ARC 101 Architectural Design IMEF UniversityDegree Programs Interior DesignGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy Statement
Interior Design
Bachelor Length of the Programme: 4 Number of Credits: 240 TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF: Level 6

ECTS Course Information Package

School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course Code ARC 101
Course Title in English Architectural Design I
Course Title in Turkish Mimari Tasarım I
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Proje
Level of Course Başlangıç
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: - Recitation: - Lab: - Other: 12
Estimated Student Workload 858 hours per semester
Number of Credits 12 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge None
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To comprehend fundamental design processes by identifying design questions, principles, tools, techniques and materials of architecture whilst exploring personal, environmental, cultural, structural and relational contexts.
Course Description This course is based on understanding, exploring and representing architectural design questions critically within the contexts of body, space, place and scale. Learners design proposals in response to project assignments and develop their representational skills by doing studio exercises and homework. This course also requires working collectively and competently in a group setting as well as working independently.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) apply critical thinking skills that engage in reflective, relational and independent thinking;
2) understand design processes, architectural literacy and basic elements of design including body, space, place and scale;
3) use basic visual representation methods, work independently, collectively and competently within a group setting.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3
1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English.
2) Ability to use information and understanding of the perceptive, experiential and behavioral aspects of human – space relationship as an input of interior design.
3) Ability to re-interpret the Interior Design profession under the light of rapidly changing theories and approaches.
4) Ability to develop a personal and critical perspective towards the design of spaces.
5) Ability to effectively implement interdisciplinary design and research principles into the solution of problems in her/his field.
6) Ability to bring together her/his knowledge and insight obtained from various sources into the design of interior design problems in a creative way.
7) Ability to use the ethical methodology necessary to develop sustainable interior design approaches with the perspective of social responsibility.
8) Ability to access and use knowledge towards the development of interior spaces using materials and products within the scope of sustainability.
9) Ability to use entrepreneurship, creative thinking and leadership skills towards developing innovative interior design approaches.
10) Ability to find solutions to interior design problems by developing interdisciplinary approaches and within the context of local, national and global networks.
11) Ability to present design ideas in visual, verbal and written media as well as ability to share ideas using analog and digital techniques in national and international professional circles.
12) Ability to develop sensitive and sustainable design approaches respecting needs of various users, local and regional values, natural and cultural heritage.
13) Ability to design interiors in an integral fashion with building systems.
14) Ability to determine individual learning needs in order to become an intellectual professional and the ability to connect with national and international professionals as well as groups.
15) Ability to develop interior design proposals that are suitable for national and international standards, professional etiquette, regulations and legal procedures.
16) Ability to keep track of contemporary research, inventions, approaches and technologies in order to develop new ways of thinking and creating.
17) Ability to create a difference through design solutions by defining and evaluating social and spatial problems, ability to make those available to the society.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) Ability to read, write and speak effectively in Turkish and English, equivalent to a B2 European Language Passport Level in English. S Sunum
2) Ability to use information and understanding of the perceptive, experiential and behavioral aspects of human – space relationship as an input of interior design. H Proje
3) Ability to re-interpret the Interior Design profession under the light of rapidly changing theories and approaches. S Proje
4) Ability to develop a personal and critical perspective towards the design of spaces. H Proje
5) Ability to effectively implement interdisciplinary design and research principles into the solution of problems in her/his field. S Proje
6) Ability to bring together her/his knowledge and insight obtained from various sources into the design of interior design problems in a creative way. H Proje
7) Ability to use the ethical methodology necessary to develop sustainable interior design approaches with the perspective of social responsibility. S Proje
8) Ability to access and use knowledge towards the development of interior spaces using materials and products within the scope of sustainability. S Proje
9) Ability to use entrepreneurship, creative thinking and leadership skills towards developing innovative interior design approaches. S Proje
10) Ability to find solutions to interior design problems by developing interdisciplinary approaches and within the context of local, national and global networks. S Proje
11) Ability to present design ideas in visual, verbal and written media as well as ability to share ideas using analog and digital techniques in national and international professional circles. H Proje
12) Ability to develop sensitive and sustainable design approaches respecting needs of various users, local and regional values, natural and cultural heritage. H Proje
13) Ability to design interiors in an integral fashion with building systems. H Proje
14) Ability to determine individual learning needs in order to become an intellectual professional and the ability to connect with national and international professionals as well as groups. S Proje
15) Ability to develop interior design proposals that are suitable for national and international standards, professional etiquette, regulations and legal procedures. S Proje
16) Ability to keep track of contemporary research, inventions, approaches and technologies in order to develop new ways of thinking and creating. S Proje
17) Ability to create a difference through design solutions by defining and evaluating social and spatial problems, ability to make those available to the society. S Proje
Prepared by and Date DİDEM SAĞLAM , March 2020
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor Öğr. Gör. EMİNE BAHAR AVANOĞLU

