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: MIM5012
Course Name: Eastern Mediterranean West Asian Metropolises
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. ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ
Course Lecturer(s): ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To examine the different architectural manifestations of the modernization phenomenon in different societies in the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Asian countries. Seeing the pluralization in time and space. To point out that modernization and architectural modernization should be considered primarily as a metropolitan process. Internalize the knowledge that one cannot talk about a single Islamic and/or Middle Eastern modernization route. To learn to carry out architectural practice in the environment of pluralization.
Course Content: The course will be carried out under the headings that discuss architectures and approaches to architectural thought within the framework of geographical regions and periods.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Approach architecture as an intellectual and critical field
2) Produce architectural thought together with other disciplinary thoughts

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course Introduction
2) Confronting modernity through a foreign power: the Indian Subcontinent - Great Britain connection
3) Confronting modernity through a foreign power: the Algeria/North Africa - France connection
4) Confronting modernity through a foreign power: Azerbaijan and the Central Asia-Russia connection
5) Ottoman modernization in Istanbul: 18th and early 19th centuries.
6) Turkish modernization in Ankara and Istanbul: 19th and 20th centuries.
7) Iran in Tehran case: Late 19. ve 20. Century
8) Cairo and Alexandria case in Egypt : Late 19. ve 20. Century
9) Post-Ottoman Middle East: Syria, Iraq, Jordan: 20th Century.
10) Increasing international capital and imported architecture environment in the Gulf
11) Aga Khan Awards
12) New trends and tensions in the contemporary architectural environment in Turkey
13) Homework presentation and discussion
14) Final Presentation & Discussion

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Mohammad Gharipour ve Daniel E. Coslett (ed.), Islamic Architecture Today and Tomorrow: (Re)Defining the Field, Chicago University Press, 2022.
References: Peter H. Christensen (ed.), Expertise and Architecture in the Modern Islamic World: A Critical Anthology, Critical Studies in Architecture of the Middle East, Intellect Books, 2018.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

1

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

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. 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. 1
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
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
Presentation 1 % 20
Final 1 % 50
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Presentations / Seminar 2 20
Homework Assignments 5 50
Final 3 40
Total Workload 152