FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

Department of Architecture

ARCH 382 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Understanding the Concepts of Art and Design
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ARCH 382
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Case Study
Q&A
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The main objective of the course is to explore the concepts of art and design at the nexus of perception, dialectics and reality, and to situate them within concrete expressions.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to describe the concepts of art and design.
  • will be able to discuss conceptual approaches in art and design practices.
  • will be able to apply the acquired conceptual knowledge into disciplinary training.
  • will be able to discuss, question and defense through concepts.
  • will be able to evaluate and defend projects through concepts.
Course Description Through a discussion of important figures in the history and theory of fine arts and their notable works, this course visits key concepts in art and design from a multidisciplinary perspective.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction to Course
2 What is Concept and Why It Matters? Concepts that Inform and Influence Art and Design Practices
3 Concept in Relation to Context and Content
4 Space, Event and Movement
5 Space, Time and Memory
6 Encountering Atmospheres
7 The Perception of Color
8 Student Presentations
9 Critical Concepts in Art & Design: Part I User/Audience in Architecture
10 Critical Concepts in Art & Design: Part II Digital in Architecture
11 Critical Concepts in Art & Design: Part III
12 How to storytell concepts? Representing Concepts in Art and Design Practices
13 Project Work Session
14 Project Work Session
15 Project Presentation / Evaluation
16 Review of the Semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

Bielefeld B., Khouli S. E. (2007). “Design Ideas”. Birkhäuser: Basel.
Frascina, F. ve Harris, J. (Eds) (1992). “Art In Modern Culture: An Anthology of Critical Texts”. Phaidon Press, ISBN-10: 9780714828404
Foster H. (2013). “Sanat Mimarlık Kompleksi, Küreselleşme Çağında Sanat, Mimarlık ve Tasarımın Birliği”. İletişim Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9750511738
Gombrich E. H. (1984). “Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation”.  Phaidon Press, ISBN: 0-691-09785-2
Heskett J. (2002). “Design”. Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0192854461, ISBN-13: 978-0192854469
Havik, K., Teerds, H., & Tielens, G. (Eds) (2013). Building Atmosphere, OASE Journal for Architecture, (91). Nai Publishers. ISSN0169-6328.
Jansen, A. and Tigges, F. (2014). Fundamental Concepts of Architecture: The Vocabulary of Spatial Situations. Birkhäuser: Basel. 
Jormakka, K. (2007). Design Methods. Birkhäuser: Basel. ISBN: 9783035611472
Pallasmaa, J. (2005). The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses. Wiley. ISBN-10: 9781119941286
Rasmussen S. E. (1962). Experiencing Architecture. MIT Press: Cambridge, ISBN-10: 0262680025
Tschumi, B. (2012). Architecture Concepts: Red Is Not A Color. Rizzoli. ISBN-10: 0847837971
Zumthor, P. (2010). Thinking Architecture. Birkhäuser. ISBN-10: 3034605854
Zumthor, P. (2006). Atmospheres: Architectural Environments. Surrounding Objects. Birkhäuser. ISBN-10: 3764374950

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
20
Presentation / Jury
2
50
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
1
6
6
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
3
6
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
2
10
20
Presentation / Jury
2
15
30
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
110

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to offer a professional level of architectural services.

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.

3

To be able to understand methods to collaborate and coordinate with other disciplines in providing project delivery services.

4

To be able to understand, interpret, and evaluate methods, concepts, and theories in architecture emerging from both research and practice.

X
5

To be able to develop environmentally and socially responsible architectural strategies at multiple scales.

X
6

To be able to develop a critical understanding of historical traditions, global culture and diversity in the production of the built environment.

X
7

To be able to apply theoretical and technical knowledge in construction materials, products, components, and assemblies based on their performance within building systems.

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.

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.

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.

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)

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

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

 


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