ARCH 562 | Course Introduction and Application Information - M.SC. In Architecture (With Thesis)

Course Name

Integrated Spatial Analysis

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ARCH 562	Fall/Spring	2	2	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)	-
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives

This course aims to explore the methods of understanding the characteristics, material and immaterial components of place, to observe and interpret the urban environment. It also aims to identify the physical structure of the city - the scale, pattern, form of blocks, streets, districts and public spaces- and the sensory characteristics. In this context, it teaches the techniques of recording, representing, and communicating what is observed. The course aims to demonstrate the basic graphic language of spatial analysis through the use of representation of tools such as: drawing, photographing, computer modelling and graphics.

Learning Outcomes

#	Content	PC Sub	* Contribution Level
#	Content	PC Sub	1	2	3	4	5
1	Will be able to comprehend the approaches towards analysing the urban environment by morphological and sensory analysis methods.
2	Will be able to understand the components and dynamics of a place.
3	Will be able to develop an understanding of the material and immaterial qualities of place across different scales.
4	Will be able to acquire techniques of recording and representing what is observed and enhance the ability to communicate their findings graphically, visually and through written form.
5	Will be able to evaluate architecture in the broader context of its relationship with the urban environment
6	Will be able to acquire an understanding of the ways of reading, looking and understanding of place in order to provide the knowledge to design the place.

Course Description

This course provides the students with a general introduction to methods of analyzing, observing and interpreting the urban place focusing on various scales of place, i.e architecture, urban or any other micro-spaces. The lectures are organized with a multi-disciplinary approach around understanding of urban place, its morphological structure, its material and immaterial elements and its relation to architectural space.

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 to the Course
2	Introduction to Academic Reading and Writing
3	Construction of Space/Place	Assignment 1 Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
4	Spatial Analysis	Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
5	Spatial Analysis and Observing	Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
6	Components of Place: Morphological Characteristics Student Lecture : TBA	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
7	Components of Place: Social Characteristics Student Lecture : TBA	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
8	Components of Place: Functional Characteristics Student Lecture	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
9	Mid-Term Exam 1
10	Components of Place: Visual Characteristics Student Lecture : TBA	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects Assignment 2: Submission of Project Draft
11	Components of Place: Perceptual Dimension Student Lecture : TBA	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
12	Components of Place: Temporary Dimension Student Lecture : TBA	Assignment 3 Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
13	Academic Writing: Structure and Content Revision of the Lectures	Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
14	Presentation of the Projects
15	Revision of the Lectures	Submission of the projects
16	Final Exam

Course Notes/Textbooks

The course consists of four phases; observing, reading, interpreting and representing the place. The lectures given at the beginning of each phase will constitute the course notes.

Carmona, M., Heath, T., Oc. T. and Tiesdell, S. 2003. Public Places Urban Spaces: The Dimensions of Urban Design, Oxford, Architectural Press.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Calvino, I. 1972, “Invisible Cities”, translated from the Italian by William Weaver. London :Vintage, 2002
Carmona, M., Heath, T., Oc. T. and Tiesdell, S. 2003. Public Places Urban Spaces: The Dimensions of Urban Design, Oxford, Architectural Press.
Fleming, Ronald Lee. "Questions to Ask a Space." Places 6, no. 4 (Summer 1990): 12-13
Gehl, Jan. Life Between Buildings: Using Public Space. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987.
Gehl, J. and Svarre, B. 2013. How to Study Public Life. Island Press, Washington, DC.
Greenbie, Barrie B. Spaces, Dimensions of the Human Landscape. New Haven, Conn: Yale University Press, 1981
Jacobs, Allan B. "Clues." In Looking at Cities. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1985, pp. 30-83.
Jacobs, Allan B. "Starting to Look." In Looking at Cities. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1985, pp. 1-13
Madanipour, A., 2004. Marginal Public Spaces in European Cities, Journal of Urban Design. Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 267-286.
Madanipour, A., 1996. Design of urban space: an inquiry into a socio-spatial process. John Wiley & Son Ltd., Part 1, pp3-28
Mehta, V., 2009. Look closely and you will see, listen carefully and you will hear: Urban design and social interaction on streets. Journal of Urban Design, 14(1), 29-64
Montgomery, J. 1998, 'Making a city: Urbanity, vitality and urban design',Journal of Urban Design,3:1,93 — 116
Pallasmaa, J., 2005, “The eyes of the skin: Architecture and the Senses”, Chichester : Wiley-Academy
Zardini, M. 2005, “Sense of the City: An Alternate Approach to Urbanism”. Canadian Centre for Architecture

Resource for Urban Design Information

www.rudi.net

Project for Public Space

http://www.pps.org/

Urban Public Space

http://urban.cccb.org/

Urban Sketchers

http://www.urbansketchers.com

Semester Activities	Number	Weighting	LO 1	LO 2	LO 3	LO 4	LO 5	LO 6
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	30
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	3	30
Presentation / Jury	2	20
Project	1	10
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	10
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	8	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	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	14	4	56
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	20	20
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	3	18	54
Presentation / Jury	2	4	8
Project	1	18	18
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	4	4
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.		-	-	-	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	-

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