COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERNIZATION PROCESS OF IZMIR AND THE PRODUCTION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3529 MODERNIZATION PROCESS OF IZMIR AND THE PRODUCTION OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM ARITAN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

Paying attention to the transformation process of the city of Izmir and introducing the effective agents of these conversions in the context of the modernization process, this course aims to focus on interrelated associations among architecture and urban history, architectural arguments and urban visions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recall the phenomenon of historic environment and different approaches to the history
2   Explain the historical continuity of the city via the actors of the architecture and their designs
3   Describe social, economic, political, and cultural factors affecting contemporary architecture of the Izmir
4   Distinguish the dialectical relationship between urban design and architecture
5   Relate philosophical, economic, social and historical paradigms to the realms of urban planning and architecture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information on the scope, method and references of the course
2 Historical Development of the City of Izmir I: Formation of Pre-Modern Town
3 External Factors Affecting the Urban Development I
4 External Factors Affecting the Urban Development II
5 Internal Factors Affecting the Urban Development I
6 Urban Planning and Architectural Practice in the Early Period of Capitalism and Modernization Process I: Istanbul, Thessalonica, and Beirut.
7 Urban Planning and Architectural Practice in the Early Period of Capitalism and Modernization Process II: Izmir
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Practicing Architects in the Late-Ottoman and Early Republican Era in Izmir
10 Izmir Fire: A Social and Urban Tragedy
11 Overcoming Trauma: Practices of Urban Planning and Architecture in Izmir between the Early Republican Period-World War II
12 The Examination of the Modern Architecture with the Mediterranean: Practices of Urban Planning and Architecture from 1950 to Present
13 Seminar given by students
14 Seminar given by students

Recomended or Required Reading

Alim Baran, T. (2003). Bir Kentin Yeniden Yapılanması: Izmir 1923-1938, Arma Yayınları.
Anon, (1954). Beyaz Kitap, Izmir Belediyesi Neşriyatı.
Arel, A. (2002). Bir Şehr-i Ruşenabad, Kar-ı Anka Bir Bender: Tanzimat Öncesi Izmir Sanatında Yeni Yönelimler, Izmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi Kültür Yayınları.
Aslanoğlu, I. (2001). Erken Cumhuriyet Dönemi Mimarlığı, ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları
Atay, Ç. (1978). Tarih içinde Izmir, Tifset Basim ve Yayın Sanayi.
Atay, Ç. (1998). Osmanlı'dan Cumhuriyet'e Izmir Planları, Yaşar Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı.
Ballice, G. (2006). Izmir'de 20.yy. Konut Mimarisindeki Değişim ve Dönüşümlerin Genelde ve Izmir Kordon Alanı Örneğinde Değerlendirilmesi, (Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi), D.E.Ü. Mimarlık Fakültesi.
Baykara, T. (1974). Izmir Şehri ve Tarihi, Akademi Kitabevi.
Berber, E. (1999). Yeni Onbinlerin Gölgesinde Bir Sancak, Tarih Vakfı Yayınları.
Beyru, R. (2000). 19. Yüzyılda Izmir'de Yaşam, Literatür Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Addition to the theoretical lectures given by the instructor, the students will be contributed to the lectures by having prepared their personal research assignments and class presentations as well as to the discussions which will be organized after the reading sessions and film screenings.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 +ASG * 0.20 + PAR * 0.05 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 25 (LO1, LO4, LO5)
Presentation % 20 (LO2, LO3)
Final exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Active Participation % 5 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance is required.
2. It is not considered as a valid excuse to be absent in class for late submissions of assignments.
3. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
4. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

deniz.guner@deu.edu.tr - 0090 232 3018496

Office Hours

to be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Tutorials 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing assignments 5 1 5
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
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.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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

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