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)	Assistant Professor Melek Pınar Uz Baki
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To gain an ability to develop interpretations of fundamental terminology and concepts in architectural theory and practice. 2) To enlarge professional knowledge, visual memory and intellectual visions through discussions developed on various examples in which the concepts that form the basis of design and construction processes are diversified. 3) To analyze and evaluate the spatial characteristics and organization principles of selected buildings/ built environments/projects and/or processes. 4) To develop critical reading skills of built environments and structures by visual, textual and spatial analysis. 5) To be able to use architectural memory acquired and apply their diagrammatic reading and architectural criticism skills to design and presentation processes of the project they are working on in the design studio.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	The course enables students to diversify their relationship with built environment, visual and spatial perception, based on architectural terminology and concepts. It is aimed to investigate the spatial qualities, systems, organization principles of buildings, which are exemplified in lectures and analyzed by the students. The method used for this purpose is to initiate discussions on various examples in which the basic concepts are diversified in architectural design and construction, and to improve architectural reading comprehension and criticism skills of the students through analyzing by diagramming the structures that are important in architectural history, theory and design which have a place in the contemporary architectural discussions.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, Course registration & selection of buildings 2nd Week On visual communication: Diagrammatic Thinking & Analysis in Architecture 3rd Week Topography: The Building and its space 4th Week Spatial Interaction: Space, entrance, transition 5th Week Presentations of Architectural Themes/Case Study 6th Week Scale 7th Week Structure 8th Week Surface: Wall, Floor, Roof, Facade 9th Week Reading Architectural: Buildings and Criticism 10th Week Reading Architectural: Buildings and Criticism 11th Week Circulation 12th Week Material 13th Week Final Discussions 14th Week Final Discussions
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Belardi, Paolo. Mimarlar Neden Hala Çiziyor?. Çev. Atilla Erol. İstanbul: Janus Yayıncılık, 2015. Boudon, Philippe. Mimari Mekan Üzerine: Mimarlık Epistemolojisi Üzerine Deneme. Çev. Alp Tümertekin. İstanbul: Janus Yayınları, 2015. Cragoe, Carol Davidson. Binalar Nasıl Okunur? Resimli Bina Okuma Rehberi. İstanbul: YEM Yayıncılık, 2011 Colomina, Beatriz. Mahremiyet ve Kamusallık: Kitle İletişim Aracı Olarak Modern Mimari. Çev. Aziz Ufuk Kılıç. İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2015. Hopkins, Owen. Reading Architecture: A Visual Lexicon. Laurence King Publishing, 2012. İnceoğlu, Necati. Mimarlıkta Söylem, Kuram ve Uygulama. İstanbul: Tasarım Yayın Grubu, 2004. Pallasmaa, Juhani. Tenin Gözleri. Çev. Aziz Ufuk Kılıç. İstanbul: Yem Yayınları, 2016. Sontag, Susan. Fotoğraf Üzerine. Çev. Reha Akçakaya. İstanbul: Altıkırkbeş Yayın, 2008. Taşçıoğlu, Melike. Bir Görsel İletişim Platformu Olarak Mekan. İstanbul: YEM Yayın, 2013. Zevi, Bruno. Mimarlığı Görebilmek. İstanbul: Daimon Yayınları, 2015.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Case Study,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 2 25 Presentation of Case Study 1 20 Other 1 5 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 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 13 4 52 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 2 16 32 Presentation (including preperation) Final Jury (including preparation) 1 20 20 Case Study Presentation 1 4 4 Total Workload 108 Total Workload / 30 3,6 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No