COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES ON THE RENOVATION PHENOMENON

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 4728 CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES ON THE RENOVATION PHENOMENON ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜMEYRA BIROL AKKURT

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

This course focuses on the renovation of the physical environment in the process of globalization. In order to understand the concept, the constitution and the evolution of the theory, main factors, physical/ social/ cultural/ economical inputs, actors, methods, laws and regulations are to be undertaken. Besides, contemporary approaches on the renovation theory are to be discussed through different interventions and implementations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defining the phenomenon of the renovation of physical environment.
2   Explaining the evaluation process of the renovation theory.
3   Defining the factors of the renovation interventions.
4   Defining the legal regulations that effects the renovation interventions.
5   Questioning the renovation interventions through different implementations and methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction 1.1. General information about the aims and methods of the course 1.2. Handing out the papers on the relevant literature.
2 Definition of the Renovation Phenomenon and the Evaluation Process 2.1.The concepts of "old- historical- historicism" 2.1 Industrial revolution and the constitution of the concept of Renovation.
3 Evaluation of the Renovation Phenomenon 3.1. The modernist movement 3.2. The period of 1960-1970 3.3. The period of 1980-1990 3.4. 21st century.
4 The causes and actors of the Renovation interventions 4.1.Soscio-economical factors 4.2. Socio-cultural factors 4.3. Changes in the ownership 4.4. The social identity and the state of belonging.
5 The Problems and the Possibilities of the Renovation Interventions 5.1.Soscio-economical factors 5.2. Socio-cultural factors 5.3. Changes in the ownership 5.4. The social identity and the state of belonging 5.5. Physical rehabilitation 5.6. Economical rehabilitation.
6 Regulations and laws 6.1.National and international organizations 6.2. National and international regulations 6.3. The role of the central and local authorities 6.4. Nongovernmental organizations and user participation .
7 Mid-term assessment 7.1.Assessment 7.2.Definition of the subject of the group studies.
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Renovation Interventions 9.1. Consolidation 9.2. Physical rehabilitation 9.3. Gentrification 9.4. Integration 9.5. The transformation reformation of the spatial identity.
10 Renovation interventions 10.1. Discussions through different implementations .
11 Renovation interventions 11.1. Discussions through different implementations.
12 Renovation interventions 12.1. Discussions through different implementations.
13 Renovation interventions 13.1. Discussions through different implementations.
14 Renovation interventions 14.1. Discussions through different implementations.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): - None
Supplementary Book(s):
-Altınoluk,Ülkü. Binaların Yeniden Kullanımı, YEM, 2001
-Cohen, Nahoum. Urban Planning Conservation and Preservation, McGraw-Hill,2001.
-Ellez,Fatima, Kent Merkezlerinde Yenileme, Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, DEÜ, 1985
-Gittell, Ross. Renewing Cities, Princeton Uni.Pr., 1992.
-Jokiletho, Jukka. A history of Architectural Conservation, Bath Press, 1999.
-Kocabaş, Arzu. Kentsel Dönüşüm (/Yenileş(tir)me), Literatür Yayıncılık, 2006.
-Özden, Pelin Pınar. Kentsel Yenileme, Imge Kitabevi, 2008.
-Rodwell, Dennis. Conservation & Sustainability in Historic Cities, Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
References: None
Materials: None

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, individual/ group researches and study format.

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam % 25 (LO1, LO2,LO3)
Homework/ Presentation % 25 (LO1, LO3, LO5)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

humeyra.akkurt@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 58

Office Hours

The office hours will be announced soon.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Student Presentations 2 2 4
Lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 10 10
Preparation for Final Exam 1 12 12
Preparing Presentations 1 5 5
Preparing Assignments 1 10 10
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Mid-term Exam 1 2 2
Final Exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

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.155
LO.25555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555
LO.55555555

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