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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: MIM5003
Course Name: Contemporary Architectural Thought
Semester: Fall
Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
6
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
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: Prof. Dr. ARZU ERDEM
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. Arzu Erdem
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To discuss the crisis of modern architecture and the different approaches for solutions
Course Content: The change of urban planning approaches
The change of architectural design notions
Change of the role of nature and environment
The emergence of the notion of sustainability
The transformation of architectural practice
The emergence of digital technologies and its influences on architecture
The emergence of the notion of techno-aesthetics

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To be able to view architecture other than a construction practice, mainly as an intellectual and critical practice,
2) To gain consciousness of architecture as also an urban practice,
3) To be able to comprehend and produce architectural thought within a trans-disciplinary framework.
4) To be able to define contemporary design problems in relation to social and constructional frameworks and to be able to produce design solutions,
5) To be able to view and produce architecture as an academic practice,

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction
2) What is Modernity?
3) Second World War and the Crisis of Modern Architecture
4) The Change of Urban Planning Notions
5) The Change of Architectural Design Notions
6) The change of the notions of nature and environment in architecture
7) The changes in architectural practice
8) The influence of digital technologies on architecture
9) The emergence of techno-aesthetics
10) Selection of a research topic
11) Literature survey
12) Works on articles and bibliography
13) Student Presentations
14) Student Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: A. Krista Sykes, Constructing a New Agenda: Architectural Theory 1993-2009, Princeton Architectural Press, 2010.
References: Étienne Turpin, Architecture in the Anthropocene: Encounters Among Design, Deep Time, Science and Philosophy, Michigan Publishing, University of Michigan Library, 2013.

Alberto Pérez-Gómez, Architecture and the Crisis of Modern Science, MIT Press, 1983.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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5
Program Outcomes
1) To see architecture as a transdisciplinary intellectual and critical field 3 2 3 3
2) To develop the ability to express architectural thought with appropriate terminology, verbally and in writing. 3 1 2 1 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.
4) To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions. 2 1 1
5) To follow, understand and apply current research methods in architectural design and to produce new research methods. 2 2 3
6) To evaluate new technical/technological developments in terms of architecture, to recognize hybrid applications and creative practices and to develop a critical perspective. 3 2
7) To develop approaches to transform new mathematical thinking into practice in architecture. 2
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 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. 3

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. 3
4) To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions. 3
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. 3
7) To develop approaches to transform new mathematical thinking into practice in architecture. 2
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. 2

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