Architectural Design (Master) (with Thesis) Preview
Master	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

MIM5001

Course Name:

Decolonial Thought in Architecture

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Master

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. ZEHRA TONBUL

Course Lecturer(s):

Zehra Tonbul

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	To evaluate and research architectural thought independently of Western-centered perspectives; to incorporate architectural approaches from different cultures and geographies into the practice of historical and contemporary architectural thought.
Course Content:	Readings of postcolonial and decolonial theory; evaluating them in relation to architectural thought; researching architectural approaches from different cultures and geographies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To view architecture as an intellectual and critical field.
2) To produce architectural thought with the use of interdisciplinary approaches
3) To produce global and decolonial architectural approaches
4) To be able to produce academic research through use of appropriate vocabulary.
5) To be able to share research both written and orally.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Western centered perspectives in Architectural Historiography
3)	From Colonial Cabinets to Museums
4)	Theories on Colonialism, Postcolonialism
5)	Decolonial Thinking in Architecture
6)	Non-Western Architecture in Architectural Theory
7)	Architectural Criticism and Decolonialism
8)	Architecture in Non-Western Contexts
9)	Architecture in Non-Western Contexts
10)	Selection of Research Topic
11)	Work on Articles and Bibliography
11)	Literature Research
12)	Work on Articles and Bibliography
13)	Seminar 1
14)	Seminar 2

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Alessandro Petti, Sandi Hilal, Eyal Weizman, Architecture After Revolution, Decolonizing Architecture Art Residency (Program), MIT Press, 2013.

Aníbal Arregui, Gesa Mackenthun, Stephanie Wodianka, DEcolonial Heritage: Natures, Cultures, and the Asymmetries of Memory, Waxmann Verlag, 2018.

References:

Pauline Bachmann, Melanie Klein, Tomoko Mamine, Georg Vasold, Art/histories in Transcultural Dynamics: Narratives, Concepts, and Practices at Work, 20th and 21st Centuries,Wilhelm Fink, Brill Deutschland, 2017

Zehra Tonbul, “Museum as Textum: Orhan Pamuk's Museum of Innocence,” with Van Synghel, Koen, in E. Troelenberg, M. Savonia (eds.) Images of the Art Museum: Connecting Gaze and Discourse in the History of Museology, Berlin, Boston. Walter de Gruyter, Series: Contact Zones (Book 3), 2017.

Zehra Tonbul, “From Strzygowski’s ‘Orient oder Rom’ to Hans Sedlmayr’s ‘Closest Orient’,” Journal of Art Historiography, December 2020.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) To see architecture as a transdisciplinary intellectual and critical field	3	2	2	2
2) To develop the ability to express architectural thought with appropriate terminology, verbally and in writing.	1	1	3	3
3) To learn and use the necessary tools to share the results of their research and current developments in architectural design with different groups in different platforms.		2		3
4) To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions.
5) To follow, understand and apply current research methods in architectural design and to produce new research methods.	2	2	2
6) To evaluate new technical/technological developments in terms of architecture, to recognize hybrid applications and creative practices and to develop a critical perspective.
7) To develop approaches to transform new mathematical thinking into practice in architecture.
8) To be able to independently design and conduct research processes based on data collection, interpretation and announcement in the field of architectural design, within the framework of ethical values and rules			3	3
9) To be able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in architectural design, to be a leader in environments that require solving problems related to architectural design.			2	2

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To see architecture as a transdisciplinary intellectual and critical field	3
2)	To develop the ability to express architectural thought with appropriate terminology, verbally and in writing.	3
3)	To learn and use the necessary tools to share the results of their research and current developments in architectural design with different groups in different platforms.	2
4)	To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions.	2
5)	To follow, understand and apply current research methods in architectural design and to produce new research methods.	2
6)	To evaluate new technical/technological developments in terms of architecture, to recognize hybrid applications and creative practices and to develop a critical perspective.	2
7)	To develop approaches to transform new mathematical thinking into practice in architecture.	1
8)	To be able to independently design and conduct research processes based on data collection, interpretation and announcement in the field of architectural design, within the framework of ethical values and rules	2
9)	To be able to independently carry out a work that requires expertise in architectural design, to be a leader in environments that require solving problems related to architectural design.	1

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Final	1	% 70
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 30
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 70
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	108
Total Workload		150