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SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5ARCA103URBAN DESIGN COMPETITIONS2+2+04619.09.2025

 
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 Understanding the historical, theoretical, and practical significance of urban design competitions in shaping cities.
Analyzing competition briefs to identify design challenges, objectives, and evaluation criteria.
Developing innovative urban design strategies in response to real or simulated competition scenarios.
Communicating design ideas effectively through visual, verbal, and written representation techniques suitable for competition submissions.
Course Content This course explores the culture, process, and significance of urban design competitions as a means of shaping contemporary cities. Through case studies, lectures, and studio-based exercises, students will engage with real and hypothetical competition briefs to understand how urban design ideas are developed, communicated, and evaluated within competitive frameworks. The course will also address the role of competitions in public policy, architectural discourse, and professional practice.
Course Methods and Techniques The course employs case studies, lectures, and studio-based exercises. Students work on real and hypothetical competition briefs to practice developing, presenting, and evaluating urban design ideas within competitive frameworks.
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( ARCH202 ) and ( ARCH222 )
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor NİHAN MUŞ ÖZMEN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

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Field %100

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
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Ara Teslim ve Jüri 1 4 4
F2F Dersi 12 4 48
Pin-Up 1 4 4
Sınıf İçi Aktivitesi 12 4 48
Final Teslimi ve Jüri 1 0 0
Sunum için Hazırlık 3 4 12
Teslim İçin Hazırlık 3 4 12
Proje 1 0 0
Araştırma 14 4 56
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 184

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Interpret urban design competition briefs using theoretical and practical knowledge.
2 Develop urban design proposals by integrating multi-scalar and interdisciplinary thinking.
3 Present design ideas using appropriate visual and verbal representation techniques.
4 Evaluate existing competition entries and personal design strategies critically and creatively.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to Urban Design Competitions: Definitions, types (open, invited, ideas, project competitions) Historical overview: competitions that changed cities
2 Actors and Institutions: Clients, organizers, juries, and stakeholders Ethics and politics in competition processes
3 Reading Competition Briefs: Site analysis, program requirements, selection criteria
4 Urban Design Methodologies for Competitions: Concept development, master planning, visual storytelling
5 Presentation Techniques: Graphic layout, diagramming, mapping, narrative construction
6 Presentation Techniques: Graphic layout, diagramming, mapping, narrative construction
7 Case Studies: Analysis of selected international competitions
8 Case Studies: Analysis of selected international competitions
9 Case Studies: Analysis of selected international competitions
10 Studio Component: Group or individual participation in a simulated or real competition Concept proposal Full competition package
11 Studio Component: Group or individual participation in a simulated or real competition Concept proposal Full competition package ""
12 Studio Component: Group or individual participation in a simulated or real competition Concept proposal Full competition package
13 Studio Component: Group or individual participation in a simulated or real competition Concept proposal Full competition package
14 Studio Component: Group or individual participation in a simulated or real competition Concept proposal Full competition package

 
Sustainable Development Goals
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
C1 5 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2
C2 3 4 5 5 3 4 4 3 2 2 2 2
C3 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 5 1 3 2 5
C4 3 5 3 3 2 5 4 3 2 2 3 3

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

  
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