Architecture (English)
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ARCH0014
Course Name: Advanced Visual Design
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
4
Language of instruction: English
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. MEMDUH CAN TANYELİ
Course Lecturer(s): Memduh Can Tanyeli
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To teach how to produce animated images that can be used in the field of Architectural Design, how to make digital visualization and how to make a cinematic, narrative, audio and musical montage.
Course Content: Digital narrative-space design, digital visualization (rendering), animation, framing and composition, digital cinematography, compositing, editing and montage in NLE (Non-linear editing) video editors, color and atmosphere, audio exhibition video production.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Design and produce a short cinematic animation that communicates architectural intent.
2) Apply advanced rendering, colour-grading and compositing to convey atmosphere and materiality.
3) Integrate sound and narrative structure to enhance spatial storytelling.
4) Critically evaluate digital visualizations with respect to aesthetics, ethics and user experience.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course kick-off & pipeline overview Hoy, From Point to Pixel, Ch. 1
2) Digital narrative & spatial storytelling Watch: The Mall (Tanyeli, 2018)
3) 3-D scene setup & asset management Gursky photo-series
4) Lighting for atmosphere Becher archive (MoMA)
5) Advanced rendering workflows (CPU/GPU) Hoy, Ch. 3
6) Camera language: framing & composition Ash Thorp, Epoch
7) Digital cinematography & motion paths NIHON short film
8) Mid-review: animatic critique Students’ animatics
9) Node-based compositing fundamentals Online Nuke tutorial
10) Color science & grading EVINETTA BTS
11) Sound design & musical montage Audio library guide
12) Non-linear editing (Premiere/Resolve) Chapter on editing
13) Export & delivery formats
14) Exhibition video & portfolio
15) Final screening & peer review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: From Point to Pixel: A Genealogy of Digital Aesthetics, Meredith Anne Hoy, 2017
References: • M. Can Tanyeli. (16 Temmuz 2018). The Mall [Video]. Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/280189552
• Andreas Gursky’nin çalışmaları
https://www.andreasgursky.com/en
• Bernd ve Hilla Becher’in çalışmaları
http://www.artnet.com/artists/bernd-and-hilla-becher/
https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/95
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/bernd-becher-and-hilla-becher-718/who-are-bechers
• Ash Thorp. (10 Ocak 2017). EPOCH [Video]. Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/198811503
• Ash Thorp. (10 Eylül 2018). NIHON - FILM. [Video]. Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/289199908
• Ash Thorp. (18 Aralık 2020). EVINETTA. [Video]. Vimeo.
https://vimeo.com/492691155

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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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 3
2) She/he integrates architectural practice with environmental, economic and social sustainability principles. 1 1 2
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. 1 2
5) She/he is able to interrelate theory, design and construction practices. 3 3 2 2
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. 3 2 3 2
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field. 3 3 2 1
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. 2 2 1
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. 1 1 3
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality. 3 2 3 2
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. 2 2 2 3
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. 1 1 1 3
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language. 3 2 3 2

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. 2
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. 2
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. 3
7) In addition to traditional methods, she/he interactively uses the emerging information technologies required by the field. 3
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. 2
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. 2
11) Can produce design, know-how and knowledge for the improvement of different and changing social needs, and for the enhancement of life quality. 3
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. 3
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. 2
15) Has architectural communication skills in a foreign language. 3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Laboratory 15 % 15
Project 1 % 10
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 45
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Preparation for the Activity Spent for the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements Workload
Course Hours 15 1 2 45
Application 10 0 2 20
Project 1 5 5
Midterms 1 10 10
Final 1 20 20
Total Workload 100