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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM405

ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE AND MEMORY

Course Code
MİM405
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 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. Learns architectural memory in the design process.
  2. Learns the important archaeological examples in world history of the reflection of the memory of societies on architecture.
  3. Understands the role of memory spaces in the transfer of culture.
  4. Develops sensitivity about preserving memory places in Turkish culture.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe intersection of memory and architecture is investigated through various archaeological examples. Long before the books were made in paper, constructions and written monuments can be regarded as "books" in which the social stories of mankind are written / written. Constructions have been the mediators of the past, with the most powerful presence showing strength and often their turbulent past. Individual or community-shared stories, memoirs, and experiential architectural spaces are meant. This course is not merely a matter of individual mind? will be examined in the dimension of archaeological architecture how the concept is manifested in our daily life.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week What is the memorial? Memorial, Power and Memory Relationship
2nd Week Sumer cities and ziggurats
3rd Week Construction of Egyptian pyramids
4th Week Hittite Landmarks and Examples of Cultural Representation (Orthostats, Public Buildings)
5th Week Archive structures in Anatolia (Hittite temples)
6th Week Cures in Anatolia (Memory and water)
7th Week Library buildings in Anatolia; Ephesus Celcus Library and Pergamon Library
8th Week 1.st. MIDTERM EXAM
9th Week Power and architecture relation (Police)
10th Week Structures that are the symbol of power in Roman architecture
11th Week Göktürk Stone Monuments and Balbals
12th Week The Holy Tombs of the Turks: Kurgans
13th Week Memory and violence; Examples of collection houses I
14th Week Memory and violence; Examples of collection houses II
15th Week Course review, General Assessment and Discussion
Recommended or Required Reading"Archaeologies of Memory" in Archaeologies of the Greek Past: landscape, monuments and memories, Susan E. Alcock, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, 1-35.
Bellek ve Akdeniz. Braudel, Fedinand, 2007, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Eski Yakındoğu?da Kent, Bellek, Anıt, Ömür Harmanşah, İstanbul: KÜY, 2015.
Archaeology and Memory, Olivier Laurent, Altamira Press, The Dark Abyss of Time, 2011.
Bellek ve Mimarlık İlişkisi Kalıcı Bellekte Mekansal Öğeler, Özak Özmen Nilüfer (İTÜ, Doktora Tezi), 2008.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Report Preparation
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
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 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 32 32
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 16 16
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 12 12
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Quiz
Article Presentation
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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K6 X
K7
K8 X X
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K10
K11
K12 X
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K21
K22
K23 X
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