Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Barış KARA

Prof. Çiğdem KILIÇASLAN DENİZ

Prof. Ebru ERSOY TONYALOĞLU

Prof. Tendü Hilal GÖKTUĞ

Prof. Zöhre POLAT

Assoc. Prof. Derya GÜLÇİN

Assoc. Prof. Özgür KAMER AKSOY

Introduction to Architecture

Course Code	: PM102
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 2
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 2
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to introduce Landscape Architecture students to the fundamental concepts of the architectural discipline, its historical development, architectural movements, the architectural design process, and the basic legal procedures related to building development. The course also aims to provide students with fundamental architectural knowledge that can be utilized in design and implementation processes by fostering an understanding of the relationships among architecture, space, and human beings.

Course Content

This course covers the concept of architecture and its fundamental components, the historical development of architecture, civilizations and architectural movements, modern and contemporary architectural approaches, the architectural design process, reading and evaluating architectural projects, building permit and construction licensing procedures, zoning plans, the concept of space, human-space relationships, building elements, and building components. Throughout the course, the relationship between architecture and landscape architecture is evaluated through contemporary examples, aiming to enable students to interpret the built environment from a holistic perspective.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Ins. Kamertap CIRIK

Learning Outcomes

1.	To be able to explain the concept of architecture, its fundamental components, and its relationship with other design disciplines.
2.	To be able to distinguish the historical development of architecture and the fundamental architectural movements of different periods.
3.	To be able to interpret modern and contemporary architectural approaches within the context of the built environment.
4.	To be able to explain the architectural design process, basic project types, and fundamental principles related to reading architectural projects.
5.	To be able to recognize building elements, building components, and basic legal procedures related to building development (zoning plans, building permits, and construction licenses).
6.	To be able to evaluate the relationships among architecture, space, human beings, and landscape from a holistic perspective and interpret the built environment.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Özkan, B. ve Küçükerbaş, E.V., 1993. Mimarlık Bilgisi, Ege Ün. Zir. Fak. Yayını, Bilim ofset, 142s İzmir.
2.	Uzun, G., 1994. Mimarlık Bilgisi. Çukurova Ün. Zir. Fak. Genel Yayın No: 90, Ders Kitapları Yayın No: 22, 128s. Adana.
3.	Ching, F., D., K., 2002. Biçim, Mekan ve Düzen, (Çeviri: S. Lökçe) Yapı Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, İstanbul
4.	Hasol, D., 1979. Ansiklopedik Mimarlık Sözlüğü. Yapı-Endüstri Merkezi Yayınları, İstanbul
5.	Özbalkan, N., Yapı – Mimarlık İnşaat Mühendisliği Terimleri Sözlüğü, Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım Ltd. Sti., İstanbul, 332s
6.	Begeç, H. (2020). MİMARLIK BİLGİSİ: Mühendislik-Mimarlık Öğrencileri İçin. YALIN YAYINCILIK.
7.	Erdoğan, E., 2009. Mimarlık Bilgisi. Anakara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Yayın No:1574, Ders Kitabı:526, ISBN 978-975-482-811-5, Ankara, 231 s
8.	Turani A. (1992). Dünya Sanat Tarihi, Remzi Kitabevi, 702 s.
9.	Gürler Erbaş E. (2019). Mimarlık ve Peyzaj İlişkisi: Etkileşimler ve İkilemler (Architecture and Landscape Relationship: Interactions and Dilemmas). In book: Mimarlıkta Peyzaj Tasarımı Chapter: Bölüm 1, Publisher: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Eğitim Danışmanlık
10.	Büktel, Y. (1998). Mimarlık Tarihi I – Ders Notları – Trakya Üniversitesi Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi Mimarlık Bölümü, 58 s.
11.	Güngör H., Görsel Sanatlar ve Mimarlık İçin Temel Tasar, Esen Ofset, İstanbul, 258 s.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Course introduction, scope, teaching methods and requirements

Week 2 - Theoretical

Architectural knowledge in landscape architecture education

Week 3 - Theoretical

The concept of architecture and its dimensions

Week 4 - Theoretical

History of architecture: Prehistoric Ages and Anatolian Civilizations

Week 5 - Theoretical

History of architecture: Prehistoric Ages and Mesopotamian Civilization

Week 6 - Theoretical

History of architecture: Greek Architecture and Roman Architecture

Week 7 - Theoretical

Architectural movements: Romanesque, Gothic and Renaissance Architecture

Week 8 - Theoretical

Architectural movements: Mannerism, Baroque Architecture, Rococo Architecture and Empire Style

Week 9 - Theoretical

Architectural movements: Neoclassical Architecture, Art Nouveau and Modern Architecture

Week 10 - Theoretical

Architectural Movements from Modernism to the Present and 21st Century Architecture

Week 11 - Theoretical

Architectural design process and architectural projects

Week 12 - Theoretical

Building permits, construction licenses and zoning plans

Week 13 - Theoretical

Building elements and building components

Week 14 - Theoretical

Student presentations and course evaluation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Attending Lectures	1	%5
Assignment	1	%15
Midterm Examination	1	%20
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	2	56
Midterm Examination	1	6	1	7
Final Examination	1	11	1	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

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	PÇ-11	PÇ-12
OÇ-1	4		1			1	1				1
OÇ-2	4		5			1	4
OÇ-3	4		1			3	4				5
OÇ-4	3					3	2		3		5
OÇ-5					5	3						1
OÇ-6								5	1	3