Course Descriptions

Design-presentation relationship. Evaluating and managing the design process. Form-function-space relations. User-space and reinforcement-space relationships. Plan-section relations. Project presentation and presentation applications. Functional, technical and aesthetic expressions of spaces. Three-dimensional sketch perspective applications. 1/50 design and drawing principles of different spaces. Applications of working environments. Site plan, housing plan, appearance, section drawing techniques.

Basic elements of art and design. Basic Art elements and principles. Three-dimensional model exercises. Design principles. Light and shadow. Color, form, balance, rhythm and proportion studies. Dot, line, plane, texture. Color, light-shadow. Ratio, scale, balance-Harmony-Contrast. Fulness-Emptiness. Modular system. Structure / Wooden Frame. Form transformation.

Photoshop and visual presentation preparation. Principles of visual presentation. Visual Presentation Criteria. Photoshop commands. Tools expressions. Transferring images to Photoshop. Plan, section, appearance painting techniques. Visualization techniques. Color and detailing.

Definition and history of material. Factors affecting building design and material selection. Materials used in buildings. Basic properties of materials. Physical problems affecting the material. Usage areas in the structure. Production methods and application methods. Natural stones. Binding materials. Mortars and Concrete. Ceramic, Glass, Metal, Wood, Plastic building materials. Paint, Varnish, Lacquer. Insulation and Connection Materials.

The founding dynamics of the Republic. Economic policy between statism and liberalism. The debates on Kemalism as an ideology. Kadro movement. New generation of Republican intellectuals. Second World War and Turkey. Integration to the Post-war World order. The Cold War and Turkey. Democratic Party. The 27 May Military Intervention and the constitution of 1961. 1960s new cultural and political dynamics. 12 March Military Intervention. Cyprus as an international question and the formation of European Union. The 1970s and political polarization. The 1980 military intervention and the 1982 Constitution. Özal governments. Social transformation in Turkey from 1980s to 1990s.

Features and types of narration. Types of writing and dialogue. The narration of oral and written communication, presentation skills, language and communication skills through selected texts of World and Turkish literature. The relationship between language and literature. Enrichment of language through literature. Inventive literature texts. The relationship between consideration and language. Analyze of terms and concepts through literary texts. The summary of literary movements in Turkish literature.

General English structures and expressions. Exchange of information on topics of personal opinions, interest or everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). Structured interview statements. Personal details, daily routines, wants and needs, requests for information. Simplified letters, brochures and short newspaper articles. Descriptions of events, past activities and personal experiences. Plans and predictions. Basic expressions for paraphrasing. Description of places and lifestyles.

Introducing the elements that make up the rough structure of architecture. Types of structures in terms of transport. Architectural building, building elements, structure types. Masonry and carcass structures, foundations, walls. Stone walls, mesh types. Garden walls, stone walls, beams and warp. Brick walls. Carrier, divider brick walls. Various types of bricks, perforated bricks, ytong. Formation of spaces in the walls. Lintel, beams and arches. Wall gaps. Thresholds, windowsills. Wooden frame structures. Carrier elements, base, uprights, strut. Wood masonry structures, wooden floors. Reinforced concrete structures. Structural elements, columns, beams and struts. Prefabricated structures. Applications of various scales.

Fine structure components and their functions. Performance evaluations and application principles. Suspended ceilings. Raised floors. Movable divider walls. Windows. Railing and handrails. Metal work. Single wing and fixed glass joinery. Biplane medium registered joinery. Sash window. Assortment of materials in the sales fronts entrance front. Creating spaces with glazed systems. Light dividers and cupboard systems. Application techniques of office environment partition systems.

Human anthropological measures. Human actions. Relations between spaces in housing. Types of spaces depending on functions in houses. Criteria for space design. Heating, ventilation and lighting requirements and drawing techniques. Residential space studies (living, dining, working, sleeping, service spaces kitchen, bathroom, WC) design and application drawings. 1/50, 1/50 scale studio circle drawing applications.