GRADUATE SCHOOL
M.SC. In Architecture (With Thesis)
ARCH 553 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Memory and Architecture
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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ARCH 553
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Fall/Spring
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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 |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | Understanding how memory affects architecture and also how architecture affects memory. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | How memory affects architecture and how architecture affects memory |
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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: 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 |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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| Project |
1
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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 |
4
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
0
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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 |
1
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40
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40
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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40
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40
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| Project |
1
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100
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100
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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 |
228
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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. |
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 | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest