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Program of Architecture (English 30%)

MİM459

CURRENT DISCUSSIONS ON ARCHITECTURE

Course Code
MİM459
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. Understands the role of architecture within the urban whole.
  2. Relates architectural policies, decisions, and actors to each other.
  3. Becomes knowledgeable about current issues in architecture.
  4. Gains the ability to question current architectural issues and generate alternative solutions.
  5. Obtains experience in making objective evaluations of current architectural issues.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe course focuses on current debate topics that shape the agenda in the architectural environment; students' research, opinion-forming, reading and writing skills on these topics are developed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course, Explanation of the Program and Methodology
2nd Week Earthquakes, Natural Disasters and Architecture
3rd Week War, Destruction and Architecture: Migration, Immigration and Refugee Status
4th Week Architecture, City and Crime: Institutional Actors, Illegal Processes
5th Week Architecture, City and Rent: Practices Contrary to Planning Decisions And Practices
6th Week Urban Poverty, Urban Deprivation, Urban Deprivation: Alternative Architecture Solutions
7th Week Urban, Spatial Segregation: Gated Communities within the City
8th Week Housing Problem and Urban Crisis: Discussions on the Right to Housing
9th Week Urban Transformation: Institutional Practices, TOKİ Architecture
10th Week Conservation Problems and Practices
11th Week Politics and Architecture: Ideology, Power and Formal Decisions
12th Week Environmental Policies: Ecological Architecture, Environmentally Friendly Materials
13th Week Contemporary Design Approaches in Architecture: Biodesign, Digital Design, Flexible Design, Mobile Architecture
14th Week City and Architecture for Disadvantaged Groups
15th Week Technological Changes Artificial Intelligence, Metaverse and Architecture
Recommended or Required ReadingAdorno, T. W. (2007). Kültür Endüstrisi. (Çev.) N. Ülner, M. Tüzel, E. Gen, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Balamir, M. (2011). Uluslararası Afetler Politikası, Güvenli Kentler Kampanyası ve Sasakawa Ödülleri. TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Ankara Şubesi, Dosya 26, 17-25.
Dökmen Ü, Dökmen S. (2011). İnsanın Korunakları 2: Mimari. İstanbul: Remzi kitabevi, 21- 47.
Erdoğan, M. (2017).Kopuştan Uyuma Kent Mültecileri: Suriyeli Mülteciler ve Belediyelerin Süreç Yönetimi: İstanbul Örneği. İstanbul: Marmara Belediyeler Birliği Kültür Yayınları.
Çağlayan Gümüş, D. (2015). Erişilebilirlik Mevzuatı ve Erişilebilirliğin İzlenmesi Ve Denetlenmesi. TMMOB Mimarlar Odası Ankara Şubesi, Dosya 36, 14-20.
Harvey, D. (2003). Sosyal Adalet ve Şehir. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Tanyeli, U. (2012). Mimarlıkta Değişmekte Olan Ne?, Arredamento Mimarlık 09, 76-83.
Yücel Batmaz, N. (2016) Kentsel Yoksullukla Mücadelede Belediyelerin Rolü `Keçiören Belediyesi Örneği?. Aksaray Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi . 8(1) . 37-50
Zeybekoğlu Dindar, Ö. (2011). Türkiye?de Kentsel Yoksulluk Sorunu Açısından Sosyal Belediyeciliğin Önemi. Mediterranean Journal of Humanities, 1/2, 117-126.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Presentation
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Assignment 1 30
Attendance 1 10
Other 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
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 1 14
Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24
Course hours 15 2 30
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation) 1 22 22
Term Project Research
Article Presentation
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 2 28
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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