Istanbul, the capital of three empires, is one of the most special cities of the world, which carries the traces of different historic periods since its establishment. The aim of this course is to put forward the architectural and urban conservation problems of Istanbul and discuss the solutions to these problems.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
Lecturer Dr. Selen ONUR YAZICI(bu ders güz dönemi açılmıştır)
Course Assistant(s)
None
Schedule
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Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Ders anlatımı ve tartışması ile ödev sunumları ve tartışılması.
Principle Sources
Akın, N., 19.Yüzyılın İkinci Yarısında Galata ve Pera, İstanbul 1998 (1.baskı), 2002 (2.baskı).
Dünya Kenti İstanbul, Istanbul-World City, Istanbul, 1996.
Ekdal, M., Bizans Metropolünde ilk Türk Köyü Kadıköy,İstanbul, 1996.
Ekdal, M., Kapalı Hayat Kutusu Kadıköy Konakları, İstanbul, 2005.
Fatih Belediyesi, Avrupa Birliği, UNESCO Dünya Mirası Merkezi, Fransız Anadolu Araştırmaları Enstitüsü,Balat ve Fener Semtlerinin Rehabilitasyonu, İstanbul, 1998.
Gülersoy, N.Z.vd., Zeyrek, a Study in Conservation, İstanbul, 2001.
Kuban, D., Istanbul: an Urban History. Byzantion, Constantinopolis, Istanbul, Istanbul, 1996.
Kuban, D., Kent ve Mimarlık Üzerine İstanbul Yazıları, İstanbul, 1998.
Kuban, D., Kaybolan Kent Hayalleri Ahşap Saraylar, İstanbul, 2001.
Madran, E., N.Özgönül, International Documents Regarding the Preservation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Ankara, 1999.
TMMOB Mimarlar Odası İstanbul Büyükkent Şubesi, İstanbul Dünya Mirası Sit Alanı, İstanbul, 2006.
Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
The historical evolution of Istanbul and architectural heritage (general)
Lecture and discussion.
2. Week
The areas that consist the architectural heritage of Istanbul
Lecture and discussion.
3. Week
The historic peninsula:Süleymaniye and Zeyrek
Lecture and discussion.
4. Week
Kumkapı
Lecture and discussion.
5. Week
Fener-Balat
Lecture and discussion.
6. Week
Sulukule, Eyüp
Lecture and discussion.
7. Week
Midterm Exam
Exam
8. Week
Galata
Lecture and discussion.
9. Week
Beyoğlu
Lecture and discussion.
10. Week
Bosphorus 1: Üsküdar and Asian Side
Lecture and discussion.
11. Week
Bosphorus 2: Beşiktaş and European Side
Lecture and discussion.
12. Week
Kadıköy, Adalar
Lecture and discussion.
13. Week
Comparison with European examples: Rome
Lecture and discussion.
14. Week
Comparison with European examples: Paris
Lecture and discussion.
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
60
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 gain knowledge about the effects of the natural customs and historical heritage on the national and regional architecture including the vernacular architecture , landscape and urban design
LO-2
To gain to knowledge about the historical environment issue through the samples in İstanbul
LO-3
The skills of the interpreation and evaluation by comparing with the samples of conservation of historic sites in Istanbul and the world.
LO-4
The skills to define the difficulties about the conservation of historic sites.
LO-5
The competence of evaluation on conservation of historic site issues critacally