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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ARCHITECTURE AND AESTHETICS MİM457 - 2 + 0 4

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor Olsi Kafeja
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) To be able to apply design, drafting and presentation studies with different computer programs.
2) To be able to read the basic concepts of aesthetic theory in architecture by associating them with their contexts.
3) To associate aesthetic basic concept sets and approaches with architectural presentation techniques.
4) To associate architectural presentation techniques with design processes.
5) To be able to apply the course content to the design studio courses.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT-
COURSE DEFINITIONThe aim of the course is to teach different architectural presentation techniques and to discuss the concept of aesthetics. The content of the course is to introduce the logic of architectural presentation by focusing on two - three dimensional exercises of architectural presentation techniques and to examine and discuss definitions of aesthetics by different philosophers.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Architectural Presentation techniques and Aesthetics in Architecture, Introduction to Aesthetics and Philosophy, Drawing like an Architect
2nd Week Platonic idealism and aesthetics, Platonic idealism and Art Censorship, Mastering in the working logic of Adobe Photoshop, Google SketchUp, Autodesk programs, Exercise 1
3rd Week Aristotle's Concept of Causes and Aesthetics, Aristotle, Artist's Understanding and Catharsis, Architectural Portfolio, Exercise 2
4th Week Hellenistic Art and Aesthetics, Observation and presentation of architectural program concepts and relationships, Exercise 3
5th Week Plotinos and the sacred nature of Beauty, Neoplatonic spiritualization of Beauty: Achievements and problems, What is perspective, Types of perspective, Exercise 4
6th Week Mid-term Exam 1
7th Week German Idealism, Game Intuition and Art, Concepts of 3D Plan, Section, Front, Exercise 5
8th Week Early Modern Aesthetic Theory and Rationalists, Situation Plan presentation techniques, Exercise 6
9th Week Early Modern Aesthetic Theory and Experimenters, Architectural Visual Techniques, Exercise 7: Making a collage
10th Week Mid-term Exam 2
11th Week Kant's Aesthetics, Three-dimensional Architecture Visualization and Post Production, Exercise 8
12th Week Hegel's Aesthetics, Architectural Sheets and Relationship with Project Design, Exercise 9
13th Week Working on Design Studio Project presentation - Preparing for submissions
14th Week Working on Design Studio Project presentation - Preparing for submissions
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGAristoteles, (2007) Poetika, (çev.İsmail Tunalı) Ankara: Remzi Kitabevi
Aristoteles, (2005) Fizik (çev. Saffet Babür) İstanbul, YKY.
Aristoteles, (1993) Politika, (çev.Mete Tunçay) İstanbul, Remzi Yayınevi
Aristoteles,(2005) Fizik, (çev.Saffet Babür) İstanbul YKY.
Aristoteles,(2000) Rhetorik, (çev. M.H.Doğan) İstanbul, Cogito
Barnes J.,(2002) Aristoteles, (çev.B.Öcal Altın) İstanbul, Altın Kitap Yayınları
İhsan T.,(1993) Sanat Felsefesi, İzmir:Üniversite Kitabevi
Kagan M. (1982) Estetik, (çev.Aziz Çalışlar) Ankara:İmge Yayınları
Lenoır B.,(2005) Sanat Yapıtı, çev.Aykut Derman, İstanbul, YKY
Nietzcshe F.W.,(1995) The Birth of Tragedy, (Transleted by C.P.Fadiman)Newyork-London Dover Publications
Platon, (2001) Timaios, (çev.Erol Güney- Lütfi Ay) İstanbul, Sosyal Yayınları
Schaeffer J.M.,(2000) Art Of the Modern Age, translated by Steven Rendall, New French Thought, Princeton UK
Tunalı İsmail,(2002) Sanat Ontolojisi, İstanbul, İnkılap Yay.
Whitehead A.N.,(1975) Science and Modern World, Fontana Books, London, Cambridge Unv.Press
Roth, L. M., Mimarlığın Öyküsü, Kabalcı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000.
Zevi, B., Architecture as Space, Horizon Press, New York, 1957.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Case Study,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term230
Practice930
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam224
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14114
Preparation for Final exam12525
Course hours12224
Preparation for Midterm exam22040
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework9218
Presentation (including preperation)
Final Jury (including preparation)
Total Workload127
Total Workload / 304,23
ECTS Credits of the Course4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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