| Course Code: | ARCH081 | ||||
| Course Name: | Architecture and Cities in Cinema | ||||
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Fall |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. HALE SİNİRLİOĞLU | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Hale Sinirlioğlu | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | This course aims to explore the relationship between architecture and the moving image through examples of 20th century cinema. |
| Course Content: | The moving image and cinema create some of the most fascinating visual representations of spaces, lifestyles and the socio-cultural facts of the daily life of the city. The course discusses how the moving image has been building relationships with architecture and how architectural and urban elements were used in movies to highlight the physical circumstances and the social life of their periods. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) The students will be able to critically analyze and discuss the use of architectural and urban elements in films 2) Will be able to discuss architecture and cities of the 20th century |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to the course. Discussions on architecture, cities and cinema | |
| 2) | The city in cinema. | |
| 3) | Society, architecture and the city in cinema. | |
| 4) | Modernization and modern industrialization | |
| 5) | Society in cinema | |
| 6) | Modern architecture and modern city in cinema | |
| 7) | Perspective and the representation of architectural space in cinema | |
| 8) | MIDTERM: SHORT MOVIES | |
| 9) | Use of architecture in science fiction movies. | |
| 10) | Utopia, dystopia and cities | |
| 11) | Globalization and the new urban fabric | |
| 12) | Documentaries on architecture and the city | |
| 13) | Time, space and motion in architecture | |
| 14) | Architect in cinema. Discussion and studio work on student projects |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Neumann, D., ed. (1996). Film Architecture: From Metropolis to Blade Runner. Munich, Germany: Prestel Verlag. |
| References: | Bergan, R. (2011). The Film Book. New York: DK. Koech, R. (2008). Cities in Film: Architecture, Urban Space and the Moving Image, Conference Proceedings. Liverpool: University of Liverpool. Mennel, B. (2019). Cities and Cinema. (2nd Edition). NY, USA: Routledge. Shiel, M., Fitzmaurice, T., eds. (2001). Cinema and the City: Film and Urban Societies in a Global Context. MA, USA: Blackwell Publishers. Tobe, R. (2018). Film, Architecture and Spatial Imagination (Ashgate Studies in Architecture). London: Routledge. Webber, A., Wilson, E. eds. (2008). Cities in Transition: The Moving Image and the Modern Metropolis. NY, USA: Wallflower Press. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
2 |
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| Program Outcomes |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Quizzes | 10 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 0 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| Midterms | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Final | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total Workload | 75 | ||||||