At the end of this course, the students; 1) Understand the use of materials in interior design as a design element alongside other design aspects. 2) Recognize the sophisticated technological materials utilized in interior design, as well as their qualities and ways of application. 3) To learn to design in the field of interior architecture by adopting and prioritizing the user's physical, psychological, and aesthetic needs. 4) Ensure that all furniture, equipment, and spatial elements in the interior are conceived and created with the selected material in mind. 5) Plan and implement design configurations that can accommodate diverse user groups, needs, and space configurations in national and international contexts. 6) To be able to generate unique, imaginative, aesthetically pleasing, and original spatial solutions in the interior employing new technology materials. 7) Produce sustainable and universal design solutions in an environmentally conscious approach while selecting and picking the interior application material.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
New design possibilities in architecture and interior design are being opened up by the advancement of material design and technology. The definition of advanced materials used in interior design, their grouping by qualities, their types, and their techniques of application in building are covered in this course.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
General information and discussion on the course program
2nd Week
The Relationship between Material, Technology and Interior Architecture
3rd Week
The Relationship between Traditional Materials Used in Interior Architecture and Technology ? I
4th Week
The Relationship between Traditional Materials Used in Interior Architecture and Technology ? II
5th Week
Smart Materials Used in Interior Architecture
6th Week
Sustainable Materials in Interior Architecture
7th Week
Materials Innovation in Interior Architecture: Floors, Walls, Ceilings, Furniture
8th Week
Midterm Exam
9th Week
Use of Media and Information Technologies in Interior Architecture
10th Week
Materials Employed in Interior Architecture to Improve Space Quality
11th Week
Advanced Insulating and Thermal Materials in Interior Architecture
12th Week
Final Project Selection and Presentation
13th Week
Studio Critics and Student Presentations for the Final Project
14th Week
Studio Critics and Student Presentations for the Final Project
15th Week
16th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Akgün, S. (2020). İç mekan ve mobilya tasarımı kapsamında akıllı malzemelerin incelenmesi [Master?s Thesis, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi] Güler, K. (2022). Interior materiality. New Prairie Press. Leydecker, S. (Ed.). (2013). Designing interior architecture: Concept, typology, material, construction. Birkhauser Verlag. Mohamed, A. S. Y. (2017). Smart materials innovative technologies in architecture: Towards innovative design paradigm [Conference Paper]. International Conference ? Alternative and Renewable Energy Quest, AREQ 2017, 1-3 February 2017, Spain. Energy Procedia. pp. 139-154. Wagner, J. and Watch, D. (2017). Innovation spaces: The new design of work. Brookings Institution. The Chest of the Interior Architect (Website) - https://www.icmimarinsandigi.com/en Material District (Website) - https://materialdistrict.com/ Transmaterial (Website) - https://transmaterial.net/
