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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM456

ARCHITECTURE IN THE REPUBLICAN PERIOD

Course Code
MİM456
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. Learn the historical background of important buildings bearing the traces of Republican Era Architecture, and perform spatial readings and analyses of them.
  2. Research and interpret architectural discourses developed on important buildings bearing the traces of Republican Era Architecture.
  3. Understand the periodic differences of important buildings bearing the traces of Republican Era Architecture and develop new discourses.
  4. Distinguish, evaluate, and compare buildings in similar and different contexts.
  5. Gain skills in thinking, reading, and writing about architecture.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThis course traces the architecture of the Republic period in Turkey, starting with 18th and 19th-century Ottoman architecture and extending into the 20th century, from a chronological perspective. Aimed at analyzing the formation and reflections of modern architecture in Turkey through the lens of Ankara, the course focuses on the economic, social, cultural, and political background.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction / Informon the Syllabus
2nd Week On 18th and 19th Century Ottoman Architecture
3rd Week An Overview of Pre-Republican Architecture / Before and After 1908, the Turkish Nationalism Movement
4th Week Modernity and New Republic Ideology / READING 1 and DISCUSSION
5th Week 1923-1930 Period, The First National Architecture Movement / READING 2 and DISCUSSION
6th Week 1930-1940 Period, The Symbol of Modern Architecture: Cubic House / READING 3 and DISCUSSION
7th Week 1940-1950 Period, The Second National Architecture Movement and End of Modernity / READING 4 and DISCUSSION
8th Week 1950-1960 Period, Free-Forms in Architecture / READING 5 and DISCUSSION
9th Week 1960-1970 Period, Social Solutions in Architecture / READING 6 and DISCUSSION
10th Week 1970-1980 Period, Postmodern Situation in Architecture of Turkey / READING 7 and DISCUSSION
11th Week Final Research Assignments Preliminary Submission
12th Week Final Research Project Presentations / Discussion and Evaluation
13th Week Final Research Project Presentations / Discussion and Evaluation
14th Week Final Research Project Presentations / Discussion and Evaluation
15th Week Final Research Project Presentations / Discussion and Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingBatur, A. 2005. A Concise History: Architecture in Turkey During the 20th Century. İstanbul: Chamber of Architects of Turkey.
Bozdoğan, S. 2008. Democracy, Development, and the Americanization of Turkish Architectural Culture in the 1950s " in (S. Isenstadt & K. Rizvi, eds.) Modernism and the Middle East Architecture and Politics in the Twentieth Century, University of Washington Press.
Bozdoğan, S. & E. Akcan, 2012. Turkey: Modern Architectures in History, Reaktion Books.
Cengizkan, A. 2004. Modernin Saati, Ankara: Mimarlar Derneği 1927, Boyut.
Colquhoun, A. 2002. Modern Architecture, Oxford: University Press.
Curtis, W. J. R. 1982. Modern Architecture since 1900, Prentice-Hall, Inc.
Doordan, D. 2002. Twentieth Century Architecture, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers.
Frampton, K. 1980. Modern Architecture, New York and Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Hilde Heynen. 1999. Architecture and Modernity: A Critique, New York: MIT Press.
Şenyapılı, T. (ed.) 2005. Cumhuriyetin Ankarası, Ankara: ODTÜ Yayıncılık.
Tükel Yavuz, A. (ed.). 2000. Tarih İçinde Ankara, Ankara: TBMM Basımevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 7 35
Attendance 1 15
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 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 15 2 30
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 7 4 28
Presentation (including preperation) 1 10 10
Term Project Research 1 24 24
Article Presentation
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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