This course, focusing on discursive formations of building technology and industry in socio-technical change in the twentieth century, aims to discuss political, economic and architectural aspects of building materials, technopolitics, cultural formations and their reflections in architecture and human-built world. The scope embraces both technical and non-technical aspects of construction history, such as construction materials, infrastructure, building form, construction processes, organisations, state enterprises, education and building industry. It also provides a critical point of view in the architectural history and theory, giving key theories of building technology illuminating architectural production. In addition to this, this course presents different approaches of the social actors such as architects, educators, engineers, entrepreneurs, writers, theorists, on building technology. It gives a general information about the history of building technology in the world and focus on the building technology in Turkey in the twentieth century. This course has lectures and discussions, and students are required to attend the course regularly and complete all readings and assignments.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
History of Contemporary Architecture
Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
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Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
The course is not offered this semester.
Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, Presentations and Discussion
Principle Sources
Banham, R., (1986). A Concrete Atlantis. MIT, Cambridge.
Bilgin, İ. (2004). Türkiye’de Popüler Kültürün Harcı Olarak Beton. Betonart, İlkbahar, s.54-56.
Braham, W. ve Hale, J. A. (2007). Introduction. In W. Braham and J.A. Hale (eds), Rethinking Technology, pp.xii-xvi. Routledge: London and New York.
Bozdoğan, S. (2001). Modernizm ve Ulusun İnşası: Erken Cumhuriyet Türkiyesi’nde Mimari Kültür.Metis Yayınları: İstanbul.
Cengizkan, A. (2002a). Betonarmenin Söylemsel ve Tektonik Belirleyiciliği Güdümünde Türkiye’de Konut. 2002 Konut Kurultayı, TMMOB, 1, s.333-342.
Collins, P. (1959). Concrete: The Vision of a New Architecture, Faber and Faber: London.
Dellaloğlu, B. (2012). Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar: Modernleşmenin Zihniyet Dünyası. Bir Tanpınar Fetişizmi. Kapı Yayınları: İstanbul.
Forty, A. (2012). Concrete and Culture: A Material History. Reaktion Books: Great Britain.
Le Corbusier ve Pierre J. (1926). Five Points Towards a New Architecture. In Conrads (ed.) (1970),Programmes and Manifestoes on 20th Century Architecture, s. 99-101. MIT Press: Cambridge.
Lewis, B. (2010). Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu. 4. Baskı, III. Edisyon (İlk basım 1961), B. B. Tuna (çev.). Arkadaş Yayınevi: Ankara.
Vanlı, Ş. (2006). Mimariden Konuşmak: Bilinmek İstenmeyen 20. Yüzyıl Türk Mimarlığı– Eleştirel Bakış, Şevki Vanlı Mimarlık Vakfı, Ankara.
Introduction to the terms of ‘representation’, 'modern', 'modernization', 'modernity' Terminology, today reinforced concrete
Lecture
4. Week
Modernity – new building technologies, 19. century’ inventions and early examples
Lecture - term homework announcement
5. Week
Modernism, Nation Building and the Early Republic
Lecture
6. Week
Post-WWII Period, 1950s’ Culture
Lecture
7. Week
Pleasentville – Movie Screening – modernization discussion
Lecture
8. Week
Cement sector, infrastructure and technopolitics on cement and concrete after the Second World War
Lecture
9. Week
Mononcle movie screening - Building and Housing Sectors
Reinforced Concrete Buildings and their discursive formations in urban space (Istanbul) after the Second World War
Lecture
10. Week
Spreading of reinforced concrete in residential areas and anonymization of reinforced concrete – The Law of 1965
The opposite meanings of reinforced concrete
Critical Thinking: Ability to inquire, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions.
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Communication: Ability to use appropriate representational media to transmit essential formal elements at design process.
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Investigation: Ability to gather, record, apply, and comparatively evaluate relevant information within design processes.
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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.
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World Architecture: Understanding world architecture in terms of their historical, geographical and global factors.
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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.
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Cultural Heritage and Conservation: Understanding of conservation discourses and methods, and the subjects of cultural heritage, conservation awareness, environmental concerns and ethical responsibility.
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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.
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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.
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Nature and Human: Understanding of the relationship between human, the natural environment and the design of the built environment.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Environmental Systems: Understanding the principles of physical environmental systems’ design such as lighting, acoustics, climatization and the use of appropriate performance assessment tools.
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Building Envelope Systems: Understanding of the basic principles involved in the appropriate application of building envelope systems and associated assemblies.
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Building Service Systems: Understanding of the basic design principles of building service systems such as plumbing, electrical, vertical transportation, security, and fire protection systems.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Comprehensive Project Development: Ability to produce a comprehensive architectural project that demonstrates to make design decisions across various scales.
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Considering Building Costs: Understanding the fundamentals of building construction and use costs.
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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.
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Collaboration: Ability to work in collaboration with others and in multidisciplinary teams to successfully complete design projects.
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Project Management: Understanding of the methods for competing for commissions, selecting consultants and assembling teams, and recommending project delivery methods.
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Practice Management: Understanding the basic principles in the architectural practice processes like financial management, business planning, quality management, risk management, discussion and reconciliation.
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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.
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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.
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Professional Practice: Understanding and fulfillment of employer and intern rights and responsibilities for development of profession.
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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
Ability to inquire, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions.
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Ability to gather, record, apply, and comparatively evaluate relevant information within design processes.
LO-3
Understanding world architecture in terms of their historical, geographical and global factors.
LO-4
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.
LO-5
Understanding of the architect’s responsibility about protecting the commonweal, having respect for historical/cultural and natural resources and improving the life quality.
