TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	3
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Adile Nuray Bayraktar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Get acquainted with the basic concepts and terminology of architecture. 2) Understand the basic principles and components of architecture. 3) Gain experience of reading, researching and analyzing architectural space. 4) Gain the ability to establish the relationship between Social, cultural, economic, environmental, technological etc. variables and architecture. 5) Gain the habit of following the architectural agenda.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	The course focuses on the basic concepts, components and terminology of architecture. Conceptual, perceptual and objective elements that build up the spatial organization are conveyed. Initial practices are carried on perceiving and analyzing the components of architectural space. The basic concept sets and approaches of architecture are conveyed in an interactive learning environment supported by the use of alternative media.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course, Explanation of the Program and Method, Logbook as a Method (Visual MediArchitecture, Architect INTERACTION 1: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media) 2nd Week Basic Concepts of Architecture Science, Art, Design INTERACTION 2: Workshop Visit (Metin Yurdanur Workshop) 3rd Week Basic Concepts of Architecture Aesthetics, Creative Thinking INTERACTION 3: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media) 4th Week Basic Concepts of Architecture Memory, Identity, Culture, Image, Perception INTERACTION 4: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media) 5th Week Basic Concepts of Architecture Space, Function, Form, Essence INTERACTION 5: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media) 6th Week Basic Concepts of Architecture Ergonomics, Size, Action, Need, Desire INTERACTION 6: Game (Kinesthetic Media) 7th Week MID-TERM EXAM I 8th Week Architecture and Context City, Nature, Environment-Architecture INTERACTION 7: Italo Calvino Urban Readings (Visual Media) 9th Week Architectural Order Tools Geometry, Geometric Relations INTERACTION 8: Play (Kinesthetic Media) 10th Week Architectural Order Tools Measure, Scale, Ratio, Proportion INTERACTION 9: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media) 11th Week Architectural Order Tools Module, Modulation, Golden Ratio INTERACTION 10: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media) 12th Week Architectural Order Tools Color, Texture, Material, Structure INTERACTION 11: Museum Visit (Erimtan Museum) 13th Week MID-TERM EXAM II 14th Week Multisensory Spatial Experience INTERACTION 12: Documentary (Audio-Visual Media)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Alexander, C.; A Pattern Language, Towns, Buildings, Construction, Oxford University Press, London, 1977. Baker, G. H.; Design Strategies in Architecture, An Approach to the Analysis of Form, Van Nostrand Reinhold, London, 1989. Ching, F. D. K.; Architecture: Form-Space and Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1996. Clark, R. H.; Pause, M.; Precedents in Architecture, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1985. Gür, Ş. Ö.; Mekan Örgütlenmesi, Gür Yayıncılık, Trabzon, 1996. İnceoğlu, N.; Mimarlık Bilgisi, Yıldız Üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi Baskı İşliği, İstanbul, 1993. İzgi, U.; Mimarlıkta Süreç, YEM Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1999. Krier, R.; Architectural Composition, Rizzoli, New York, 1991. Kuban, D.; Mimarlık Kavramları, YEM Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1992. Norberg-Schulz, C.; Existence, Space and Architecture, Studio Vista, London,1971. Norberg-Schulz, C.; Genius Loci, Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, New York, 1980. Rasmussen, S. E.; Yaşanan Mimari, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1994. Roth, L. M., Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. Zevi, B., Architecture as Space, Horizon Press, New York, 1957
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 30 Assignment 1 5 Other 1 15 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 2 3 6 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 12 3 36 Preparation for Midterm exam 2 5 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 5 5 Presentation (including preperation) Weekly Articles and Resource Research 12 1,5 18 Total Workload 90 Total Workload / 30 3 ECTS Credits of the Course 3
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No