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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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ARCHITECTURE
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Elective
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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The course invites students to evaluate their previous design projects through a teleological perspective, critically.
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Course Content
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Students will revisit the underlying knowledge, research, processes, and intentions that informed their past work. By integrating knowledge-based design mindsets, and methods that prioritizes grounding the design, the course emphasizes innovative, research-driven representation techniques. Theoretical lectures, workshops, peer reviews, and panel critiques will guide students in refining their portfolios, transforming them into tools that articulate intellectual and conceptual depth. The course will position students as reflective architects, showcasing their ability to base their design processes on research, analysis, and theoretical frameworks, scholarly. By the end of the semester, students will present portfolios that not only reflect their past projects but also demonstrate mastery of knowledge-based architectural thinking and representation.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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The course adopts an active and participatory teaching methodology, fostering a learning environment where students and instructors mutually and collectively contribute to the process. Instructors act as facilitators, guiding students through the processes of accessing, interpreting, critically evaluating, and articulating design knowledge. Learning is structured through interactive discussions, iterative portfolio development, and structured critique sessions, allowing students to actively shape their intellectual trajectories. Workshops and studio sessions emphasize experiential, hands-on exploration, encouraging students to develop personalized methodologies for representing and communicating design knowledge. Grounded in an action-research approach, the dynamic and two-way learning ensures that knowledge construction is a shared and evolving process. Students are empowered to develop their portfolios through self-directed inquiry, guided reflection, and collaborative critique.
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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( ARCH201 ) and ( ARCH221 ) and ( ARCH223 ) and ( ARCH231 ) and ( ARCH202 ) and ( ARCH232 ) and ( ARCH250 ) and ( ARCH222 ) and ( ARCH224 )
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Course Coordinator
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Research Assist.Dr. ÖMER FARUK ALP omerfarukaalp@gmail.com
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Name of Lecturers
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Asist Prof.Dr. ÖMER DEVRİM AKSOYAK
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Assistants
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Asist Prof.Dr. ÖMER DEVRİM AKSOYAK omer.aksoyak@agu.edu.tr
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Cross, N. (2011). Design thinking: Understanding how designers think and work. Berg.
Davis, M. (2017). Graphic design theory: Readings from the field. Princeton Architectural Press.
Eraut, M. (1994). Developing professional knowledge and competence. Falmer Press.
Lawson, B. (2006). How designers think: The design process demystified (4th ed.). Architectural Press
Oxman, R. (2006). Theory and design in the first digital age. Design Studies, 27(3), 229-265.
Schön, D. A. (1983). The reflective practitioner: How professionals think in action. Basic Books.
Schön, D. A. (1987). Educating the reflective practitioner. Jossey-Bass.
Tufte, E. R. (1990). Envisioning information. Graphics Press.
Tufte, E. R. (2001). The visual display of quantitative information. Graphics Press.
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Enrollment requires students to make their previous design studio projects (ARCH102 to ARCH402), including the final product and those from the studio process, openly accessible as course materials
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Course Category
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Social Sciences
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%50
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Science
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%50
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