GRADUATE SCHOOL
Design Studies (With Thesis)
FFD 571 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Literary Spaces
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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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FFD 571
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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 | DiscussionQ&AField trip / ObservationGuest SpeakerLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to introduce literary approaches as a means for spatial thinking. Making connections between literature and spatial experience, the course will emphasize the presence of spatial concepts in specific works of literature as well as highlight literary approaches that address experiential features of space. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course is structured around readings and discussions with an emphasis on literary descriptions of space to provide an understanding of spatial experience and a critical interpretation of spatial research and design through literary tools. |
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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 to Course | |
| 2 | Space, Place, Non-Place | Certeau, M. (1988). The Practice of Everyday Life. Berkeley: University of California Press. Lefebvre, H. (1991). The Production of Space, London: Blackwell Publishing. Augé, M. (1995). Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity, London/New York: Verso. |
| 3 | A Literary Approach to Experience, Use and Imagination of Space | Havik, K. (2018). How Places Speak: A Plea for Poetic Receptivity in Architectural Research, in Sioli, A. & Jung, Y. (eds.), Reading Architecture: Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, New York: Routledge, pp. 61-71. Dionne, C. (2018). We Build Spaces with Words: Spatial Agency, Recognition, and Narrative, in Sioli, A. & Jung, Y. (eds.), Reading Architecture: Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, New York: Routledge, pp. 157-170. |
| 4 | Literary Analysis of Space | Overdijk, M. (2017). Monuments and Mental Maps: Narrating the City and Its Periphery. Narrating Urban Landscapes, OASE, (98), pp. 31-42. Havik, K. & Wit, S. (2017). Narrating Places Beyond the Subjective: Delft University of Technology Graduation Projects, Narrating Urban Landscapes, OASE, (98), pp. 92-94. Havik, K. (2019). TerriStories. Literary Tools for Capturing Atmosphere in Architectural Pedagogy, Ambiances, (5), pp. 1-15. |
| 5 | Representation of Space in Literary Descriptions | Gomel, E. (2014). Narrative Space and Time: Representing Impossible Topologies in Literature, New York: Routledge. Sioli, A. & Jung, Y. (eds.), Reading Architecture: Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, New York: Routledge |
| 6 | Narrating Across/Through Space and Time | Grillner, K., & Hughes, R. (2006). Room within a View: A conversation on Writing and Architecture. Architecture & Literature. Reflections/Imaginations, OASE, (70), pp. 56–69. Bodenhamer, D. J. (2015). Narrating Space and Place, in Bodenhamer, D. J., Corrigan, J., Harris, T. M. (eds.), Deep Maps and Spatial Narratives, Bloomington; Indianapolis: Indianopolis University Press, pp. 7-27. Rendell, J. (2006). From architectural history to spatial writing, in Altan, E., Arnold, D., Turan, B. (eds.), Rethinking Architectural Historiography, London: Routledge, pp. 135-150. |
| 7 | Between the Real and the Imaginary: Literary Fiction for Spatial Interpretation | Psarra, S. (2009). “‘The book and the labyrinth were one and the same’: narrative and architecture in Borges’ fictions”, in Psarra, S., Architecture and Narrative: The formation of space and cultural meaning, New York: Routledge, pp. 67-88. Miles, M. (2019). Cities and Literature. New York: Routledge. Shonfield, K. (2000) The use of fiction to interpret architecture and urban space, The Journal of Architecture, 5:4, pp. 369-389, Koolhaas, R. (1994). Delirious New York. A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan, New York: The Monacelli Press. |
| 8 | Project Proposal Presentations | |
| 9 | Spatial Settings and the Use of Space in Literature: Literary Urbanism | Borden, I., Kerr, J., Rendell, J., & Pivaro, A. (Eds.). (2000). The Unknown City: Contesting Architecture and Social Space. Cambridge, London: MIT Press. |
| 10 | Translation of Literary Narratives to Urban Experience | Field Trip Aytaç Sönmez S. & Doğu, T. (2021), “Kenti Yeniden Deneyimlemek: Zaman-Mekân Kesişiminde Yeni Kent Anlatıları”, Ege Mimarlık, Vol 3(111), pp. 72-79. |
| 11 | Transposing Urban Experience to Literary Narratives | Borden, I., Kerr, J., Pivaro, A., Rendell, J. (1995). Strangely Familiar: Narratives of Architecture in the City, London: Routledge. Certeau, M. (1988). The Practice of Everyday Life. Berkeley: University of California Press. Lefebvre, H. (1991). The Production of Space, London: Blackwell Publishing. Jung, Y. (2018). The Architecture of Another Man’s Room: Unveiling Stories of Seoul’s Apartments, in Sioli, A. & Jung, Y. (eds.), Reading Architecture: Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, New York: Routledge, pp. 38-46. |
| 12 | Discussion of the Term Project | |
| 13 | Discussion of the Term Project | |
