Urbanizm & Urban Culture
Architecture
Faculty of Architecture and Design
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbanizm & Urban Culture | MIM496 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lecturer(31.c) Duygu KANIK
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kıvanç KUTLUCA
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Identify the affecting factors to the formation of cities
2) Establish the relationship between city development plans and design
3) Describe the 20th-21st centuries's city design practices
4) Define the environmental, social, economical and political processes which are the changing agents of the city design practices
5) Criticize the city design practice
6) Discuss the future of sustainable city design approaches
7) Develop the design proposals about sustainable cities
8) Present the theoretical and practical studies in the academic oral and written form
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 6 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | No relation | |
| 7 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| 8 | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None available
Course Contents
Candidates are provided with in-depth knowledge on the effects and interactions of physical, social and economic factors in urban formation, the changes of cities ( from past to today), relations between urbanization plans and planning, urban design practices changes, present and future situations.
Weekly Schedule
1) Course aim and description2) City definitions from the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century
3) City definitions from the end of the 1st half of the 20th century to the end of the 3rd quarter of the 20th century
4) City definitions from the end of the 3rd quarter of the 20th century to the 21st century
5) Features of the coastal city
6) Urbanization - Urbanization in Europe
7) Urbanization in Turkey
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) The image of the city
10) The components of the city image:Path, edge
11) The components of the image city image: District, node, landmark
12) City case studies
13) City case studies
14) Evaluation of the case study
15) Evaluation of the case study
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Discussion
2) Discussion
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Drill and Practice
6) Drill and Practice
7) Demonstration
8) Demonstration
9) Demonstration
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
70% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required