ARCH 502 | Course Introduction and Application Information - M.SC. In Architecture (With Thesis)

Course Name

Theory and Criticism in Architecture II

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 502	Spring	3	0	3	7.5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Sinem DEMİREL
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to 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;

will be able to discuss the architectural discipline from contemporary theoretical perspectives.
will be able to compare and contrast different approaches of advanced architectural criticism at an interdisciplinary level.
will be able to communicate academic writing skills at an interdisciplinary level.
will be able to classify academic research ideas from a critical perspective
will be able to describe ethical issues in architecture.

Course Description

This course is a sequel to Theory and Criticism in Architecture I. Alongside historically rooted themes, the focus is on relatively new concepts in architecture such as globalization, sustainability and digital design. The search for unprecedented architectural languages and the latters’ juxtaposition with contemporary social perspectives are discussed via interdisciplinary texts.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction of Course Topics
2	Architectural theory and criticism in the 21st century	Quiz 1 • Andrew Leach “Criticality and Operativity” in Jane Rendell, Jonathan Hill, Murray Fraser and Mark Dorian eds. Critical Architecture (New York: Routledge 2007) ISBN13: 978-0-415-41538-1, pp. 14-21 • Naomi Stead “Criticism in/and/of Crisis” in Jane Rendell, Jonathan Hill, Murray Fraser and Mark Dorian eds. Critical Architecture (New York: Routledge 2007) ISBN13: 978-0-415-41538-1, pp. 76-83
3	Globalization and its reflections on architecture: Information Age and Network Society Iconic architecture Mega-projects Architectural branding	Quiz 2 • Tai-lok Lui (2008) “City Branding without Content: Hong Kong’s aborted West Kowloon mega-project, 1998-2006” IDPR 30(3), PP. 215-226
4	Critical cultural perspectives in architecture: Feminist critique Postcolonial critique Queer critique	Quiz 3 • Jane Rendell “Tendencies and Trajectories: Feminist Approaches in Architecture” in C. Greg Crysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory (Sage Publications 2012). ISBN-13: 978-1412946131, pp. 85-97.
5	Assignment on critical cultural theory and globalization that impact 21st century architecture: By the fourth week of class, each student will select one architectural project that embodies the ideas on the discussed topics. In this class, students will submit a 5-6 page report that offers an architectural critique of the project that they have selected. The critique will be based on the theoretical framework. There will also be a powerpoint presentation.
6	Digital Design and Visualization in 21st century architecture: The Architect as the professional in the 21st century information age Computational Design Thinking Digital Morphogenesis: Deleuze and Genetic Algorithm	Quiz 4 • Manuel De Landa (2002) “Deleuze and the Use of Genetic Algorithm in Architecture” in Architectural Design 72(1):9-12.
7	Building the Virtual: Construction Technology and Materials in the 21st Century: Building as a team, architect as a leader Building Higher and Building Fast Importance of material choices in building design Akilli bina tasarimi	Quiz 5 • Arie Grafland and Heidi Sohn“Introduction: Technology, Science and Virtuality” in C. Greg Crysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory (Sage Publications 2012). ISBN-13: 978-1412946131, pp. 471-487.
8	Assignment on computational and building technologies: Each student will select a recent architectural project that shows the application of a particular technology and offer a critique of the project. The selection of the projects will be communicated to the instructor by the seventh week of the course. Students will submit a 5-6 page report about the critique of the architectural project. . The critique will be based on the theoretical framework. There will also be a powerpoint presentation.
9	Designing with nature: Designing with Nature: Sustainable Design Principles in architectural practice Principles of organic design/ green architecture Energy efficiency and using sustainable materials	Quiz 6 • Ceridwen Owen and Kim Dovey (2008) “Fields of Sustainable Architecture” The Journal of Architecture, 13:1, pp.9-21
10	Designing with nature: New trends: Biomimcry / Biophilia Sustainability and urban design	Quiz 7• Rajshekhar Rao (2014) “Biomimicry in Architecture” International Journal of Advanced Research in Civil, Structural, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering and Developing, Vol. 1 Issue 3. • Judith Heerwagen and Betty Hase (2001) “Building Biophilia: Connecting People to Nature in Building Design”
11	Assignment on sustainable architecture: Each student will select a recent architectural or urban design project that demonstrates the use of sustainable and/or ecological friendly principles. The selection of the projects will be communicated to the instructor by the tenth week of the course. Students will submit a 5-6 page report about the critique of the project.. The critique will be based on the theoretical framework. There will also be a powerpoint presentation.
12	21st century city: Implications for architects Urbanization trends of the 21st century: Global cities, mega-city, mega-regions. Branding the city: Urban marketing and the importance of built environment Splintering Urbanism: How infrastructure is socio-economically compartmentalizing the urban space. Networks and systems in the city: Transportation, natural environment, social networks. Slums and cities.	Quiz 8 • Stephen Graham (2001) “The Spectre of Splintering Metropolis” Cities Vol. 18 no 6pp. 365-368
13	Urban Transformation in Turkey: A new urban paradigm?	Quiz 9
14	21st century city: Students will examine the ideas of urban planning and city design in the 21st century, select one of them and write a 5-6 page critique and prepare a powerpoint presentation.
15	Semester Review
16	Course Colloquium

