| 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 | Project | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| 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 CompetencesUpon 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 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. |
| 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 | |
| 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. | H | |
| 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. | H | |
| 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. | S | |
| 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. | S | |
| 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. | H | |
| 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. | H | |
| 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. | N | |
| 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. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | DİDEM SAĞLAM , March 2020 |
| Course Coordinator | AKTS1 |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
| 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 Readings | Recommended 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 Methods | The course involves a combination of: lectures, seminars, presentations, demonstrations, individual critiques, group critiques, site visits, field trips, group and individual discussions. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Learners 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 Use | No | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | - | ||||||||||||
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| 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. |
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| 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 | ||||||