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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ICM035
Course Name: Theory in Interior Design
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
4
Language of instruction: Turkish
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: Dr. Öğr. Üy. BANU ÖZKAZANÇ
Course Lecturer(s): Asst. Prof. Banu Özkazanç
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: Rather than analyzing texts, discussing the relation of specific concepts (modern / premodern / utopia / medicine / discourse / hygiene / consumption / immigration) with architecture is a priority. The main goal is to discover “text” as a new tool for understanding architectural theory and practice. During the course, it is aimed to gain comprehensiveness in practice of reading, understanding, interpreting and generating ideas about the basic concepts of modern architecture and the ability to express these ideas in writing.
Course Content: A critical reading and debate course through selected texts on modernity and architecture.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Proficiency in reading, understanding, interpreting and expressing ideas in written form in architectural field.
2) Observing the difference between discourse and theory
3) Getting an idea of theoretical thinking and writing practice.
4) Creating the ability to read text.
5) The insight as a non-project-oriented habit for thought and discussion on architecture.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction about the course
2) The Distinction between Premodern - Modern, The Effects of Modernity / READING I
3) Discussion on Utopias / READING II
4) Architecture and Utopia / READING III
5) Rationalism, Theory and Discourse / READING IV
6) Architecture and Medicine / READING V
7) Architecture and Hygiene / READING VI
8) MIDTERM EXAM
9) Public / Private / Privacy / READING VII
10) Architecture and Consumption / READING VIII
11) Architecture and Migration, Mobility / READING IX
12) Paper Architecture / READING X
13) Architecture and Semiotics / READING XI
14) Architecture and Representation / READING XII
15) FINAL EXAM

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: OKUMA I : "Katı Olan Her Şey Buharlaşıyor" - 1982 Marshall Berman
OKUMA II: "UTOPIA" Thomas More
OKUMA III: "20. yy Mimarisinde Program ve Manifestolar" Ulrich Conrads – 1975, "Mimarlıkta Karmaşıklık ve Çelişki" Robert Venturi – 1977
OKUMA IV: "Modernlik ve Modernist Düşünce" Yıkarak Yapmak - Uğur Tanyeli – 2017, "Söylem ve Kuram: Mimari Bilgi Alanının Sınırlarını Çizmek" Rüya, İnşa, İtiraz - Uğur Tanyeli – 2013
OKUMA V: "X Ekranlar: Röntgen Mimarisi" Beatriz Colomina, “COVID-19 Sonrası Konut” Serra Aşkın
OKUMA VI: "Mimarlık Nesnesi ve Başka Nesneler" Nur Altınyıldız Artun, "Mimarlık ve Toz" Ecem Arslanay
OKUMA VII: "İstanbul'da Konut Mekanında Mahremiyetin İhlali ve Teşhiri: Gerilimli Bİr Tarihçe 16. - 21. Yüzyıl" Uğur Tanyeli
OKUMA VIII: "Tüketimin Mekansal Örgütlenmesinin İdeolojisi" Hakkı Yırtıcı
OKUMA IX: "Ayşegül Afrika'da yahut Avrupa Afrika'daysa, Afrika Nerede?" Bülent Tanju "Kamp: Sömürgesizleştirme Mimarlığı" Pelin Tan - Ömer Faruk Gönenç
OKUMA X: "Tenin Gözleri" Juhani Pallasmaa
OKUMA XI: “Mimarlık Göstergebilimi” Umberto Eco
OKUMA XII: "Bir Paradigma Olarak Mimari Temsilin İncelenmesi" Tan Kamil Gürer - Atilla Yücel "21. Yüzyıl Tasarım Ortamında Süreç, Biçim ve Temsil İlişkisi" Bülent Onur Turan "Mimari Çizim Mimari Fikirlerin Potansiyelini Sınamalı"
References: "Katı Olan Her Şey Buharlaşıyor" - 1982 Marshall Berman
"UTOPIA" Thomas More
"20. yy Mimarisinde Program ve Manifestolar" Ulrich Conrads – 1975, "Mimarlıkta Karmaşıklık ve Çelişki" Robert Venturi – 1977
"Modernlik ve Modernist Düşünce" Yıkarak Yapmak - Uğur Tanyeli – 2017, "Söylem ve Kuram: Mimari Bilgi Alanının Sınırlarını Çizmek" Rüya, İnşa, İtiraz - Uğur Tanyeli – 2013
"X Ekranlar: Röntgen Mimarisi" Beatriz Colomina, “COVID-19 Sonrası Konut” Serra Aşkın
"Mimarlık Nesnesi ve Başka Nesneler" Nur Altınyıldız Artun, "Mimarlık ve Toz" Ecem Arslanay
"İstanbul'da Konut Mekanında Mahremiyetin İhlali ve Teşhiri: Gerilimli Bİr Tarihçe 16. - 21. Yüzyıl" Uğur Tanyeli
"Tüketimin Mekansal Örgütlenmesinin İdeolojisi" Hakkı Yırtıcı
"Ayşegül Afrika'da yahut Avrupa Afrika'daysa, Afrika Nerede?" Bülent Tanju "Kamp: Sömürgesizleştirme Mimarlığı" Pelin Tan - Ömer Faruk Gönenç
"Tenin Gözleri" Juhani Pallasmaa
“Mimarlık Göstergebilimi” Umberto Eco
"Bir Paradigma Olarak Mimari Temsilin İncelenmesi" Tan Kamil Gürer - Atilla Yücel
"21. Yüzyıl Tasarım Ortamında Süreç, Biçim ve Temsil İlişkisi" Bülent Onur Turan "Mimari Çizim Mimari Fikirlerin Potansiyelini Sınamalı"

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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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. 3 3 3 3 3
2) Acquiring universal knowledge in the fields within the discipline of interior architecture. 3 3 3 3 3
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. 2 2 2 2 2
4) Focusing on the various functions within the whole interior design design and handling the pieces of space as a whole. 1 1 1 1 1
5) Evaluating the concept of space design through different disciplines. 3 3 3 3 3
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. 1 1 1 1 1
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. 3
2) Acquiring universal knowledge in the fields within the discipline of interior architecture. 3
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. 2
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. 3
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. 1
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
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Homework Assignments 6 18
Midterms 1 3
Final 1 3
Total Workload 66