Information Package

Master's of Architecture with Thesis

MİM516

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND HISTORIOGRAPHY

Course Code
MİM516
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Understand the scope, subjects and limits of architectural history studies.
  2. Get acquainted with research approaches, methods and techniques in architectural history.
  3. Be equipped with an awareness of the current debates, approaches and works in architectural history.
  4. Informed about architectural historiography on Turkey and in Turkey.
  5. Develop skills on thinking, reading, and writing on architecture
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionThe aim of this course is to introduce and discuss the scope, topics, approaches and limits of architectural history studies. The content of the course focuses on the history of architectural history, previous and current approaches in architectural historiography, and writing architectural history on Turkey and in Turkey.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction to the Course
2nd Week History of Architectural History
3rd Week Art / Architectural Historiography I
4th Week Art / Architectural Historiography II
5th Week Homework
6th Week Architectural History and City
7th Week Architectural History and Gender
8th Week Architectural History and Digital Humanities
9th Week Mid Term
10th Week The Issue of Turkish Architectural History
11th Week Architectural Historiography on Turkey I
12th Week Architectural Historiography on Turkey II
13th Week Student Presentations
14th Week Wrap-up
Recommended or Required ReadingArnold D. (2002) Reading Architectural History, London and New York: Routledge.
Arnold D., Altan Ergut E., Turan Özkaya B., (2006) Rethinking Architectural Historiography, London and New York: Routledge.
Bozdoğan S., Necipoğlu G. (der.) (2007), History and Ideology: Architectural Heritage of the ?Lands of Rum?, Muqarnas An Annual of the Visual Culture of the Islamic World, 24, Leiden and Boston: Brill.
Düzenli H. İ. (der.) (2009), Türk Mimarlık Tarihi, Türkiye Araştırmaları Literatür Dergisi, 13.
Fernie E. (1995), Art History and its Methods: A Critical Anthology, Hong Kong: Phaidon.
Heynen H. (2011), Mimarlık ve Modernite: Bir Eleştiri, çev. N. Bahçekapılı, İstanbul: Versus.
Kuban D. (1995), Türk-İslam Sanatı Üzerine Denemeler, İstanbul: Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Assignment 1 25
Other 1 20
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
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 9 4 36
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 60 60
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 1 60 60
Term Project Research 1 60 60
Preperation for Presentations 1 50 50
Total Work Load310
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.33
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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