YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE

2020-2021 FALL SEMESTER

MİM1051-BUILDING THEORY AND DESIGN 1

GROUP 1-THURSDAY 16.00-18.00

PROF. DR. AYŞEN CİRAVOĞLU

WEEK	DATE	SUBJECT
1	08.10.20	INTRODUCTION, INFORMATION ON COURSE CONTENT
2	15.10.20	What is architecture? How architects create? How to create architectural ideas? What are architectural design processes? What is architectural concept? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Introduction   read: Course book,  pp.0-11 watch: TED2016 Michael Murphy, Architecture that's built to heal, https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_murphy_architecture_that_s_built_to_heal Jewish Museum, Berlin, D.Liebeskind, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ThUWEhpNzo recommended to watch: My Architect: A Son's Journey, 2003.
3	22.10.20	What is context in architecture? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE:Placing Architecture (Continued)  watch: Fallingwater House, F.L.Wright, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuZ0x5Qkgzg Farnsworth House, M.van der Rohe, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwzWOfG14ww Seul University, D. Perrault, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAO7F4YZGn0&list=PLIAeAeZi1_39A8eg78M8NtBwh8-R6D0iE&index=37 Igualada Cemetry, E. Mirrales, C. Pinos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk82OJvY0ww&list=PLIAeAeZi1_39A8eg78M8NtBwh8-R6D0iE&index=40
4	29.10.20	National holiday
5	05.11.20	What is site? How can we understand, analyze the site? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Placing Architecture (Continued) read: course book,  pp.12-20. watch: Pompidou Center, R.Rogers, R.Piano, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgHjHWbx7pw Kolumba Museum, P. Zumthor, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WArjmfxC6k4&t=254s Porto Architecture School, A. Siza, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0iEq8kNCEc
6	12.11.20	How climate, orientation, materials effect architecture? What is locality? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Placing Architecture (Continued) read: course book,  pp.21-27.  watch: Therme am Vals, P.Zumthor, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjX_eB_xnBY&t=209s
7	19.11.20	What is place? What is space? How can architecture create and sustain memory? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Placing Architecture (Continued) read: course book,  pp.28-33. watch:Castelveccio, C. Scarpa, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDniq_cljbk
8	26.11.20	EXAM week: no class in this date Submission 1
9	03.12.20	How can we define user in architecture?  What are the needs of the user? link to course material: DESIGN ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE: User Needs
10	10.12.20	What is function in architecture? link to course material: DESIGN ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Function watch: German Pavillion, M.van der Rohe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTAikqe0wPI&list=PLIAeAeZi1_39A8eg78M8NtBwh8-R6D0iE&index=36 Sendai Mediateque, T.Ito https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCjbTQaMogQ&list=PLIAeAeZi1_39A8eg78M8NtBwh8-R6D0iE&index=22 Rolex Center, SANAA, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNJPhpQ3-c&list=PLIAeAeZi1_39A8eg78M8NtBwh8-R6D0iE&index=47
11	17.12.20	What are the planning processes in architecture? What is an architectural program? link to course material: DESIGN ASPECTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Program and Planning Process
12	24.12.20	What is sustainability? How can we achieve sustainability in buildings? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Conteporary Ideas: Sustainability
13	31.12.20	What is computation in architecture? How can we use computation in architectural processes? link to course material: FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Contemporary Ideas: Architecture and Computation Submission 2
14	07.01.21	What are universal ideas in architecture? What is architecture for all? how can we achieve inclusive design in buildings? FUNDAMENTALS OF ARCHITECTURE: Contemporary Ideas: Architecture for all watch: Radical Accesibility: Making Buildings Work for Everyone, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD-U3Pflo9I&feature=emb_logo Building accesibility, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1xgTs28vXw&feature=emb_logo  read: course book, pp.124-145. MAKEUP WEEK: if they have a reasonable excuse students can submit 1st and 2nd submissions+ Submission 3
15	to be announced	FINAL EXAM

COURSE BOOK:

The Fundamentals of Architecture, L. Farrelly, AVA Publishing, Switzerland, 2007.
READING LIST: (students have to select one book from the list below and prepare a report)

Experiencing Architecture, S. E. Rasmussen, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1962.

The Architecture of Happiness, A. D. Botton, Pantheon Books, NewYork, 2006.

A Place of My Own, The Architecture of Daydreams, M. Pollan, Penguin Books, USA, 2008.
The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses, J. Pallasmaa, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.