Information Package / Course Catalogue
Human and Space
Course Code: PM215
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

Course objectives are; to emphasize the importance of human and space interaction in urban ecosystem and to answer “ how is the space becoming place in human life”, with researches findings.

Course Content

Explaining the importance of human perception and place and space interaction, how is the space becoming place, human and landscape design and places, urban ecosystem and urban components, landscape design to designing places for human, human living in landscape, todays landscape designs and human daily life, criticizes about landscape designs, applications and human life in urnban landscape.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Derya GÜLÇİN
Learning Outcomes
1.Will be able to understanding human perception and space interaction, perception and place.
2.Will be able to understanding how is the space becoming place.
3.Will be able to perceive human and landscape design and places.
4.Will be able to integrate urban ecosystem and urban components.
5.Will be able to analyze landscape design to designing places for human.
6.Will be able to analyze human living in landscape.
7.Will be able to perceive todays landscape designs and human daily life.
8.Will be able to criticize the landscape designs, applications and human life in urban landscape.
9.Will be able to criticise the landscape design and applications.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Gökan, Ş., 2001. İnsan ve Mekan. Pınar Yayınları, İstanbul.
2.Ching,F.,D.,K., 2002. Mimarlık, Biçim, Mekan ve Düzen. Yem Yayınları, İstanbul.
3.Özer, F., 1982. Çağdaş Mimari Dizaynlamada Tarihsel Sürekliliğin Değerlendirmesi, İTÜ.Matbaası, İstanbul.
4.Güncel yayınlar
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The aim of the course, the importance of the course, the content of the course
Week 2 - Theoretical
Human: Human Dimensions, Anthropometric Dimensions, Sensory Dimensions, Perceptual and Mental Dimensions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Human: Human Dimensions, Anthropometric Dimensions, Sensory Dimensions, Perceptual and Mental Dimensions
Week 4 - Theoretical
Human-space perception and ergonomics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Human-space interaction
Week 6 - Theoretical
Conversion of space to place
Week 7 - Theoretical
Human, landscape designs and places. Types of places; Architectural place, natural place, urban place, place types; Interior place, exterior place, places according to their closeness; Closed, open, semi-closed places, places according to their usage
Week 8 - Theoretical
Urban ecosystem and the components of cities
Week 9 - Theoretical
Urban ecosystem and the components of cities
Week 10 - Theoretical
Landscape designs for creating places for people
Week 11 - Theoretical
Human life in landscape
Week 12 - Theoretical
Today's daily life and landscape designs
Week 13 - Theoretical
Human life in urban landscape
Week 14 - Theoretical
Critiques of landscape design and applications and developing proposals
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142256
Midterm Examination1819
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026