Identifying the problems and potentials of an unbuilt or soon-to-be developed urban area in the context of different themes (climate change, spatial justice, smart city, active design, new urbanism, etc.) determined at the beginning of the semester and development of an urban design project.
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.)
Instructor(s)
PROF. DR. EVRİM TÖRE
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
The course is not opened this semester.
Office Hour(s)
2C05-Friday-13:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-In this course, students will conduct site analysis following their thematic research, create a synthesis within this framework, and develop their proposals with the help of conceptual, upper-scale and lower-scale plans and projects. It is planned to hold two mid-term juries and one final jury.
Principle Sources
-It will be determined based on the selected at the beginning of each semester.
Other Sources
-Adigopula ve diğ. (1999). Programs and Paradigms, Exploring the Possibilities for the 21st Century. The University of New Southwales, The Faculty of the Built Environment.- (basılmamış çalışma) . –
Bacon, E. N. (1995). Design of Cities. Thames and Hudson. –
Girling, C. and Kellett, R. (2005) Skinny Streets & Green Neighborhoods, London: Island Press.-
Lang, J. (2005) Urban Design: A Typology of Procedures and Products, UK: Architectural Press:-
Lynch, K. (1960). The Image of the City. MIT Press and Harvard College. -
Moughtin, C. and Shirley, P. (2005) Urban Design Green Dimensions, UK: Architectural Press.-
Moughtin, C. et. all. (1999) Urban Design Method and Techniques, UK: Architectural Press:-
Parker, S. (2004). Urban Theory and the Urban Experience. Taylor and Francis Group.
Philips, E.B. (1996). City Lights. Oxford University Press. -
Türkiye’de Kentsel Donatı Standartları, Plan Yapımına Ait Esaslara Dair Yönetmelik (02.11.1985 Tarih, 18916 sayılı Resmi Gazete) içinde.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction: course content, methods and techniques
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2. Week
Thematic research
Studio work
3. Week
Thematic research
Studio work
4. Week
Site analysis
Studio work
5. Week
Site analysis and synthesis
Studio work
6. Week
Mid-term Jury I: Research, analysis and synthesis presentations
Jury presentations and assessment
7. Week
Developing conceptual proposals
Studio work
8. Week
Developing upper scale plan and project proposals
Studio work
9. Week
Developing upper scale plan and project proposals
Studio work
10. Week
Developing upper scale plan and project proposals
Studio work
11. Week
Mid-term Jury II: Presentation of conceptual and upper scale plan and project proposals
Jury presentations and assessment
12. Week
Small scale plan and project proposals
Studio work
13. Week
Small scale plan and project proposals
Studio work
14. Week
Small scale plan and project proposals
Studio work
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
2
40
Final jury
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Gaining knowledge and understanding about the socio-economic and spatial elements and processes that reveal the need for urban design and are also among the basic outputs of the design project,
PO-2
Gaining knowledge and having critical awareness about Urban Design’s relations with other fields of study such as architecture, planning, economics and sociology, and the threats and potentials that may arise from these relations,
PO-3
Having the ability to present an urban design project or research in the field of design in a multidisciplinary process, using theoretical and practical knowledge infrastructure and developing new methods and information,
PO-4
Having the ability to direct socio-economic and spatial elements and processes within the urban design process,
PO-5
Having the ability to research, analyze, critically evaluate, use appropriate techniques and produce original results in the field of academic knowledge and design processes,
PO-6
Having the competence to individually pursue a study in the field of urban design,
PO-7
Having the competence to present a work carried out in the field of urban design by taking individual responsibility within a group and to solve complex processes,
PO-8
Having the ability to transfer the acquired knowledge and skills in a foreign language orally, in writing and visually, using modern computer programs and techniques,
PO-9
Having the competence to conduct and present an original academic/scientific study and discuss it within a dialectical framework,
PO-10
Having the ability to make strategic decisions required by an urban design project and to produce original solutions, being aware of ethical values.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
I. To have the knowledge of contemporary discussions on urban design (KNOWLEDGE)
LO-2
II. To gain the ability to use the knowledge about current debates in the process of an urban design Project. (ABILITY)
LO-3
III. To gain the competence to take responsibility individually and as a team in interdisciplinary teamwork. (COMPETENCE)
LO-4
IV. To gain the ability to take into account the existing elements of the project area such as society, culture, economy, space, ecology, etc. in the process of creating a an urban scale project. (ABILITY)
LO-5
V. To gain competence in the stages of analysis, synthesis, proposal creation and presentation in the process of creating an urban scale Project. (COMPETENCE)
