COURSE SYLLABUS

CITY CUITURE & ARCHITECTURE

1	Course Title:	CITY CUITURE & ARCHITECTURE
2	Course Code:	MIM5056
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç.Dr. ARZU ÇAHANTİMUR
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	arzucahan@gmail.com
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to understand and discuss the effects of the concepts of city and culture and their relationships for architecture. To be conscious about the importance of architecture for the city culture.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the necessity of physical and socio-cultural factors and the relationship between them for architectural and urban design. ;
2	To gain the ability of using the relationships of physical and socio-cultural environment factors in design of especially housing areas. ;
3	To handle the architectural and urban design problems in a holistic and integrative approach. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The binary concepts of city and culture,architecture and space. Their roles and importance for everyday lives.
2	Definition of the concept of culture together with its compounds and its development throughout history
3	Definition and the analysis of the building stock generating the space of the city
4	Definition and the analysis of the building stock generating the space of the city
5	Investigating and discussion of phenomena affecting the development of the cities and urban spaces
6	Discussion of the effects of socio-cultural factors for the development of cities
7	Mid-term evaluation
8	Investigation of the roles of architecture and architects for urban development
9	Investigation of the interrelationship of city culture and architecture
10	Student Presentations of their research about city culture and architecture interrelationships Student Presentations of their research about city culture and architecture interrelationships
11	Student Presentations of their research about city culture and architecture interrelationships Student Presentations of their research about city culture and architecture interrelationships
12	Student Presentations of their research about city culture and architecture interrelationships
13	Student Presentations of their final assessment study
14	Student Presentations of their final assessment study

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Aslanoğlu, R.,A.,1998. Kent, Kimlik ve Küreselleşme,Ezgi Kevi, Bursa. Bechtel, R.,B.,Churchman,2002, A Handbook of Environmental Psychology, John Wiley& Sons, Inc., USA. Çahantimur,I.,A.,2007,Sürdürülebilir Kentsel Gelişmeye Sosyo-kültürel Bir Yaklaşım, basılmamış doktora tezi, İ.T.Ü.,İstanbul. Lawrence, R.,2000, Sustaining Human Settlements, A Challenge for the New Millenium,Urban Int.Press,GB. Wheeler, S.M.,Beatley, T.,2004, The Sutainable Urban Development Reader, Routledge, USA. Williams, D.,FAIA, 2007, Sustainable Design, Ecology, Architecture and Planning, John Wiley and Sons, Canada. Franklin,B., 2006, Housing Transformations, Shaping the Space of 21st. Century Living, Routledge, USA. Madanipour, A., 1996, Design of Urban Space, Wiley&Sons, England. Carmona,M., et.al., 2003, Public Places, Urban Spaces, The Dimensions of Urban Design, Arch.Press, G.B.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	12	30
Final Exam	1	50
Total	14	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High