TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Aysu Sagun Kentel
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will improve their skills in observing 3D objects and architectural spaces, 2) will be able to draw 3D objects and architectural spaces that they observe via various freehand drawing techniques and/or CAD software. 3) will be able to draw 3D objects and architectural spaces that they imagine or design via various freehand drawing techniques and/or CAD software. 4) Will have experience on the use of various sketching and rendering materials, and 5) will be able to present the texture, colour, and light effects on paper with various rendering techniques.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is designed for the students to gain the awareness of importance of architectural sketching in design development process and architectural presentations; and to learn one-point and two-point perspective drawing techniques. The students will learn freehand perspective drawing of the 3D objects and architectural spaces that they visually observe and/or design. Additionally, they learn to present texture, material and light of surfaces in drawings and sketches using various rendering and sketching materials like lead pencils, colored pencils, dry pastels and markers.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting and introduction to the course & Introduction to materials and tools 2nd Week Types of lines and line values in 3D architectural sketching and perspective drawings & freehand perspective drawing rules 3rd Week Composition, proportion and solid-void relation in space 4th Week Light and shadow & values in rendering 5th Week Use of color and texture in architectural drawings 6th Week One-point perspective and rendering - Sketching buildings and exteriors 7th Week One-point perspective and rendering - Sketching buildings and exteriors 8th Week Improving portfolios 9th Week MIDTERM EXAM 10th Week Two-point perspective and rendering - sketching interiors 11th Week Two-point perspective and rendering - sketching interiors 12th Week Collage and using mixed media 13th Week Collage and using mixed media 14th Week Improving portfolios
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Architects Essentials of Presentation Skills by David Greusel, John Wiley & Sons, 2002 Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods by Rendow Yee, 1997 Architectural Graphics by Francis D.K. Ching, John Wiley & Sons, 2002 Architectural Representation Handbook: Traditional and Digital Techniques for Graphic Communication by Paul Laseau, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000 Design Graphics by Peter A. Koenig, Prentice Hall, 2000 Fast Sketching Techniques by David J. Rankin, North Light Books, 2000 Freehand Sketching: An Introduction by Paul Laseau, W.W. Norton & Company, 2004 Interior Design Visual Presentation: A Guide to Graphics, Models & Presentation Techniques by Maureen Mitton, John Wiley & Sons, 2002
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Practice,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Assignment 10 10 Practice 10 30 Other 1 10 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 12 3 36 Preparation for Final exam 1 5 5 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 3 3 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 10 3 30 Total Workload 119 Total Workload / 30 3,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No