COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO IV

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3504 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO IV COMPULSORY 4 4 0 10

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HIKMET GÖKMEN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to evaluate and analyze the concepts of context and natural environment from multidimensional views; and to develop design solutions for a theme structured around the framework of production of the context.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to define the concepts of natural environment, place, context and program.
2   Define the spatial counterparts of the fundamental requirements of natural environment and program
3   Determination of the fundamental design requirements such as environmental analysis, production of the context, specification of the program and settling on the land within the framework of the given design problems.
4   Focus on the design priorities around a main architectural concept.
5   Ability to express the developing architectural ideas with the instruments of design such as the mass composition, open/semi-open/closed spatial organization, architectural style and the components of the building via graphical, written, and oral presentations

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

MIM 3501 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO III

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course. Announcement of the studio program and the projects.
2 Presentation (Placemaking)
3 Site Analysis Studies
4 Student Presentations
5 Student Presentations
6 Programming
7 Studies on the Architectural Concept
8 Individual Criticisms
9 Individual Criticisms
10 Preliminary Jury
11 Preliminary Jury
12 Individual Criticisms
13 Presentation Studies
14 Final Jury

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The method is based on the Project/Problem-Based Learning. The students respond to the questions posed by the instructors throughout the course and progress by design critiques. The performance of the students are observed and recorded via the commentaries in the studio, in the mid-term and in the final juries.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ*1


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Attendance to the studio and participation in the commentaries are obligatory. Assessments are done through Presentations, the Preliminary Jury and the Final Jury.

Assessment Criteria

%10 Research Works
%15 Jury
% 75 Final Project

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are expected to bring all necessary materials to the studio.
Attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 4 40
Tutorials 10 4 40
Student Presentations 2 8 16
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 31 31
Preparation for final exam 1 31 31
Project Final Presentation 2 16 32
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55