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction – Project 0: Warm-Up exercise
2) Project I: Conceptual Mapping
3) Project II: Collective Design of a Spatial Narrative
4) Project II: Collective Design of a Spatial Narrative
5) Project III: Learning from the Architectural Literacy
6) Project III: Learning from the Architectural Literacy
7) Project IV: Playscape
8) Project IV: Playscape
9) Project IV: Playscape
10) Project IV: Playscape
11) Project V: An ephemeral unit for a rural lifecycle
12) Project V: An ephemeral unit for a rural lifecycle
13) Project V: An ephemeral unit for a rural lifecycle
14) Project V: An ephemeral unit for a rural lifecycle
15) Final Assessment Period
16) Final Assessment Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsRecommended Reading: • Abram, David. The Spell of the Sensuous. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1997 
 • Allen, E. & Iano, J. Fundamentals of Building Construction. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2004
 • Bachelard, Gaston. Poetics of Space. Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 1969 
 • Barthes, Roland. The Eiffel Tower, and other mythologies. University of California Press, 1997 • Berger, John. Ways of seeing. Vol. 1. Penguin UK, 2008 • Calvino, Italo. Invisible cities. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1978 • Ching, F. Building Construction Illustrated. Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, 2014 • Corner, James, ed. Recovering Landscape, New York, NY: Princeton Architectural Press, 1999
 • Hays, K. Michael. Architecture's desire: reading the late avant-garde. MIT Press, 2010 • Holl, S., J. Pallasmaa, & A. Perez-Gomez. Questions of Perception Phenomenology of Architecture A + U Special Issue. July, 1994 • Ivins Jr., W. “Eye and Hand” in Art & Geometry A Study in Space Intuitions. NY, NY: Dover Publications, 1964: 1-9 
 • Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. Phenomenology of perception. Motilal Banarsidass Publisher, 1996 • Merleau-Ponty, Maurice. "Eye and mind." The primacy of perception 160, 1964 • Mostafavi, M. & Leatherbarrow, D. On Weathering. Boston, MA: MIT Press, 1993
 • Pallasmaa, J. The Eyes of the Skin - Architecture and the Senses. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons, 2005 
 • Van den Berg, J.H. Things: Four Metabletic Reflections, Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University Press,1970
 • Yürekli, Hülya, and Ferhan Yürekli. Mimarlık: bir entellektüel enerji alanı. Yapı Endüstri Merkezi, 2004 • Yürekli, Ferhan. Mimarlık/Mimarlığımız. Yapı Endüstri Merkezi, 2010
Teaching MethodsThe course involves a combination of: lectures, seminars, presentations, demonstrations, individual critiques, group critiques, site visits, field trips, group and individual discussions.
Homework and ProjectsLearners will work on five separate projects, under the guidance of changing studio instructors. All projects will be assessed through studio reviews. Learners are expected to submit their semester portfolios and sketchbooks at the end of the semester.
Laboratory Work-
Computer UseNo
Other Activities-
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Project 1 % 80
Final Examination 1 % 20
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration aydemirz@mef.edu.tr
Office: Block A, Ayse Zeynep Aydemir 566
Attendance and participation during the entire scheduled class time for studio is mandatory. Learners must be engaged in questioning and discussing the work of the class. All students are expected to attend and participate in all interim and final studio reviews. All assignments must be submitted at the time and on the date specified. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.

ECTS Student Workload Estimation

Activity No/Weeks Hours Calculation
No/Weeks per Semester Preparing for the Activity Spent in the Activity Itself Completing the Activity Requirements
Presentations / Seminar 14 4 12 4 280
Project 14 4 12 4 280
Homework Assignments 14 4 12 4 280
Final Examination 1 3 12 3 18
Total Workload 858
Total Workload/25 34.3
ECTS 12