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:

ICM055

Course Name:

Social Practices in Architecture

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:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Dr. Öğr. Üy. İBRAHİM EMRE GÜNDOĞDU

Course Lecturer(s):

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İbrahim Emre Gündoğdu

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Social Practices in Architecture course aims to recognize the practices that produce architectural and interior design works for social needs and to discuss the arguments arising from the production style of these practices. The objectives of the course are to learn alternative architectural practices and collective construction methods; discussion of transformation and interventions for urban and rural conditions; developing creative ways to raise civil society awareness of social challenges through architectural thought; is to identify problems in various conditions and scales and develop solutions with temporary approaches.

Course Content:

Within the scope of the course, examples of social architectural practices from the world and Turkey, the conceptual contexts of these practices, styles and methods of construction will be discussed. In the course, students are expected to propose and develop a social project.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understanding architecture and interior architecture as a social practice, increasing social awareness
2) Learning different ways of making architectural applications
3) Instrumentalizing design for social benefit
4) Framing problems and producing temporary/permanent solutions
5) Designing creative actions
6) Development of design language and tools for on-site and collective production

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	Presentation - 'Doing Together'
3)	Presentation - Social in Architecture from Turkey practices
4)	Presentation - Social Practices in Architecture from Around the World
5)	Presentation - Methods
6)	Field Trip
7)	Assignment: Social Project Suggestions
8)	Midterm Exam: Social Project Proposal Submissions
9)	Presentation - Resources and Opportunities
10)	Presentation - Material and Production
11)	Project Development and Evaluation
12)	Project Development and Evaluation
12)	Project Development and Evaluation
12)	Project Development and Evaluation
13)	Social Project Delivery and Presentations
14)	Social Project Delivery and Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Müştereklerimiz - Jay Walljasper, How Together - Constructlab, Convivial Ground - Constructlab, Müşterek
Mekan - Stavros Stavrides, Kentsel Heterotopya: Özgürleşme Mekanı Olarak Eşikler Kentine Doğru -
Stavros Stavrides, Şenlikli Toplum - Ivan Illich, Citizen Architect - Rural Studio, Design Like You Give A
Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises - Architecture for Humanity

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
Homework Assignments	2	% 100
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Homework Assignments	2	4
Total Workload		32