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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM335

ARCHITECTURAL REPRESENTATION

Course Code
MİM335
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
1 + 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. Visualizes research and ideas using representational methods in the architectural design process.
  2. Observes the architectural program concepts and relationships and expresses them by using digital presentation techniques.
  3. Applies the knowledge gained in the course to the design studio projects.
  4. Creates designs using theoretical knowledge and to critique architecture through representations.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThis course aims to develop students' understanding of architectural representations.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course
2nd Week The importance of representation / Exercise 1: Portfolio cover design.
3rd Week Origins of Architectural Representation I: Drawing by Numbers / Exercise 2: Architectural office logo design.
4th Week Origins of Architectural Representation II / Exercise 3: Architectural photography.
5th Week Architectural sketch / Exercise 4: Sketching study.
6th Week Midterm Exam 1
7th Week Conceptual diagrams in Architecture / Exercise 5: Preparation of architectural diagrams.
8th Week Photographs, mock-ups and hand drawings / Exercise 6: Preparation of architectural concept models and sketches.
9th Week Presentation of axonometric projection principles, exploded axonometry, axonometric sections and axonometric illustrations / Exercise 7: Preparation of axonometric illustrations.
10th Week Mid-term Exam 2
11th Week Urban Design Representation / Exercise 8: Preparation of urban design analyses.
12th Week Architectural Representation Formats / Exercise 9: Preparation of architectural renders.
13th Week Representation of Utopia / Exercise 10: Designing an architectural utopia visual.
14th Week Working on Design Studio presentations - Getting ready for final submission
15th Week Working on Design Studio presentations - Getting ready for final submission
Recommended or Required ReadingAbrahams, T. (2013). Computers in Theory and Practice. The Architectural Review
(http://www.architectural-review.com/essays/computers-in-theory-and-practice/8646960.article)
Ackerman, J.S. (1997). Villard de Honnecourt's Drawings of Reims Cathedral: A Study in Architectural
Representation.
Artibus et Historiae, Vol. 18, No. 35. (1997), pp. 41-49.
Bafna, S. (2008) How architectural drawings work - and what that implies for the role of
representation in architecture, The Journal of Architecture, 13:5, 535-564. (available at
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13602360802453327)
Cross, N. (2007). Designerly Ways of Knowing. Berlin: Verlag (p.54-58, The role of sketching in design)
Dogan, F., & Nersessian, N. J. (2012). Conceptual diagrams in creative architectural practice: the case
of Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum. Arq: Architectural Research Quarterly, 16(1), 15-27.
Evans, R. (1989). Architectural projection. In Architecture and its image.
E. Blau and E. Kaufman (eds). Montreal: Canadian Centre for Architecture.
Henderson, K. (1999). On
line and on paper: Visual representations, visual culture, and computer graphics in design
engineering. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.
Kellet, R. (1990). Le Corbusier's Design for the Carpenter Center: A documentary analysis of design
media in architecture, Design Studies, 11(2),164--180.
Olsberg, N. (2013). The Evolving Role of the Drawing. The Architectural Review
(http://www.architectural-review.com/essays/the-evolving-role-of-the-drawing/8646928.article)
Ousterhout, R. G. (1999). Master builders of Byzantium. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University
Press.(Chapter 3, 58-85)
Pietroforte, R., Tombesi, P., & Lebiedz, D. D. (2012). Are physical mock-ups still necessary to
complement visual models for the realization of design intents? Journal of Architectural Engineering,
18(1), 34-41.
Slessor, C. (2013). Editorial View: Architectural Representation. The Architectural Review
(http://www.architectural-review.com/view/editorial-view-architectural-representation/8647155.arti
cle)
Tufte, E.R. (1997). Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative. Graphic Press:
Connecticut. (pages 28-31)
Yaneva, A. (2009). Made by the office for metropolitan architecture: An
ethnography of design. Rotterdam: 010 Publishers. (p. 45-48, 78-85)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Case Study
  • Problem Solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 2 30
Practice 10 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 2 2 4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 10 3 30
Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 2 6 12
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework
Take-home
Exhibition (preparation and installation)
Design Project Development
Performance Practice 10 2 20
Total Work Load118
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.93
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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