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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 427
Course Title in English Transition Between Art and Architecture
Course Title in Turkish Mimarlık ve Sanat Arası Geçişler
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Fall
Contact Hours per Week
Lecture: 3 Recitation: - Lab: - Other: -
Estimated Student Workload 126 hours per semester
Number of Credits 5 ECTS
Grading Mode Standard Letter Grade
Pre-requisites ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II
Co-requisites None
Expected Prior Knowledge 4 semesters of design studio
Registration Restrictions Only Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To learn to understand the relationship between art and architecture and to integrate that knowledge into one’s own designs.
Course Description Art and Architecture are always related to each other. There is a thin red line between them. On the timeline of Art movements and Architectural Styles, we clearly see that relations and interactions among art and architecture. 20th Century public art had started to protect from governments. In 1919 by the initiative of an association of artists who were grounding on the constituent 142nd article of the Weimar Constitution. This article proclaims that “Art, science, and instruction in them are free. The state guarantees their protection and participates in their promotion.” Briefly, Kunst am Bau is an approach that makes investors, particularly the public state, obliged to spend the 1% of the investment cost of the public buildings to art. This obligation appears in regulations of local governments of many countries, particularly of Germany. Eventually, private investors follow the governments’ lead to integrate art into their projects. Artworks are usually presented inside or outside of the building in Kunst am Bau examples like Nord/LB’s administrative building in Hannover or Allianz AG’s office tower in Berlin. Sometimes artworks appear on the land of the building (square/entrance). Rarely, they can be found in parks, squares or other public spaces next to the buildings. Also, Kunst am Bau refers to a program, often a city ordinance, where a fee, usually some percentage of the project cost, is placed on large scale development projects in order to fund and install public art. This kind of Programmes/movements are important and useful to fund public art where private or specialized funding of public art is unavailable such as Turkey. We can see Kunst am Bau examples in Turkey before 80’s such as İMÇ, 4 Levent and single buildings and headquarters.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) understand art factor and its process in an interior space and public spaces of buildings;
2) know the past applications of Kunst am Bau and relations between art and architecture;
3) direct art projects for one’s own architectural design;
4) recognize art installation processes and requirement before and after design process till application stage;
5) follow the contemporary Turkish art scene and artists;
6) comprehend art productions and processes with the artist studio visits.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6
1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods.
2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments.
3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions.
4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information.
5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions.
6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions.
7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice.
8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector).
9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License.
10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning.
11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods.
12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof.

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
1) The ability to recognize and apply basic principles and theories of law, legal methodology, and interpretation methods. S
2) The ability to follow, evaluate, interpret and apply the current developments and legislative amendments. N
3) The ability to locate and use legal resources; to follow and evaluate current legislative amendments, legal science, and court decisions. N
4) The ability to internalize social, scientific and ethical values while evaluating legal information. S
5) The ability to recognize, examine and resolve legal issues with respect to general principles of law, de lege feranda and de lege lata; to take into consideration both national and international aspects of law; and to acknowledge the importance of personal conviction while making decisions. N
6) The ability to critically analyze legal disputes, legislation, court decisions and different views in the legal science; to form his/her own opinions; to detect legal lacuna and suggest alternative solutions. N
7) The ability to understand issues regarding different fields of law; to characterize and propose solutions to complex issues arising from legal practice. N
8) The ability to participate in and organize legal projects and activities as a socially responsible individual; to put his/her legal knowledge and skill to use efficiently (in the public or private sector). N
9) The ability to use a foreign language at least on a B2 Level on the European Language Portfolio, to follow legal developments and communicate with colleagues in that language; to use computer software and information and communication technologies necessary in the law field at an Advanced Level of the European Computer Driving License. S
10) Adoption of a positive approach to the concept of lifelong learning. H
11) The ability to understand the development, evolution, and problems of the society and to contribute to the solution of these problems by legal methods. N
12) The ability to understand the structure, organization, and functioning of law on the national and international level; to contribute to the development thereof. N
Prepared by and Date , June 2022
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week Subject
1) Introduction – basic concepts - What is Art? What is Architecture?
2) In-class - Junction points of Art & Architecture - Public Art in Istanbul
3) In-class - What is Kunst am Bau / Historical and Theoretical Background
4) In-class - Kunst am Bau projects from Turkey and Abroad
5) Visit - Artist’s Studio Visit
6) Visit - Artist’s Studio Visit
7) Visit - Artist’s Studio Visit
8) Midterm - Presentations from Students
9) Visit - Art Gallery
10) In-class - Final Project
11) Visit - Art Gallery
12) In-class - Architectural Studio Work
13) In-class - Architectural Studio Work
14) Project Presentations
15) Final Assessment Period
16) Final Assessment Period
Required/Recommended ReadingsRecommended Reading: Bozdoğan Sibel, MODERNİZ ve ULUSUN İNŞASI; Erken Cumhuriyet Türkiyesi’nde Mimari Kültür, 2002, Metis Yayınları Roth Leland M., MİMARLIĞIN ÖYKÜSÜ, 2002, Kabalcı Yayınevi Freud Sigmund, SANAT ve SANATÇILAR ÜZERİNE, 1994, YKY Deleuze G. & Guattari F., FELSEFE NEDİR, 1992, YKY Lenoir Beatrice, SANAT YAPITI, 2003, YKY Harrison C. & Wood Paul, ART in THEORY 1900-2000, 2003, Blackwell Publishing Harrison C. & Wood Paul & Gaiger J., ART in THEORY 1815-1900, 1998, Blackwell Publishing Sennett Richard, TEN ve TAŞ; Batı Uygarlığında Beden ve Şehir, 2001, Metis Yayınları Rasmussen Steen Eiler, YAŞANAN MİMARİ, 1994, Remzi Kitapevi Trasi Nicoletta, INTERDISCIPLINARY ARCHITECTURE, 2001, Wiley-Academy Christian Bjone, ART and ARCHITECTURE: STRATEGIES in COLLABORATION, 2009, Birkhauser Jane Rendell, ART and ARCHITECTURE: A PLACE BETWEEN, 2006, I. B. Tauris Hans Van den Ban, COMMISSIONED: Sisty Years Percentage For Art Programme At The Dutch Government Building Agency, 2011, SUN Finkelpearl Tom, DIALOGUES in PUBLIC ART, 2000, MIT Kemp L. Roger (ed.), CITIES and THE ART, 2004, McFarland & Company Required readings for each week will be posted on Blackboard.
Teaching MethodsThe course will have presentations by the instructor as well as extensive discussion by the class. The course has artist’s studio and art gallery visits and discussion sessions with artists and curators.
Homework and Projects1 presentation 1 project
Laboratory Work-
Computer UseYes
Other ActivitiesArtist’s Studio Visits, Gallery Visits
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Attendance 1 % 20
Presentation 1 % 40
Project 1 % 20
Final Examination 1 % 20
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration kerimkurkcu@gmail.com

Kerim Kürkçü / Uniq Gallery Email: kerimkurkcu@gmail.com Attendance is essential for this course. The students are responsible of participating the artist’s studio visits and Gallery visits. Most of the class and visits time will be allocated to discussion of Art and architectural concepts, ideas, applications. 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
Course Hours 14 1 3 1 70
Homework Assignments 14 4 56
Total Workload 126
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5