Information Package / Course Catalogue
Iconic Buildings and Their Architects
Course Code: KOC118
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to examine the architectural, technological, cultural, and urban characteristics of iconic buildings produced in the post-modern era and enable students to understand the evolution of contemporary architecture while developing a critical appreciation of architectural culture.

Course Content

This course examines iconic buildings of the post-modern and contemporary period in chronological order, focusing on architectural concepts, construction technologies, sustainability, urban context and their contribution to architectural culture.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explains the evolution of post-modern contemporary architecture.
2.Analyzes contemporary iconic buildings.
3.Evaluates buildings within cultural and urban contexts.
4.Interprets relationships between architecture, technology and sustainability.
5.Researches and presents a selected iconic building.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ching – Architecture: Form, Space and Order
2.Curtis – Modern Architecture Since 1900
3.Jencks – The Language of Post-Modern Architecture
4.Glancey – The Story of Architecture
5.The Phaidon Atlas of Contemporary World Architecture
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to post-modern and contemporary architecture.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Sydney Opera House
Week 3 - Theoretical
Centre Pompidou
Week 4 - Theoretical
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Week 5 - Theoretical
City of Arts and Sciences
Week 6 - Theoretical
Milwaukee Art Museum
Week 7 - Theoretical
30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)
Week 8 - Theoretical
Bay Sands + Midterm Marina
Week 9 - Theoretical
Sancaklar Mosque
Week 10 - Theoretical
CCTV Headquarters
Week 11 - Theoretical
Dongdaemun Design Plaza
Week 12 - Theoretical
Museum of the Future
Week 13 - Theoretical
The Sphere
Week 14 - Theoretical
Student Presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Presentation1%5
Assignment1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1112
Presentation 1112
Midterm Examination1112
Final Examination1112
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
2
2
1
2
1
OÇ-2
2
4
3
2
OÇ-3
1
3
2
3
2
OÇ-4
2
4
4
4
2
OÇ-5
1
3
4
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026