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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
00261652 Traditional Turkish Architecture 3 Spring 6 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) Lect. Ayşenur DAĞ GÜRCAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Lect. Ayşenur DAĞ GÜRCAN A-207 [email protected] 7604 Thursday
10.00
Course Content
To define the concepts of settlement and rural settlement, vernacular architecture, and to learn traditional housing texture and plan typologies. To gain knowledge and skills about street texture, plan scheme, interior furnishing elements.
Objectives of the Course
To inform future architects about vernacular and traditional architecture, which are the products of society; to examine the solutions they bring to universal problems and to introduce local and traditional architecture from which lessons should be learned.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
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
P7 To have the ability to develop discourse, theory and practice by developing new concepts, having knowledge in historical, geographical, social and cultural context, to be able to design and plan in the field of interior architecture. 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. 2
P3 To have knowledge in the history of art and interior architecture on a national and international scale 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Recognizing the characteristic periods in the history of interior architecture and art, and being able to read them through visuals. P.3.3 1
O2 Gains the ability to form a bond by establishing the relationship of spatial design development with cultural, social, political and historical concepts. P.3.5 1,5
O3 Understanding the past and present of interior architecture P.3.6 1,5
O4 Gain the ability to understand contextual factors affecting interior architecture and the built environment P.4.5 1
O5 Skills on examining the structure of a settlement in the context of morphological relations P.7.4 5
O6 Gain visual and written presentation skills P.7.6 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 the course, aim, method and contents of the course.
2 Concept of traditional architecture
3 Concepts of local architecture.
4 Samples of regional architecture around the world.
5 Local architecture in Anatolia
6 Turkish House concept and development, settlement-planning features
7 The concept, classification and features of Turkish house.
8 Midterm
9 Turkish Traditional Rooms
10 Samples of tradational architecture from Anatolia: Black Sea Region
11 Samples of tradational architecture from Anatolia: Eastern and Southeastern Region
12 Samples of tradational architecture from Anatolia: Aegean Region and the Mediterranean region
13 Samples of tradational architecture from Anatolia: Central Anatolian Region
14 Konya Traditional Houses
Textbook or Material
Resources Aran, K., Barınaktan Öte, Anadolu Kır Yapıları, Ankara, 2000
Eldem, S.H. (1968). Türk Evi Plan Tipleri (2.Baskı). İstanbul. İTÜ. Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework - -
Presentation 1 25 (%)
Projects - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 25 (%)
Final Exam 1 50 (%)
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 12 12
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 1 20 20
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 20 20
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 108
Total Work Load / 30 3,60
Course ECTS Credits: 4
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P3 P4 P7
O1 Recognizing the characteristic periods in the history of interior architecture and art, and being able to read them through visuals. 5 - -
O2 Gains the ability to form a bond by establishing the relationship of spatial design development with cultural, social, political and historical concepts. 5 - -
O3 Understanding the past and present of interior architecture 4 - -
O4 Gain the ability to understand contextual factors affecting interior architecture and the built environment - 3 -
O5 Skills on examining the structure of a settlement in the context of morphological relations - - 4
O6 Gain visual and written presentation skills - - 4