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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To have knowledge about contemporary structural systems in terms of design principles and usage possibilities. 2) To recognize the materials used in contemporary structural systems. 3) To develop the ability to critically look at systems and propose system solutions.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	Contemporary structural systems are used due to functional/structural requirements and aesthetic expectations, and developed by technological innovations. The aim of the course is to make students have architectural and structural knowledge/experience about contemporary structural systems with learning structural systems in a property and classification framework.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to course, Development of new structural systems 2nd Week Shell Systems, Folded Plates and Curved Surfaces 1 3rd Week Shell Systems, Folded Plates and Curved Surfaces 2 4th Week Cable and Tension Systems, Membrane and Pneumatic Systems 1 5th Week Cable and Tension Systems, Membrane and Pneumatic Systems 2 6th Week Glued laminated timber structures and Domes 7th Week Space Structures and Post Tension structures 8th Week Tall Building, 3D printing and CAM applications 9th Week Student Presentations 10th Week Student Presentations 11th Week Student Presentations 12th Week Project Work 13th Week Project Work 14th Week Project Work
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Türkçü, Ç., Çağdaş Taşıyıcı Sistemler, Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2017. Asensio, F., New Architecture, An International Atlas, Abrams, New York, 2005 Reichold, Klaus, Christopher Wynne, and Bernhard Graf. Buildings that changed the world. Prestel, 1999. Bizley, Graham. Architecture in detail . Elsevier, 2008. Bizley, Graham. Architecture in detail II. Routledge, 2010. Günel, Mehmet Halis, and Hüseyin Emre Ilgin. Tall buildings: structural systems and aerodynamic form. Routledge, 2014. Schierle, Gotthilf Goetz. Architectural Structures. University of Southern California, 2006. Chilton, John. Space grid structures. Taylor & Francis, 2007. Hunt, Anthony, and Tony Hunt. Tony Hunts Structures Notebook. Routledge, 2003. Weinand, Yves, ed. Advanced timber structures: architectural designs and digital dimensioning. Birkhauser, 2016.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Practice,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 30 Attendance 1 10 Presentation of Case Study 1 30 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 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 12 4 48 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 12 12 Homework 2 4 8 Project Final Jury (including preparation) Research Total Workload 124 Total Workload / 30 4,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No