COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO III

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3501 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO III COMPULSORY 4 4 0 9

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

The purpose of this course is to evaluate and analyze the concepts of context and historical environment from multidimensional views; and to develop design solutions for a theme structured in the given context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define the concepts of historical environment and context.
2   Define the spatial counterparts of the fundamental requirements of historical environment and program.
3   Determination of the fundamental design requirements such as environmental analysis, specification of the program and settling on the land within the framework of the given design problems.
4   Focus on the design priorities around a main architectural concept.
5   Ability to express the developing architectural ideas with the instruments of design such as the relations with the historical tissue, spatial organization, architectural style and the components of the building via graphical, written and oral presentations.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MIM 2502 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO II

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course. Announcement of the studio program and the projects.
2 Presentation (Context)
3 Site Analysis Studies
4 Student Presentations
5 Student Presentations
6 Programming
7 Studies on the Architectural Concept
8 Individual Criticisms
9 Individual Criticisms
10 Preliminary Jury
11 Preliminary Jury
12 Individual Criticisms
13 Individual Criticisms
14 Submission of the Project and Jury Assessments

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kuban, D. (2000). Tarihi Çevre Korumanın Mimarlık Boyutu, Istanbul: YEM Yayınevi.
2. Madran,E. (2009). Taşınmaz Kültür Varlıklarının Korunması. Ankara: TMMOB Mimarlar Odası yayınları
3. Ahunbay, Z. (1996). Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, Istanbul: YEM Yayınevi.
4. Rossi, A. (1982). Architecture of the City. Massachusetts: MIT Press.
5. Rowe, C., Koetter, F. (1984). Collage City. Massachusetts: MIT Press.
6. Kostof, S. (1991). The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History. London: Thames & Hudson.
7. Cullen, G. (1961). The Concise Townscape. New York: Architectural Press.

Materials: Handouts prepared by the studio instructors.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The method is based on the Project/Problem-Based Learning. The students respond to the questions posed by the instructors throughout the course and progress by design critiques. The performance of the students are observed and recorded via the commentaries in the studio, in the mid-term and in the final juries.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MJ MIDTERM JURY
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FJ FINAL JURY
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MJ* 0.15 +ASG * 0.05 +PAR * 0.05 +FJ * 0.75

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Attendance to the studio and participation in the commentaries are obligatory. Assessments are done through Presentations, the Preliminary Jury and the Final Jury.

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 15 (LO1, LO2, LO3)
Presentation % 5 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO5)
Final exam % 75 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Active Participation % 5 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Students are expected to bring all necessary materials to the studio.
2. Attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

deniz.guner@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 96
acalya.allmer@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 88
hikmet.gokmen@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 99

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 4 36
Tutorials 9 4 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 8 11 88
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Final 1 0,5 1
Midterm 1 0,5 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 226

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.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55