Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Architecture | |||||
| 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 471 | |||||
| Course Title in English | Walking and Mapping | |||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Yürümek ve Haritalamak | |||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
| Type of Course | Ters-yüz öğrenme | |||||
| Level of Course | İleri | |||||
| Semester | Spring | |||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| 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 ARC 202 - Architectural Design IV | INT 202 - Interior Design II |
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| Co-requisites | None | |||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | 4 semesters of design studio | |||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | |||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To create a dialogue between theory and direct spatial engagement in order to critically position ourselves within the city and reflect upon its probable futurisms through walking and mapping. | |||||
| Course Description | This elective course is an exploratory seminar that focuses on the essential relationship between walking and mapping within an approach that is on the cusp of architecture, landscape, urban theory, geography, anthropology, sociology and art. The intention of the course is to investigate the relationship between walking and mapping along two intersecting tracks. While the first track delves into the relation between walking and exploring-transforming-representing the territory by building a theoretical foundation based on seminal texts on the subject, the second track takes the class to short walks around ‘actual territories’ of the city in order to projectively think about ways of mapping. By walking around Istanbul, various regions will be explored within the unique insight of walking as a multi-sensual and personal experience and afterwards they will be mapped based on the direct experience of walking. Thus, the practice of mapping will not be performed to produce a uniform, accurate and static representation of a territory but a personal, sensual and participatory representation of it. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) critically read and analyze academic literature; 2) develop new ways in which to explore, record and perceive natural and built landscape; 3) document and represent personal and spatial experiences in various media; 4) design curatorial walks within the city; 5) develop critical mapping and representation skills; 6) articulate a position about a spatial experience through mapping and academic writing. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 question and interpret ideas considering diverse points of view; gather and use data, develop concepts related to people, places and the environment, and make individual decisions. | ||||||
| 3) Ability to use appropriate graphical methods including freehand and digital drawing techniques, (ECDL advanced) in order to develop ideas in addition to communicate the process of design. | ||||||
| 4) Ability to use fundamental principles of architectural design considering the place, climate, people, society as factors, and simultaneously express present principles in relevant precedents. | ||||||
| 5) Understanding of architectural principles belonging to global and local cultures shaped by the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, cultural factors, in addition to principles of historic preservation while developing architectural and urban design projects. | ||||||
| 6) Understanding the theories and methods used to describe the relationship between human behavior and physical environment; and concurrently understanding different needs, values, behavioral norms, social and spatial patterns of different cultures. | ||||||
| 7) Ability to apply various stages of design processes considering the client and user needs, which include space and equipment requirements besides site conditions and relevant laws and standards. | ||||||
| 8) Understanding the role of applied research in determining function, form and systems and their impact on human conditions and behavior. | ||||||
| 9) Understanding of the basic principles of static and dynamic structural behavior that withstand gravity and lateral forces, in addition to the evolution and applications of structural systems. | ||||||
| 10) Ability to apply the principles of sustainability in architectural and urban design projects that aim to preserve the natural and historic resources and provide healthful environments. | ||||||
| 11) Ability to apply the fundamental principles of building and safety systems such as mechanical, electrical, fire prevention, vertical circulation additionally to principles of accessibility into the design of buildings. | ||||||
| 12) Understanding the basic principles in the selection of materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their characteristics together with their performance, including their environmental impact and reuse possibilities. | ||||||
| 13) Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project from the schematic design phase to design development phase, while integrating structural systems, life safety and sustainability principles. | ||||||
| 14) Understanding the principles of environmental systems such as energy preservation, active and passive heating and cooling systems, air quality, solar orientation, day lighting and artificial illumination, and acoustics; in addition to the use of appropriate performance assessment tools. | ||||||
| 15) Ability to choose appropriate materials, products and components in the implementation of design building envelope systems. | ||||||
| 16) Ability to understand the principles and concepts of different fields in multidisciplinary design processes and the ability to work in collaboration with others as a member of the design team. | ||||||
| 17) Understanding the responsibility of the architect to organize and lead design and construction processes considering the environmental, social and aesthetic issues of the society. | ||||||
| 18) Understanding the legal to responsibilities of the architect of the architect effecting the design and construction of a building such as public health and safety; accessibility, preservation, building codes and regulations as well as user rights. | ||||||
| 19) Ability to understand the ethical issues involved in the design and construction of buildings and provide services for the benefit of the society. In addition to the ability to act with social responsibility in global and local scales that contribute to the well being of the society. | ||||||
| 20) Understanding the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, recommending project delivery methods, which involve financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration. |
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. | H | |
| 2) | Ability to question and interpret ideas considering diverse points of view; gather and use data, develop concepts related to people, places and the environment, and make individual decisions. | H | |
