Interior Architecture and Environmental Design
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: MIM0005
Course Name: Socio-spatial Practices
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
4
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Öğr. Gör. ELİF EBRU YILMAZ
Course Lecturer(s): Elif Ebru Yılmaz
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to develop a critical thinking by questioning the urban morphology.
Course Content: In this course, the daily and collective rhythms of social and ideological practices in crisis spaces that are shaped by where various cultural, economic and political conflicts intersect in different geographies of the world will be discussed from the perspective of social theory.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) They will improve their skills in discussing conceptual thinking practices over spatial and social structures
2) They will improve the ability to conduct research and literature review
3) They will improve their skills in writing articles and making references in line with research.
4) They will improve their presentation skills.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction What is Architecture as a discipline? Tanyeli, Uğur. 2017. Yıkarak Yapmak: Anarşist Bir Mimarlık Kuramı İçin Altlık. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları
2) Space - Place Palestinian Bedouin Villages - Graound Truth Project Example Sharr, A. 2013. Mimarlar için Heidegger. Çeviren: Volkan Atmaca. İstanbul: Yem Yayınları.
3) Urban and Politics Example of Ancient Greek City-States Sennet, R. 2008. Ten ve Taş, Batı Uygarlığında Beden ve Şehir. Çeviren: Tuncay Birkan. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
4) What is Heterotopia? Example of Bertelmanplein (Aldo van Eyck) Playground. Tanju, Bülent. Hollanda’da Tasarım: Sonlu ve Sonsuz Oyunlar. Manifold. 2018 Foucault, M. 1984. Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias. Translated by Jay Miskowiec. Architecture /Mouvement/ Continuité
5) Heterotopia 2008 December Uprising and Exarchia Park Case Texts, images and drawings are shared with students in the studio
6) Non-binary Architecture Example of E. 1027 House (Eileen Gray) Bonnevier, K. 2005. A Queer Analysis of Eileen Gray’s E.1027. London and New York: Routledge Press
7) Mid terms Texts, images and drawings are shared with students in the studio
8) Presentations Texts, images and drawings are shared with students in the studio
9) Presentations Texts, images and drawings are shared with students in the studio
10) Spatial Agency and Alternative Practices Example of Villa Verde Housing (2010) Quinta Monroy Housing (2003) Example Texts, images and drawings are shared with students in the studio
11) Immigration and Refugee The Case of Al-Fawwar Camp in the West Bank, Palestine Petti, A. 2013. Arredamento Mimarlık. Sayı 288. Kamp/Mülteci: Çatışma Mekanlarında Sömürgesizleştirme Mimarlığı.
12) Urban, Camp, Commoning Diyarbakir Cinar Refugee Camp Case Agamben, G. 2013. Kutsal İnsan, Egemen İktidar ve Çıplak Hayat. Çeviren: İsmail Türkmen, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları
13) Forensic Architecture DAAR Architecture Studies Texts, images and drawings are shared with students in the studio
14) Refugee Heritage The Case of Palestine Dheisheh Refugee Camp Bauman, Z. 2015. Sosyolojik Düşünmek. Çeviren: Abdullah Yılmaz. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
14) Refugee Heritage The Case of Palestine Dheisheh Refugee Camp Bauman, Z. 2015. Sosyolojik Düşünmek. Çeviren: Abdullah Yılmaz. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: • Sennet, R. 2008. Ten ve Taş, Batı Uygarlığında Beden ve Şehir. Çeviren: Tuncay Birkan. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
• Lefebvre, H. 2015. Mekanın Üretimi. Çeviren: Işık Ergüden. İstanbul: Sel Yayınları.
References: • Agamben, G. 2013. Kutsal İnsan, Egemen İktidar ve Çıplak Hayat. Çeviren: İsmail Türkmen, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
• Bonnevier, K. 2005. A Queer Analysis of Eileen Gray’s E.1027. London and New York: Routledge Press.
• Foucault, M. 1984. Of Other Spaces: Utopias and Heterotopias. Translated by Jay Miskowiec. Architecture /Mouvement/ Continuité.
• Sennet, R. 2008. Ten ve Taş, Batı Uygarlığında Beden ve Şehir. Çeviren: Tuncay Birkan. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
• Sharr, A. 2013. Mimarlar için Heidegger. Çeviren: Volkan Atmaca. İstanbul: Yem Yayınları.
• Tanju, Bülent. Hollanda’da Tasarım: Sonlu ve Sonsuz Oyunlar. Manifold. 2018.
• Tanyeli, Uğur. 2017. Yıkarak Yapmak: Anarşist Bir Mimarlık Kuramı İçin Altlık. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Continuously following up-to-date publications and developments related to the profession of Interior Architecture and shaping the design process in line with the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of architecture and art.
2) Acquiring universal knowledge in the fields within the discipline of interior architecture.
3) To have the right professional communication skills in professional life by using all the inputs and conditions related to Interior Architecture profession and to have mastered the methods of interior architecture representation and professional terminology.
4) Focusing on the various functions within the whole interior design design and handling the pieces of space as a whole.
5) Evaluating the concept of space design through different disciplines.
6) To be able to make contemporary designs suitable for the person by relating the relationship between human-space-scale concepts with the needs of the people.
7) Ability to use all presentation and expression techniques with the necessary knowledge of fine arts in order to express the design process correctly.
8) To be able to manage the process that goes from design to application by showing the details related to the application after the interior architecture has matured in the design stage.
9) Project and construction site management and applications, employee health, environmental and occupational safety awareness, professional standards and business law.
10) To be able to choose the right materials and application methods with sufficient and up-to-date information about building materials and their applications.
11) To be able to understand problems related to construction, design, application and engineering.
12) To be able to make original interior design by combining aesthetic, technical and functional conditions, and to continuously develop the professional knowledge and skills.
13) According to a foreign language education level, in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria; at least B1; use at general level.
14) Use computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Continuously following up-to-date publications and developments related to the profession of Interior Architecture and shaping the design process in line with the theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of architecture and art. 2
2) Acquiring universal knowledge in the fields within the discipline of interior architecture. 2
3) To have the right professional communication skills in professional life by using all the inputs and conditions related to Interior Architecture profession and to have mastered the methods of interior architecture representation and professional terminology. 1
4) Focusing on the various functions within the whole interior design design and handling the pieces of space as a whole.
5) Evaluating the concept of space design through different disciplines. 1
6) To be able to make contemporary designs suitable for the person by relating the relationship between human-space-scale concepts with the needs of the people. 1
7) Ability to use all presentation and expression techniques with the necessary knowledge of fine arts in order to express the design process correctly.
8) To be able to manage the process that goes from design to application by showing the details related to the application after the interior architecture has matured in the design stage. 1
9) Project and construction site management and applications, employee health, environmental and occupational safety awareness, professional standards and business law.
10) To be able to choose the right materials and application methods with sufficient and up-to-date information about building materials and their applications.
11) To be able to understand problems related to construction, design, application and engineering.
12) To be able to make original interior design by combining aesthetic, technical and functional conditions, and to continuously develop the professional knowledge and skills. 2
13) According to a foreign language education level, in terms of European Language Portfolio criteria; at least B1; use at general level.
14) Use computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Midterms 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 28
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 3
Total Workload 75