COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESTORATION SAMPLES IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5065 RESTORATION SAMPLES IN TURKEY 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 ESTER ETI AKYÜZ LEVI

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

It is intended to have the future restorers acquire the skill of criticizing the restoration practices within the context of principles and problems also with the contribution of leaders and the statutes having the quality of being international recommendations and of evaluating the practice alternatives for each sample and finding the optimum approach.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to clarify the concepts and methods related to restoration,
2   Ability to present successful and unsuccessful restoration samples,
3   Ability to criticise restoration samples in the context of principles and problems,
4   Ability to discuss the articles of international regulations, related to restoration,
5   Ability to evaluate approaches of famous restorers.

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 Concept and methods of Restoration.
3 Opinions and recommendations of the 19th century restorers concerning restoration. (William Morris, Ruskin, Philippe Webb) Assignment of take-home subjects.
4 Opinions and recommendations of famous restorers concerning the conservation and restoration of the historical environment. ( Viollet-le-Duc)
5 Things to be and not to be done in restoration.
6 Detailed research and comparative evaluation of international rules and regulations as recommendations about Conservation-Restoration.
7 Discussing international regulations and restorers within the context of orientation in restoration practices.
8 Mid-term Exam.
9 Field trip about the restoration practices in Izmir.
10 Discussing the problems and solution recommendations about the restoration practices in Turkey. Collection of take-homes.
11 Recommendations about the restoration practices in Turkey. 11.1. New construction in the old environment. 11.2. Contemporary annex to historical building. 11.3. Second group practice.
12 Samples for Restoration Practices Abroad.
13 Argumentative study of the selected building samples in terms of restoration principles and practice problems.
14 Argumentative study of the selected building samples in terms of restoration principles and practice problems. General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

* AHUNBAY, Zeynep, Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon, Istanbul, 1996.

* BULLOCK, Orin M., The Restoration Manual: An Illustrated Guide to The Preservation and Restoration of Old Buildings, Norwalk, Conn, 1966.

* FEILDEN, Bernard M., Conservation of Historic Buildings, Londra, 1982.

* SHOPSIN, William C., Restoring Old Buildings for Contemporary Uses: an American sourcebook for architects and preservationists, New-York, 1986.

* Studies in Ancient Structures, Proceedings of the International Conference, ( July 14-18, 1997 Istanbul, Turkey), Organised by Yıldız Technical University, Faculty of Architecture.

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

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format.

Students' active participation in the course is expected.
-Literature research and archive research.
-Fieldwork (on-the-spot observations and examinations).
-Conveying through oral and visual presentations.
-On-site observation, examination, discussion within the scope of technical trip.
-Development of the ideas which have been suggested through the discussion medium in the classroom & interpretations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +FIN *0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG *0.25 +RST *0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm % 25 (LO1, LO2)
Assignment % 25 (LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final % 50 (LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Eti Akyüz Levi
e-mail:
eti.akyuz@gmail.com
eti.levi@deu.edu.tr
tel.:
009003018460-3018459

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Student presentations 0
Tutorials 0
Lectures 12 2 24
Technical trip 1 2 2
Preparation for quiz etc. 0
Preparing group assignments 0
Preparing presentations 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparing individual assignments 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Quiz etc. 0
Final 0
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.11
LO.211
LO.311
LO.411
LO.51

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