COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RENGIN ZENGEL

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of the course; to initiate the architectural discipline in general terms, to teach architectural design elements, principles and components, to gain the ability to evaluate architectural products in the context of design concepts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Outline the definition and scope of architecture.
2   Classify architectural design elements, principles and components.
3   Show the shaping qualities of architectural design elements
4   Associate architectural design elements with each other.
5   Evaluate architectural products in the context of architectural design concepts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Week 1: What is architecture, definition, scope and interdisciplinary relationships.
2 Week 2: Design elements: Point, line, plane, volume
3 Week 3: Shaping principles: Subtraction, concatenation, transformation
4 Week 4: Organization principles: Central, linear, radial, clustered
5 Week 5: Design principles: Focus, hierarchy, rhythm
6 Week 6: Visual perception: Gestalt theory of perception
7 Week 7: Spatial Components: Ratio / Proportion
8 Week 8: Spatial Components: Color
9 Week 9: Spatial Components: Light
10 Week 10: Analysis of Architecture Concepts in World Architecture Examples 1
11 Week 11: Analysis of Architecture Concepts in World Architecture Examples 2
12 Week 12: Analysis of Architecture Concepts in World Architecture Examples 3
13 Week 13: Analysis of Architecture Concepts in Local Architecture Examples 1
14 Week 14: Analysis of Architecture Concepts in Local Architecture Examples 2
15 Week 15: General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Books:
Rasmussen. S.e. (2010) "Yaşanan Mimari" Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul.
Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı(1993) "Mimarlık üzerine On Kitap- Vitruvius", Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı Yayınları, Istanbul
Rapoport. A. ( 2004) "Kültür, Mimarlık, Tasarım", Yapı Yayın, Istanbul.
Ching. F. (2004) "Mimarlık: Biçim- Mekan ve Düzen", Yapı Yayın, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Visual and oral presentations about the subject will be made by the course instructors, the topics transferred will be reinforced with in-class activities, and discussions will be held in the context of student assignments.

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm exam (midterm homework) %40,, Final exam (final homework) %60+ Resit

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam (midterm homework) % 40 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LOL4)
Final exam (final homework) % 60 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

rengin.zengel@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 55, inci.uzun@deu.edu.tr 0090 232 301 84 89

Office Hours

to be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 11 2 22
Lectures 0 0 0
Technical Trips 0 0 0
Student presentations 2 2 4
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing Individual assignments 1 12 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 68

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.35
LO.455
LO.55

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