THEORY AND CRITICISM IN ARCHITECTURE

MİM514

Course Code: MİM514
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand the scope, issues and limits of theoretical studies in architecture.
Get acquainted with research approaches and methods related to theory, discourse and criticism in architecture.
Relate theoretical approaches to architectural knowledge from an interdisciplinary perspective
Be equipped with an awareness of the current debates, approaches and studies related to theory, discourse and criticism in architecture
Develop skills on thinking, reading, and writing on architecture.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of this course is to introduce and discuss the scope, issues, approaches and limits of theoretical studies in architecture. The course focuses on the theory, discourse and criticism of architecture from a historical framework and then discusses contemporary approaches from a thematic perspective.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: On Architecture I Towards Enlightenment
3^rd Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: On Architecture II Enlightenment, Neoclassicism in Europe in the 18th-19th century
4^th Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: On Architecture III Conceptual foundations of Modernism, Modernism in Europe and America in the early 20th century
5^th Week	Theory / Discourse / Criticism: On Architecture IV War and post-war Modern architecture, Criticique of modernism
6^th Week	Mid-term evaluation
7^th Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: Alternative visions after Modernism I Structuralism, Postmodernism, Populist discourse, Neo-rationalism
8^th Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: Alternative visions after Modernism II Poststructuralism, Postmodernism, Deconstructivism, New Moderns
9^th Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: Alternative visions after Modernism III Phenomenology, On meaning and place, Critical regionalism
10^th Week	Theory/Discourse/Criticism: Current perspectives, New directions I Feminist theory, Gender studies
11^th Week	Theory / Discourse / Criticism: Current perspectives, New directions II From Deconstruction to Artificial intelligence
12^th Week	Theory / Discourse / Criticism: Current perspectives, New directions III Anthropocene and Architecture
13^th Week	Student Presentations
14^th Week	Wrap-up

Recommended or Required Reading

Conrads, U. (1991). 20. Yüzyıl Mimarisinde Program ve Manifestolar, Ankara: Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı.
Crysler C. G., Cairns S, Heynen H. (Eds.) (2012). The Sage Handbook of Architectural Theory. London: Sage Publications.
Evers, B. (2006). Architectural Theory: From the Renaissance to the Present. Taschen Verlag.
Haddad E. G. (2023) The Contested Territory of Architectural Theory, New York: Routledge.
Hale J. A., (2000) Building Ideas An Introduction to Architectural Theory. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons.
Hays, K. M. (2000). Architecture Theory Since 1968, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Heynen H. (2011). Mimarlık ve Modernite, çev. N. Bahçekapılı. İstanbul: Versus.
Leach, N. (Der.) (1997). Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory, New York: Routledge.
Mallgrave H. F., (2005). Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey 1673-1968. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Mallgrave H. F., Contandriopoulos C. (2008) Architectural Theory Volume II An Anthology from 1871 to 2005. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing.
Mallgrave H. F., Goodman D. (2011). An Introduction to Architectural Theory : 1968 to the Present, Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.
Nesbitt K. (1996). Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture. An Anthology of Architectural Theory. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.
Smith K., (2012). Introducing Architectural Theory: Debating a Discipline. New York: Routledge.
Rendell J., Hill J., Fraser M., Dorrian M. (2007). Critical Architecture. London - New York: Routledge.
Sykes K., (Der.) (2017). Yeni Bir Gündem İnşa Etmek Mimarlık Kuramı 1993-2009. Çev. G. Akyürek, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları
Sykes K., (Ed.) (2010) Constructing a New Agenda Architectural Theory 1993-2009. New York: Princeton University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Report Preparation
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	1	20
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	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	13	4	52
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	13	3	39
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	56	56
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework	1	28	28
Presentation (including preperation)	1	30	30
Take-home	1	92	92
Total Work Load			300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6	X	X	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10	X	X			X