ARCHITECTURE AND AESTHETICS

MİM457

Course Code: MİM457
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Özgür Yakın

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Develops an understanding of the importance of aesthetic concepts and theories in the field of architecture.
Develops the ability to analyze and evaluate architectural designs from an aesthetic perspective.
Develops knowledge and analytical skills regarding different architectural styles and their aesthetic effects.
Develops critical thinking skills and the ability to apply theoretical concepts to design processes and design projects.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of this course is to delve deeply into the concept of aesthetics from a philosophical perspective, and particularly to address its applications in architecture. The course explores aesthetic theories proposed by various philosophers and their significance in the field of architecture.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Architectural Presentation techniques and Aesthetics in Architecture / Introduction to Aesthetics and Philosophy
2^nd Week	Platonic idealism and aesthetics / Platonic idealism and Art Censorship / Exercise 1: Preparation of a work titled "Plato, Idea and Art"
3^rd Week	Aristotle's Concept of Causes and Aesthetics / Aristotle, Artist's Understanding and Catharsis / Exercise 2: Preparation of a work titled "Aristotle, Artist's Understanding and Catharsis"
4^th Week	Hellenistic Art and Aesthetics, Epicureans and Stoics / Exercise 3: Preparation of a work titled "Therapy and Art"
5^th Week	Plotinos and the sacred nature of Beauty / Neoplatonic spiritualization of Beauty: Achievements and problems / Exercise 4: Preparation of a work titled "Plotinos and the sacred nature of Beauty"
6^th Week	Renaissance / Exercise 5: Preparation of a work titled "Renaissance and Humanism"
7^th Week	Mid-term Exam 1
8^th Week	German Idealism, Game Intuition and Art / Exercise 6: Preparation of a work titled "German Idealism, Game Intuition and Art"
9^th Week	Early Modern Aesthetic Theory and Rationalists / Early Modern Aesthetic Theory and Experimenters / Exercise 7: Preparation of a work titled "Rationalists vs. Experimenters"
10^th Week	Kant's Aesthetics / Exercise 8: Preparation of a work titled "Kant and Aesthetics"
11^th Week	Hegel's Aesthetics
12^th Week	Mid-term Exam 2
13^th Week	19th Century Aesthetics (Romantics) / Exercise 9: Preparation of a work titled "Romantics"
14^th Week	20th Century Aesthetics
15^th Week	Aesthetics in the Age of Algorithm / Exercise 10: Preparation of a work with Artificial Intelligence

Recommended or Required Reading

Aristoteles, (2007) Poetika, (çev.İsmail Tunalı) Ankara: Remzi Kitabevi
Aristoteles, (2005) Fizik (çev. Saffet Babür) İstanbul, YKY.
Aristoteles, (1993) Politika, (çev.Mete Tunçay) İstanbul, Remzi Yayınevi
Aristoteles,(2005) Fizik, (çev.Saffet Babür) İstanbul YKY.
Aristoteles,(2000) Rhetorik, (çev. M.H.Doğan) İstanbul, Cogito
Barnes J.,(2002) Aristoteles, (çev.B.Öcal Altın) İstanbul, Altın Kitap Yayınları
İhsan T.,(1993) Sanat Felsefesi, İzmir:Üniversite Kitabevi
Kagan M. (1982) Estetik, (çev.Aziz Çalışlar) Ankara:İmge Yayınları
Lenoır B.,(2005) Sanat Yapıtı, çev.Aykut Derman, İstanbul, YKY
Nietzcshe F.W.,(1995) The Birth of Tragedy, (Transleted by C.P.Fadiman)Newyork-London Dover Publications
Platon, (2001) Timaios, (çev.Erol Güney- Lütfi Ay) İstanbul, Sosyal Yayınları
Schaeffer J.M.,(2000) Art Of the Modern Age, translated by Steven Rendall, New French Thought, Princeton UK
Tunalı İsmail,(2002) Sanat Ontolojisi, İstanbul, İnkılap Yay.
Whitehead A.N.,(1975) Science and Modern World, Fontana Books, London, Cambridge Unv.Press
Roth, L. M., Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000.
Zevi, B., Architecture as Space, Horizon Press, New York, 1957.

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	13	1	13
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	13	2	26
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	18	36
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	10	2	20
Presentation (including preperation)
Final Jury (including preparation)
Total Work Load			121
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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