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 463

Course Title in English

Architecture for Social Change

Course Title in Turkish

Sosyal Değişim için Mimarlık

Language of Instruction

Type of Course

Ters-yüz öğrenme

Level of Course

İleri

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
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 discuss and work on the possibilities of alternative and collective processes that will raise awareness of community related issues in the practice of architecture.

Course Description

This elective course will search for ways to instrumentalize architecture to create a social awareness, to discuss problems and to diversify their solutions. Existing practices will be examined in the titles of organization, place, actor, tools, method, material and resource and a discussion ground will be builded which is fed with readings / researches. The lectures will provide an opportunity to develop creative actions for problem identification and molding public opinion, and to explore possibilities for in-situ / collective production.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) understand architecture as a social practice, increase social awareness;
2) know different ways of doing architectural practices;
3) read urban / rural conditions and transformations in the context of architecture;
4) instrumentalize design for social benefit;
5) frame the problems and produce temporary / permanent solutions;
6) design creative actions;
7) develop design language and tools for in situ and collective production.

Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
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	Homework
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	Homework
5)	An awareness of and commitment to ethical principles and professional responsibilities by addressing societal needs, promoting environmental sustainability, respecting cultural diversity.	S	Homework
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	Homework

Prepared by and Date	MERVE GÜL OZOKÇU , July 2020
Course Coordinator	AKTS1
Semester	Fall
Name of Instructor

Course Contents

Week	Subject
1)	Introduce the course schedule, Lecture: Social Approaches in Architecture & discussion.
2)	[ORGANIZATION] Alternative ways of doing architectural practices, collectives, social practices. (reading)
3)	[ORGANIZATION] Understanding the existing language and discourse _ Analyzing the organization structure through examples. Discussion. (production: network structure_ mapping)
4)	[PLACE] Right to the city and rural conditions. (reading) (homework: problem definition with new media tools, poster production)
5)	[TOOLS] Design tools for social impact. Creative action design_Examination of the examples and discussion on identified problems.
6)	[workshop] Creative action proposals
7)	[midterm] Discussion of productions
8)	[METHOD] In situ possibilities, discussion on participation.
9)	[ACTOR] The Role of the Designer: Collective doing, collectivism, trans-disciplinary approaches.
10)	[MATERIAL] Material / detail / Re&Up-cycle experiments.
11)	[SOURCE] Source as a design input: equity, self-help, public resources, funds, crowd funding etc.
12)	[contact] action in situ_ communication strategy development (pre-post)
13)	[doing]
14)	[observation] documenting, recording, feedback.
15)	Evaluation, discussion
16)	Evaluation, discussion

Required/Recommended Readings

Architecture for Humanity, (2006). Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises, Distributed Art Publishers, New York. Dean, A. O. & Hursley, T., (2002). Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and an Architecture of Decency, Princeton Architectural Press, New York. Özokcu, M.G., (2015) Mimarlık Alanında Alternatif Bir Süreç: Herkes için Mimarlık Ovakent Projesi. Thesis M. Arch, Istanbul Technical University. Dept. of Architecture. Other readings correspondent to weekly works will be published via Blackboard

Teaching Methods

Instructional strategy and expectations for both students and instructional staff that follow from this. Student work modes (independently and/or in teams). Any work with the outside community – geographic or industry sector. Half of the semester program starts with the introductory lectures about alternative possibilities of architectural practice, ethical responsibilities of the discipline and how to instrumentalize architecture for a social change. Along with the important aspects of the issue, organizational differences, research methodologies, roles of the actors, place related and participatory design approaches will be discussed during the classes. For this first half of the term, the class will encourage to join the discussions with the help of different methods to make students feel free to say their own understanding of the political surroundings. Students will be preparing some pre-class conceptual mappings, to reveal their individual point of view, to understand the complex structure of a social problem and possible solutions on a larger scale. For the last, students will be encouraged to work in groups related to a specific social problem. Outcomes of the course can be in various forms like improving a research methodology, creative action design to raise public awareness or designing something on the way of social change. The important sides of the research will be taking responsibility and working in touch with the other actors of the issue.

Homework and Projects

14 weeks of pre-class work, 1 presentation, 1 submission

Laboratory Work

Computer Use

Yes

Other Activities

Assessment Methods

Assessment Tools	Count	Weight
Homework Assignments	1	% 80
Final Examination	1	% 20
TOTAL		% 100

Course Administration

mozokcu@gmail.com
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Students are expected to attend 80% of the classes and should submit the works on time. Third party submissions are not accepted. 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