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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
Programme of Interior Architecture
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
00220203 Building Information 1 Spring 2 2+2+0 7 7
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. Nazım KOÇU
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Nazım KOÇU A-105 [email protected] 7454 Monday
11:00-12:30
Course Content
Theoretical knowledge is given about structural information, materials and structure. The students are required to apply the necessary information in the architectural design and application projects in a scale of 1/50, 1/20 and to reinforce the applications with research and drawing assignments.
Objectives of the Course
Description of material-shape relationship, construction and construction systems, development of building structure systems and details and their ability to transform them into practice.
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
P1 Having the ability to make environmentally friendly, universal design and planning, taking into account physical, social and economic factors. 3
P4 To have multidimensional knowledge and understanding in the field of interior architecture. To have the ability to use this information to make the necessary applications in the relevant field. 5
P6 Having the knowledge and skills to design by taking into account environmental data, land conditions and user needs. 4
P2 Having professional, scientific and ethical responsibilities and being informed about their legal consequences 5
P9 Having the ability to work in teams with different disciplines when necessary 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Understands the concept and principles of design for all P.1.1 5
O2 Ability to propose environmentally friendly solutions for interior architecture projects P.1.5 5
O3 Explaining the relationship between environment and human being P.1.7 5
O4 Ability to connect environment and interior space P.1.9 5
O5 Skills on solving limited basic techological problems and representing choice of materials and systems P.7.3 5
O6 To obtain the ability to apply theoretical and conceptual knowledge P.4.1 5
O7 To obtain the ability to apply scientific and technical knowledge P.4.2 5
O8 Learning structures and properties of materials from production to using them in structures. P.5.1 5
O9 Taking right decisions for choosing materials considering the environmental factors and users'requirements P.5.2 5
O10 Using the materials in the building at right places. P.5.3 3
O11 Acquisition of relevant knowledge, evaluation, recording and implementation skills in architectural processes. P.5.4 5
O12 Having knowledge about relevant standards in material selection P.5.5 5
O13 Noticing the integration between human and physical environment P.6.1 5
O14 Understanding the main principles of building envelope design and also learning the main principles about building service systems consisting of installation, electric, safety, fire protection systems P.6.2 5
O15 Ability to design details against the negative effects of heat, water and humidity in building construction solutions P.6.5 5
O16 To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of art and interior architectural history P.3.2 5
O17 Understanding the past and present of interior architecture P.3.6 5
O18 Knowing project, construction site, time management P.2.2 5
O19 Will be able to apply ethical principles in the work stages defined by the architects from the beginning to the end. P.2.6 6
O20 Have theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of communication and have knowledge about all dimensions of communication processes. P.8.3 5
O21 Starting from the design process, financial management, business planning, time management, risk management, recognizing the factors affecting the application and understanding the basic principles of architectural application management. P.9.3 5
O22 Ability to establish relationships between interior architectural, architectural and engineering projects and the construction site P.9.5 5
O23 Having knowledge about working principles and relationships between employees such as architects, foremen and masters in the working environment. P.9.6 5
O24 Providing the understanding that allows self improvement and update of the gained multimedia skills P.10.3 5
O25 P.11.1 5
O26 P.11.4 5
O27 P.11.6 5
** 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 Introduction to Building-Building-Construction-Structure Concepts, General information about building systems,
2 Building Formation Process, Building Materials, Building Components, Building Elements, Application of the plan to the ground (application),
3 Factors Affecting the Building, Construction Process, Examples of faulty applications in the building,
4 Construction Systems I (Masonry), Soil properties, Foundations, Brick walls, masonry types,
5 Construction Systems II (Skeleton), Structural systems, application examples, elevation and slope calculations,
6 Forces Acting on the Structure, static and dynamic loads, earthquake effects
7 Floors, columns and beams and floor relations,
8 Classification of Floors, flooring types (mushroom, ribbed, hollow block, etc.),
9 midterm exam
10 Walls, Joints,
11 Doors and Windows
12 stairs
13 Roofs, examples of roofs,
14 Reinforced concrete buildings, Roofs Application
15 final
Textbook or Material
Resources Erten, E., 2014, Construction in Architecture, Birsen Publishing House, Istanbul.
