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    M.SC. In Architecture (With Thesis)

    FFD 551 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Spatial Practices
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    FFD 551
    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 Discussion
    Q&A
    Critical feedback
    Lecture / Presentation
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator
    Course Lecturer(s) -
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives This course aims to examine and understand multidimensional aspects of specific spatial practices and their articulation with the materiality of space.
    Learning Outcomes
    #
    Content
    PC Sub
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    1Student will be able to analyze space from an interdiciplinary perspective.
    2Student will be able to approach space as a material and theoretical phenomenon.
    3Student will be able to use contemporary spatial theories in spatial discourse.
    4Student will be able to relate spatial issues and design.
    5Student will be able to relate spatial practice to design.
    Course Description Readings and discussions on critical spatial theories and the reading of a particular urban or architectural space based on these discussions.

     



    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 to the course themes No preparation
    2 Definition of Space in history Doing the compulsory reading: Stephen Kern, The Culture of Time and Space (Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983), pp. 131-180. Writing a commentary.
    3 Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture Doing the compulsory reading: Henri Lefebvre (1991) Plan of the present work, in (Trans.) Donald-Nicholson Smith, The Production of Space. Oxford: Blackwell, 1-67. Writing a commentary.
    4 Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture Doing the compulsory reading: Piere Bourdieu, Distinction. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984). Writing a commentary.
    5 Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture Doing the compulsory reading: Michel de Certeau, Chapter IX Spatial Stories, The Practice of Everyday Life. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984) 115-130. Writing a commentary.
    6 Multidimensionality of Space in Architecture Edward W. Soja (1980) The Socio-Spatial Dialectic, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp.207-225. Writing a commentary.
    7 Space and Culture Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students.
    8 Space and Time Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students.
    9 Space and Function Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students.
    10 Space and Form Doing the compulsory reading chosen by the students.
    11 Proposal Submission and Critique Literature Research on Individual Topics
    12 Presentation of Research Outputs Preparation for presentation of term papers
    13 Presentation and critique of term projects Preparation for presentation of term papers
    14 Presentation and critique of term projects No preparation
    15 Final presentations and Feedback on Critical Essay/Project No preparation
    16 Overall evaluation No preparation

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks None
    Suggested Readings/Materials

    Stephen Kern, The Culture of Time and Space (Cambridge Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1983), pp. 131-180.

    Henri Lefebvre (1991) Plan of the present work, in (Trans.) Donald-Nicholson Smith, The Production of Space. Oxford: Blackwell, 1-67.

    Michel de Certeau, Chapter IX Spatial Stories, The Practice of Everyday Life. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1984) 115-130.

    Piere Bourdieu, Distinction. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1984).

    Edward W. Soja (1980) The Socio-Spatial Dialectic, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Vol. 70, No. 2, pp.207-225.

    Mustafa Pultar, A Structural Approach to Cultural Studies of Architectural Space. (Eds.) S.M. Ünügür, O. Hacıhasanoğlu and H. Turgut, Culture and Space in the Home Environment: Critical Evolutions and New Paradigms. (İstanbul: İstanbul Technical University, 1997) 27-32.

    Hüseyin Kahvecioğlu (2008) Mekanın Üreticisi ve Tüketicisi olarak Zaman. Zaman-Mekan, Yem Yayınları, 142-149.

    Theodor Adorno (1997) Functionalism Today, in (ed.) Neil Leach, Rethinking Architecture: A Reader in Cultural Theory. Routledge, 5-18.

    Stanford Anderson (1987) The Fiction of Function. Assemblage, no:2, 18-31.

    C. Rowe and R. Slutzky, Transparency: Literal and Phenomenal, Perspecta 8:45-54.

    Daniel Naegele (2001) Savoye Space: The Sensation of Object. Harvard Design Magazine: 15.

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    2
    60
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    1
    40
    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
    16
    7
    112
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    1
    40
    40
    Presentation / Jury
    1
    5
    5
    Project
    1
    20
    20
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    0
    Final Exam
    -
    -
    0
        Total
    225

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

    #
    PC Sub Program Competencies/Outcomes
    * Contribution Level
    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.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    4

    To be able to produce new knowledge by integrating architectural knowledge with knowledge in other disciplines.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    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.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    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.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -
    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.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    -

    *1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

     


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