INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACHES IN DESIGN I
Course Code
Semester
Course Name
LE/RC/LA
Course Type
Language of Instruction
ECTS
MIM0139
INNOVATIVE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL APPROACHES IN DESIGN I
3/0/0
DE
Türkçe
6
Course Goals
In this course, the students are expected to work with users (local people) and stakeholders (local municipality, associations, trusts and organizations, professional bodies etc.) in order to conduct site analysis and develop architectural programme of the proposed building based on the selected area and topic.
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• Meron, G. (2013). Community Engaged Design Education: Final Report from the 2012 Fellowship for Social and Institutional Change at Cornell University. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/giladmeron/docs/sicfellowship_finalreport
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• Schuman, A. W. (2005). Introduction: The Pedagogy of Engagement. In M. C. Hardin, (Ed.), From the studio to the streets: Service-learning in planning and architecture, 1-15. Washington, DC: American Association for Higher Education.
• Ertaş, H. (2017). Yuvarlak Masa Toplantısı: Katılımcı Mimarlık: İmkanlar ve Tuzaklar. XXI, Mart 2017. https://xxi.com.tr/i/katilimci-mimarlik-imkanlar-ve-tuzaklar
Other Sources
Web Sites:
• Auburn Rural Studio
www.ruralstudio.org
• Dayanışma Mimarlığı Sergisi https://www.dayanismamimarligi.org/kitap.php?l=En
• MEF Üniversitesi Tasarla-Yap Stüdyosu
http://fada.mef.edu.tr/tr/2018
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Informing the students about the aim and the scope of the course
Presentation with visual material
2. Week
Analysis Studies:Questionnaires, interviews and site analysis on site
Field work
3. Week
Analysis Studies:Questionnaires, interviews and site analysis on site
Field work
4. Week
Analysis Studies: Evaluating questionnaires in the site and converting them into graphics
Field work
5. Week
Analysis Studies: Evaluating questionnaires in the site and converting them into graphics
Field work
6. Week
Mid-term presentation 1a: presentation of site analysis and results of questionnaires with graphics and tables (Presentation for instructors)
Studio work
7. Week
Holiday
8. Week
Mid-term presentation 1b: presentation of site analysis and results of questionnaires with graphics and tables on site (Presentation to the participants in the site)
Workshop + Exhibition 1
9. Week
Design Studies: In line with the data obtained from the analysis studies, design alternatives for the park will be developed on the site plan.
Studio work
10. Week
Design Studies: In line with the data obtained from the analysis studies, design alternatives for the park will be developed on the site plan and studies for sections and facades
Studio work
11. Week
Design Studies: In line with the data obtained from the analysis studies, design alternatives for the park will be developed on the site plan and studies for section and facades
Studio work
12. Week
Mid-term presentation 2a: presentation of site plan alternatives (Presentation for instructors)
Studio work
13. Week
Mid-term presentation 2b: presentation/exhibition/selection of site plan alternatives on site(Presentation to the participants in the site)
Workshop + Exhibition 2
14. Week
Work on final submission
Studio work
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Jury
2
40
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
Understanding architecture profession as a tool to create public interest (KNOWLEDGE)
LO-2
Embracing a participatory approach in the research and design process in identifying the use of the site and developing urban/architectural design (KNOWLEDGE)
LO-3
Doing and compiling research to understand social, spatial and economical structure, and establish problems, needs and demands during field work (SKILLS)
LO-4
Being able to work in partnership with both stakeholders and the design team in reaserch and design process (SKILLS)
LO-5
Experiencing participatory design approaches as a part of architecture education and profession (COMPETANCY)
