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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
82111117 Current Discourses in Architecture 2026 Autumn 1 3+0+0 7 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. Özlem DEMİRKAN
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Özlem DEMİRKAN - [email protected]
Course Content
Aalto, Kahn, Late modernism, High Tech, Organic Architecture, Art Deco, Art Modern, South America and Japan, Postmodernism, Klasizm, Monumentality, Rationalism, Dekonstruktivism, , Architectural Curvilinearity, the Pliant, the Supple , Everyday life, Junkspace, Technology, Place, Criticality
Objectives of the Course
This course is aimed to provide practical and theoretical information on contemporary discourses in architecture
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
P1 Alanında ileri düzey kuramsal ve uygulamalı bilgi sahibi olma ve bilgiyi kullanma 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 P.1.1 3,5
O2 P.1.2 3,5
O3 P.1.3 3,5
O4 P.1.4 3,5
** 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 Modernism
2 Aalto, Kahn
3 Late modernism
4 High Tech, Organic Architecture
5 Art Deco, Art Modern, South America and Japan
6 Postmodernism, Klasizsm and Monumentality
7 Rasyonalism, Dekonstruktivism,
8 Architectural Curvilinearity, the Pliant, the Supple
9 Midterm exam
10 Everyday life, Junk space
11 Place
12 Criticality
13 Presentations
14 Presentations
Textbook or Material
Resources Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Venturi, R., Scott Brown, D., Izenour, S., 1994, Learning From Las Vegas, The MIT Press.
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Practice - -
Field Study - -
Homework 3 10 (%)
Presentation 2 10 (%)
Seminar - -
Listening - -
Midterms 1 20 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 3 14 42
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 2 14 28
Midterms 1 30 30
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 3 15 45
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 2 13 26
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 30 30
Other 1 24 24
Total Work Load: 225
Total Work Load / 30 7,50
Course ECTS Credits: 8
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1
O1 Güncel mimarlık kuramlarını tanımlayabilme ve eleştirel olarak değerlendirebilme. 5
O2 Kentsel, çevresel, toplumsal ve teknolojik verileri analiz ederek tasarım kararlarına entegre edebilme. 3
O3 Mimari kuram ile uygulama arasındaki ilişkiyi tarihsel ve kültürel bağlamda inceleyebilme. 3
O4 Güncel tartışma alanlarını tanımlayabilme. 4