Information Package

Master's of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design with Thesis

IAED549

ARCHITECTURE AND PHILOSOPHY

Course Code
IAED549
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Will understand the relation between architecture and philosophy
  2. Will see how architecture and space conveys in philosophical writings
  3. Will be able to make philosophical readings over architectural spaces
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course Description
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction Chapter 1: Philosophy in Architecture/ Space
2nd Week The Limits of architectural discourse, E. Grosz, Architecture from the Outside
3rd Week The Architectural metaphor in philosophy, M. Wigley, The Domestication of the House , ----, Hiedegger's House The Violence of the Domestic
4th Week Deconstructing archtitecture, J. Derrida, Invitation to a Discussion; ---, Architecture Where the Desire May Live, S. Best, De-Constructing Space
5th Week Deterritorializing architecture, J. Rajchman, Abstraction; G. Deleuze, Post-script on the Societies of Control
6th Week The psyche in space, S. Pile, The Body and The City: Psychoanalysis, Space, Subjectivity, S. Zizek, Lack in the Other
7th Week Feminist meanderings in space; E. Gross, Bodies and Knowledges: Feminisim and the Crisis of Reason
8th Week Mimarlığın Bedeni, D. Agrest, Architecture from Without
9th Week Bölüm 2: Mimarlık ve Mekanın Felsefesi, J. Biln, Deforming Self Snother: Towards and Ethics of Distance
10th Week R. Salecl, For the Love of the Nation: Causescu's Disneyland
11th Week M. Morris, Great moments in Social Climbing: King- Kong and the Human Fly, Okuma Önerisi: Michelle De Certeau, Spatial Practisis
12th Week U. Şumnu ve E. Ö. Özakın, Becoming Gap of the (Bosphorus) Bridge
13th Week K. Burns, A House for Josephine Baker
14th Week B. Bal, Düşsel Atlaslar: Constant'ın Yeni Babili ve Calvino'nu Görünmez Kentleri ile Zaman Ötesi Yolculuklar
Recommended or Required ReadingKaynaklar her hafta için içerikte belirtilmiştir.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 2 40
Assignment 14 10
Presentation of Case Study 2 46
Total(%) 86
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 86
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 14
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 2 5 10
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 10 140
Preparation for Final exam 7 7 49
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 7 7 49
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 5 5
Homework
Total Work Load295
Total Work Load / 30 (h)9.83
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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