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	Discussion Q&A Field trip / Observation Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Guest Speaker Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuba DOĞU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course explores spatial analysis as an integrated method for observing, interpreting, and representing urban environments. Through an interdisciplinary approach, it critically examines the material and immaterial dimensions of space across various scales, focusing on embodied spatial experiences and sensory characteristics. The course teaches techniques of documenting spatial observations to develop critical interpretations of urban environments. It encourages the development of analytical perspectives on reading space through a combination of theoretical discussion, fieldwork and representational techniques.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; develop a critical and interdisciplinary understanding of spatial theories and their relevance to urban contexts. investigate the material and immaterial dimensions of space across various scales. apply spatial analysis methods for documenting spatial observations to critically interpret urban environments. conduct field research and effectively communicate spatial findings graphically, visually and through written form. evaluate architecture in the wider context of how it relates to the urban environment.
Course Description	The course is structured around readings and discussions with an emphasis on methods of observing, analyzing and interpreting urban with a focus on various scales and dimensions of space. Lectures combine theory- and research-led readings, emphasizing urban space’s tangible and intangible aspects, methods of analysis and critical interpretation.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

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

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to the Course
2	Ways of looking into space: Theoretical Foundations	Cuff, D., Loukaitou-Sideris, A., Presner, T., Zubiaurre, M., & Crisman, J. J. A. (2020). Urban humanities: New practices for reimagining the city. MIT Press. Carmona, M., Heath, T., Oc. T. and Tiesdell, S. (2003). Public Places Urban Spaces: The Dimensions of Urban Design, Oxford, Architectural Press.
3	Sensing Space: Embodied Experience	Zardini, M. (2005). Sense of the City: An Alternate Approach to Urbanism. Canadian Centre for Architecture. Henshaw, V. (2013). Urban smellscapes: Understanding and designing city smell environments. Routledge.
4	Walking through Space	Gehl, J., & Svarre, B. (2013). How to study public life (Vol. 2). Washington, DC: Island press. Middleton, J. (2021). The walkable city: Dimensions of walking and overlapping walks of life. Routledge.
5	Documenting Space: Observing the City	Whyte, W. H. (1980). The social life of small urban spaces. Project for Public Spaces. Chase, J., Crawford, M., & Kaliski, J. (Eds.). (1999). Everyday Urbanism. Monacelli Press. Franck, K. A., & Stevens, Q. (2006). Tying down loose space. In Loose space (pp. 1-33). Routledge.
6	Narrating Space: Spatial Storytelling	Siokoli, A., Jung, Y. (2018). Reading Architecture: Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, New York: Routledge. Rendell, J. (2007). Site-writing: enigma and embellishment. In Critical Architecture (pp. 170-182). Routledge.
7	Term Project Presentation	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
8	National Holiday	Student Lectures Studio Critiques & Feedback & Projects
9	No class will be held during the Midterm Week
10	Field Research \| Student Explorations & Presentations
11	Analyzing Spatial Findings
12	Mapping and Representing Data	Tufte, E. (1990) Envisioning Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire.
13	Feedback on Representation	Tufte, E. (1990) Envisioning Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire.
14	Term Project Submission and Presentation
15	Review of the Semester
16	Overall Evaluation of the Course

Course Notes/Textbooks

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

Chase, J., Crawford, M., & Kaliski, J. (Eds.). (1999). Everyday Urbanism. Monacelli Press.

Cuff, D., Loukaitou-Sideris, A., Presner, T., Zubiaurre, M., & Crisman, J. J. A. (2020). Urban humanities: New practices for reimagining the city. MIT Press.

Franck, K. A., & Stevens, Q. (2006). Loose space. Routledge.

Gehl, J., & Svarre, B. (2013). How to study public life (Vol. 2). Washington, DC: Island press.

Henshaw, V. (2013). Urban smellscapes: Understanding and designing city smell environments. Routledge.

Middleton, J. (2021). The walkable city: Dimensions of walking and overlapping walks of life. Routledge.

Tufte, E. (1990). Envisioning Information. Graphics Press, Cheshire.

Whyte, W. H. (1980). The social life of small urban spaces. Project for Public Spaces.

Zardini, M. (2005). Sense of the City: An Alternate Approach to Urbanism. Canadian Centre for Architecture.

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	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	30
Presentation / Jury	1	20
Project	1	40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
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	7	98
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	30	30
Presentation / Jury	1	10	10
Project	1	23	23
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	225

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	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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