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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
Programme of Architecture
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
00360603 Contemporary Architecture History 3 Spring 6 2+0+0 2 2
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Özlem DEMİRKAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Özlem DEMİRKAN A-110 [email protected] 7488 Friday
10.00
Course Content
Industrial revolution and the emergence of modern architecture, Early Modernism - Chicago School, Ecole des Beaux Art - Viollet Le Duc, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Glasgow, Vienna School, Austria and Secessionists, Extreme modern; Expressionism, Futurism, Constructivism, De stijl, Frank Lloyd Wright, Adolf Loos, Le Corbusier, Purism, Mies Van der Rohe, Functionalism, Late Modernism, Corporate Style, High-tech, Organic Architecture, Art Deco-Art Modern South America and Japan , 1960s, technology, ecology, Postmodernism, Venturi, Scott Brown, Rossi, Tafuri, IAUS, NewYork Five, Critique of Meaning, Five on Five, Gray and White, Critique of Postmodernism, Chicago High –Rise, German Engineering, English Renaissance, Eisenmann , Tschumi, Minimalism, Neo-modernism, Phenomenological Architecture, Deconstructivism, Kinetic Architecture, Reflexive Architecture
Objectives of the Course
To build up the concepts that will help in understanding Modernism and Postmodernism
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P3 To have the ability to develop discourse, theory and practice by developing new concepts by having the knowledge of historical, geographical, social and cultural context to design and plan in the field of architecture. 1
P6 To have knowledge in the history of art and architecture on a national and international scale. 5
P16 To be able to express by establishing a connection between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the general culture of the individual. 2
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To comprehend the historical meaning of architecture, to follow the developments of the periods and to analyze their differences. P.6.1 1
O2 To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of art and architectural history. P.6.2 1
O3 Recognizing the characteristic periods in the history of architecture and art, and being able to read them through visuals. P.6.3 1
O4 Gains the ability to form a bond by establishing the relationship of spatial design development with cultural, social, political and historical concepts. P.6.6 1
O5 To be able to make comparisons between national and international values in art and design. P.16.3 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 19th century: Industrial revolution and Historicism
2 Chicago School. Wright. Arts &Crafts
3 Deutscher Werkbund. P. Behrens T. Garnier, A. Perret,
4 Art Nouveau
5 Avantgard movements: Futurism, Constructivism, Expressionism, De Stijl
6 Bauhaus
7 CIAM, Weissenhof, Mies van der Rohe
8 Wright, Art Deco
9 Le Corbusier
10 Totalitarian Architecture. Architecture after 1950
11 Regionalism. Historical context.
12 Postmodernism USA
13 Postmodernism Europe
14 Deconstructivism, Globalisation
Textbook or Material
Resources Banham, R., 1960, Theory and Design in the First Machine Age
Conrads, U,1970, Programs and manifesteos in Architecture on 20 th Century Architecture, The MIT Press
Leach, N, 1997, Rethinking Architecture, Routledge
Nesbitt, K., 1996, Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture:: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965 – 1995, Princeton Architectural Press
Pawley, M, 1990, Theory and Design in the Second Machine Age,Black well
Ventury, R, 1977 , Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture,Teh Museum Of Modern Art Papers,
Ventury, R.,Brown, D., S., 1977 , Las Vegas'ın Öğrettikleri, Şevki Vanlı Vakfı yayınları
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 2 28
Midterms 1 2 2
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 0 0 0
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 1 2 2
Total Work Load: 60
Total Work Load / 30 2
Course ECTS Credits: 2
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P6 P16
O1 To comprehend the historical meaning of architecture, to follow the developments of the periods and to analyze their differences. 5 -
O2 To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of art and architectural history. 5 -
O3 Recognizing the characteristic periods in the history of architecture and art, and being able to read them through visuals. 5 -
O4 Gains the ability to form a bond by establishing the relationship of spatial design development with cultural, social, political and historical concepts. 5 -
O5 To be able to make comparisons between national and international values in art and design. - 3