Architectural Design (Master) (with Thesis) | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code: | MIM5003 | ||||
Course Name: | Contemporary Architectural Thought | ||||
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Fall Spring |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. ARZU ERDEM | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Prof. Dr. Arzu Erdem | ||||
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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 |
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, |
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 |
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 Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 108 |
Total Workload | 150 |