General information on Istanbul, Establishment of Rome and its development until Constantinopolis, Establishment of Byzantium and Constantinopolis, Comparison of Rome and Constantinopolis in 4th century, Byzantine Urban Spaces and Urban elements, Byzantine Religious Buildings, Byzantine non-religious public buildings, Changes in Urban Structure after Ottomans, Early public works and early building complexes, Urban Projects of Mimar Sinan Period, Mimar Sinan Period Religious Buildings, Mimar Sinan Period non-religious public buildings, Comparison of Mimar Sinan Period Architecture and Renaissance Architecture, Urban Developments after Industrial Revolution in Europe, Urban and Architectural Transformations in 18th and 19th centuries in Istanbul, Public Buildings in 19th century in Istanbul are the contents of this course.
Lectures, Readings/Discussions, Site Trip, Term Paper
Principle Sources
Kuban, D. (1998), İstanbul Yazıları, Yem, İstanbul
Müller-Wiener, W. (1998), İstanbul’un Tarihsel Topoğrafyası, YKY, İstanbul
Yerasimos, S. (2000), İstanbul: İmparatorluklar Başkenti, TETTV, İstanbul
Other Sources
Akın, N., (2002), 19. Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısında Galata ve Pera, Literatür Yayınları, İstanbul
Belge, M. (1997), İstanbul Gezi Rehberi, TETTV, İstanbul
Bussagli, M. (1999), Rome: Art and Architecture, Könemann, Cologne
Çelik, Z. (1998), 19. yüzyılda Osmanlı Başkenti, Değişen İstanbul, TETTV, İstanbul
Sanat Dünyamız; Bizans Özel Sayısı, 3 Aylık Kültür ve Sanat Dergisi, s.69-70, Yıl:6, İstanbul, 1998
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
The establishment of Rome and its development until the establishment of Constantinopolis, Byzanion and establishment of Constantinopolis as the capital city.
Lecture
2. Week
Rome and Constantinopolis in 4th century.
Lecture
3. Week
Urban Spaces and elements of Byzantine Era.
Lecture
4. Week
Byzantine Period religious and public buildings.
Lecture, Reading/Discussion
5. Week
Byzantine Period religious and public buildings.
Lecture
6. Week
Byzantine Period religious and public buildings.
Lecture
7. Week
Site Trip
Site Trip
8. Week
Mid-Term Exam
Mid-Term Exam
9. Week
Urban transformations in Istanbul, after the conquest by Ottomans, development works, first 'kulliye's in the city.
Lecture
10. Week
Urban Projects of Architect Sinan Era, religious and public buildings of Architect Sinan.
Lecture, Reading/Discussion
11. Week
Comparison of Renaissance and architecture of Architect Sinan.
Lecture, Term-Paper Submission
12. Week
Site Trip
Site Trip
13. Week
Urban transformations after industrialization in Western World, urban and architectural developments in Istanbul in 18th and 19th centuries.
Lecture
14. Week
19th century royal residences and public buildings in Istanbul.
Lecture
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
20
Quizzes
2
10
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
2
10
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Critical Thinking: Ability to inquire, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions.
PO-2
Communication: Ability to use appropriate representational media to transmit essential formal elements at design process.
PO-3
Investigation: Ability to gather, record, apply, and comparatively evaluate relevant information within design processes.
PO-4
Design: Ability to reproduce the design information in the creative thinking process, to reach new and original results through universal design principles such as sustainability and accessibility.
PO-5
World Architecture: Understanding world architecture in terms of their historical, geographical and global factors.
PO-6
Local Architecture / Cultural Diversity: Understanding the architectural formations and samples of a geography through its historical and cultural context. Understanding the divergent canons of cultural values, behavioral, social and spatial patterns.
PO-7
Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Understanding of conservation discourses and methods, and the subjects of cultural heritage, conservation awareness, environmental concerns and ethical responsibility.
PO-8
Sustainability: Ability to design projects by using the information regarding the natural and built environment to reduce the undesirable environmental impacts on future generations through means.
