FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

Department of Architecture

ARCH 422 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Co-Lab Architecture Summer School
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
ARCH 422
Fall/Spring
0
0
0
0

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Case Study
Q&A
Critical feedback
Jury
Field trip / Observation
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course is specifically designed as a summer school in collaboration with other international or national universities' architecture, urban and regional planning and similar departments and aims to develop design-based solutions to contemporary problems affecting the built environment of cities in relation to specific themes related to architecture and urban design.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • • Define multifaceted contemporary issues affecting the built environment.
  • • Explain the relationship between architecture and the city.
  • • Develop design solutions about a contemporary problem affecting the built environment.
  • • Compare the dynamics that are important in the formation of the built environment of cities in different geographical regions.
  • • Discuss the evolution of the built environment in an interdisciplinary learning environment.
Course Description This course is developed on a selected contemporary theme through the relationship between architecture and the city. Students will work on the theme in cooperation with different schools and academics.

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction: Review of syllabus, forming groups, general information about the course theme
2 Academic Theme Seminar Article on academic theme Sara Meerow & Joshua P. Newell (2019) Urban resilience for whom, what, when, where, and why?, Urban Geography, 40:3, 309-329, DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2016.1206395
3 Academic Theme Seminar Article on academic theme Jean-Marie Cariolet, Marc Vuillet, Youssef Diab (2019) Mapping urban resilience to disasters – A review, Sustainable Cities and Society, Volume 51, 2019, 101746, ISSN 2210-6707, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101746.
4 Field Work I Research and Analysis
5 Seminar on Urban Area Article on Urban Dynamics of the selected CitySalata, Stefano, Bensu Erdoğan, and Bersu Ayruş. 2022. "Designing Urban Green Infrastructures Using Open-Source Data—An Example in Çiğli, Izmir (Turkey)" Urban Science 6, no. 3: 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci6030042
6 Modeling and Data Analysis Computer Applications
7 Modeling and Data Analysis Computer Applications
8 Mapping site and urban dynamics Research and Analysis/ Presentation
9 Concept Design Architectural Drawing
10 Semester Project Design Architectural Drawing
11 Field Work II Research and Analysis
12 Semester Project Design Architectural Drawing
13 Semester Project Design Architectural Drawing
14 Semester Project Design Architectural Drawing
15 Semester Review
16 Final Presentations Final Project Submission/Presentation

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

The list of suggested articles and materials will be created each year according to the chosen theme.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
1
10
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
4
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
2
20
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
2
32
Study Hours Out of Class
14
1
14
Field Work
2
3
6
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
4
2
8
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
2
4
8
Project
1
20
20
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
120

 

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.

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.

X
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.

X
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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