COURSE UNIT TITLE

: IDENTITY AND SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THE HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5078 IDENTITY AND SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THE HISTORICAL ENVIRONMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HÜMEYRA BIROL AKKURT

Offered to

Restoration
Restoration

Course Objective

The course aims to examine and perceive the cultural entity through a versatile point of view, being aware of the tangible and intangible values. The continuity of the cultural values within the transformation of the historical environment, the problematic of the adaptation on the process are to be undertaken while the problems, challenges and possibilities of the sustainability of the identity are discussed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Definition of the concepts of Cultural Identity, Place Identity and Spatial Identity
2   Definition of the preservation values.
3   Questioning the concept of spatial identity.
4   Questioning the concepts of continuity and sustainability within the architectural conservation.
5   Questioning the continuity of the preservation values of the cultural identity.

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.
2 Definition of the Cultural Identity within the Conservation Theory.
3 Preservation Values: Tangible and Intangible Values.
4 The concept of identity and its meaning in different disciplines.
5 Methods to define the Identity in the Historic Environment.
6 Methods to define the Identity in the Historic Environment.
7 Midterm assessment Definition of the subject of the individual/group studies.
8 Questioning the concept of identity through the selected buildings and zones.
9 Questioning the concept of identity through the selected buildings and zones.
10 Discussions on the individual/group studies.
11 Discussions on the individual/group studies.
12 Discussions on the individual/group studies.
13 Individiual/group presentations.
14 Individiual/group presentations.

Recomended or Required Reading

-Ahunbay,Zeynep. "Tarihi Çevre Koruma ve Restorasyon", Istanbul, 1996
-Birol Akkurt,Hümeyra, "19. Yüzyıl Batılılaşma Kesitinde, Bornova Ve Buca Levanten Köşkleri Mekansal Kimliğinin Irdelenmesi", D.E.Ü. Fen bilimleri Enstitüsü, Doktora Tezi, Izmir, 2004
-Jokiletho,Jukka. "A History of Architectural Conservation", Boston, 1999
-Mignolli,Guido & Nijkamp,Peter. "Values and Effects of Local Identity Preservation - A Taxonomic Approach", 2001
- Özaslan,N., Özkut,D. (ed.), "Mimari Korumada Güncel Konular", Anadolu Üniversitesi yayınları. Eskişehir, 2010.
-Segall,Marchall. "The influence of culture on visual perception" Indianapolis, 1966
-Williams,Norman(ed.). "Readings in historic preservation : why what how ", New Brunswick

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in lectures through the conceptual discussions, individual/ group researches and presentations.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework/ Presentation % 40 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4)
Final paper % 50 (LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Active Participation % 10 (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

Office Hours

Soon will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Presentation 2 2 4
Preparing academic paper/ research report 1 20 20
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 10 10
Preparing Presentations 1 20 20
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Final paper 1 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1111
LO.2111
LO.31111
LO.41111
LO.511111

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