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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Doctorate
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of NATURAL and APPLIED SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE / Doctorate
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PEML7251@INTERPRETATION IN SPACE DESIGN3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Aysel YAVUZ
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Evaluation of theoretical approaches and practices developed in the field of urban space and design, teaching methods of space production and design techniques, examining the interpretation method in space design, teaching design from the perspective of artistic creativity, and enabling the reading of nature's design codes.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Establishing the relationship between theory and practice in landscape design.1,23,
PO - 2 : Understanding contemporary approaches in spatial design.1,23,
PO - 3 : Understanding, evaluating, and interpreting space through artistic creativity.1,21,3,
PO - 4 : Developing creative solutions.1,21,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Space production methods in landscape architecture. Artistic creativity. Current design approaches and strategies. Interpretation of landscape designs: The concept of transformation and change: Meaning space with concept, place, space, time in the relationship. Biomimetic approaches to landscape designs. Reading and interpretation design codes of the nature and art.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Relationships between place, space, meaning, and time
 Week 2Public spaces
 Week 3Open, semi-open, and enclosed spaces
 Week 4Elements that define a space
 Week 5Visual thinking methods and interpretation in landscape design
 Week 6Design process and techniques for developing creative solutions
 Week 7Theme in spatial design: Art, Concept Theme in spatial design: Art, Concept
 Week 8Midterm exam
 Week 9Space production methods
 Week 10Design Process, Concept, Concept Development, Abstraction, Concept
 Week 11Abstraction in spatial design
 Week 12Midterm exam
 Week 13Semantic abstraction, functional abstraction, formal abstraction
 Week 14De Stijl art movement; color and form
 Week 15Creativity and biomimicry
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
1A. Yavuz, ?As an approach to improving creativity in design education; art of painting?, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences Vol.141, 741 ? 747, 2014
2N.,Kuloğlu, A. Yavuz, ?An Interpretation to design activity through painting art?, Global Journal on Humanities & Social Sciences,Vol.1(1), 199-207, 22.03.2015.
3Oxman R., (2004), Think-maps: teaching design thinking in design education, Design Studies, 25 (1), January.
4Jones, JC, Design Methods, Seed of Human Future, London, John Wiley&Sons, 1970.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 2 30
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 12 2 20
End-of-term exam 16 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term