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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ICM053

Course Name:

Furniture Design

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

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:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Doç. Dr. BİLGE YARAREL DOĞAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Lecturer Cemal Çobanoğlu

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	This course fundamentally concentrates on exposing the interest and desire of students about furniture design and aim to give furniture design skills and knowledge about designing, thinking and making, together with a general overview of 20th century furniture history.
Course Content:	The course is designed to impart basic furniture design knowledge and skills with using active learning methods (learning through doing) with the aid of furniture design history.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students will broaden their passionate about creative thinking, designing and making.
2) Students will acquire basic knowledge about furniture design history (20th century; arts and crafts, modernism, soft modernism, midcentury modernism, futurism, pop art…)
3) Students will discuss the evolution of modern design by making both presentations and projects about furniture design and learn how to use these knowledge in a modern context.
4) Students will dentify basic materials which can be used to produce furnitures and explore the technical and visual potential of these materials.
5) Students will collaborate with their friends to develop teamworking skills and derive an understanding of furniture design profession conditions.
6) Students will improve their presentation, technical drawing, model making and communication techniques.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course
2)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
3)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
4)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
5)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
6)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
7)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
8)	MIDTERM JURY (MIDTERM EXAM)
9)	Design Talks/Presentations (Guest Speaker/s)
10)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
11)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
12)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
13)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
14)	Student presentations, in-class discussion
15)	FINAL JURY (FINAL EXAM)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

1. Fiell C. and Fiell P., “Design of the 20th Century”, Taschen, 2012
2. Miller J., “20th Century Design”, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, 2012
3. Pina L., “Furniture in History”, Pearson Education Inc., 2009
4. Polster B. and Neumann C. and Schuler M. and Leven F., “The AZ of Modern Design”, Merrell Publishers Limited, 2006
5. Postell J., “Furniture Design”, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2012
6. Raizman D., “History of Modern Design”, Laurance King Publishing, 2004
7. Quinn B., “Mid-Century Modern”, Conran Octopus, 2004
8. Albus V., “Icons of Design”, Prestel, 2000
9. Crochet T., “Designer’s Guide to Furniture Styles”, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2003
10. Çobanoğlu C., “Overview of Furniture Design After World War II: Finland Example (1945-1960)”, İTÜ Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul 2010

References:

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6
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)	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.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 25
Homework Assignments	1	% 15
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	13	26
Project	13	13
Homework Assignments	13	13
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		56