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PEML7280Space and Place in Environmental Design3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterSpring 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
LecturerDoç. Dr. Doruk Görkem ÖZKAN
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The aim of this course is to provide a general knowledge on student, environment, space and place concepts, provide space and place theories with the conditions of the developed period, transition from space to place process in the context of human-place interaction, to provide interpretations within the context of environmental design by describing the physical and social characteristics that the place should offer.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Students will be able to compare the meaning differences of the Concepts of Environment, Space and Place in the context of landscape architecture.1,2
PO - 2 : Explain the process of from space to place in open places.1,2
PO - 3 : Evaluate the physical and social features of the place within the scope of landscape design.1,11
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
Concepts of environment, space and place, transformation process from space to place, concept of place and place theories, people - place interaction in urban open spaces, physical and social characteristics that place must provide, meanings in the context of environmental design.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Concept of environment
 Week 2Concept of space in landscape architecture
 Week 3Concept of place and place theories
 Week 4Transition process from space to place
 Week 5People – place interaction in urban open spaces
 Week 6Examples of human - place interaction in urban open spaces
 Week 7User needs in urban open spaces
 Week 8Midterm
 Week 9Place satisfaction in urban open spaces
 Week 10Physical characteristics that should be opportunities the place
 Week 11Social attributes that should be opportunities the place
 Week 12Meanings of place in environmental design
 Week 13Students to determine a research presentation within the course and discussion
 Week 14presentation of student works and discussion
 Week 15presentation of student works and discussion
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
 
Recommended Reading
1Francis, M.,Urban Open Space: Designing for User Needs. Land and Community Design Case Study Series. Washington, D.C: Island Pres.,2003
2Gehl, J., 1987. Life Between Buildings:Using Public Space,Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
3Key Thinkers on Space and Place, SAGE Publications, 2004
4Lefebvre, H., The Production of Space, Blackwell, Mass., 1997
5Tuan, Y.F.,Space and Place: The Perspective of Experience, U of Minnesota Press, 1977
6Tuan, Y. F., Topophilia: A study of environmental perceptions, attitudes, and values. Columbia University Press, 1990
7Whyte,W. H., 1980,The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, Newyork:Project for Public Places.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)

    

    

    

    

    

 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 3 14 42
Laboratuar çalışması 0 0 0
Arasınav için hazırlık 3 1 3
Arasınav 10 1 10
Uygulama 0 0 0
Klinik Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje 10 14 140
Kısa sınav 0 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 10 0 0
Dönem sonu sınavı 10 0 0
Diğer 1 0 0 0
Diğer 2 0 0 0
Total work load237