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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM125

INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE

Course Code
MİM125
Semester
First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterFirst Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Get acquainted with the basic concepts and terminology of architecture.
  2. Understand the basic principles and components of architecture.
  3. Gain experience of reading, researching and analyzing architectural space.
  4. Gain the ability to establish the relationship between Social, cultural, economic, environmental, technological etc. variables and architecture.
  5. Gain the habit of following the architectural agenda.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe course focuses on the fundamental concepts and terminology of architecture and the design process. The structural elements that constitute spatial organization are introduced. Practices are conducted on perceiving and analyzing the components of architectural space. Topics are reinforced through assignments, related presentations, virtual tours, and building readings.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course, Explanation of the Program and Method
2nd Week Architecture, Architect & Talk
3rd Week Architectural Terminology: Science, Art, Design; Being an Artist and an Architect & Talk
4th Week Architectural Terminology: Aesthetics, Creative Thinking; Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities & Talk
5th Week Architectural Terminology: Memory, Identity, Culture, Image, Perception; Virtual Tour: Ulus Historical City Center
6th Week Design Terminology: Theme, Main Idea, Concept & Presentation & Structure Reading
7th Week Design Terminology: Meaning and Expression in Architecture; Imitation, Copy, Original & Structure Reading
8th Week Design Terminology: Space, Function, Form, Essence & Structure Reading
9th Week Building Terminology: Technology, Structure, Material & Structure Reading
10th Week Mid-Term Exam I
11th Week Form Tools in Architecture: Geometry, Geometric Relations; Structure Reading: CSO Building
12th Week Form Tools in Architecture: Measure, Scale, Proportion, Proportion; Structure Reading
13th Week Place (Genius-Loci), Placelessness, Context; Virtual Tour: Ankara Castle, Erimtan Museum
14th Week Module, Modulation, Golden Ratio, Gestalt Principles & Play
15th Week Fundamental Schools of Architecture, Pioneering Architects & Presentation
Recommended or Required ReadingAlexander, C.; A Pattern Language, Towns, Buildings, Construction,
Oxford University Press, London, 1977.

Baker, G. H.; Design Strategies in Architecture, An Approach to the
Analysis of Form, Van Nostrand Reinhold, London, 1989.

Ching, F. D. K.; Architecture: Form-Space and Order, Van Nostrand
Reinhold, New York, 1996.

Clark, R. H.; Pause, M.; Precedents in Architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New
York, 1985.

Gür, Ş. Ö.; Mekan Örgütlenmesi, Gür Yayıncılık, Trabzon, 1996.

İnceoğlu, N.; Mimarlık Bilgisi, Yıldız Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi Baskı İşliği, İstanbul, 1993.

İzgi, U.; Mimarlıkta Süreç, YEM Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1999.

Krier, R.; Architectural Composition, Rizzoli, New York, 1991.

Kuban, D.; Mimarlık Kavramları, YEM Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1992.

Norberg-Schulz, C.; Existence, Space and Architecture, Studio Vista, London,1971.

Norberg-Schulz, C.; Genius Loci, Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, New York, 1980.

Rasmussen, S. E.; Yaşanan Mimari, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1994.

Roth, L. M., Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000.

Zevi, B., Architecture as Space, Horizon Press, New York, 1957
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 6 30
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 1 14 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 6 6
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 6 2 12
Presentation (including preperation)
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 12 1.5 18
Total Work Load108
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.6
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X
K2 X X X
K3
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K8 X
K9 X
K10
K11 X
K12 X X
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K15 X
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