COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YENAL AKGÜN

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

The objectives of this course can be summarized as follows:
1. To introduce students to the principles and methods of graphical kinematic design/ synthesis as applied to architectural mechanisms including furniture, roofs, and deployable structures.
2. To familiarize students with parametric visual programming tools (such as Rhinoceros Grasshopper Geogebra etc) and graphical kinematic design/ synthesis methods commonly used in the field of architecture and mechanism design.
3. To develop students' ability to analyze, evaluate, and design complex architectural mechanisms with an emphasis on functionality and aesthetics.
4. To develop students ability on the potentials of architectural geometry.

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

Textbook(s):
Söylemez, E. (2023). Kinematic Synthesis of Mechanisms Using Excel® and Geogebra, Springer Press, ISSN 2211-0992. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-30955-7.
Eres Söylemez Lecture Notes, http://makted.org.tr/en/kinematic-synthesis-of-mechanisms/.
Supplementary Book(s):
Hrones, J.A., Nelson, G.L. (1951). Analysis of the Four Bar linkage: Its Application to the Synthesis of Mechanisms, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and John Wiley & Sons, New York. https://www.scribd.com/doc/214820022/Hrones-and-Nelson-Atlas.
Iriarte, X., Aginaga, J., Ros, J. (2014). Teaching mechanism and machine theory with GeoGebra, in New Trends in Educational Activity in the Field of Mechanism and Machine Theory, Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol. 19 (Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
Sandor, G. N., Erdman, A. G. (1984). Mechanism Design-Analysis and Synthesis, Vol. 1& 2, Prentice Hall Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures: The instructor will deliver lectures to provide theoretical knowledge, introduce key concepts, and present weekly exercises related to the kinematic synthesis of architectural mechanisms.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

NA

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is mandatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Address: Faculty of Architecture, Doğuş Cd. Tınaztepe Kampüsü No:209, Z41, 35160 Buca/Izmir
Phone: 0232 3018449
e-mail: yenal.akgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be determined according to the weekly schedule of the instructor.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes