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Master's of Architecture with Thesis

MİM526

TRANSFORMABLE ARCHITECTURE

Course Code
MİM526
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. Be able to analyze the contemporary design approaches, design problems, in terms of flexible solutions that provide variability.
  2. Learn to evaluate the opportunities provided by the innovative approaches and flexiblty of the space and develop awareness of this process.
  3. Be able to analyze new developments, technologies through formal and conceptual features on selected sample projects, be equipped with an awareness of the application methods and the opportunities they can provide to the architecture.
  4. Be able to analyze and compare the importance of interdisciplinary studies in the realization of innovative approaches in the field of architecture.
  5. Be able to develop skills and methods to create flexible and transformable architecture that will be needed through its life time.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components-
Course DescriptionIn this course process of creating a space with concepts of flexibility and variability by considering the diversity of user's life habits, will be explored. In this context, discussing the effects of the opportunities brought by technology to architectural design, by the help of new materials, smart structures will be explored. The aim of the corse is to raise awareness of the possibilities of the era through the analysis of architectural projects selected from our country and abroad through contemporary examples.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General information about course content and method and introduction
2nd Week Flexibility and adaptivity in architectural design and production, discussion of the subject
3rd Week Innovative design approaches and their effects on architecture, presentation and case studies on museum & exhibition buildings
4th Week Assignment1 / Presentation and discussions
5th Week Effects of construction systems on flexible and adaptable architecture Presentation and case studies on residential buildings
6th Week Assignment2 / Presentation and discussions
7th Week Midterm Exam - Presentations and Discussions
8th Week Presentation and case studies on educational buildings
9th Week Assignment3 / Presentation and discussions
10th Week Presentation and case studies on industrial buildings
11th Week Presentation4 and Discussions on Education Buildings
12th Week Presentation and case studies on office buildings
13th Week Presentations5 and Discussions on Industry Buildings
14th Week Final Research / Poster Presentations and General Evaluation
Recommended or Required ReadingKronenburg, R., 2006. Flexible Architecture That Responds to Change, London, Laurence King Publishing.
Fleming, E. 2005. Construction Technology An Illustrated Introduction, Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Kronenburg, R., 2008. Portable Architecture, Architectural Design, Basel, Birkhauser Verlag AG.
Allen, E.And Rand, P. 2007 Architectural Detaılıng: Functıon, Constructability, Aesthetics, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, NJ
Emmitt, S.,2012. Architectural Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Oxford, UK
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Presentation
  • Report Preparation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 5 50
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 3 3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 35 35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 5 30 150
Book Presentation 1 25 25
Total Work Load308
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.26
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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