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Program of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

İÇT363

MATERIAL APPLICATIONS IN INTERIOR DESIGN

Course Code
İÇT363
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 2
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the use of materials in interior design as a design element alongside other design aspects.
  2. Recognize the sophisticated technological materials utilized in interior design, as well as their qualities and ways of application.
  3. To learn to design in the field of interior architecture by adopting and prioritizing the user's physical, psychological, and aesthetic needs.
  4. Ensure that all furniture, equipment, and spatial elements in the interior are conceived and created with the selected material in mind.
  5. Plan and implement design configurations that can accommodate diverse user groups, needs, and space configurations in national and international contexts.
  6. To be able to generate unique, imaginative, aesthetically pleasing, and original spatial solutions in the interior employing new technology materials.
  7. Produce sustainable and universal design solutions in an environmentally conscious approach while selecting and picking the interior application material.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionNew design possibilities in architecture and interior design are being opened up by the advancement of material design and technology. The definition of advanced materials used in interior design, their grouping by qualities, their types, and their techniques of application in building are covered in this course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General information and discussion on the course program
2nd Week The Relationship between Material, Technology and Interior Architecture
3rd Week The Relationship between Traditional Materials Used in Interior Architecture and Technology ? I
4th Week The Relationship between Traditional Materials Used in Interior Architecture and Technology ? II
5th Week Smart Materials Used in Interior Architecture
6th Week Sustainable Materials in Interior Architecture
7th Week Materials Innovation in Interior Architecture: Floors, Walls, Ceilings, Furniture
8th Week Midterm Exam
9th Week Use of Media and Information Technologies in Interior Architecture
10th Week Materials Employed in Interior Architecture to Improve Space Quality
11th Week Advanced Insulating and Thermal Materials in Interior Architecture
12th Week Final Project Selection and Presentation
13th Week Studio Critics and Student Presentations for the Final Project
14th Week Studio Critics and Student Presentations for the Final Project
15th Week
16th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingAkgün, S. (2020). İç mekan ve mobilya tasarımı kapsamında akıllı malzemelerin incelenmesi [Master?s Thesis, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi]
Güler, K. (2022). Interior materiality. New Prairie Press.
Leydecker, S. (Ed.). (2013). Designing interior architecture: Concept, typology, material, construction. Birkhauser Verlag.
Mohamed, A. S. Y. (2017). Smart materials innovative technologies in architecture: Towards innovative design paradigm [Conference Paper]. International Conference ? Alternative and Renewable Energy Quest, AREQ 2017, 1-3 February 2017, Spain. Energy Procedia. pp. 139-154.
Wagner, J. and Watch, D. (2017). Innovation spaces: The new design of work. Brookings Institution.
The Chest of the Interior Architect (Website) - https://www.icmimarinsandigi.com/en
Material District (Website) - https://materialdistrict.com/
Transmaterial (Website) - https://transmaterial.net/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Project
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Assignment 6 30
Project 1 40
Attendance 1 5
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2.5 2.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 6 3 18
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2.5 2.5
Homework 6 3 18
Total Work Load127
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.23
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K4 X
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