012). "From Point to Space: First Year Works-Projects at Dokuz Eylül University Department of Architecture". Istanbul: Yalın Publishing.
Arıtan Ö., Taşçı B., Güller E., Özdemir N. (edts.) (2018). "From Point to Space 2: First Year Works-Projects at Dokuz Eylül University Department of Architecture". Istanbul: Yalın Publishing.
Ching, Francis D. (2004). "Architecture: Form, Space, and Order". Istanbul: YEM Publishing.
Şahinler O., Kızıl F. (2006). "Technical Drawing in Architecture". Istanbul: YEM Publishing.
Online educational platforms such as Khan Academy, Udemy, etc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations by faculty members introducing the theme. Students are expected to develop architectural design exercises (2D and 3D - drawings + models) with critiques.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRC * 1


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Practices: % 100 (LO1,LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Mid-term Practices: Students are required to submit assignments and projects given during the semester according to the guidelines announced by the specified dates. Participation in the course and documentation of the design process is mandatory.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to have the materials and equipment announced for each practice ready. Attendance and following the guidelines are important for performance evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Inci UZUN

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 15 3 45
Tutorials 15 3 45
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 6 24
Preparing assignments 14 8 112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 226

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.15
LO.245
LO.3443
LO.454
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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