PO-9
Social Responsibility: Understanding of the architect’s responsibility about protecting the commonweal, having respect for historical/cultural and natural resources and improving the life quality.
PO-10
Nature and Human: Understanding of the relationship between human, the natural environment and the design of the built environment.
PO-11
Geographical Conditions: Understanding the relationships of site selection, settlement and building design by considering the cultural, economical and social properties as well as the natural characteristics such as soil, topography, vegetation and watershed.
PO-12
Life Safety: Understanding the basic principles of security and life-safety systems in the conditions of natural disasters, fire, etc. through building and environment scales.
PO-13
Structural Systems: Understanding of the basic principles of structural behavior in withstanding gravity and lateral forces and the evolution, range, and appropriate application of contemporary structural systems.
PO-14
Environmental Systems: Understanding the principles of physical environmental systems’ design such as lighting, acoustics, climatization and the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
PO-15
Building Envelope Systems: Understanding of the basic principles involved in the appropriate application of building envelope systems and associated assemblies.
PO-16
Building Service Systems: Understanding of the basic design principles of building service systems such as plumbing, electrical, vertical transportation, security, and fire protection systems.
PO-17
Building Materials and Assemblies: Understanding of the basic principles utilized in the appropriate selection of construction materials, products, components and assemblies, based on their inherent characteristics and performance, including their environmental impact and reuse.
PO-18
Integration of Building Service Systems: The ability of assessing, selecting and integrating the structural, environmental, security, envelope and service systems of the buildings for building design.
PO-19
Programming and Evaluation: Ability to prepare and evaluate an architectural project program by considering the public benefits in regards of client and user needs, appropriate examplers, space and equipment requirements, financial limitations, site conditions, relevant codes, laws and design principles.
PO-20
Comprehensive Project Development: Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project that demonstrates to make design decisions across various scales.
PO-21
Considering Building Costs: Understanding the fundamentals of building construction and use costs.
PO-22
Architect-Client Relationship: Understanding of the responsibility of the architect to elicit, understand, and reconcile the needs of the client, owner, user groups, and the public and community domains.
PO-23
Collaboration: Ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.
PO-24
Project Management: Understanding of the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, and recommending project delivery methods.
PO-25
Practice Management: Understanding the basic principles in the architectural practice processes like financial management, business planning, quality management, risk management, discussion and reconciliation.
PO-26
Leadership: Understanding of the techniques and skills architects use to work collaboratively in the building design and construction process and on environmental, social, and aesthetic issues in their communities.
PO-27
Legal Rights and Responsibilities:
Understanding of the architect’s responsibility to the public and the client as determined by regulations and legal considerations involving the practice of architecture.
PO-28
Professional Practice: Understanding and fulfillment of employer and intern rights and responsibilities for development of profession.
PO-29
Ethics of Profession: Understanding of the ethical issues involved in profession regarding social, political and cultural issues in architectural design and practice.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To have theoretical knowledge regarding the development of Roman City and it’s development until Constantinopolis, the development of Byzantium and Constatninopolis, the Roma and Constantinopolis in IV. Century
LO-2
To have theoretical knowledge regarding the urban spaces of Byzantine Empire, Byzantine period public and religious buildings, the transformations in the urban structure with Ottoman period, first development actions
LO-3
To have theoretical knowledge regarding Architect Sinan period religious and public buildings and comparatively Sinan period and renaissance period arcitecture
LO-4
To have theoretical knowledge regarding the urban development with industrial revolution, urban and architectural transformation in İstanbul in 18. and 19. century
LO-5
To have the competency of evaluating and interpreting theurban and architactural transformations of İstanbul from its establishment until today with it’s socio-cultural structure
LO-6
To have the competency of evaluating the Byzantium, Ottoman Classic and Ottoman reformist architecture by comparing with the Roman Architecture and developments in Europe from a critical viewpoint.
LO-7
To have the competency of coordinating a research project regarding Byzantium, Ottoman Classic and Ottoman Reformist architecture in İstanbul
