SPECIAL TOPICS IN ARCHITECTURE I

MİM531

Course Code: MİM531
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;

They will gain an understanding of the political sanctions that directly and indirectly affect architecture.
They will learn to evaluate architectural projects under the influence of political decisions.
They will examine and discuss the implementation of political decisions made during the architectural design phase.
They will learn to evaluate the contribution of unchangeable political influences for both the present and the future when performing architectural evaluation and interpretation of a building.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

Architectural language is formed by the reflection of numerous factors, including cultural, economic, and social factors, on the architectural product. Politics, as a superstructure institution affecting all of these fields, is one of the most important inputs in the formation of an architectural product. Therefore, it can be argued that the built physical environment carries political content, or that architecture is one of the ways in which the power that directs society reflects and expresses itself to society. In this context, it can be said that the influence of politics can be seen in all architectural formations, especially public buildings, and that architecture and politics together constitute the built physical environment. This interaction is even more strongly evident in investment areas supported by the state, particularly in pursuit of its most fundamental function: economic interests. The aim of the course is to reveal the direct and indirect effects of political sanctions on architecture, as a significant input.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction(Course purpose, content and expectations)
2^nd Week	The realm of architectural and political reality
3^rd Week	The Political Identity of the Architect
4^th Week	The architectural Identity of the Politicians
5^th Week	The effects of politics on architecture
6^th Week	Political Sanctions Directly Affecting Architecture
7^th Week	Political Sanctions Indirectly Affecting Architecture
8^th Week	MIDTERM: Research Paper Submission&Presentation
9^th Week	Field Study Selections
10^th Week	Unplanned period impact on fieldwork
11^th Week	lanned period impact on fieldwork
12^th Week	Field Study: Sample 1
13^th Week	Field Study: Sample 1
14^th Week	General Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Alan Colquhoun. Mimari Eleştiri Yazıları, Maya Yayıncılık, 1990
Andrew Ballantyne (ed.) Architecture Theory: A Reader in Philosophy and Culture, New York: Continuum, 2005.
Ariane Lourie Harrison. Architectural Theories of the Environment: PostHuman Territory, New York: Routledge, 2013
Joan Ockman, Edward Eigen. Architecture Culture 1943- 1968: A Documentary Anthology, Columbia University Graduate School and Rizzoli, 1993
Kate Nesbitt ed.). Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996
Kester Rattenburry (ed.). This is Not Architecture: Media Constructions, London and New York: Routledge, 2002.
Michael Hays (ed.) Architecture Theory since 1968, New York: MIT Press, 1998
Neil Leach (ed.). Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory, USA and Canada: Routledge, 1997

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Report Preparation
Case Study
Problem Solving

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Presentation of Article	2	20
Other	6	30
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	13	4	52
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	35	35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	6	8	48
Homework	2	10	20
Presentation (including preperation)	2	10	20
Project
Take-home	6	8	48
Term Project Research	1	60	60
Total Work Load			328
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.93
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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