ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Architecture (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | ARCDE304 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Interpretatıons Of Cıty Space | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | TR-EN | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Öğr.Gör. B.Öğretim Elemanı | ||||||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | Understanding and interpreting and providing critique on urban space, its history, present and future perspectives in multidisciplinary and interdisplinary frameworks. |
| Course Content: | This course introduces the thoughts on the meaning of the urban form and conducts critical outlook to the reflections of these thoughts formal expressions on space from a the viewpoint of environemtnal design disciplines. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | - |
| 2) | Meaning of the urban: historical perspective | Lewis Mumford |
| 3) | Formal evalution of the urban space | Mumford Rob Krier |
| 4) | Formal evalution of the urban space: Morphology, Linkages, Figure Ground I | Selected Readings |
| 5) | Formal evalution of the urban space: PlaceMaking | Selected Readings |
| 6) | Urban space: A systems perspective | Selected Readings |
| 7) | Urban Space: Aesthtetic Dimensions | Selected Readings |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | - |
| 9) | Interpretation of the Modern urban space | Selected Readings |
| 10) | Interpretation of the Post Modern Urban Space | Venturi, Soja |
| 11) | Interpretations of Contemporary Outlook | Selected Readings |
| 12) | The Future of Urban Space. Substantive Issues | Selected Readings |
| 13) | The Future of Urban Space. Procedural Issues | Selected Readings |
| 14) | Overview | - |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Lewis Mumford Edward W. Soja, 2017. PostModern Geographies, Verso, London. Robert Venturi, 1977. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; 2nd edition. Donald Watson, 2003. Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design, McGraw-Hill Education, New York. Lewis Mumford, 1968. The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects. Mariner Books, London. Rob Krier, 1993. Urban Space, Rizzoli, London. |
| References: | Edward W. Soja, 2017. PostModern Geographies, Verso, London. Robert Venturi, 1977. Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; 2nd edition. Donald Watson, 2003. Time-Saver Standards for Urban Design, McGraw-Hill Education, New York. Lewis Mumford, 1968. The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects. Mariner Books, London. Rob Krier, 1993. Urban Space, Rizzoli, London. |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) - Gaining discursive, theoretical and factual information from various environments, in local, national and global context for related field, architectural design/ planning/ design activities and researches, she has required ability and comprehension to reflect the information on academic environment. | |||||||||
| 2) - Has intellectual, discursive, scientific, technologic, esthetic, artistic, historic and cultural information and comprehension about related field. | |||||||||
| 3) - Has knowledge and understanding on human and community oriented and sensitive to environment (natural and built) architectural design/ planning/ design/ research methods on the related field. | |||||||||
| 4) - Has multidimensional knowledge and understanding on economics, topics related to disasters and environmental and societal sustainability principles and standards. | |||||||||
| 5) - They have knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to their field. | |||||||||
| 6) - Has knowledge and understanding about institutional and ethical values related to the concerned field. | |||||||||
| 7) - Has knowledge and understanding about the place / importance of the related field in its historical, geographical, social and cultural context. | |||||||||
| 8) - Has ability to develop concepts in architectural design/ planning/ design fields. | |||||||||
| 9) - Has ability to provide integrity between discourse, theory and practise for architectural design / planning / design activities and researches. | |||||||||
| 10) - Has ability to identify facts, potential, problems and required researches for these in architectural design/ planning/ design issues. | |||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | - Gaining discursive, theoretical and factual information from various environments, in local, national and global context for related field, architectural design/ planning/ design activities and researches, she has required ability and comprehension to reflect the information on academic environment. | |
| 2) | - Has intellectual, discursive, scientific, technologic, esthetic, artistic, historic and cultural information and comprehension about related field. | |
| 3) | - Has knowledge and understanding on human and community oriented and sensitive to environment (natural and built) architectural design/ planning/ design/ research methods on the related field. | |
| 4) | - Has multidimensional knowledge and understanding on economics, topics related to disasters and environmental and societal sustainability principles and standards. | |
| 5) | - They have knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards related to their field. | |
| 6) | - Has knowledge and understanding about institutional and ethical values related to the concerned field. | |
| 7) | - Has knowledge and understanding about the place / importance of the related field in its historical, geographical, social and cultural context. | |
| 8) | - Has ability to develop concepts in architectural design/ planning/ design fields. | |
| 9) | - Has ability to provide integrity between discourse, theory and practise for architectural design / planning / design activities and researches. | |
| 10) | - Has ability to identify facts, potential, problems and required researches for these in architectural design/ planning/ design issues. |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Expression | |
| Individual study and homework | |
| Lesson | |
| Group study and homework |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
| Oral Examination | |
| Homework | |
| Application |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
| Quizzes | 1 | % 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 20 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 80 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 20 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterms | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Paper Submission | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Jury | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 60 | ||