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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM248

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY II

Course Code
MİM248
Semester
Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterFourth Term (Spring)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Relate the major architectural developments -including Islamic (Early Islam - Emevid and Abbasid -, Great Seljuk, Anatolian Seljuk, Turkish Principalities, Ottoman), Renaissance and Baroque- in chronological terms.
  2. Be able to relate built forms, construction techniques and materials within the scope of this course with relevant social, economic, cultural, and technological contexts and encounters.
  3. To describe and explain the architectural features of the major monuments and architectural works within the scope of this course.
  4. Be able to make a spatial analysis of the major architectural Works within the scope of this course in verbal and visual media.
  5. Be able to distinguish and compare architectural and art production (within the scope of this course) of similar and different contexts.
  6. Develop and interpret current debates, approaches and studies in architectural history (in terms of the content of this course).
  7. Develop and use skills on thinking, reading, and writing on architecture.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThis course, second of the series of history of architecture courses, equips the learner with a basic knowledge of major developments in history of architecture including Islamic (Early Islam - Emevid and Abbasid -, Great Seljuk, Anatolian Seljuk, Turkish Principalities, Ottoman), Renaissance and Baroque periods. It aims to analyze the developments, transformations, and changes in architecture and the built environment of the given periods with due concern of the concurrent social, economic, cultural, and technological contexts and encounters.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the course
2nd Week Birth of Islamic Architecture and Art: Emevids in Damascus
3rd Week Islamic Architecture and Art: Abbasids and Emevids in Andalusia
4th Week Great Seljuk Architecture in Iran
5th Week Anatolian Seljuk Architecture
6th Week Architecture of the Turkish Principalities in Anatolia
7th Week Review of previous topics
8th Week Midterm Examination
9th Week Early Ottoman Architecture: Bursa, İznik, Edirne
10th Week Classical Ottoman Architecture: Capital of the Empire, İstanbul and the Age of Architect Sinan
11th Week Renaissance Architecure: Humanism, Religious and Civic Structures, Mannierism
12th Week Baroque and Rococo Architecture: New Approaches in Urban Design, Churches
13th Week Ottoman Architecture in the 18th Century
14th Week Homework submission
15th Week Review of previous topics, Wrap-up
Recommended or Required ReadingAslanapa O. (1999), Türk Sanatı, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Erzen J. (1996), Mimar Sinan Estetik Bir Analiz, Ankara: Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı Yayınları.
Flood F. B., Necipoğlu G. (2017), A Companion to Islamic Architecture, NJ: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Grabar O. (2000), İslam Sanatının Oluşumu, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Hillenbrand R. (2005), İslam Sanatı ve Mimarlığı (çev. Ç. Kafesçioğlu), İstanbul: Homer Kitabevi.
Ingersoll R. (2013) World Architecture: A Cross-Cultural History, New York: Oxford University Press.
Kostof S. (1985), A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals, New York: Oxford University Press.
Kuban D. (2002), Selçuklu Çağında Anadolu Sanatı, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Kuban D. (2007), Osmanlı Mimarisi, İstanbul: Yapı Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları.
Kuran A. (1964), İlk Devir Osmanlı Mimarisinde Cami, Ankara: ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları.
Michell G.(ed.) (2002), Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning, London: Thames and Hudson.
Necipoğlu G. (2013), Sinan Çağı: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu?nda Mimari Kültür (çev. G. Çağalı Güven), İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
Norberg-Schulz C. (1980), Meaning in Western Architecture, New York: Rizzoli International Publications.
Roth L. M. (2000), Mimarlığın Öyküsü: Öğeleri, Tarihi, ve Anlamı (çev. E. Akça) İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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