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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM451

ARCHITECTURE, CITY AND CINEMA

Course Code
MİM451
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. Analyze the relationship between cinema, city and architecture.
  2. Learn and utilize the cinematic way of seeing and thinking.
  3. Learn the methods of montage and analyze its relation with architectural design.
  4. Improve skill on production and interpretation of space through movie analyses.
  5. Associate architectural movements with cinema, cinema with architectural and urban space production.
  6. Acquire a critical perspective on the production, representation and perception of space.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionThis course aims to examine the similarities between cinema and architecture, which are directly related to the production, representation, and perception of space. In the first part of the course, theoretical presentations and discussions will be conducted on the spatial construction and representation methods throughout the historical process, the development of cinema and cinematic space, the influence of architecture on cinema-architectural movements on cinema. Furthermore, the course aims to explore the cinematic images and symbols that cities possess and their impact on urban space production and perception. In addition to theoretical discussions, the course will also involve film screenings and analysis to reinforce the topics covered and enable students to develop a critical perspective on the relationship between architecture, city and cinema. At the end of the course, students will be expected to prepare a report by conducting research and analyzing films on the topics specified.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction: Information about the course schedule, course objectives, and methodology / Information about the research assignment and determination of study groups.
2nd Week Space: Production, perception and meaning of space
3rd Week Space: Production, perception and meaning of space
4th Week Architecture and Cinema: Introduction to the history of cinema
5th Week Architecture and Cinema: Architecture in cinema
6th Week Architecture, City and Cinema: Architecture and cinematic images
7th Week City and Cinema: The role of cinema on production, interpretation and transformation of urban space
8th Week MID-TERM
9th Week Student Presentations: Screening of Film 1, examination of details, and evaluation.
10th Week Student Presentations: Screening of Film 2, examination of details, and evaluation.
11th Week Student Presentations: Screening of Film 3, examination of details, and evaluation.
12th Week Student Presentations: Screening of Film 4, examination of details, and evaluation.
13th Week Student Presentations: Screening of Film 5, examination of details, and evaluation. / Explanation of the final assignment
14th Week Desk and panel critics on final assignment
15th Week Desk and panel critics on final assignment / Announcement of the deadline for final assignment
Recommended or Required ReadingAlbrecht, Donald. Designing Dreams: Modern Architecture in the Movies (Architecture and Film, 2). Hennessey and Ingalls, 2000.
Allmer, Açalya. Sinemekan - Sinemada Mimarlık. İstabul: Varlık Yayınları, 2010.
Architecture and Film. Ed. Mark Lamster. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Architecture and Film. Ed. Maggie Toy. London: VCH Publishing Group, 1994.
?Architecture on Screen?. Program for Art on Film. New York: G. K. Hall, 1993.
?ARCHICINE?. Federico Babina. (erişim: 21.02.2018)
< http://federicobabina.com/ARCHICINE>
Casebier, Allan. Film and Phenomenology: Towards a Realist Theory of Cinematic Representation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991.
Casetti, Francesco. Theories of Cinema. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1999.
Cinema and The City. Ed. Mark Siel ve Tony Fitzmaurice. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Ltd, 2004.
Davis, Ronald L. Celluloid Mirrors. Fort Worth: Hartcourt Brace College Publishers, 1997.
Deleuze, Gilles. Cinema 1. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1986.
Denzin, Norman K. The Cinematic Society. London: SAGE Publications Ltd., 1995.
Fear, Bob. Architecture + Film II (Architectural Design 70). New York, 2000.
Film Architecture: Set Designs from Metropolis to Blade Runner. Ed. Dietrich Neumann. Munich: Prestel-Verlag, 1996.
Herbert, David T., ve Colin J. Thomas. Cities in Space: City as Place. London: David Fulton Publishers, 1990.
Hillier, Bill, ve Julienne Hanson. The Social Logic of Space. New York: Press Syndicate of the University of Cambridge, 1984.
Jules, Frederick. Form/Space and The Language of Architecture. Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin Press, 1974.
Kentte Sinema Sinemada Kent. Haz. Nurçay Türkoğlu, Mehmet Öztürk ve Göksel Aymaz. İstanbul: Yeni Hayat Yayıncılık, 2004.
Lamster, Mark. Film and Architecture. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2000.
Lefebvre, Henri. Mekanın Üretimi. Çev. Işık Ergüden. İstanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2014.
Lehman, Peter, ve William Luhr. Thinking About Movies. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2007.
Monaco, James. Bir Film Nasıl Okunur? Sinema Dili, Tarihi ve Kuramı. İstanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık, 2013.
Öztürk, Mehmet. Sine-Masal Kentler. İstanbul: Doğu Kitabevi, 2014.
Pallasmaa, Juhani. The Architecture of Image: Existential Space in Cinema Helsinki: Rakennustieto, 2001.
Pile, Steve. Real Cities. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2005.
Philosophy and Film. Ed. Cynthia A. Freeland ve Thomas E. Wartenberg. New York: Routledge, 1995.
Pisters, Patricia. The Matrix of Visual Culture, Working with Deleuze in Film Theory. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2003.
Ryan, Michael, ve Douglas Kellner. Camera Politica. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1988.
Sanders, James. Celluloid Skyline: New York and the Movies.New York: Knopf, 2003.
Screening the City. Ed. Mark Siel ve Tony Fitzmaurice. London: Verso, 2003.
Shindler, Colin. Hollywood in Crisis. London: Routledge, 1996.
Singer, Irving. Reality Transformed. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1998.
Spaces in European Cinema. Ed. Myrto Konstantarakos. Portland: Intellect Nooks, 2000.
The Cinematic City. Ed. David B. Clarke. London: Routledge, 1997.
Whyte, Jennifer. Virtual Reality and the Built Environment. Oxford: Architectural Press, 2002.
xistential Space in Cinema Helsinki: Rakennustieto, 2001.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Case Study
  • Discussion
  • Report Preparation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Attendance 1 10
Presentation of Case Study 1 20
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 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation) 1 20 20
Research 1 20 20
Total Work Load122
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.06
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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