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: MIM5006
Course Name: Modernization and the Physical Environment in Turkey
Semester: Fall
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. ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ
Course Lecturer(s): ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The course discusses the habit of approaching the topic of modernization in Turkey with intense idealizations and value judgments. It will be conducted for the sole purpose of comprehending and interpreting changes in the physical environment as ordinary processes of transformation.
Course Content: The course includes thematic titles that envisage reading the changes in the physical environment in a framework extending from macro to micro scale.

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 be able to comprehend and produce architectural thought within a trans-disciplinary framework
3) To gain consciousness of the historicity of architectural knowledge and environment

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) The concept of modernization of the physical environment
2) Urban utopias and utopian thought in general in Turkey
3) Village utopias in Turkey and approaches to rural reality in general
4) The phenomenon of company cities from the 1930s to the present: SOEs, their factories and the new urbanism they produce
5) Change of recreation habits and physical environment since the 1930s
6) The change in shopping practices and the physical environment since the 1930s: From the bazaar to the shopping mall and the web environment
7) Changes in dietary habits and physical environment since the 1950s
8) The rise of urban mobility and its consequences from the 1950s to the present
9) The changing family structure and its consequences in the physical environment since the 1930s
10) Fictional spaces from the 1950s to today: From literature to photography and cinema
11) The growth of structural dimensions and its consequences in the 2000s
12) Presentation and discussions
13) Presentation and discussions
14) Presentation and discussions

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Uğur Tanyeli, İstanbul 1900-2000. Konutu ve Modernleşmeyi Metropolden okumak, Akın Nalça, İstanbul, 2004.
References: İlhan Tekeli, Yiğit Gülöksüz, Tarık Okyay, Gecekondulu, Dolmuşlu, İşportalı Şehir, Cem Yayınları, İstanbul, 1976.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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2

3
Program Outcomes
1) To see architecture as a transdisciplinary intellectual and critical field 3 3 3
2) To develop the ability to express architectural thought with appropriate terminology, verbally and in writing. 3 2 2
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. 1
5) To follow, understand and apply current research methods in architectural design and to produce new research methods. 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. 2
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 2 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

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. 1
4) To develop the ability to discuss current design problems and propose creative solutions. 1
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.
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
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
Attendance 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