Oymael, S., 2015, Yapı Bilgisi 1, Birsen Publishing House, Istanbul.
ARSLAN, Metin, Building Technologies, Walls, Reinforced Concrete System Elements, Stairs, Doors, Roofs, Seçkin Publishing, 2008, Ankara,
YÜCESOY, Lemi, Foundations, Walls, Floors, YEM., Yapı Publication No: 41, 2004, Istanbul
ANONYMOUS, TS.500, Design and Construction Rules of Reinforced Concrete Structures, February, 2000.
ELDEM, S. Hakkı., Yapı, Birsen Publishing House, 2015, Istanbul
ERTEN, E., 2014, Building-Construction in Architecture, Birsen Publishing House, Istanbul,
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice 4 -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 4 -
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 4 56
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 1 3 3
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 6 8 48
Practice 8 8 64
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 4 8 32
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 3 3
Other 2 2 4
Total Work Load: 210
Total Work Load / 30 7
Course ECTS Credits: 7
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11
O1 Understands the concept and principles of design for all - - - - - - - - - - -
O2 Ability to propose environmentally friendly solutions for interior architecture projects - - - - - - - - - - -
O3 Explaining the relationship between environment and human being - - - - - - - - - - -
O4 Ability to connect environment and interior space - - - - - - - - - - -
O5 Knowing project, construction site, time management - - - - - - - - - - -
O6 Will be able to apply ethical principles in the work stages defined by the architects from the beginning to the end. - - - - - - - - - - -
O7 To gain a theoretical basis of the concepts and the terminology of art and interior architectural history - - - - - - - - - - -
O8 Understanding the past and present of interior architecture - - - - - - - - - - -
O9 To obtain the ability to apply theoretical and conceptual knowledge - - - - - - - - - - -
O10 To obtain the ability to apply scientific and technical knowledge - - - - - - - - - - -
O11 Learning structures and properties of materials from production to using them in structures. - - - - - - - - - - -
O12 Taking right decisions for choosing materials considering the environmental factors and users'requirements - - - - - - - - - - -
O13 Using the materials in the building at right places. - - - - - - - - - - -
O14 Acquisition of relevant knowledge, evaluation, recording and implementation skills in architectural processes. - - - - - - - - - - -
O15 Having knowledge about relevant standards in material selection - - - - - - - - - - -
O16 Noticing the integration between human and physical environment - - - - - - - - - - -
O17 Understanding the main principles of building envelope design and also learning the main principles about building service systems consisting of installation, electric, safety, fire protection systems - - - - - - - - - - -
O18 Ability to design details against the negative effects of heat, water and humidity in building construction solutions - - - - - - - - - - -
O19 Skills on solving limited basic techological problems and representing choice of materials and systems - - - - - - - - - - -
O20 Have theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of communication and have knowledge about all dimensions of communication processes. - - - - - - - - - - -
O21 Starting from the design process, financial management, business planning, time management, risk management, recognizing the factors affecting the application and understanding the basic principles of architectural application management. - - - - - - - - - - -
O22 Ability to establish relationships between interior architectural, architectural and engineering projects and the construction site - - - - - - - - - - -
O23 Having knowledge about working principles and relationships between employees such as architects, foremen and masters in the working environment. - - - - - - - - - - -
O24 Providing the understanding that allows self improvement and update of the gained multimedia skills - - - - - - - - - - -
O25 Farklı disiplinler arasındaki farkı bulabilme - - - - - - - - - - -
O26 Farklı disiplinlerle işbirliğini organize edebilme. - - - - - - - - - - -
O27 Güncel yaklaşımları yenilikçi uygulamaları tasarlayabilme - - - - - - - - - - -