| 14 | Term Project Submission and Presentation | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Overall Evaluation of the Course |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Augé, M. (1995). Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity, London/New York: Verso. ISBN 9781844673117 Borden, I., Kerr, J., Rendell, J., & Pivaro, A. (Eds.). (2000). The Unknown City: Contesting Architecture and Social Space. Cambridge, London: MIT Press. Borden, I., Kerr, J., Pivaro, A., Rendell, J. (1995). Strangely Familiar: Narratives of Architecture in the City, London: Routledge. ISBN 0-203-97808-0 Certeau, M. (1988). The Practice of Everyday Life. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN: 0520271459 Eisenman, P. (2004). “Architecture as a second language: The texts of between", INSIDE OUT. Selected Writings 1963-1988, New Haven/London: Yale University Press, pp. 227-237. Gomel, E. (2014). Narrative Space and Time: Representing Impossible Topologies in Literature, New York: Routledge. ISBN13: 978-0-415-70577-6 Havik, K. (2014). Urban Literacy: Reading and Writing Architecture, nai010 publishers. ISBN: 9462081212 Koolhaas, R. (1994). Delirious New York. A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan, New York: The Monacelli Press. Lefebvre, H. (1991). The Production of Space, London: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN: 9780631181774 Psarra, S. (2009). Architecture and Narrative: The formation of space and cultural meaning, New York: Routledge. ISBN: 0-415-34375-5 Shonfield, K. (2000) The use of fiction to interpret architecture and urban space, The Journal of Architecture, 5:4, pp. 369-389. Siokoli, A., Jung, Y. (2018). Reading Architecture: Literary Imagination and Architectural Experience, New York: Routledge. ISBN: 978-1-138-22426-1 |
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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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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project |
1
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
-
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-
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| Final Exam |
-
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-
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
40
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| 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 |
14
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8
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112
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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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30
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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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10
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10
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| Project |
1
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25
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25
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
-
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-
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0
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| Final Exam |
-
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-
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0
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| Total |
225
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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 expand the practical knowledge gained in undergraduate programs with theoretical field of design research, |
X | ||||
| 2 | to be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with research methods of design theory and social sciences, |
X | ||||
| 3 | to be able to identify problems of design disciplines in times of global / environmental crisis and to be able to develop possible solutions for design practitioners, |
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| 4 | to be able to expand knowledge on the history of material culture as it relates to design practices of the past, |
X | ||||
| 5 | to be able to promote research on local practices of everyday life and assess the outcome to implement design solutions, |
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| 6 | to be able to facilitate interactions in between varied design disciplines and to promote collaborative work to solve complex problems, |
X | ||||
| 7 | to be able to process outcome of design research to be applied in design education, |
X | ||||
| 8 | to be able to instigate research on the new tools, technologies and materials of production in order to accelerate changes in design practices, |
X | ||||
| 9 | to be able to develop an ethical approach towards design professions in order to install social and environmental responsibilities, |
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| 10 | to be able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways. |
X | ||||
| 11 | to be able to use computer programs needed in the field design as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”). |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
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