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 468 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Rethinking Architectural Practice and City | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Mimari Pratiği ve Kenti Yeniden Düşünmek | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Advanced | ||||
| 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 learn to interpret architectural practice and city critically and relate architecture to city and daily life in wider scales. | ||||
| Course Description | This course aims to problematize the relation between architectural practice and city. Instead of seeing the relationship between architectural processes and city, architects have been limited to focus only architectural objects. The course tries to provide students a sensibility and perspective that they will need in order to recognize architectural process and its possible connections related with the production of the city and daily life. Multidisciplinary approach and in-between situations in theory and practice of architecture will be discussed in order to enhance critical thinking to deal with the future challenges of design world successfully. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) reflect on architectural practice throughout history related to city; 2) analyze the relations between architectural practice and city for their impact on daily life of the urban dwellers and city; 3) take responsibility and assume a critical approach towards the city and architectural practice; 4) think on multidisciplinary issues and works. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) An ability to conceptualize, develop, and implement creative and innovative design solutions across varying scales and complexities, integrating both theoretical and practical aspects of architectural services. | ||||
| 2) An ability of evaluating, applying, and synthesizing technical, aesthetic, and ethical dimensions of architectural knowledge with a scientific and critical approach, ensuring feasible and sustainable outcomes. | ||||
| 3) A competence to analyze historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts of architectural works and environments while fostering an intellectual perspective for critical engagement with global and local issues. | ||||
| 4) A skill in effectively utilizing analog and digital tools, including freehand sketches, digital modeling, and graphical representation techniques, to clearly articulate architectural ideas and processes to a range of audiences. | ||||
| 5) An awareness of and commitment to ethical principles and professional responsibilities by addressing societal needs, promoting environmental sustainability, respecting cultural diversity. | ||||
| 6) An ability to conduct rigorous research, analyze and synthesize data, and apply theories, methods, and intellectual frameworks on design subjects. | ||||
| 7) A commitment to collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary and multicultural environments, showcasing leadership and coordinating efforts among professionals involved in shaping the built environment. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | An ability to conceptualize, develop, and implement creative and innovative design solutions across varying scales and complexities, integrating both theoretical and practical aspects of architectural services. | N | |
| 2) | An ability of evaluating, applying, and synthesizing technical, aesthetic, and ethical dimensions of architectural knowledge with a scientific and critical approach, ensuring feasible and sustainable outcomes. | N | |
| 3) | A competence to analyze historical, cultural, and theoretical contexts of architectural works and environments while fostering an intellectual perspective for critical engagement with global and local issues. | H | HW |
| 4) | A skill in effectively utilizing analog and digital tools, including freehand sketches, digital modeling, and graphical representation techniques, to clearly articulate architectural ideas and processes to a range of audiences. | H | HW |
| 5) | An awareness of and commitment to ethical principles and professional responsibilities by addressing societal needs, promoting environmental sustainability, respecting cultural diversity. | S | HW |
| 6) | An ability to conduct rigorous research, analyze and synthesize data, and apply theories, methods, and intellectual frameworks on design subjects. | N | |
| 7) | A commitment to collaborate effectively in interdisciplinary and multicultural environments, showcasing leadership and coordinating efforts among professionals involved in shaping the built environment. | S | HW |
| Prepared by and Date | ESRA SERT , April 2022 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Contemporary city: Towards a non-figurative architectural language for the city |
| 3) | Hidden Architecture and City |
| 4) | Multidisciplinary approaches and in-between situations in architecture |
| 5) | Student Presentations on the Selected Topics & Discussion |
| 6) | Portable Utopias and Architecture |
| 7) | Relational City |
| 8) | Architects, bees, and species being |
| 9) | Student Presentations on the Selected Topics & Discussion |
| 10) | Current Alternative Architectural Practices |
| 11) | Rethinking Architectural Practice in İstanbul |
| 12) | Right to the City |
| 13) | Student Presentations on the Selected Topics & Discussion |
| 14) | Final Presentations |
| 15) | Final Assessment Period |
| 16) | Final Assessment Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Recommended Reading: Archizoom Associates (1970) No-Stop City Residential Park Climatic Universal System, Design Quarterly, No. 78/79, Conceptual Architecture, pp. 17-21. Alex Wall (1999) Programming the Urban Surface, pp. 233-249, in Recovering Landscape, Essays in Contemporary Landscape Architecture, James Corner, ed., New York: Princeton Architectural Press. Andrew Karvonen (2011) "Toward the Relational City: Imaginaries, Expertise, Experiments", The MIT Press. Beatriz Colomina (2014) “Little Magazines: Small Utopia”, pp.163-167, in The Idea of the Avant Garde and What It Means Today, Ed. by Marc James Léger, Manchester University Press. David Gissen (2008) “Architecture’s Geographic Turns”, LOG 12, 2008: 59-67. David Harvey (2000) “On Architects, bees, and species being”, pp. 199-213, in Spaces of Hope, Edinburg University Press. David Harvey (2000) “The insurgent architect at work”, pp. 233-257, in Spaces of Hope, Edinburg University Press. David Harvey (2003) “The Right to The City”, International Journal Urban and Regional Research, Vol: 27(4). Latife Tekin (1993) Berji Kristin: tales from the garbage hills: a novel, preface by John Berger. Murat Cemal Yalçıntan, Çare Olgun Çalışkan, Kumru Çılgın ve Uğur Dündar (2014) İstanbul Dönüşüm Coğrafyası, pp. 47-70, in Yeni İstanbul Çalışmaları, Metis Yay. Pablo Martínez Capdevila (1970-1971) The Interior City. Infinity and Concavity in the No-Stop City Pier Vittorio Aureli (2007) Martino Tattara Stop City, DOGMA, pp. 1-8. Superstudio (1970) Hidden Architecture, Design Quarterly, No. 78/79, Conceptual Architecture (1970), pp. 54-58, Published by: Walker Art Center. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Selected topics are going to be studied, researched and discussed in the studio. Students are expected to read the articles given before, make research about the topics for an each lecture. And prepare one paragraph for an each lecture: brief commentaries on selected topics in the assigned readings of each lecture or prepare visual material for each lecture like collage, table, photo shopped images or a game (to be ready the day of the course meeting stated in syllabus and submitted as one single file at the end of the term). Final submission will be a power point presentation or a poster presentation. Detailed research on the selected context. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | 9 Assignments and 2 Power Point Presentation \ Poster Presentation | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | - | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | - | |||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
serte@mef.edu.tr - Office: Esra Sert: Block A, Floor 4 Email: serte@mef.edu.tr 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 | ||
| Project | 14 | 4 | 56 | ||||
| Total Workload | 126 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||