Course Descriptions

Integrated building consept for the entire construction system, beginning from the units such as materials and building components. Design principles for vertical and horizontal partitions and vertical circulation, such as stairs, elevator, ramps, walls, floor, windows-doors. Using various traditional and contemporary materials.

The emergence of the modern architectural movement, causes and first buildings. Concept of Modernism and modernity. Examining concepts of the 20th and 21th century modern art movements and information about the interior architecture. Design approaches and buildings of leading architects in the period of modernism. Post-modernism, late modernism and deconstructivism and building samples. Turkey's Republican era architecture and interior design, first and secondnational architectural period and building samples.

Determination of cultural entities to be conserved and analysis of historic buildings. Reasons of deterioration in historic buildings, criteria of protection and rating, restoration and restitution techniques and adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Loft design.

Developing interior working and detail drawings for selected case projects. Understanding of detail drawing preparation, selection and the use of appropriate materials together and acquiring the required presentation skills.

Computer aided advanced graphic and presentation techniques. Three dimensional modelling techniques. Creating virtual spaces, building interior and exterior environments. Virtual reality. 3D print techniques.

Basic terminology for lighting. Factors of significance in lighting design. Daylighting and artificial lighting, Definition of visual confort and criteria for design. Lighting fittings. Cost estimation of lighting design.

Basic concepts related to acoustics. Ability to define in the interior architectural projects problem of acoustics and development of a design proposal for the prevention of unfavorable acoustic events such as echo, focus and standing wave. Integrated design of the physical environment control subsystem.

Research of both historical and contemporary material and furniture fabrication processes. Developing a line of inquiry regarding material form and process, leading to the design, prototyping, and finished fabrication of furniture.

The general design principle of bathrooms and WC. Buildings materials which surround wet spaces at walls, floors and ceilings. HVAC and installation systems. Detail solutions at application projects.

The dialectic development of architecture, between late 19th century and the post modern period.