Information Package

Program of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

İÇT461

ARCHITECTURE AND CINEMA

Course Code
İÇT461
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. The course focuses on the ongoing relationship between architecture and cinema; and as two disciplines that concentrates on space, action and time, explores how these two disciplines affect each other. The course, which will be taught through watching and discussing various films from the time that cinema emerged to the present, offers us clues not only about how the representation of architecture has changed in the history of cinema, but also about the active role of cinema in constructing architectural space. Within the scope of the course, all students MUST watch all the films specified. In addition, each week, a group of students undertakes the task of making detailed research on the movies, presenting it, opening it up for discussion, and making a textual summary.
  2. Ability to recognize important films in the literature in terms of architecture and cinema interaction
  3. Ability to verbally and visually express the effect of architecture on cinema and cinema on architecture through a selected film.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face 50% + E-Learning 50%
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThe course focuses on the ongoing relationship between architecture and cinema; and as two disciplines that concentrates on space, action and time, explores how these two disciplines affect each other. The course, which will be taught through watching and discussing various films from the time that cinema emerged to the present, offers us clues not only about how the representation of architecture has changed in the history of cinema, but also about the active role of cinema in constructing architectural space. Within the scope of the course, all students MUST watch all the films specified. In addition, each week, a group of students undertakes the task of making detailed research on the movies, presenting it, opening it up for discussion, and making a textual summary.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Explanation of the Course Content and Description of the Course Method
2nd Week 1920?s :Architecture and Modernity, Screening I: Metropolis (Fritz Lang, 1927)
3rd Week 1920?s: Architecture and Modernity, Screening II: The Man with the Movie Camera (DzigaVertov, 1929)
4th Week Discussion: Screening I and II
5th Week 1940?s: Architecture and Mid Century Modern, Screening III: The Fountainhead (King Vidar, 1949)
6th Week Discussion: Screening III
7th Week 1960?s: Cirtique of Modernist Architecture, Screening IV: Play Time (JacquesTati, 1967, MİDTERM
8th Week 1980?s: Postmodern Architecture, Screening V: Blade Runner (RidleyScott, 1982)
9th Week 1980?s: Postmodern Architecture, Screening VI: Brazil (Terry Gilliam, 1985)
10th Week Discussion: Screening V and VI
11th Week Present:Architecture in the Digital Age, Screening VII: Gattaca (Andrew Niccol, 1997)
12th Week Present:Architecture in the Digital Age, Screening VIII: Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010)
13th Week Discussion: Screening VII and VIII
14th Week Evaluation of the semester
15th Week
Recommended or Required ReadingRecommended or Required Reading: Açalya Allmer, Sinemekan: Sinemada Mimarlık, VarlıkYayınları, İstanbul, 2010.
Bob Fear, Architecture + Film II (Architectural Design 70) New York, 2000.
Donald Albrecht, Designing Dreams: Modern Architecture in the Movies, Hennessey & Ingalls, 2000.
Juhani Pallasmaa, Sinema ve Mimarlık, Makale, Calgary Üniversitesi, Kanada, Eylül 2008
Mark Lamster, Film and Architecture, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.Formun Üstü

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 6 30
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
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 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 4 4
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 5 5
Homework 2 4 8
Total Work Load124
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.13
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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