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| MIM4032 | Vernacular Architecture | 2+0+0 | ECTS:5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ARCHITECTURE | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Derya ELMALI ŞEN | | Co-Lecturer | - | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Mankind produce structures that meet the needs with the own material, technology and facilities of every period from prehistory to the present day. In this process, all of the structures and arrangements have not been performed by architects. Environment where products are made without architects and are the results of art of building that living and maintaining it around. This type of architecture is defined by name Vernacular Architecture. In this course, it is aimed to deal with vernacular architecture and to examine it through the examples of global and local scale. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | define and explain the concept and process of vernacular architecture. | 6,7 | 1,3,5,6, | | LO - 2 : | Define and compare the local architectural works of different regions. | 6,7 | 1,3,5,6, | | LO - 3 : | analyse an architectural work in terms of social, cultural and physical aspects. | 6,7 | 1,3,5,6, | | LO - 4 : | examine the context and set a strong relationship with the "place". | 6,7 | 1,3,5,6, | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Vernacular architecture and its concepts, definitions and development process; the content and features (determiner and organizer); examples of vernacular architecture on a global scale (Egypt, Iran, Japan, Italy, Spain, Mexico etc.); examples of vernacular architecture in Turkey scale (in the context of regions and provinces) evaluation, comparison and discussion; position and status of vernacular architecture today |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The aim and scope of the course
| | | Week 2 | Concepts and definitions: indigéne architecture, spontaneous architecture, exotic architecture, architecture without architect, anonymous architecture, rural architecture, traditional architecture, folk architecture, vernacular architecture | | | Week 3 | The position of Vernacular architecture and its development process | | | Week 4 | Dialectical structure of vernacular architecture | | | Week 5 | The scope and characteristics of Vernacular architecture: Organizers: physical environmental conditions (climate, topography, settlement and orientation) | | | Week 6 | The scope and characteristics of Vernacular architecture: Organizers: physical environmental conditions (climate, topography, settlement and orientation) | | | Week 7 | The scope and characteristics of Vernacular architecture: Organizers: material, structure and technology | | | Week 8 | The scope and characteristics of Vernacular architecture: Determiners: structure culture / social and cultural factors (tradition, custom, belief, experience, etc.)
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Vernacular architecture and sustainability | | | Week 11 | The traces of vernacular architecture | | | Week 12 | Presentations | | | Week 13 | Presentations | | | Week 14 | Presentations | | | Week 15 | The current status of vernacular architecture and discussions | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 30 | | Presentation | 11
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13 | | 2 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 4 | 12 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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