Course Descriptions

Introduction to the scope and vocabulary of architecture. Study of the design activity at different scales and levels of space; order and character of places. Analysis of form, structure, use and meaning. Physical and cultural influences on architectural form.

2D ve 3D modeling. Design elements: point, line, plane, space, texture, colour, light, form. Design principles: repetition, harmony, scale, proportion, balance, rhythm, continuity, complexity, dominance. Visual perception and perceptual psychology. Proximity and similarity. Visual hallucination. Spatial organization and space geometry in two and three dimensional studies. Analysis of natural and artificial environment. Figurative knowledge: point, line, contour drawing, and drawing of movement. Knowledge of colour and psychological effects of colour. Visual arts. Plastic arts.

Various presentation and rendering techniques, free-hand sketching; perception and presentation of natural and man-made environments; analysis of part/whole, figure/ground, form/structure, mass/space, form/function relations. Analytical drawing and visualization techniques of architectural forms through historical and contemporary examples

This course will cover the basic techniques of computer aided design. Introduction to design exploration, visualization and presentation by using SketchUp and Photoshop

English Speaking Skills

Sets of real numbers. Functions, special functions. Symmetry, translations and reflections. Lines. Systems of equations. Exponential and logarithmic functions, properties of logarithms. Limits and continuity. The derivative., Rules for differentiation, Derivatives of logarithmic and exponential functions. Implicit differentiation. Logarithmic differentiation. Local and absolute extrema. Concavity. Asymptotes.

Building, construction, building materials and structural systems, the rules of a particular construction system. Development of particular skills in determining and representing building elements and systems. Structural properties of the widely used construction systems in our country.

Examination of different building types emerging from activities and needs, their functional and spatial analysis: Analysis of various functional building types such as accommodation structures, education structures, health structures, office buildings and determination of their design criteria.

Building-material-design relation. Basic features of building materials. Binding materials, aggregate, concrete,building blocks, ceramics, glass, wood, plastics, metal, gypsum, asbestos cement, bitumen, mud brick, paintsand protectors. Functional building materials, heat insulating-absorbing materials. Waterproofing materials.Walls and coatings, floors and claddings materials, ceiling coverings. Roof materials.

Force vectors. Moment of a force. Equilibrium of a rigid body in plane. Structural analysis; statically determinate systems. Trusses and frames. Centre of gravity. Moment of inertia. Internal loadings. Moment and shear diagrams. Stress and strain. Mechanical properties of materials. Axial load, torsion, bending, transverse shear. Combined loadings. Buckling of columns.