In today's world, where visual communication has become a common language, the aim of the course is to research and experience the methods and facts that transform the idea in the mind into 'design'. Examining the whole of relations established during the act of creation through different disciplines and techniques and being able to explain the idea by integrating it with architectural visual communication tools constitute the primary goal of the studies to be carried out. The aim is to transform the intellectual questions into the language of architecture by putting them forward with visual expression techniques.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
Theoretical lectures, lectures with invited speakers, field trips, homeworks, final project and following up weekly projects.
Principle Sources
Other Sources
3D and 2D Software (Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Indesign, Autodesk Autocad, Rhinoceros, Sketchup, Autodesk 3ds Max, Vray)
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Course Introduction
- On Visual Communication and Perception
-Experimental Application Study
Presentation
2. Week
- On Emotion and Sense Expression
- In-class Practice (charcoal on A3 paper)
- Argument
Presentation and application
3. Week
- On Logo, Collage, Poster, Font and Graphic Techniques
- In-class Practice, Pecha-Kucha (charcoal on A3 paper) (photo-homework)
Presentation and application
4. Week
- Presentation and discussion on photographs
- Sketchbook tracking
Presentation and application
5. Week
- Exhibition/Museum Tour
- Topic Discussion for Interim Evaluation Submission
- In-class Application
Site trip and discussion
6. Week
First Submission and discussion
Submission
7. Week
- On Architectural Analysis Techniques and Visualization
- Practice on Architectural Project Topics
Presentation and application
8. Week
- Invited Presentation
- Experimental Application Study
Presentation and application
9. Week
- Architectural Expression Techniques on Competition Projects
- Question Formations
Presentation and application
10. Week
- The Concept of Scale and Inter-Scale Overview
- Plan, Section and Perspective Application
Presentation and application
11. Week
- Movie Watch
- Poster Interim Submission Topic Discussion
Presentation and application
12. Week
First Submission and discussion
Submission
13. Week
- Adaptation of Design Projects with Lessons
- Sketchbook Tracking
Presentation and application
14. Week
- End of Term Submission of Architectural Design Project Sheets
Presentation and application
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
3
50
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
20
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
Regarding Communication in the Design Process
LO-2
Architectural Analysis Techniques
LO-3
Sense and Perception in Architectural Communication