COURSE UNIT TITLE

: READINGS ON SPACE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5108 READINGS ON SPACE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DENIZ GÜNER

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

Concentration on the changing meanings and receptions of the Space phenomenon in the history and begin to take a dominant role in the architectural theory, this course aims to present the transformation of the "Architectural Space" phenomenon over time through theoretical approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To define the multi-layered structure of the space conception
2   To be familiar with the multiple meanings of the phenomenon of Space in the fields of architecture, art, philosophy and science
3   To distinguish the periodical differances between the varying receptions of space
4   To describe the social, economic, political, cultural factors and parameters which transform the space phenomenon
5   To formulate the current theoretical approaches on architectural space by visually, verbally and in writing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, general information, resources about the course
2 Spatial Turn Boundary / Time / Representation / Gender / Computation
3 Theoretical Invention of the Interior in 18th Century Interior Design and Identity
4 The Aesthetical and Perceptional Constructions of the Space Phenomenon in the 19th Century
5 The Histroriographical Invention of the Architectural Space Phenomenon in the Early of the 20th Century
6 The Invention of the Modern Space in the Middle of the 20th Century
7 The Invention of the Place Phenomenon as a Critique of the Modern Space in the Late 20th Century
8 The Effects of the Critical Theory on the Space Phenomenon in the Late 20th Century
9 The Effects of the Computational and Parametric Theories on the Space Phenomenon in the Early 21th Century
10 Student Presentations / Readings on the Spatial Theories I
11 Student Presentations / Readings on the Spatial Theories II
12 Student Presentations / Readings on the Spatial Theories III
13 Student Presentations / Readings on the Spatial Theories IV
14 Student Presentations / Readings on the Spatial Theories V

Recomended or Required Reading

Bachelard, Gaston. The Poetics of Space. Boston: Beacon Press, 1969.
Certeau, Michel de. The Practice of Everyday Life. Translated by Steven Rendall. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1984.
Colomina, Beatriz. Privacy and Publicity: Modern Architecture as Mass Media, Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1996.
Forty, Adrian. Words and Buildings: A Vocabulary of Modern Architecture. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2000.
Giedion, Sigfried. Space, Time and Architecture. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1954.
Ikonomou, Eleftherios, Harry F. Mallgrave, eds. Empathy, Form and Space: Problems in German Aesthetics, 1873-1893. Santa Monica, CA: The Getty Center , 1994.
Jeanneret, Charles-Edouard. Towards a New Architecture. Translated by Frederick Etchells. New York: Dover, 1986.
Lefebvre, Henri. The Production of Space. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 1991.
van de Ven, Cornelis. Space in Architecture. Amsterdam: Van Gorcum Assen, 1978.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be proceed with the theoretical lectures, as well as with the discussions on the students' individual researches and presentations. Students will prepare a final report and presentation on their research topics.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 +FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The reports and presentations will be evaluated based on the depth and sufficiency of the researches and the originality of the issues and problems argued by the student.
Active Participation to the Lecture grade will depend on the student's attendance and active participation in the class discussions and their performances in the analysis studies.
Homework Assignments/Presentations %40 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam %50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Active Participation to the Lecture %10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. The participation on the courses is mandatory.
2. Late submissions will be subject to a different evaluation.
3. All kinds of plagiarism will result in a disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc.Prof. Deniz GÜNER
Phone:+90 232 301 84 96
E mail: deniz.guner@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Tutorials 5 2 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Preparing assignments 1 16 16
Preparing presentations 1 16 16
Final 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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