| 3) | Ability to use appropriate graphical methods including freehand and digital drawing techniques, (ECDL advanced) in order to develop ideas in addition to communicate the process of design. | S | |
| 4) | Ability to use fundamental principles of architectural design considering the place, climate, people, society as factors, and simultaneously express present principles in relevant precedents. | S | |
| 5) | Understanding of architectural principles belonging to global and local cultures shaped by the climatic, technological, socioeconomic, cultural factors, in addition to principles of historic preservation while developing architectural and urban design projects. | H | |
| 6) | Understanding the theories and methods used to describe the relationship between human behavior and physical environment; and concurrently understanding different needs, values, behavioral norms, social and spatial patterns of different cultures. | H | |
| 7) | Ability to apply various stages of design processes considering the client and user needs, which include space and equipment requirements besides site conditions and relevant laws and standards. | S | |
| 8) | Understanding the role of applied research in determining function, form and systems and their impact on human conditions and behavior. | S | |
| 9) | Understanding of the basic principles of static and dynamic structural behavior that withstand gravity and lateral forces, in addition to the evolution and applications of structural systems. | S | |
| 10) | Ability to apply the principles of sustainability in architectural and urban design projects that aim to preserve the natural and historic resources and provide healthful environments. | S | |
| 11) | Ability to apply the fundamental principles of building and safety systems such as mechanical, electrical, fire prevention, vertical circulation additionally to principles of accessibility into the design of buildings. | S | |
| 12) | Understanding the basic principles in the selection of materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their characteristics together with their performance, including their environmental impact and reuse possibilities. | S | |
| 13) | Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project from the schematic design phase to design development phase, while integrating structural systems, life safety and sustainability principles. | S | |
| 14) | Understanding the principles of environmental systems such as energy preservation, active and passive heating and cooling systems, air quality, solar orientation, day lighting and artificial illumination, and acoustics; in addition to the use of appropriate performance assessment tools. | S | |
| 15) | Ability to choose appropriate materials, products and components in the implementation of design building envelope systems. | S | |
| 16) | Ability to understand the principles and concepts of different fields in multidisciplinary design processes and the ability to work in collaboration with others as a member of the design team. | S | |
| 17) | Understanding the responsibility of the architect to organize and lead design and construction processes considering the environmental, social and aesthetic issues of the society. | S | |
| 18) | Understanding the legal to responsibilities of the architect of the architect effecting the design and construction of a building such as public health and safety; accessibility, preservation, building codes and regulations as well as user rights. | S | |
| 19) | Ability to understand the ethical issues involved in the design and construction of buildings and provide services for the benefit of the society. In addition to the ability to act with social responsibility in global and local scales that contribute to the well being of the society. | S | |
| 20) | Understanding the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, recommending project delivery methods, which involve financial management and business planning, time management, risk management, mediation and arbitration. | S |
| Prepared by and Date | , November 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. MERİÇ ÖNER |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to Walking & Mapping |
| 2) | Walking Approaches: Art |
| 3) | Walking Approaches: Research |
| 4) | Walking Approaches: Architecture |
| 5) | Walk I (everyone) Walking Log I (personal), Mappings (collective) |
| 6) | Mapping: Mental Mapping to the Blue Marble |
| 7) | Mapping: Virtual Globe |
| 8) | Mapping: Critical Cartographies |
| 9) | Walk II (everyone) Walking Log II (personal), Mappings (collective) |
| 10) | Mapping Practices in Istanbul |
| 11) | Designing a Walk in Istanbul |
| 12) | Walk III (in groups) Walking Log III (personal), Mappings (in groups) |
| 13) | Walking-Mapping // Presentations & Discussions (in groups based on Walk III) |
| 14) | Walking-Mapping // Presentations & Discussions (in groups based on Walk III) |
| 15) | Final Assessment Period |
| 16) | Final Assessment Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Recommended Reading: Thoreau, Walking de Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life Benjamin, Arcades Project Jacobs, Death and Life of Great American Cities Lynch, Image of the City Guy Debord, Theory of the Dérive Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking Ingold, Culture on the Ground Pink, Walking across Disciplines: From Ethnography to Arts Practice Careri, Walkscapes Rendell, Art and Architecture, a place between Vidler, Terres Inconnues: Cartographies of a Landscape to Be Invented* Wood, Maps Blossom in the Springtime of the State Cosgrove, Virtual Globe Kurgan, Close up at a Distance Cosgrove, Mapping a City Corner, Agency of Mapping: Speculation, Critique and Invention Şenel, Mapping as Performance: An Alternative to Authoritative Representations of Istanbul Logie & Morvan, Istanbul 2023 Tümerdem, Recording the Landscape: Walking, Transforming, Designing Required readings for each week will be posted on Blackboard. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Walking and Mapping is conducted through two intersecting tracks. The first track intends to form a theoretical foundation on cutting edge themes and subjects such as walking, walking art, walking and design, mapping, performative mapping, etc. The theoretical track will be supported by a participatory track as the calls will be taken to exploratory walks around transforming landscapes of Istanbul. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | 3 walking logs, 1 collective mapping, 1 group mapping and short response papers about weekly readings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | Field Trips | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
- - Student participation is essential for the course. Students will bring a 500-word response paper about one of the weekly readings as attendance. 80% attendance is compulsory for a successful outcome. Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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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 | ||||||