COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3811 HISTORY OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AÇALYA ALLMER

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

To examine the architectural and urban issues emerged with the industrial revolution, and to identify the social, economic, and political factors affecting the formation of modern
architecture, to exhibit the body of work of leading representatives of modern architecture.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To identify the social, economic, and political factors affecting the formation of modern architecture
2   To recognize the work of the leading representatives of modern architecture
3   To identify the different styles of twentieth century architecture
4   To explain the effects of industrial revolution
5   To recognize the ideas behind the work of the twentieth century leading architects

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 The factors that cause the emergence of modern architecture
3 Utopian Solutions
4 Expos and their impact on architecture
5 Modern Cities
6 Mid-term I
7 Architects who pioneered modern architecture
8 Architects who pioneered modern architecture
9 Architects who pioneered modern architecture
10 Architects who pioneered modern architecture
11 Mid-term II
12 The criticism of modern architecture
13 The criticism of modern architecture
14 Discussions about new perspectives

Recomended or Required Reading

Conrads U., 1991, 20. Yüzyılın Mimarisinde Program ve Manifestolar, Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

It is a lecture based course.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE 1 MIDTERM EXAM 1
2 MTE 2 MIDTERM EXAM 2
3 RAS RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT
4 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTE 1 * 0.40 +MTE 2 * 0.40 + RAS * 0.20
5 FINS FINAL EXAM
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.50 + FINS * 0.50
7 RST RESIT
8 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.50 +RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term I %20 (PO1, PO2, PO3)
Mid-Term II %20 (PO3, PO4, PO5)
Assignment %10 (PO3, PO4, PO5)
Final Exam % 50 (PO1, PO2, PO3, PO4, PO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

acalya.allmer@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Mon. 13.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 2 8 16
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 2 1 2
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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