COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL AESTHETICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5126 ARCHITECTURAL AESTHETICS 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

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUTKU DIDEM ALTUN

Offered to

Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

Gaining the ability of analyzing, evaluating and criticizing the products of architectural design in the context of aesthetic subject, object and value.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge on the concept and the theories of aesthetics
2   To comprehend creation and perception process in the context of creator and beholder subjects
3   To analyze the characteristics of architectural product as aesthetic object in the context of architectural design criteria
4   To associate the architectural styles in the context of aesthetic value of the period
5   To evaluate and criticize the architectural products in the context of aesthetics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Aim of the course, introduction to aesthetics
2 Theories of aesthetics
3 Theories of aesthetics (continues)
4 Architect as an aesthetic subject and the creative process of architecture
5 User / beholder as an aesthetic subject and the perception process in architecture
6 Architectural product as an aesthetic object: Design principles
7 Architectural product as an aesthetic object: Design characteristics
8 Aesthetic value: Era between Antiquity and Middle Age
9 Aesthetic value: Era between Middle Age and Industrial Revolution
10 Aesthetic value: Era after Industrial Revolution
11 Aesthetic judgement: Aesthetic analyze of architectural design product
12 Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Tunalı, I. (1998). Estetik. Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Tunalı, I. (2004). Tasarım felsefesine giriş. Yapı Endüstri Merkezi, Istanbul.
Tunalı, I. (2010). Estetik beğeni. Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Erinç, S.M. (2004). Sanat psikolojisi'ne giriş. Ütopya Yayınevi, Istanbul.
Erzen, J. (2006). Çevre estetiği. ODTÜ yayıncılık, Ankara.
Erzen, J. (2011). Çoğul estetik. Metis, Istanbul.
Berger, J. (2008). Görme biçimleri. (Çev.: Y. Salman). Metis Yayınları, Istanbul.
De Bolla, P. (2006). Sanat ve estetik. Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul.
Robbins, K. (1999). Imaj: görmenin kültür ve politikası. Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul.
Şentürer, Ş., Ural, Ş. ve F.U. Sönmez (Ed.). (2004). Etik-estetik. Yapı Endüstri Merkezi, Istanbul.
Melvin, J. (b.t.). Izmler: mimarlığı anlamak. Yapı Endüstri Merkezi, Istanbul.
Ziss, A. (1984). Estetik. De Yayınevi, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Every week, the subject will be discussed with the texts and presentations. At the end of term, students will apply their theoretic knowledge on a subject / field and share their evaluations by seminar presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 2, LO 3, LO 4: Presentation (40 %)
LO 1, LO 2, LO 3, LO 4, LO 5: Final (Report) (60 %)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students should read the given text before every lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.uzun@deu.edu.tr, didem.akyol@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Student Presentations 3 2 6
Reading 8 6 48
Preparing assignments 1 13 13
Preparing presentations 1 14 14
Field study 1 22 22
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.411
LO.511

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