The factors affecting the architecture of Architect Sinan and social conditions, Development stages of Architect Sinan, Development of upper-structure and interior space in parallel, Structural Systems in Architect Sinan Architecture and his contributions, His building typologies: Mosques, mesjids, madrasas, darul-kurras, tombs, imarets, hospitals, aqueducts, bridges, caravanserais, palaces, baths, His three building complexes before being Master Builder: Husreviye Complex in Aleppo, Çoban Mustafa Complex in Gebze and Haseki Complex in Istanbul, His masterpieces: Şehzade Mosque and Complex, Süleymaniye Mosque and Complex, Selimiye Mosque, Hagia Sophia and other building restorations, His decisions and executes on city and building process.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
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Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
The course is not offered this semester.
Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, Site Trip, Term Paper.
Principle Sources
Günay, R. (2005), Mimar Sinan, YKY, İstanbul
Kuban, D., (1997), Sinan's Art and Selimiye, İstanbul.
Kuran, A., (1986), Mimar Sinan, İstanbul
Kuran, A. (1987), Sinan: The grand old master of Ottoman architecture, Ada Press Publishers
Necipoğlu, G. (2005), The Age of Sinan, Princeton University Press
Sözen, M. (1988), Architect of Ages, İstanbul.
Other Sources
Ahunbay, Z. (1988), Mimar Sinan'ın Eğitim Yapıları, Mimarbaşı Koca Sinan, Yaşadığı Çağ ve Eserleri, İstanbul, s. 239- 309
Barkan, Ö. L. (1972), Süleymaniye Camii ve İmareti İnşaatı, cilt I, Ankara; (1979), cilt II, Ankara.
Burelli, A. R.; Freely, J. (1992), Sinan: Architect of Suleyman the Magnificent and the Ottoman Golden Age, Norton&Co. Inc.
Cansever, T. (2005), Mimar Sinan, Albaraka Türk Y., İstanbul
Çelebi, S. M. (2004), Book Of Buildings : Tezkiretü'l Bünyan Ve Tezkiretü'l-Ebniye (Memoirs Of Sinan The Architect). Koç Kültür Sanat Tanıtım
Çelebi, S. M. (2002), Yapılar Kitabı (Tezkiretül Bünyan ve Tezkiretül Ebniye, Mimar Sinan'ın Anıları, tıpkıbasım, Koçbank Y., İstanbul
Egli, H. G., (1997), Sinan, An Interpretation, İstanbul
Erzen, J., (1996), Estetik Bir Analiz, Ankara.
Kuban, D. (2004), Çağlar Boyunca Türkiye Sanatının Anahatları, YKY, İstanbul
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
The factors affecting the architecture of Architect Sinan and social conditions.
Lecture
2. Week
Development stages of Architect Sinan, Development of upper-structure and interior space in parallel.
Lecture
3. Week
Development stages of Architect Sinan, Development of upper-structure and interior space in parallel.
Lecture
4. Week
Structural Systems in Architect Sinan Architecture and his contributions.
Lecture, Reading/Discussion
5. Week
His building typologies: Mosques, mesjids, madrasas.
Lecture
6. Week
His building typologies: darul-kurras, tombs, imarets, hospitals.
Lecture
7. Week
Site Trip
Site Trip
8. Week
Mid-Term Examination
Mid-Term Examination
9. Week
His building typologies: aqueducts, bridges, caravanserais, palaces, baths.
Lecture
10. Week
His three building complexes before being Master Builder: Husreviye Complex in Aleppo, Çoban Mustafa Complex in Gebze and Haseki Complex in Istanbul.
Lecture, Reading/Discussion
11. Week
His masterpieces: Şehzade Mosque and Complex.
Lecture
12. Week
His masterpieces: Süleymaniye Mosque and Complex.
Lecture, Term-Paper Submission
13. Week
His masterpieces: Selimiye Mosque.
Lecture
14. Week
Hagia Sophia and other building restorations, His decisions and executes on city and building process.
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
Site Trip
1
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 gain theoritical knowledge about the factors that affected architecture of Architect Sinan, the social context and the stages of his design.
LO-2
To gain theoritical knowledge about the covering which is an important part of Architect Sinan's design and the development of interior place.
LO-3
To gain theoritical knowledge about Architect Sinan's building technics, innovations and building typologies.
LO-4
To gain theoritical knowledge about the master pieces and complexes of Architect Sinan and his decisions and applications on the city and production period.
LO-5
To comment and evaluate the contributions of Architect Sinan to the Classic Period of Ottoman Architecture.
LO-6
To evaluate Architect Sinan's Period and his architecture.
LO-7
To carry out an independent work about Architect Sinan's Period and his architecture.
