Information Package

Program of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

İÇT365

CONCEPTUAL THINKING IN INTERIOR DESIGN

Course Code
İÇT365
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
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. Reinforces the ability to think in different methods through multiple and diversified reading.
  2. Increases their awareness through the legibility of socio-cultural, historical and contextual relations.
  3. Experiences the multi-directional contribution of individual and group work dynamics.
  4. Develops creative thinking skills in the short/long term in academic or professional life.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone.
Course DescriptionThis course aims to detailed comphrehension and understanding of conceptual thinking which could be recognized as the initial point for the design project.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction and Concepts, Realization of the acquaintance course.
2nd Week Warm-up Project (Group Work); Interpretation of 2D Studies with Collective Discussion and Presentation. (The composition values ??and approach of the image are the base for creating a new work)
3rd Week Spatial Thinking; Classroom Work (Creating Groups of 3 Persons)
4th Week Reading the Components of Space; Classroom Study
5th Week Architectural History and Theory, Reading Through Manifesto; Classroom Study
6th Week Reading through Archetypes/Reproduction; Classroom Study
7th Week Production through Structural Detail of Building Identity, Reading; Classroom Study, RELIEF study
8th Week Reading/Reproduction on Building Materials; Classroom Study
9th Week Tectonic Trials on Building Materials (3-Dimensional); Classroom Study
10th Week Tectonic Trials on Building Material (Continued of the Study); Classroom Study
11th Week Utopia Factory, Imaginary Architecture Exercises
12th Week Urban Landmarks and Cities-Urban Interiors; Classroom Study
13th Week Interpretation of the Unrepresentable? - Classroom Study
14th Week Classroom Study
Recommended or Required ReadingLeydecker, S. (2013). Designing Interior Architecture: Concept, Typology, Material, Construction. Basel: De Gruyter.Ching, F. D. K. (2015). Architectural graphics.
Bielefeld, B. (2014). Architectural presentation. Basel: Birkha?user.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Presentation
  • Other
  • Practice
  • Case Study
  • Project
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Assignment 1 10
Project 1 30
Total(%) 65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 6 1 6
Preparation for Final exam 1 8 8
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 4 4
Homework 10 5 50
Total Work Load128
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.26
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
K1 X X
K2 X
K3 X
K4 X
K5
K6
K7 X
K8 X
K9
K10