COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3724 HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT AND RESTORATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The objective is to inform the future architects about the historical environment and the phenomenon of restoration as well as about the historical assets in Anatolia, to enable them acquire sensitivity to adaptation and respect to the old in approaching the issue of constructing new buildings in the historical environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to explain the basic concepts about historical environment, protection and restoration.
2   Ability to explain the historical values of Anatolia.
3   Ability to comment upon the protection issues regarding historical environment.
4   Ability to criticize the protection history of the country and to envision the approaches towards the solutions of the problems of protecting the historical values.
5   Ability to interrelate and compare archeological sites and monuments as elements of historical environment.
6   Ability to discuss protection laws and decisions on principles.
7   Ability to evaluate the work of art within the frame of system of values regarding the detection of the work of art to be protected.
8   Making research about historical environment and ability to communicate this in visual, written and oral form.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, aim, method and contents of the course.
2 Historical Environment and Concept of Conservation 2.1. Environment and Concept of Historical environment. Interesting samples of historical environments in Anatolia. 2.2. Concept of conservation. 2.2.1. Historical development of the phenomenon of Conservation.
3 Aim of conservation, reasons for conservation of historical environment. 3.1. Basic approaches in conservation. 3.2. Elements of Historical Environment. Assignment of take-home subjects.
4 Technical visit concerning historical urban fabric in Izmir.
5 System of values of specifying the works to be conserved. 5.1. Specification, registration 5.2. Documentation
6 Concept of Restoration 6.1. Restoration methods 6.2. Restoration principles 6.3. General Introduction of international rules and regulations as recommendations about Conservation-Restoration
7 Discussion about the World Cultural Heritage list and the works within this scope 7.1. Wonders of the Ancient World and the New World
8 View of the historical assets of Izmir as the city we live in and the approaches to and problems of conservation.
9 Samples of other historical settlements in the Aegean Region 9.1. Ephesus, Pergamon, Priene, Miletos, Didyma 9.2. Kula, Buldan, Şirince, Muğla, Ayvalık
10 Samples of historical places in Anatolia 10.1. Istanbul 10.2. Bursa 10.3. Edirne
11 Samples of the historical places in Anatolia 11.1. Cappadocia 11.2. Antalya 11.3. Safranbolu 11.4. Mardin
12 12. Samples of the historical environment abroad ( Italy, Greece, France, Switzerland)
13 Mid-term Exam
14 View of the Phenomena of Conservation and Restoration in Turkey 14.1. General View of conservation laws and regulations in the Ottoman Empire 14.2. General information about conservation laws and resolutions in Turkey 14.3. Discussion of problems about conservation in Turkey and recommendation of solutions. Collection of take-homes.

Recomended or Required Reading

Ahunbay, Zeynep, Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, Istanbul, 1996.

Altınoluk, Ülkü, Binaların Yeniden Kullanımı, Istanbul, 1998.

Erder, Cevat, Tarihi Çevre Bilinci, Ankara, 1975.

Various articles from journals entitled Taç, Egemimarlık, Mimarlık, Yapı, Vakıflar.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

* Literature research and archive inquiry
* Field Study (on-site observation and examination)
- Providing information with verbal and visual presentations.
- On-site observation, examination, discussion within the scope of technical trip.
- Developing the ideas discovered through in-class debates, interpretations.

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 * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.25 + PAR * 0.05 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO7)
Assignment % 25 (LO2, LO3,LO4)
Class participation % 5 (LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7)
Final % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5, LO6, LO7)

Informational aspect of learning outputs (LO1) are measured by mid-term and final exam, while comprehension aspect (LO2, LO3) is measured by mid-term, final exam and assignment; application aspect (LO4) is measured by final exam, assignment and class participation; analysis aspect (LO5, LO6) is measured by final exam and class participation; and evaluation aspect (LO7) is measured by mid-term, final exam and class participation.

Evaluation regarding the class participation shall be determined by student's attendance, active participation in the discussions during the class and qualitative contribution in this context.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eti.levi@deu.edu.tr

tel. : 0232- 3018460; 0555-4128310

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparation for quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing individual assignments 1 14 14
Preparing Group Assignments 0 0 0
Preparing Presentations 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Final 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
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
LO.65
LO.75
LO.85

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