M.SC. In Architecture (With Thesis)

ARCH 553 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name

Memory and Architecture

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 553	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	7.5

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	-
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Doç. Dr. Güzden VARİNLİOĞLU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

Understanding how memory affects architecture and also how architecture affects memory.

Learning Outcomes

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	Student will be able to explain the concept of individual memory.
2	Student will be able to explain the concept of collective memory.
3	Student will be able to identify “places of memory” or “sites of memory”.
4	Student will be able to analyze “places of memory” or “sites of memory”.
5	Student will be able to explain the role that the built environment plays in the process of memory construction.

Course Description

How memory affects architecture and how architecture affects memory

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

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation	Learning Outcome
1	Introduction: Memory and the Built Environment	Assmann, Jan, and John Czaplicka. “Collective Memory and Cultural Identity.” New German Critique, no. 65, 1995, pp. 125–133. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/488538
2	Memorialization	Sturken, M. (1991). The Wall, the Screen, and the Image: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Representations, (35), 118-142. doi:10.2307/2928719
3	Presentation
4	Memory and Art	Foster, H. (2013). Image-Building. Art-architecture complex. London: Verso.
5	Memory and Museum	Burdick, A., Drucker, J., Lunenfeld, P., Presner, T. S., & Schnapp, J. T. (2016). Digital-humanities.
6	Memory and Architecture	Oxman, R., & Oxman, R. (2014). Theories of the digital in architecture. London: Routledge
7	Presentation
8	Reconstruction	Yüksel, P. (2014). Reconstruction Of Collective Memory Through Spatial Representations Of İzmir Waterfront, Since The 1920s. Master Thesis., Middle East Technical University.
9	Reconstruction
10	Digital Reconstruction	van Krevelen, D. W. F., & Poelman, R. (2010). A Survey of Augmented Reality Technologies, Applications and Limitations. The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 9(2), 1-20.
11	Digital Reconstruction
12	Fabrication	Kolarevic, B. (2009). Architecture in the digital age: Design and manufacturing. New York: Taylor & Francis.
13	Fabrication
14	Presentation
15	Review
16	Review

Course Notes/Textbooks

None

Suggested Readings/Materials

Assmann, Jan, and John Czaplicka. “Collective Memory and Cultural Identity.” New German Critique, no. 65, 1995, pp. 125–133. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/488538
Sturken, M. (1991). The Wall, the Screen, and the Image: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Representations, (35), 118-142. doi:10.2307/2928719
Foster, H. (2013). Image-Building. Art-architecture complex. London: Verso.
Burdick, A., Drucker, J., Lunenfeld, P., Presner, T. S., & Schnapp, J. T. (2016). Digital-humanities.
Oxman, R., & Oxman, R. (2014). Theories of the digital in architecture. London: Routledge.
Yüksel, P. (2014). Reconstruction Of Collective Memory Through Spatial Representations Of İzmir Waterfront, Since The 1920s. Master Thesis., Middle East Technical University.
van Krevelen, D. W. F., & Poelman, R. (2010). A Survey of Augmented Reality Technologies, Applications and Limitations. The International Journal of Virtual Reality, 9(2), 1-20.
Kolarevic, B. (2009). Architecture in the digital age: Design and manufacturing. New York: Taylor & Francis.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	20
Presentation / Jury	1	30
Project	1	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

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			0
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	40	40
Presentation / Jury	1	40	40
Project	1	100	100
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	228

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	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.		-	-	-	-	X
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	-	-