Faculty Of Fıne Arts, Desıgn And Archıtecture
Archıtecture

Course Information

BUILDING INFORMATION II
Code Semester Theoretical Practice National Credit ECTS Credit
Hour / Week
ARC122 Spring 3 0 3 3

Prerequisites and co-requisites ARC 125 Introduction Architecture I
Language of instruction Turkish
Type Required
Level of Course Bachelor's
Lecturer Inst. Yeliz ÇERMİKLİ BULUKLU, Inst. Gülizar GÜNEŞ
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Suggested Subject None
Professional practise ( internship ) None
Objectives of the Course To become acquainted with the definition, scope of architecture, and basic concepts that concern architectural production and design. To develop skills for understanding and evaluating the built environment by taking architecture as a departure point
Contents of the Course Basic concepts of architecture such as context, order, proportion, dimension, scale, function, light, and texture. Important historical and contemporary examples of writings, representations, and built work, and architects that produce them. Investigations of the built environment

Learning Outcomes of Course

# Learning Outcomes
1 To be able to acquire knowledge concerning the definition and scope of architecture
2 To be able to recognize the basic concepts of architecture
3 To be able to develop skills and methods for reading and interpreting visual materials concerning architectural production
4 To be able to acquire knowledge and develop methods for analyzing and interpreting the built environment through concepts of context, order, proportion, dimension, scale, function, light, and texture.
5 Able to state and identify anthropometric measurements, user requirements, human-environment relations, interactions.

Course Syllabus

# Subjects Teaching Methods and Technics
1 Introduction to the course and a review of the basic terminology Theoretical expression
2 Architecture and place I: “context” Theoretical expression
3 Architecture and place II: orientation Theoretical expression
4 Design and architectural order Theoretical expression
5 Bodily presence of buildings: anatomy and function Theoretical expression
6 Materials Theoretical expression
7 Architecture and landscape Theoretical expression
8 Midterm
9 Architectural representation I Theoretical expression
10 Architectural representation II Theoretical expression
11 Architectural visualization Theoretical expression
12 Temporality: Architecture and history Theoretical expression
13 Architecture and the city Theoretical expression
14 The question of "aesthetics": Architecture and beauty I Theoretical expression
15 The question of "aesthetics": Architecture and beauty II Theoretical expression
16 Final Exam

Course Syllabus

# Material / Resources Information About Resources Reference / Recommended Resources
1 Ching F., c1996, Architecture, Form, Space & Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York Şahinler, O., Kızıl, F., "Mimarlıkta Teknik Resim" Yem Kitabevi, İstanbul Ching F., 1975, Architectural Graphics, Van Nostrand Reinhold

Method of Assessment

# Weight Work Type Work Title
1 40% Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
2 50% Final Exam Final Exam
3 10% Mid-Term Practise Mid-Term Practise

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

# Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Method of Assessment
1 To be able to acquire knowledge concerning the definition and scope of architecture 1 1͵2͵3
2 To be able to recognize the basic concepts of architecture 1͵2 1͵2͵3
3 To be able to develop skills and methods for reading and interpreting visual materials concerning architectural production 15 1͵2͵3
4 To be able to acquire knowledge and develop methods for analyzing and interpreting the built environment through concepts of context, order, proportion, dimension, scale, function, light, and texture. 4 1͵2͵3
5 Able to state and identify anthropometric measurements, user requirements, human-environment relations, interactions. 3 1͵2͵3
PS. The numbers, which are shown in the column Method of Assessment, presents the methods shown in the previous table, titled as Method of Assessment.

Work Load Details

# Type of Work Quantity Time (Hour) Work Load
1 Course Duration 14 3 42
2 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 3 42
3 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
4 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
5 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
6 Workshop 0 0 0
7 Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 1 1
8 Midterm Exam 1 1 1
9 Quiz 0 0 0
10 Homework 1 1 1
11 Midterm Project 0 0 0
12 Midterm Exercise 0 0 0
13 Final Project 0 0 0
14 Final Exercise 0 0 0
15 Preparation for Final Exam 1 2 2
16 Final Exam 1 1 1
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