FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN
Department of Architecture
ARCH 332 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Architecture and The Utopian Imagination
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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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ARCH 332
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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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4
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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 |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCase StudyLecture / Presentation | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The main objective of the course to introduce the term of utopia in architecture and help to students to gain intellectual background to build new ideas on architectural utopias in the digital age. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course will act as a threshold between the term of utopia and contemporary utopias in architecture. Following the examples of utopist ideas from different fields, the students will explore the blurring boundaries between architecture and other disciplines. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses |
X
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| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction: Course Structure and Requirements | See the link: http://www.waithinktank.com/A-Map-to-Utopia, accessed on 24.02.2023 |
| 2 | Utopia as a travelling concept | Bal, M. (2002). Travelling Concepts in The Humanities: A Rough Guide, Toronto, p.24-25. (required reading) #HW01 |
| 3 | 21st century architectural utopias | dystopias | Jalving, C. Utopia in the Eye of Beholder A Theoretical Perspective. 2012. In Gether, C., Høholt, S. & Laurberg., M. (Eds.), Utopia and Contemporary Art, p.29-36. (required reading) |
| 4 | 20th century architectural utopias | dystopias | Schaik, M. & Macel, O. 2015. Exit Utopia: Architectural Provocations 1956-76. Prestel Pub. (required reading, page TBA) |
| 5 | Architectural Bio-utopias | Bio-dystopias & Ecology | #HW02 |
| 6 | 19th century architectural utopias | dystopias | #HW03 Duncombe, S. Imagining No-Place The Subversive Mechanics of Utopia. 2012. In Gether, C., Høholt, S. & Laurberg., M. (Eds.), Utopia and Contemporary Art, p.39-47. (required reading) |
| 7 | 17th & 18th-century architectural utopias | dystopias | no required reading. |
| 8 | Architectural utopias | dystopias & Literature | #HW04 |
| 9 | Architectural utopias | dystopias & Cinema | #HW05 Movies: Alphaville - La Planete Sauvage - Samsara |
| 10 | Architectural utopias | dystopias & Non-Western | #HW06 Kumar, K. (2003). Aspects of the Western Utopian Tradition. History of the Human Sciences, 16(1), 63–77. (required reading, page TBA) |
| 11 | Booklet Draft Submission / Project | Booklet Draft Submission / Project |
| 12 | Presentations | #HW07 no required reading. |
| 13 | Presentations | no required reading. |
| 14 | Presentations | # HW08 no required reading. |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Booklet Submission / Project |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Kumar, K. (2003). Aspects of the Western Utopian Tradition. History of the Human Sciences, 16(1), 63–77. Schaik, M. & Macel, O. 2015. Exit Utopia: Architectural Provocations 1956-76. Prestel Pub. ISBN-13: 978-3791329734 |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | <http://www.waithinktank.com/A-Map-to-Utopia>, accessed on 24.02.2023 More, Thomas (1962) Utopia, trans. R. Robinson. London: Dent & Sons. Wells, H. G. (1994[1905]) A Modern Utopia. Edited and introduced by K. Kumar. London: Dent and Sons.
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
16
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20
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
8
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50
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| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
25
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| 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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1.5
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21
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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 |
8
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3
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24
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| Presentation / Jury |
0
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| Project |
1
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17
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17
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
110
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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 offer a professional level of architectural services. |
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| 2 | To be able to take on responsibility as an individual and as a team member to solve complex problems in the practice of design and construction. |
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| 3 | To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.
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| 4 | To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice. |
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| 5 | To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales. |
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| 6 | To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment. |
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| 7 | To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems. |
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| 8 | To be able to present architectural ideas and proposals in visual, written, and oral form through using contemporary computer-based information and communication technologies and media. |
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| 9 | To be able to demonstrate a critical evaluation of acquired knowledge and skills to diagnose individual educational needs and direct self-education skills for developing solutions to architectural problems and design execution. |
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| 10 | To be able to take the initiative for continuous knowledge update and education as well as demonstrate a lifelong learning approach in the field of Architecture. |
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| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Architecture and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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