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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
00371754 Literature and Architecture 4 Autumn 7 2+0+0 4 4
Course Type Elective
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
10.00-12.00
Course Content
Bu ders kapsamında, her hafta farklı temalar ve seçilen edebiyat ürünleri üzerinden eleştirel mimari/mekansal okumalar ve tartışmalar yapılacaktır. Bu bağlamda ele alınacak temalar arasında, mekan-zamansallık, modernitenin eleştirisi, banliyo hayatı, kapitalist mekan, ütopya-distopyalar sayılabilir.
Objectives of the Course
This course will study how time, space, and people are represented in literature and architecture. At the intersection of these two areas, the predetermined themes will be examined at. Through the spirit of the eras and philosophical/intellectual turning points, it seeks to critically investigate literature, the thresholds in the evolution of architecture, and the city.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
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
P10 Ability to evaluate, select and integrate structural, environmental, security, building envelope and building service systems in building design. 2
P11 To have knowledge about professional, scientific and ethical responsibilities and their legal consequences. 5
P12 To have the ability to communicate effectively (reading, writing, expressing ideas). 4
P14 To have the ability to work in a team with different disciplines when necessary. 4
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. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 To be able to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. P.16.2 1,3
O2 To be able to make comparisons between national and international values in art and design. P.16.3 1,3
O3 To be able to organize collaboration with different disciplines. P.16.4 1,3
** 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 The relationship between literature and architecture
2 Space and Time in Lİterature
3 Modernity and Social Criticism
4 Critique of Suburban Life
5 Critique of Capitalist Space
6 the Future of Architecture -Utopia/Dystopia
7 the Future of Architecture -Utopia/Dystopia
8 Architecture of Space
9 Architect figure in literature
10 City and literature
11 City and literature
12 Description of the place
13 Spirit of place in literature
14 Architects who write
Textbook or Material
Resources Hikmet Temel Akarsu, Nevnihal Erdoğan, Türkiz Özbursalı Çağdaş Dünya Edebiyatında Edebiyatta Mimarlık, 2021, Yem Yayınları
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 5 20 (%)
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 20 (%)
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 10 10
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 5 8 40
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 1 14 14
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 120
Total Work Load / 30 4
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P16
O1 To be able to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. 4
O2 To be able to make comparisons between national and international values in art and design. 5
O3 To be able to organize collaboration with different disciplines. 3