School/Faculty/Institute Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Course Code ARC 412
Course Title in English Representing Istanbul
Course Title in Turkish İstanbul'un Temsili
Language of Instruction EN
Type of Course Flipped Classroom
Level of Course Advanced
Semester Spring
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 3rd and 4th year Undergraduate Students
Overall Educational Objective To explore the city – Istanbul – through different visual, auditory and tactile representation techniques and experiment with analogue/digital, existing and new representation techniques.
Course Description This course focuses on various representation techniques in architecture in order to explore, understand, imagine and decipher the city – Istanbul – and takes representation as a conception, production and communication tool in architecture by bringing together the technical and free hand drawing. Representation tools for architecture and other disciplines such as; sketch, drawing, collage, painting, photography, film, animation, mapping, etc. will be explored so as to discuss the visual representation of the seen, perceived and experienced in architecture and social and intellectual dimension of urban and architectural space in architectural communication.

Course Learning Outcomes and Competences

Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) bir yeri, mekanı veya sistemi kavramsallaştırmak ve yorumlamak;
2) deneysel teknikler aracılığıyla anlamak, kaydetmek ve temsil etmek;
3) kentin -İstanbul'un- bedensel deneyimini mimari bir temsile dönüştürmek;
4) kenti -İstanbul'u- mimari temsil yoluyla yeniden düşünmek ve yeniden keşfetmek;
5) literatür araştırması yapmak ve analog ve dijital mimari temsil tekniklerini eleştirel olarak değerlendirmek;
6) işbirlikleriyle kamusal alanı üretmenin potansiyellerini anlamak ve araştırmak.
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 6

Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences

N None S Supportive H Highly Related
     
Program Outcomes and Competences Level Assessed by
Prepared by and Date OZAN AVCI , March 2020
Course Coordinator AKTS1
Semester Spring
Name of Instructor Dr. Öğr. Üyesi OZAN AVCI

Course Contents

Hafta Konu
1) Mimarlıkta görsel iletişim teknikleri, teori ve uygulama
2) Kolaj, montaj, çoğaltma, tekrarlama, çıkarma
3) El, göz ve beynin koordinasyonu; kör kontur çizimi
4) Tek çizgi çizimi, eskiz, yerinde çizim
5) Çizgi, nokta, doku, mürekkep ile temsil
6) Hareketi çizme, mekân ve zamanı görsel olarak ifade etme
7) Kesit, kolaj-kesit, katmanlı kesit
8) Plan, katmanlı plan
9) Renk, boyama, sulu boya teknikleri
10) Animasyon, film, hareket yoluyla iletişim teknikleri
11) Haritalama, algı, deneyimleme
12) Işık, gölge, kurşun kalemle çizim, silme teknikleri
13) Perspektif, çoklu bakış açısı, altüst edici perspektif
14) Detay çizimi
15) Final Değerlendirme Dönemi
16) Final Değerlendirme Dönemi
Required/Recommended ReadingsRecommended Readings: Juhanni Pallasmaa, The Thinking Hand (Londra: John Wiley and Sons, 2009) John Berger, Berger on Drawing (2007) John Berger, Bento’s Sketch Book (2011) Alberto Perez-Gomez, Architectural Representation and the Perspective Hinge (ABD: MIT Press, 2000) Required readings for weekly discussions will be posted on Blackboard.
Teaching MethodsReading, discussion and on-site visits and drawings
Homework and ProjectsRelating readings and ideas to the on-site drawings and producing digital superposed images, videos or models
Laboratory Work-
Computer UseYes
Other ActivitiesField Trips
Assessment Methods
Assessment Tools Count Weight
Ödev 1 % 10
Projeler 1 % 70
Final 1 % 20
TOTAL % 100
Course Administration avcio@mef.edu.tr
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Student participation will be essential for the design studio. Attending both reviews including the Final Review are crucial elements in the final grade. Late submissions will not be accepted. 80% attendance is compulsory for a successful outcome. 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
Ders Saati 14 1 3 1 70
Ödevler 14 4 56
Total Workload 126
Total Workload/25 5.0
ECTS 5