GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
AESTHETICS IN ARCHITECTURE/5351311
Course Title: AESTHETICS IN ARCHITECTURE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Nakış Karamağaralı
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  nakis@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
To learn the concept of aesth. in cultural,social,religious aspects of life and in art; and psycho-aesthical concepts like perception,empathy,pleasure
To define and to comment on an aesthetical object; the concept of “beauty” as an aesthetical criteria and its definition and meanings thro
To learn various philosophical views together with philosophers, architects and art historians in terms of “aesthetical values” and ̶
To learn the conceptual content of "beauty" as a value judgement of aesthetics, its components and the readings in history and today.
To learn the definition of "taste" as an aesthetical judgement, also to learn "aesthetics" by revealing the determining factors of taste.
To transfer philosophy of aesthetics in terms of “aesthetical values” and “beauty” from the antiquity until today.
To concieve "aesthetics in architecture" by discussing subtitles of aesth., mainly the concept of "beauty", onthological and metaphysical beauty
To comrehend aesth.in arch.in plast.form(prop.,comp.,symmetry, harmony,integrity,unityinvariety,color,light..)and in conceptual form(symbol,image,code
By considering and learnig aesth.as a design tool in arch.,it is intended to bring a high level of knowledge, understanding and also ability to practi
By unders.aesth.in arch.,it helps to establish his own architecural language and provides contribution to build up new points of view in arch.and life
 -- 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  The scope,goal,limits and method of the course. Int.to aesth. What is aesthetical attitude?Aesthetic notion in cultural,social,religious,artistic life
2. Week  Interpreting aest.subject, aest.attitude, aest.object, aest.value and aest.judgement. Psycho-aest. terms like perception, sense,empathy,taste,pleasure
3. Week  The def.of “beauty” in hist.of art,the theories of beauty,onthological and metaphysical beauty,beauty in nature and art,contemporary conce
4. Week  The def.of “beauty” in hist.of art,the theories of beauty,onthological and metaphysical beauty,beauty in nature and art,contemporary conce
5. Week  The def.of “beauty” in hist.of art,the theories of beauty,onthological and metaphysical beauty,beauty in nature and art,contemporary conce
6. Week  Philosophies of aest./beauty from antiquity to date and analysis of concepts of aest. and beauty in various periods of the history of arch. in regard
7. Week  Philosophies of aest./beauty from antiquity to date and analysis of concepts of aest. and beauty in various periods of the history of arch. in regard
8. Week  Perspectives of various philosoph.views on the analy.of aest.value and beauty(Platon,Aristo,Vitruvius,Alberti,da Vinci,Baumgarten,Kant,Hegel,Croce,Eco
9. Week  Perspectives of various philosoph.views on the analy.of aest.value and beauty(Platon,Aristo,Vitruvius,Alberti,da Vinci,Baumgarten,Kant,Hegel,Croce,Eco
10. Week  Analy.of aest.in plastic.form(scale-prop,comp.,symmetry, harmony,integrity,unityinvariety,light,color)and in conceptual form(symbol,image,message,code
11. Week  Analy.of aest.in plastic.form(scale-prop,comp.,symmetry, harmony,integrity,unityinvariety,light,color)and in conceptual form(symbol,image,message,code
12. Week  Analy.of aest.in plastic.form(scale-prop,comp.,symmetry, harmony,integrity,unityinvariety,light,color)and in conceptual form(symbol,image,message,code
13. Week  Student presentations
14. Week  Student presentations
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  -Tunalı,İ. ; Estetik, İst. 1989 -Tunalı,İ. ; Tasarım Felsefesine Giriş, İst. 2002 -Kagan, M; (çev:Aziz Çalışlar) Estetik ve Sanat Dersleri, Ank. 1993 -Sena,C.; Estetik, İst. 1972
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer,Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
0
40
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- 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
0
0
 Reading
10
5
50
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
4
40
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
0
0
 Preparing Reports
0
0
0
 Preparing Presentation
6
4
24
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
0
0
 Final and Studying for Final
6
6
36
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
193
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.72
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Has the advanced knowledge and understanding necessary for providing the basic work on area of architecture, planning and design on the basis of competencies gained at the undergraduate level.X
2Has a critical awareness of the problems related to the nature of the information, sources of information and the production and testing of knowledge through interfaces in between. Architecture / planning / design and the other fields.X
3Manages and converts the earned knowledge, understanding and problem-solving skills in new environments, outside the usual, broad, interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary areas that may be above context, complex or unpredictable working or learning contexts.X
4Has the specialized problem-solving skills which are necessary to develop new knowledge and methods in the Related research field and to integrate information coming from different areas.X
5Defines an academic study. Executes it with a critical and an independent manner. Academic dialogue is conducted for critical and categorical results. Presents and publishes papers at national and international congresses and media.X
6Contributes to the practical knowledge and applications of the teams working at the filed on the related research area and /or assume responsibilities for reviewing the strategic performance.X
7Has the qualifications and necessary skills to earn a valid certification at the professional postgraduate qualification and for professional practice.
8Show that he/she can develop dialectical thinking on social norms and relationships, and leads to change.X
9Knows and uses at least one foreign language, at least European Language Portfolio B2 General Level, together with information on the required level of computer software and communication technologies as an interactively.X
10Being aware of the social and ethical responsibilities arising from the implementation of information and decisions he/she makes, handles complex cases and integrates knowledge and produces decisions with incomplete or limited information.
11Develops strategies, policies and implementation plans on the related field and evaluates the results obtained from the work in the framework of quality processes.