TOROS ÜNİVERSİTESİ
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Course Information

PUBLIC SPACES
Code	Semester	Theoretical	Practice	National Credit	ECTS Credit
		Hour / Week
ARC495	Fall	3	0	3	3

Prerequisites and co-requisites	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Type	Elective
Level of Course	Bachelor's
Lecturer	Öğr. Gör. Ebru ÖZAŞIR
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Suggested Subject	None
Professional practise ( internship )	None
Objectives of the Course	To support the projects theoretically which contain intensive environmental data with the aim of ensuring spatial quality in public space design, to support the students in mastering these subjects can be summarized as the main objectives of the course
Contents of the Course	Space, City Environment Culture, Individual, Society – Environment relationships, basic concepts and theories Physical reflections of Social Organization Human Environment / Reflections of Social Structure on Architectural Space / Environmental Image, Individual perception, Social Perception Public Space Definitions, Reflections on Physical and Architectural Space / Private – Semi Private – Semi Public and Public Space Definitions, Their impacts on the shaping the architectural Space Analyzing internal and external space, impacts on architectural design Spatial quality Public Space quality, Evaluating the quality of the environment, methods, evaluation techniques, figures that will be evaluated Public space quality as an input to architectural design

Learning Outcomes of Course

#	Learning Outcomes
1	To know and understand the development of the public space in time
2	To examine city and public space integration reasons, by aware of this values, having artifice for produce original solutions
3	To analyze and to value the examples of metropolis public spaces, to know the guide books that made for public spaces, to develop new method and information.
4	To get individual duty in programming and organizing the public space and having competency for complex process
5	To produce strategic decisions, in creating public space

Course Syllabus

#	Subjects	Teaching Methods and Technics
1	Explanation of basic concepts	Presentation-discussion
2	Urban design theory and concepts	Presentation-discussion
3	Concept of Perception	Presentation-discussion
4	Definition of Public Space	Presentation-discussion
5	Morphological studies of Public Space	Presentation-discussion
6	The parameters of the public place quality	Presentation-discussion
7	Measuring of Public space quality	Presentation-discussion
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Public place in the formation of analytical evaluations	Presentation-discussion
10	Public place in the formation of analytical evaluations	Presentation-discussion
11	Methodology of analyses	Presentation-discussion
12	Behavioral mapping theory, Cognitive mapping theory	Presentation-discussion
13	Application and evaluation	Discussion, field study
14	Application and evaluation	Discussion, field study
15	Application and evaluation	Discussion, field study
16	Final Exam

Course Syllabus

#	Material / Resources	Information About Resources	Reference / Recommended Resources
1	Cullen, Gordon (1986) The Concise Townscape, 11th ed. (1961). The Architectural Press, London.
2	Gehl, Jan (1987) Life Between Buildings, Using Public Space, Jo Koch, translator, 2nd ed. (1980). van Nostrand Reinhold, NY.
3	Gosling, David (1996) Gordon Cullen - Visions of Urban Design, Academy Pres, London.
4	Kostof, Spiro (1992) The City Assembled -The Elements of Urban Form Through History, Bulfinch Pres, London.
5	Kostof, Spiro (1991) The City Shaped – Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History, Thames and Hudson Ltd., London.
6	Krier, R. (1984) Urban Space, 3rd ed. (1979). Academy Editions, London.
7	Rapoport, A., (1977), Human Aspects of Urban Form, Perception of Environmental Quality, Pergamon Press, Oxford

Method of Assessment

#	Weight	Work Type	Work Title
1	25%	Mid-Term Exam	Mid-Term Exam
2	5%	Mid-Term Practise	Mid-Term Practise
3	5%	Mid-Term Practise	Mid-Term Practise
4	5%	Mid-Term Practise	Mid-Term Practise
5	60%	Final Exam	Final Exam

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

#	Learning Outcomes	Program Outcomes	Method of Assessment
1	To know and understand the development of the public space in time	9	1͵2͵3͵4͵5
2	To examine city and public space integration reasons, by aware of this values, having artifice for produce original solutions	9	1͵2͵3͵4͵5
3	To analyze and to value the examples of metropolis public spaces, to know the guide books that made for public spaces, to develop new method and information.	9	2͵3͵4
4	To get individual duty in programming and organizing the public space and having competency for complex process	9	3͵4
5	To produce strategic decisions, in creating public space	9	1͵2͵3͵4͵5

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	2	28
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	2	2
8	Midterm Exam	1	2	2
9	Quiz	0	0	0
10	Homework	0	0	0
11	Midterm Project	0	0	0
12	Midterm Exercise	3	4	12
13	Final Project	0	0	0
14	Final Exercise	0	0	0
15	Preparation for Final Exam	1	2	2
16	Final Exam	1	2	2
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