Course Notes/Textbooks

Suggested Readings/Materials

Ulrich Beck, An Introduction to the Theory of Second Modernity and the Risk Society (New York: Routledge, 2013). ISBN 0203107926
William W. Braham and Jonathan A. Hale, Rethinking Technology: A Reader in Architectural Theory (Oxford: Routledge 2007). ISBN-13: 978-0415346542
C. Greg Crysler, Stephen Cairns and Hilde Heynen, eds. The SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory (Sage Publications 2012). ISBN-13: 978-1412946131
Jane Rendell, Jonathan Hill, Murray Fraser and Mark Dorian eds. Critical Architecture (New York: Routledge 2007) ISBN13: 978-0-415-41538-1.
Terry Eagleton, Literary Theory (Minneapolis: The University of Minnesota Press, 2003). ISBN 978-0-8166-5447-5
Ariane Lourie Harrison, Architectural Theories of the Environment (New York: Routledge, 2013). ISBN 9780415506199
Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa and Aaaron Sprecher (eds) Architecture in Formation: On the Nature of Information in Digital Architecture (London: Routledge, 2013). ISBN-13: 978-0415534901
Harry Francis Mallgrave and Christiana Contandriopoulos, eds. Architectural Theory: An Anthology from 1871-2005, Volume II (Oxford: Blackwell Publishing 2008). ISBN-13: 978-1405102605
Felicity D. Scott, Architecture of Techno-utopia: Politics After Modernism (Cambridge Mass.: The MIT Press, 2007) ISBN: 9780262195621

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	8
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	32
Presentation / Jury	4	20
Project	1	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	7	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6	84
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	8	2	16
Presentation / Jury	4	4	16
Project	3	20	60
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	224

#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	PC Sub	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to advance specialized architectural knowledge based on qualifications acquired at the undergraduate level.		-	-	-	-	X
2	To be able to conceive the interdisciplinary nature of the architectural field and apply such knowledge and analytical capacity to interdisciplinary studies.		-	-	-	-	X
3	To be able to apply specialized knowledge in architecture in theoretical or practical work.		-	-	-	-	X
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.		-	-	X	-	-
6	To be able critically evaluate knowledge peculiar to the architectural field, facilitate self-directed learning and produce advanced work independently.		-	-	-	-	X
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.		-	-	-	X	-
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.		-	-	-	X	-
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.		-	-	-	-	-
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.		-	-	-	-	X

ARCH 502 | Course Introduction and Application Information

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