Course Details

ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY & THEORY 1

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
2	ARCH132	ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY & THEORY 1	3+0+0	3	4

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	ARCHITECTURE
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	The course aims to create a critical point of view over cultures and architectures of the early civilizations from the settlement of first cities to the end of the Middle Ages and comprehend the interactions and conflicts of their social environment, technics, and technologies.
Course Content	In this course, architectural and historical backgrounds of the cultures and ideas are examined to evaluate their formal characteristics in a contextual approach. The course also generates a research environment to discover not only the impressions or expressions and their artifacts, but also the social order, art, and culture of the ancient civilizations.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	( ARCH101 )
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof.Dr. Nisa Semiz nisa.semiz@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Alberti, L. B. On the Art of Building in Ten Books, MIT Press.1992 Aslanapa, O. Turkish Art and Architecture, London, Ankara.1971, 2004. Gombrich, E. The Story of Art, Phaidon, 1966. Fletcher, B. History of Architecture, Butterworth. 1996. Freely, J. Byzantine Monuments in Istanbul, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hillenbrand, R. Islamic Architecture: Form, Function, and Meaning, New York: Columbia University Press, 1994. Jarzombek, M.M. Prakash, V., Ching, F.D. A Global History of Architecture. John Wiley & Sons, 2006. Jones, D. Architecture: The Whole Story. Munich; New York: Prestel, 2014. Krautheimer, R. Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture, Harmondsworth. 1986. Kruft, H. W. A History of Architectural Theory from Vitruvius to the Pre, Princeton Architectural Press. 1994. Kuban, D. Mimarlık Kavramları, YEM Yayınları, İstanbul.2007. Milburn, R. Early Christian Art and Architecture, London. 1988. Mitchell, G. Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning, Thames & Hudson, 1984. Panofsky, E. Gotik Mimarlık ve Skolastik Felsefe, Kabalcı Yayınları. 1995. Roth, L. M. Understanding Architecture: Its Elements, History, and Meaning. Westview Press, 2006.

Course Category

Social Sciences	%50
Field	%50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı	12	% 12
Quiz/Küçük Sınav	4	% 16
Arazi/Saha Çalışmalası (Teknik Geziler, İnceleme Gezileri vb)	1	% 7
Final examination	1	% 35
Diğer (Staj vb.)	1	% 30
Total	19	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
F2F Dersi	14	3	42
Sunum için Hazırlık	1	8	8
Sunum	1	6	6
Kısa Sınav	4	1	4
Araştırma	1	10	10
Kişisel Çalışma	13	1	13
Teknik Gezi	1	12	12
Der Dışı Final Sınavı	1	12	12
Ders Dışı Ara Sınav	1	12	12
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 119

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Determine how societies and lifestyles define cultures.
2	Compare the effects of the local characteristics on the development of architecture.
3	Criticize historical continuity and architectural development.
4	Determine ‘the building’ as an architectural artifact formed by social, economic, and cultural aspects.
5	Create an intellectual opinion and a personal reflection on the history and culture of the architectural discourse.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to the course: policies Introduction lecture
2	The Agricultural Revolution and the birth of the organized societies: Mesopotamia
3	The Agricultural Revolution and the birth of the organized societies: Egypt
4	First Empires and Common Cultures of Afro-Eurasia I: Assyrians- Hittites- Mycenaean + Minoan cultures
5	First Empires and Common Cultures of Afro-Eurasia II: Persian – Greek cultures
6	First Empires and Common Cultures of Afro-Eurasia III: Hellenistic period
7	The Roman World I
8	Roman World II
9	Emergence of the universal religions, the societies and architecture I: Christianity
10	Emergence of the universal religions, the societies and architecture II: Islam
11	The Byzantine Architecture during the Middle Ages
12	Architecture of Muslim Societies in the 9th -12th century
13	The Medieval Europe I: Romanesque Architecture
14	Ortaçağ Avrupası I: Gothic Mimari

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant

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