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COURSE DESCRIPTION

AESTHETIC PROPORTIONS IN FORMING/5451311

Course Title:	AESTHETIC PROPORTIONS IN FORMING
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc.Prof. Dr. Önder AYDIN

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/oaydin

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

oaydin@gazi.edu.tr, onderaydin@hotmail.com

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

To question the relationship between theory and form
To stimulate research on the theories and practices of Architecture.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction
2. Week	The Science of Aesthetics - The Theories of Aesthetics
3. Week	“Beauty“ concept in the history of Philosophy
4. Week	Objectivist Aesthetic: geometry, proportion, symmetry, balance, rhythm
5. Week	The concept of “proportion” as a theoretical tool to handle the historical process
6. Week	The concept of “proportion” as a theoretical tool to handle the historical process II
7. Week	Proportions from Mathematics
8. Week	Proportions from Music
9. Week	Proportions from Nature
10. Week	Column Orders since Ancient Greek Architecture I
11. Week	Column Orders since Ancient Greek Architecture II
12. Week	Proportion analysis in the Seljuk-Ottoman Architecture
13. Week	Proportion analysis in the Late Ottoman Architecture
14. Week	Discussion
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Hanno-Walter Kruft, Geschichte der Architektur-Theorie, München,1995. Kimberly Elam, Proportion und Kompozition: Geometrie im Design, New York, 2006 Paul von Naredi-Rainer, Architektur und Harmonie, Köln, 1982. Erik Forrsman, Dorisch, Jonisch, Korinthisch, Wiesbaden, 1984. John Onians, Bearers of Meaning – The Classical Orders in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and Renaissance. İsmail Tunalı, Estetik, İstanbul, 1996. İsmail Tunalı, Grek Estetiği, İstanbul. Hançerlioğlu, O., “Düşünce Tarihi”, Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul. Vitrivius, Mimarlık Üzerine On kitap, Şevki Vanlı Yayınları. Alberti, “The Ten Books of Architecture”, Dover Publications, New York Palladio, “The Four Books of Architecture”, Dover Publications, New York, Serlio, “The Five Books of Architecture”, Dover Publications, New York, Middleton, R., Watkin, D., “Klassizismus und Historismus”, 2. cilt, Deutsche Verlag-Anstalt, Stuttgart

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Demonstration, Personal Research.

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	0	0
Assignment	1	50
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	14	2	28
Searching in Internet and Library	14	2	28
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	4	6	24
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation	4	6	24
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term			0
Final and Studying for Final	3	16	48
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			194
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.76
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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