COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF TURKISH ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5062 HISTORY OF TURKISH ARCHITECTURE 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HALIL IBRAHIM ALPASLAN

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

The course aims to outline the history of Anatolian Turkish Architecture within the contexts of the social, economic and geographic backgrounds, institutions, settlement patterns, building typologies and construction techniques; to concentrate on a certain period, place or building typology; and to provide student s effective participation in the course by way of readings and discussions on the case study, a seminar based on a fieldwork, and a theoretical research paper.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To conceive the historical meaning of architecture
2   To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of architectural history
3   To understand the major developments in the history of architecture
4   To analyze and evaluate the historical built environment with its various aspects
5   To reach an understanding of a certain period, place or building typology in the history of Anatolian Turkish Architecture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and discussion of course content and method
2 Outlines of the history of Anatolian Turkish Architecture
3 Outlines of the history of Anatolian Turkish Architecture
4 Outlines of the history of Anatolian Turkish Architecture
5 Outlines of the history of Anatolian Turkish Architecture
6 Discussions About the Article I
7 Discussions About the Article II
8 Discussions About the Article III
9 Discussions About the Article IV
10 Analysis of the historical built environment
11 Analysis of the historical built environment
12 Analysis of the historical built environment
13 Seminar, final presentations
14 Seminar, final presentations
15 Seminar, final presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Architecture of the Islamic World, ed. G. Michell. London, 1978.
Goodwin, G. A History of Ottoman Architecture. Baltimore, 1971.
Hillenbrand, R. Islam Sanatı ve Mimarlığı, çev. Ç. Kafescioğlu. Istanbul, 2005.
Kuban, D. Türk ve Islam Sanatı Üzerine Denemeler. Genişletilmiş Ikinci Basım, Istanbul, 1995.
Kuban, D. Sinan ın Sanatı ve Selimiye. Istanbul, 1997.
Kuran, A. Mimar Sinan. Istanbul, 1996.
The Mosque: History, Architectural Development and Regional Diversity, ed. M. Frishman and H. Khan. London, 1994.
Ögel, S. Anadolunun Selçuklu Çehresi. Istanbul, 1994.
Sözen, M. vd. Türk Mimarisinin Gelişimi ve Mimar Sinan. Istanbul, 1975.
Tanyeli, U. Anadolu-Türk Kentinde Fiziksel Yapının Evrim Süreci (11.-15. yy). Istanbul, 1987.
Türkiye Tarihi, ed. S. Akşin, Cilt I-II. Istanbul, 1987-1988.
The World of Islam, ed. B. Lewis. London, 1980.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, reading and discussions on the case study, fieldwork, seminar.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework/Presentation: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Final Exam: LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Coming to class prepared and active participation is expected.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.alpaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday, 15:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Case study (Seminar) 3 2 6
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 24 24
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1111
LO.2111
LO.3111
LO.4111
LO.5111

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