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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM420

READING ARCHITECTURAL BUILDINGS AND CRITICISM

Course Code
MİM420
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
2 + 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. To gain an ability to develop interpretations of fundamental terminology and concepts in architectural theory and practice.
  2. To enlarge professional knowledge, visual memory and intellectual visions through discussions developed on various examples in which the concepts that form the basis of design and construction processes are diversified.
  3. To analyze and evaluate the spatial characteristics and organization principles of selected buildings/ built environments/projects and/or processes.
  4. To develop critical reading skills of built environments and structures by visual, textual and spatial analysis.
  5. To be able to use architectural memory acquired and apply their diagrammatic reading and architectural criticism skills to design and presentation processes of the project they are working on in the design studio.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe course enables students to diversify their relationship with built environment, visual and spatial perception, based on architectural terminology and concepts. It is aimed to investigate the spatial qualities, systems, organization principles of buildings, which are exemplified in lectures and analyzed by the students. The method used for this purpose is to initiate discussions on various examples in which the basic concepts are diversified in architectural design and construction, and to improve architectural reading comprehension and criticism skills of the students through analyzing by diagramming the structures that are important in architectural history, theory and design which have a place in the contemporary architectural discussions.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction, Course registration & selection of buildings
2nd Week On visual communication: Diagrammatic Thinking & Analysis in Architecture
3rd Week Topography: The Building and its space
4th Week Spatial Interaction: Space, entrance, transition / Homework 1
5th Week Presentations of Architectural Themes/Case Study
6th Week Scale
7th Week Structure
8th Week Surface: Wall, Floor, Roof, Facade
9th Week Reading Architectural: Buildings and Criticism
10th Week Reading Architectural: Buildings and Criticism
11th Week Circulation
12th Week Material / Homework 2
13th Week Final Discussions
14th Week Final Discussions
15th Week Final Discussions
Recommended or Required ReadingBelardi, Paolo. Mimarlar Neden Hala Çiziyor?. Çev. Atilla Erol. İstanbul: Janus Yayıncılık, 2015.
Boudon, Philippe. Mimari Mekan Üzerine: Mimarlık Epistemolojisi Üzerine Deneme. Çev. Alp Tümertekin. İstanbul: Janus Yayınları, 2015.
Cragoe, Carol Davidson. Binalar Nasıl Okunur? Resimli Bina Okuma Rehberi. İstanbul: YEM Yayıncılık, 2011
Colomina, Beatriz. Mahremiyet ve Kamusallık: Kitle İletişim Aracı Olarak Modern Mimari. Çev. Aziz Ufuk Kılıç. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2015.
Hopkins, Owen. Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon. Laurence King Publishing, 2012.
İnceoğlu, Necati. Mimarlıkta Söylem, Kuram ve Uygulama. İstanbul: Tasarım Yayın Grubu, 2004.
Pallasmaa, Juhani. Tenin Gözleri. Çev. Aziz Ufuk Kılıç. İstanbul: Yem Yayınları, 2016.
Sontag, Susan. Fotoğraf Üzerine. Çev. Reha Akçakaya. İstanbul: Altıkırkbeş Yayın, 2008.
Taşçıoğlu, Melike. Bir Görsel İletişim Platformu Olarak Mekan. İstanbul: YEM Yayın, 2013.
Zevi, Bruno. Mimarlığı Görebilmek. İstanbul: Daimon Yayınları, 2015.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Case Study
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 2 25
Presentation of Case Study 1 20
Other 1 5
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
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 4 56
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 2 16 32
Presentation (including preperation)
Final Jury (including preparation) 1 20 20
Case Study Presentation 1 4 4
Total Work Load112
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3.73
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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