Course Descriptions

Reading the existing natural/physical pattern with environmental analysis, developing an uncomplicated architectural program and architectural design thinking, and realization of conceptual design studies are the main objectives of the studio. The outlines of the studio: designing a project that meets formal, functional and structural needs by considering spatial and environmental factors; integration of architectural thinking with program, space organization, contextual data and formal - tectonic features; associating structure, material and technology issues with the design process; and researching on specific representation techniques.

The main objective of this course is treating the history of architecture as a history not of buildings per se, but of cultural beliefs and ideas, values and aesthetic ideals actualized through architectural forms and experiences. This course seeks to foster the students' ability to analyze and understand the unique formal vocabulary of architecture and its expressive potential, as well as the complex and instrumental dialogue between architecture and culture. The course focuses on the transformation of architecture, urban planning, and design from the Renaissance through the end of the 20th century.

Within the scope of the course, load bearing, the behavior of structural elements and structural members are explained. Contemporary construction systems, Shell structures and solutions for the carrier system are examined through examples. The structural system diversity is examined in form active, vector active, section active and surface active system categories. It is aimed that students comprehend the behavior of different structural systems, present the given structural system through its features and examples, and analyze the structural principles according to the specific design concept.

The course covers basic information, on the use of solar radiation and energy, temperature and humidity control, building acoustics, noise control and architectural lighting, to improve the physical conditions in the space and control the components of the physical environment. Design decisions related to efficient energy use in the building to provide optimum comfort conditions are evaluated.

Consolidation of the knowledge and skills obtained through theoretical and practical lectures of architecturaleducation, with the real design, construction, management and production processes. (Practice in office)

General Elective

Features and types of narration. Types of writing and dialogue. The narration of oral and written communication, presentation skills, language and communication skills through selected texts of World and Turkish literature. The relationship between language and literature. Enrichment of language through literature. Inventive literature texts. The relationship between consideration and language. Analyze of terms and concepts through literary texts. The summary of literary movements in Turkish literature.

In Studio III, architectural design is considered as an intervention in the urban context as well as building scale. Social and cultural layers of architecture; dimensions that integrate with the city as part of a public whole in a historical/ built environment; focusing on function, action, program, spatial use, experience possibilities and open-closed space relationships constitutes the content of the studio. Within the scope of the studio, medium-scale architectural design projects for public use are studied.

The course aims to give the student a basic critical understanding of the major shifts in architectural thinking in the 20th and 21st centuries, taking into consideration the main theoretical, cultural, technological, and social changes that affected architectural production. The course scrutinizes the pivotal phenomena and movements of the 20th and 21st centuries, focusing on the outstanding architects of the time, and their canonical ideas, design approaches, and works that have been figured out the present discourses and practices of contemporary architecture. In addition, the course focuses on the shifts in architecture and design theories and discourses; deals with several perspectives, paradigms and examples in architecture. The course deals with the social, economic, cultural, and political processes that shape architecture, design and cities.

Project management planning, cost management, time management, quality management, contractadministration, safety management, and the responsibilities and structure of the project management team.Organizing and leading by implementing project controls, defining roles and responsibilities, developingcommunication protocols, and identifying elements of project design and construction which may lead todisputes and claims.