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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

ARCH210

Course Name:

History and Theory of Architecture 3

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory Courses

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:

Prof. Dr. ABDULLAH UĞUR TANYELİ

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Constructing a consciousness of historical change. Discussing the constant transformation of architectural production in time and place, without associated with essentials that can be discussed as its fundamentals.

Course Content:

Theorizing modernity within the context of history of philosophy, art and architecture. The course is organized according to the epistemic turning points, instead of stylistic transformations. Some highlights are social and architectural utopian thought, changing urban planning attitudes, transformation of the concepts of nature and history. Second part of the course is devoted to the 20th century architecture in general, and related social events such as World War 2, decline of the empires, demise of colonialisms, rise of nationalisms and socialism, cold war and its aftermath.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Obtaining a consciousness of historicity
2) Internalizing architecture as a historiographical practice.
3) Understanding architecture as a social reality.

Course Flow Plan

Week

Subject

Related Preparation

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Curtis, W. J. R., Modern Architecture since 1900, Phaidon, Oxford, 1982.

Giedion, S., Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition, Harvard Univ. Press. Cambridge Mass., 1941.

Kruft, H.-W., Taylor, R., Callander, E., & Wood, A., A History of Architectural Theory: From Vitruvius to the Present, Princeton Architectural Press, New York, 1994.

Mallgrave, H. F., Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673-1968, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005.

References:

Mimarlık ve mimarlık ile ilişkili alanlara ait tüm basılı veya dijital kitaplar ve süreli yayınlar.
All printed and digital books and periodicals related to architecture and related fields.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3
Program Outcomes
1) She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.	3	3	3
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3) She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4) Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.	3	3	3
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.	3	3	3
6) She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8) To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9) She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10) Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12) She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13) She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14) She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.	3	3	3

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	She/he gains knowledge of and develops values on technical, aesthetic, cultural, historical, social and ethical dimensions of architecture with a scientific and critical approach.	3
2)	She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles.
3)	She/he has the knowledge and ability to provide and implement interactions between urban planning, urban design and architectural projects.
4)	Gains the ability to identify architectural potentials and problems based on data collection, analysis, interpretation and critical thinking, in order to cultivate concepts and determine strategies for action.	3
5)	She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices.	3
6)	She/he will be able to produce architectural design, presentation, implementation, management and supervision stages both independently and collectively for different contexts and scales and through a responsive approach to social, functional, technical and aesthetic requirements.
7)	In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field.
8)	To analyze and document the historical and conservation characteristics of the built environment; taking into account of the balance between protection and use, she/he has the ability and necessary knowledge in renovation and restoration issues.
9)	She / he gains the ability to cooperate with different disciplines on the conception and design of the built environment, as an individual and/or as a team member.
10)	Has knowledge on and comprehension of professional ethics and codes of conduct, legal and managerial regulations, standards, rights and responsibilities and processes in the field of architecture.
11)	Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality.
12)	She/he has the knowledge and responsibility to design solidly built structures and takes into account of the risks of natural disaster.
13)	She/he monitors new developments in architectural theory and practice and is open to lifelong learning.
14)	She/he takes responsibility for the improvement of social consciousness in the field of architecture, and for the endorsement and defense of ecological and urban rights.
15)	Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language.	3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 50
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	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	56
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		88