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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Graduate Education Institute
Programme of Architecture Graduate Program With Thesis
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
82111116 Structural Approach to Architectural Designs 2026 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7,5 7,5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Master's (Second Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 7 / QF-EHEA: Level 2 / EQF-LLL: Level 7)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Mustafa Kemal ERVAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Mustafa Kemal ERVAN - [email protected]
Course Content
Load and force concepts in structures. Definition and classification of structural systems. General information about structural systems. Structural system-material-ground relationships. Examining, evaluating and discussing the examples of structural systems. Structural system selection in building design. Determining the properties of structures for product and production processes according to structural system differences. Determination and analysis of alternative choices in architectural applications according to the performance criteria of structural systems.
Objectives of the Course
It is aimed that the structural approaches to architectural designs depend on which criteria and how architectural solutions can be determined by considering these criteria.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Taşıyıcı sistemler-genel bilgiler ve sınıflandırma
2 Yapılarda yük ve kuvvet kavramları.
3 Yapı-zemin ilişkileri, temeller.
4 Yığma yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
5 Betonarme taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
6 Ahşap taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
7 Çelik taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
8 Uzay kafes taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
9 Yüzeysel taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
10 Şişirme (Pnömatik) taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
11 Kablolu ve asma-germe taşıyıcılı yapı tasarımlarına strüktürel yaklaşım.
12 Öğrenci araştırma çalışması
13 Öğrenci araştırma konularının sunumları
14 Öğrenci araştırma konularının sunumları.
Textbook or Material
Resources Ambrose, J., Building Construction-Enclosure Systems, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1990.
Charleson, A., Structure as Architecture: A Source Book for Architects and Structural Engineers, Architectural Press, 2005.
Çamlıbel, N., Mimarlıkta Taşıyıcı Sistemler, (Birinci Baskı), İstanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2000.
Hürol, Y., Tectonics of Structural Systems: An Architectural Approach, Routledge, 2016.
Kronenburg, R., Portable Architecture (Third Edition), Elsevier/Architectural Press, Oxford, 2003.
Mc Mullin, P. W., Price, J. S., Persellin, E. H., Concrete Design, Routledge, 2016.
Meıstermann, A., Adım Adım Taşıyıcı Sistemler, (Birinci Baskı), (Çeviren: Tuğçe Selin Tağmat), Yem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2012.
Onouye, S., Ching, F.D.K., Zuberbuhler, D., Çizimlerle Taşıyıcı Sistemler, (Neslihan Güçmen), Yem Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2017.
Orton, A., The Way We Build Now: Form, Scale and Technique, Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) Co. Ltd., Wokingham, Berkshire, 1988.
Salvadori, M., Levy, M., Structural Design In Architecture, Prentice- Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, A.B.D., 1981.
Salvadori, M., Why Buildings Stand Up-The Strength of Architecture, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1982.
Sandaker, B. N., Eggen, A. P., Cruvellier, M. R., The Structural Basis of Architecture, (Second Edition), Routledge, 2011.
Türkçü, H. Ç., Çağdaş Taşıyıcı Sistemler, (İkinci Baskı), Birsen Yayınevi, İstanbul, 2017.
Türkçü, H. Ç., Çekmeye Çalışan Taşıyıcı Sistemler, Eylül Yayınları,1997.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms - -
Final Exam - -
Total 0 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 0 0 0
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 0 0 0
Midterms 0 0 0
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 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 0
Total Work Load / 30 0
Course ECTS Credits: 0