GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEANING, FORM, ARCHITECTURE/5881311
Course Title: MEANING, FORM, ARCHITECTURE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  İns.Dr. Arzu ÖZEN YAVUZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/arzuozen
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  arzuozen@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Defining language that forms architectural design process
Examining the effects of active factors at formatting architectural language to the process
Analysis of this language via subject (meaning) and object (shape)
Thus, reading formail formations over participant and form
Evaluation of architectural identities that are parts of social culture
 -- 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
  M 533- METHODOLOGY PROBLEMS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNING
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Meet (Objectives, Scope and Method)
2. Week  The concept of architectural design and methods
3. Week  The concept of architectural forming and forming factors
4. Week  Language and concept developed approaches
5. Week  Architectural language
6. Week  Architectural language analysis methods
7. Week  Semantic analysis
8. Week  syntactic analysis
9. Week  semiotic analysis
10. Week  Case study: Subjective and objective analysis of the buildings chosen for case study
11. Week  Case study: Subjective and objective analysis of the buildings chosen for case study
12. Week  Case study: Subjective and objective analysis of the buildings chosen for case study
13. Week  evalıation: Subjective and objective analysis of the buildings chosen for case study
14. Week  evalıation: Subjective and objective analysis of the buildings chosen for case study
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Akın, Ö., (1986). “Pschology of Architectural Design”, Pion Ltd, London Aksoy E., (1979). “Mimarlıkta Tasarım İletim Denetim”, K. T. Ü.Yayınları, Trabzon, Alexander, C., (1964). “Notes on The Synthesis of Form”, Harvard University Press, Massachusetts, Aydınlı, S., (1993), “Mimarlıkta Estetik Değerler”, İstanbul: İ.T.Ü. Mim. Fak. Brown J., L., (2001). “Architecture as a Language”, Basılmamış Ders Notu, http://www.geocities.com/desigmode/architecture_as_a_language.htm Ching, F.,D.,K., (2002), “Mimarlık, Biçim, Mekan ve Düzen”, Çev: Sevgi Lökçe, İstanbul: Yem Yayınları; Chomsky N. (1976). “Syntactic Structures”, Mouton, The Houge, Paris, Hacıhasanoğlu, O., (2006). “Mimarlıkta Biçimbilimsel Çalışmalar”, Basılmamış Ders Notları, İstanbul Tenik üniversitesi Mimarlık Fakültesi, İstanbul, Krampen M., (1974), “A Possible Analogy Between (Psycho- Linguistic and Architectural Measurement- The Type- Token Ratio (TTR)”, Psychology and The Built Environment Edited by David Canter&Te
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
2
50
 Exercises
2
50
 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
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
3
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
10
3
30
 Preparing Reports
6
3
18
 Preparing Presentation
6
2
12
 Presentation
5
2
10
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
5
1
5
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
189
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.56
 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.X
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.X
11Develops strategies, policies and implementation plans on the related field and evaluates the results obtained from the work in the framework of quality processes.X