GRADUATE SCHOOL
M.SC. In Architecture (With Thesis)
ARCH 501 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Theory and Criticism in Architecture I
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ARCH 501
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Fall
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCase StudyQ&ACritical feedbackLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | To develop the students’ critical interpretive skills in architecture by introducing them to architectural and historical texts and their critical interpretations by leading contemporary theorists including philosophers and cultural theorists as well as architects and historians. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course focuses on historically recurrent architectural themes from contemporary theoretical perspectives. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction of Course Topics - Theory and Architecture | |
| 2 | Academic Research and Article Writing | |
| 3 | Modernism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Modernism | Selected readings from Mallgrave, H. F., & Contandriopoulos, C. (2008). Architectural theory, volume II: An anthology from 1871–2005. Maldwell, MA: Blackwell Publishing. /Quiz 1 |
| 4 | Construction and material technologies in modernist architecture • Urban and environmental context in modernism | Thomas L. Schumacher (2005) Horizontality, Journal of Architectural Education, 59:1, 17-26, DOI: 10.1111/ j.1531-314X.2005.00002.x and Eloísa Petti Pinheiro (2012) New urban forms: the crescents of Bath and Le Corbusier's plan for Rio de Janeiro, Planning Perspectives, 27:1, 121-129, DOI: 10.1080/02665433.2012.629820 / /Quiz 2 |
| 5 | Assignment Submission: My Modernist Mentor | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 6 | Structuralism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Structuralism; Construction and material technologies in structuralist architecture • Urban and environmental context in structuralism | Söderqvist, L. (2011). Structuralism in architecture: A definition, Journal of Aesthetics & Culture, 3(1), 5414. https://doi. org/10.3402/jac.v3i0.5414/Quiz 3 |
| 7 | Postmodernism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Postmodernism | Jencks, C. (2011) The Story of Post-Modernism: Five Decades of the Ironic, Iconic and Critical in Architecture 1st Edition Wiley, 19-47 /Quiz 4 |
| 8 | Construction and material technologies in postmodernist architecture • Urban and environmental context in postmodernism | Venturi, Robert; Scott Brown, Denise, and Izenour, Steven (1977). Learning from Las Vegas. MIT Press 1-47/Quiz 5 |
| 9 | Semiotics and Phenomenology in Architecture | Mallgrave, H. F., & Contandriopoulos, C. (2008). Architectural theory, volume II: An anthology from 1871–2005. Maldwell, MA: Blackwell Publishing seçilmiş Okumalar / Quiz 6 |
| 10 | Assignment Submission: Challenging Post-Modernism or Embracing it? | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 11 | Post-Structuralism and Deconstructivism: Theory • Architectural Design and Representation in Post-Structuralism/ Deconstructivism; Construction and material technologies in poststructuralist/ deconstructivist architecture. • Urban and environmental context in poststructuralism/ deconstructivism | Mary McLeod (1989) “Architecture and Politics in the Reagan Era: From Postmodernism to Deconstructivism,” Assemblage 8 / Quiz 7 |
| 12 | Assignment Submission: My Deconstructivist Mentor | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 13 | Architectural Criticism- The foundations | Coyne, Dr. R. (2020) “The Production of Architectural Criticism” Architectural Theory Review 16(2) /Quiz 8 |
| 14 | Architectural Criticism and Contemporary Architecture | Case Studies from World Cities |
| 15 | Assignment Submission: Critique of Iconic Architecture | Homework Submission/ Presentation |
| 16 | Review of the semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | None |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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8
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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32
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| Presentation / Jury |
4
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20
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| Project |
4
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
7
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
12
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7
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84
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
8
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1
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8
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| Presentation / Jury |
4
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3
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12
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| Project |
4
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18
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72
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
224
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to advance specialized architectural knowledge based on qualifications acquired at the undergraduate level. |
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| 2 | To be able to conceive the interdisciplinary nature of the architectural field and apply such knowledge and analytical capacity to interdisciplinary studies. |
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| 3 | To be able to apply specialized knowledge in architecture in theoretical or practical work. |
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| 4 | To be able to produce new knowledge by integrating architectural knowledge with knowledge in other disciplines. |
X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to diagnose and evaluate a specific problem in architecture and to relate this ability to publishing or practice. |
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| 6 | To be able critically evaluate knowledge peculiar to the architectural field, facilitate self-directed learning and produce advanced work independently. |
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| 7 | To be able to communicate contemporary developments in architecture and one’s own work in professional and interdisciplinary environments in written, oral or visual forms. |
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| 8 | To be able to consider, control and communicate social, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation, publication and/or application of architectural data. |
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| 9 | To be able to critically analyze the norms that inform spatial relationships and their social implications and to develop original thesis according to guidelines. |
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| 10 | To be able to keep up with developing knowledge in Architecture and participate in academic and professional discussions using at least one foreign language. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest