Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
5	ARCA101	EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN STUDIO	2+2+0	4	6	19.09.2025

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	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Discussing the interactions of the furniture with the user and relations of the street furniture with its context. Interpreting ideas through necessary illustrations and architectural drawings through design process. Examining interdisciplinary study during a design process. Analyzing the behaviors of different materials to produce a design and different production techniques of a design with details.
Course Content	This course teaches students how to use experimental design to solve interdisciplinary design problems and create industrial products that meet user requirements and context. It is focused on not only a design process but also its technical and application project/process requirements. Students in the course will design an industrial product according to a given concept. The concept changes each semester to ensure that students are exposed to a variety of design challenges.
Course Methods and Techniques	The course is structured around modules that are determined by the topic of each term. At the end of each module, students are expected to submit their outputs. Throughout the design process, students are required to use digital tools, drawings, and physical models.
Prerequisites and co-requisities	( ARCH202 ) and ( ARCH222 ) and ( ARCH232 ) and ( ARCH231 )
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Instructor Dr. Nihan Muş Özmen nihan.mus@agu.edu.tr
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources

de Certeau, M. (1984). The practice of everyday life (S. Rendall, Trans.). University of California Press. (Original work published 1980).
IDEO.org. (2015). The field guide to human-centered design. IDEO.
Jacobs, J. (1961). The death and life of great American cities. New York: Random House.
Lynch, K. (1960). The image of the city. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Pallasmaa, J. (2005). The eyes of the skin: Architecture and the senses. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Course Category

Field

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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	5	% 30
Yarıl yılSonu Sınavı/Dönem Projesinin Başarı Notuna Katkısı	1	% 40
Ödev	5	% 30
Total	11	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Kritik	8	1	8
Münazara	8	1	8
Tartışma	6	2	12
Ev Ödevi	5	4	20
Final Teslimi ve Jüri	1	10	10
Okuma	5	3	15
Araştırma	13	4	52
Kişisel Çalışma	8	3	24
Stüdyo Çalışması	6	2	12
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 6 161

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

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Examine the human dimensions and ergonomics and the relations of the design with the user
2	Interpret diverse user scenarios and use them as an input during the design process
3	Create architectural drawings and sketches expressing design ideas.
4	Propose a design regarding its relations with its context through critical thinking
5	Make use of suitable materials during the design process for prototype of the design and realizing process of it.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Investigation about the Given Topic Introduction: The topic and the process
2	Outputs of the Interviews + Initial Ideas The Default Body in the City: Experiencing urban space through the lens of the mobile, healthy, adult individual
3	Outputs of the Interviews + Initial Ideas The Aging Body in the City: Navigating the city with limited mobility, slower pace, and heightened sensitivity to comfort
4	Outputs of the Interviews + Initial Ideas The Child’s Scale of the City: Reading the urban environment through play, exploration, and spatial exclusion
5	Outputs of the Interviews + Initial Ideas Nonhuman Bodies in the City: Experiencing urban life from the perspective of an animal.
6	Outputs of the Interviews + Initial Ideas Experiencing the City with Disabilities: Accessibility and alternative modes of perception
7	Individual Works / Design Concept / Discussions / Reviews
8	Individual Works / Design Concept / Discussions / Reviews
9	Individual Works / Design Concept / Discussions / Reviews
10	Individual Works / Form / Discussions / Reviews
11	Individual Works / Form / Discussions / Reviews
12	Model Making Methods and Programs
13	Individual Works / Prototype / Discussions / Reviews
14	Individual Works / Production Details / Discussions / Reviews

Recommended Optional Programme Components

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Sustainable Development Goals

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	P2	P3	P6	P8	P12
C1	4	4	4		3
C2	4	4	4	5	3
C3	4	4	4	5	3
C4	4	4	4		3
C5	4	4	4	5	3

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

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