COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE SPATIAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IDENTITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5204 THE SPATIAL EXPRESSIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN IDENTITY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DENIZ GÜNER

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

Focusing on the Mediterranean that hosts the intercultural interactions and debates, this course aims to decode the Mediterranean through its social, geographical, physical, and socio-economical networks. Besides, the cities and architectures of the Mediterranean basin will be examined through their pluralistic structures such as multi-culturalism, multi-identity, and cosmopolitanism. Within the course, the projected multi-readings that include detailed analyses related to the places are to be reported and presented.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To gain knowledge about the cultural, historical, social, and political background of the Mediterranean basin,
2   2. Develop recognition of multicultural identities, intercultural exchanges, and networks of cosmopolitan relationships,
3   3. To be able to make analytical comparisons about the formation of Mediterranean cities and examples of local architecture,
4   4. To be able to discuss the different interpretations of the encounter between modern and vernacular architectures in the Mediterranean basin,
5   5. To be able to formulate the plural structure of Mediterranean cities and architectures verbally, in writing and visually.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction and General Information about the Framework. Announcement of the Course Content and Distribution of Resources and Readings Related to the Course
2 Cultural Geography and the Material World: Climate & Topography & Life Experiences
3 Geography / Coastal Architecture (Land-Sea Relationship)
4 Geography / Topographic Formation
5 Climate / Spatial Solutions for Climate / Sun Protection (Terracing, Organic Texture, Zig Zag Mass Formation...etc) + Defining the Research Subject
6 Climate / Solutions of Sun Protection with Building Components (Balconies, Projections, Shutters, Pergolas.... etc.)
7 Climate / Passive Air Conditioning Solutions Midterm (Research Paper Draft Submission)
8 Climate / Controlled Outdoor Space (Courtyard, Passage, Arcade, etc.) + Midterm (Research Paper Draft Submission)
9 Life Experiences / Spatial Practices (Coastal Uses)
10 Life Experiences / Spatial Practices (Urbane Life)
11 Life Experiences / Cultural Identity (Cultural Heritage / Tangible and Intangible Heritage)
12 Life Experiences / Mediterraneanism (Calmness and Quality of Life as a Lifestyle)
13 Typology / Encounters: Mediterranean Vernaculars as a Resource of Modern Architecture / Modernism in the Mediterranean & Mediterranean Modernism
14 Typology / Hybridisations: Mediterraneanism in Post-Modern and Contemporary Architecture
15 Evaluation: A Comparative Reading of the Characteristics Generating Mediterranean Space

Recomended or Required Reading

ALTIOK, M. (2013). Mittelmeerland: An Urban Portrait of the Mediterranean, Lars Müller Verlag.
BRAUDEL, F., (1989). Akdeniz ve Akdeniz Dünyası 2. Cilt, (Çev.) Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay, Istanbul: Eren Yayıncılık.
BRAUDEL, F., (2013). Akdeniz; Mekân, Tarih, Insanlar ve Miras, Istanbul: Metis Yayınları.
BIRKSTED, J., (2004). Modernism and the Mediterranean: The Maeght Foundation (Histories of Vision), Ashgate Pub.
ISENSTADT, S.; RIZVI, K. (Eds.) (2008). Modernism and the Middle East; Architecture and Politics in the Twentieth Century, Seattle: University of Washington Press.
LEJEUNE, J-F.; SABATINO, M. (Eds.) (2010). Modern Architecture and The Mediterranean; Vernacular Dialogues and Contested Identities, New York: Routledge Pub.
PETRUCCIOLI, A. (2008). Bellek Yitiminin Ardından: Akdeniz Islam Kent Dokusunun Öğrettikleri, (Çev.) Burcu Kütükçüoğlu, Istanbul: Yem Yayınevi.
PIETROPAOLO, D.; SOMIGLI, L.; BRANCATO, D.; (2006). Modernism and Modernity in the Mediterranean World; Toronto: Legas Pub.
PYLA, P. (2013). Landscapes of Development: The Impact of Modernization Discources on the Physical Environment of the Eastern Mediterranean, Massachusetts: Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be based on theoretical lectures given by the lecturers as well as discussions of individual research and presentations by the students.

Students will prepare and present a final report on their chosen research topic.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term Exam (Research Paper Draft Submission) 40% (LO1, LO2)
Final (Research Paper Final Submission) 50% (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Active Participation in Class 10% (LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The participation on the courses is mandatory.
Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

deniz.guner@deu.edu.tr
humeyra.akkurt@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 1 2 2
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 9 5 45
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14
LO.25
LO.354
LO.454
LO.555