Urban Design Practices
Architecture
Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences
Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Design Practices | MIM556 | Elective | Master's degree | 1 | Spring | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kıvanç KUTLUCA
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Evaluate the urban design projects
1) Evaluate the urban design projects
2) Compare the different urban design projects
2) Compare the different urban design projects
3) Develop the projects about existing city samples
3) Develop the projects about existing city samples
4) Evaluate the necessary professional knowledge about methods of implementation of laws and regulations
4) Evaluate the necessary professional knowledge about methods of implementation of laws and regulations
5) Evaluate the implementation plans
5) Evaluate the implementation plans
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||
| 1 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 1 | Middle | High | Middle | No relation | Middle | High | |
| 2 | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 3 | No relation | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 5 | Middle | Middle | Middle | No relation | Middle | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
This course equips candidates with in-depth knowledge on site analysis, on-site, off-site characteristics, natural systems, climate and orientation, landforms, site evaluation methods, construction density ratio and land-use intensity criteria’s, need, architectural program, function, form, structure, principles of spatial organization; analysis of natural and man-made environment with respect to environmental design problem; place making, image- meaning-life scenario relationships; standards and regulations affecting the formulation of architectural product, Anatolia and ottoman monumental buildings, their spatial, form, frontage, structural design characteristics and language of form, characteristics of Anatolian traditional urban pattern and residential architecture.
Weekly Schedule
1) Site analysis, on-site, off-site characteristics, natural systems, climate and orientation, landforms, site evaluation methods, construction density ratio and land-use intensity criteria’s2) Site analysis, on-site, off-site characteristics, natural systems, climate and orientation, landforms, site evaluation methods, construction density ratio and land-use intensity criteria’s
3) Site analysis, on-site, off-site characteristics, natural systems, climate and orientation, landforms, site evaluation methods, construction density ratio and land-use intensity criteria’s
4) urban design program, function, form, structure, principles of spatial organization
5) Urban design program, function, form, structure, principles of spatial organization
6) Midterm exam
7) Analysis of natural and man-made environment with respect to environmental design problem
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Standards and regulations affecting the formulation of urban design product
10) International samples
11) International samples
12) Related laws and regulations
13) Related laws and regulations
14) Relationship between master plan and urban design
15) Relationship between master plans and urban design
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
4) Drill and Practice
5) Demonstration
6) Self Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
70% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
30% |
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Total | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required