COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3538 ECOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKNUR TÜRKSEVEN DOĞRUSOY

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

To sustain the students to have information about approaches and methods of ecological design.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the general ecological design principles in urban scale.
2   To be able to explain the general ecological design principles in architectural scale.
3   To be able to sample ecological design approaches through the products of native architecture.
4   To be able to sample ecological design approaches through the products of contemporary architecture.
5   To be able to research and present the current developments and applications about ecological architecture.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General explanations, introducing the content and the process, introduction to ecological architecture.
2 The concepts and definitions of social, cultural, economical and environmental sustainability, sustainable and ecological architecture. General principles of ecological design and life cycle design.
3 Active and passive methods used in ecological design; the principles of natural lighting, natural ventilating and passive heating systems. Active energy systems which produce energy from alternative sources, their integration to architectural design and their effects on identities and aesthetics of buildings.
4 Active and passive methods used in ecological design; the principles of natural lighting, natural ventilating and passive heating systems. Active energy systems which produce energy from alternative sources, their integration to architectural design and their effects on identities and aesthetics of buildings.
5 Green buildings and roofs, their applications, general design principles and evaluation systems.
6 Re-use, flexible use and re-cycling in architecture. Their principles and applications.
7 Mid term exam
8 Reading ecological design approaches through the samples of native and contemporary architecture.
9 Student presentations
10 Student presentations
11 Student presentations
12 Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Serin, E. (2011). Ekolojik Konut Tasarımı Kriterlerinin Araştırılması ve Izmir Ili Için Bir tasarım Modeli Önerisi, DEÜ Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi
Sev, Ayşin (2009). Sürdürülebilir Mimarlık, YEM Yayınları, Istanbul
Dalgakıran, A & Türkseven Doğrusoy, I. ( 2009). Sürdürülebilir Kentler, Yavaş Şehir Hareketi ve Yerel Yansımaları, Yapı, 337, sf. 44-48.
Türkseven Doğrusoy, I & Dalgakıran, A. (2011) An alternative Approach in Sustainable Planning: Slow Urbanism, vol. 5 , issue 1, pp. 127-142.
Gürsel, Y. ( ). Mimarlık ve Çevre, Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi.
Güvenç, B. (2008). Sürdürülebilirlik Bağlamında Ekolojik Tasarım Prensiplerinin Mimaride Uygulanabilirliğinin Irdelenmesi, Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi, Istanbul
Koçhan, A. (2002). Sürdürülebilir Gelecek Için Ekolojik Tasarım. Yapı Dergisi (249), 45-46.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures: Theoretical lectures will be given and powerpoint presentations will be made during the course.
Research: Students will be expected to present their research both in texts and by powerpoint presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + FINS * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Homework / Presentation % 40 (LO5)
Final Exam % 30 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attending to courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilknur.turkseven@deu.edu.tr; 0090 232 3018453

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 2 14
Student presentations 6 2 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555
LO.55555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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