COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5109 PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HÜLYA KOÇ

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

The content of this course provides an introductory approach for students to understand elements and principles of architectural design. This course aims at developing the talents of students in architectural design

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, the students, will be able to define the qualities of architectural space
2   will be able to express form and space relations
3   will be able to describe the principles of architectural design
4   will be able to interpret human needs affecting design
5   will be able to analyze the architectural forms and relationships

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, contents, aims, previous studies.
2 Concept of design and its various types
3 Design process
4 Elements of design (point, line, plain, volume, shape, form)
5 Visual Properties of Form
6 Form Defining Space, Qualities of Architectural Space
7 Mid-term examination
8 From principles to practice (Figure-Ground, Similarity, Proximity)
9 From principles to practice (Continuity, Common Fate, Closure)
10 Ordering principles (Axis, Symmetry, Hierarchy)
11 Ordering principles (Rhythm/Repetition, Transformation, Datum)
12 Design programme formation: the needs and demands
13 Homework presentation
14 Homework presentation

Recomended or Required Reading


Supplementary Book(s):
Francis D.K. Ching (1979): Architecture: Form, Space and Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.

References: Web sites about best practices will be used.
Materials: Written and visual materials.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures aided by visual material and the students will learn topics by attending and listen to the lectures. Homework /assignments will be prepared in accordance with the course content and presented by the students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining (Knowledge) will be measured by Midterm Examination
Expressing, Describing (Comprehension) and Analyzing (Analysis) will be measured by
Homework,
Interpreting (Application) will be measured by Final Examination

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

This course will be given through lectures and discussions over reading list and visual material

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.koc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday: 9.30-10.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Student Presentations 2 2 4
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 4 44
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51

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