Course Descriptions

Computer-aided design drawing tools and techniques. CAD based programs. Drawing commands and simple geometric drawings. Editing commands, layer drawing techniques. Dimensioning and scale. Difference and similarity between Scale and Allign topics. Drawing dimensioning and standards. Program standard settings. Two-dimensional plan drawings.

Design theory, meaning and models of design. Craft / Art / Design relation. First designs in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Concept of craft in ancient world. Classical and Hellenistic Period: From Architecture to Interior Design: Furniture Production and Design. Roman Period Anonymous design; objects and new design techniques. Design objects in everyday life in Byzantium: Interior designs. Designs of spatial and living objects in the medieval tradition in Europe. Renaissance and Baroque design. Developments in Baroque and Roccoco period design. Design-oriented developments in Europe in the process of innovation.

Spatial layout and design of a residence (detached house or apartment). Subject program and functional functioning scheme. Design process and stages. Application of design process. Development of different solutions. Space design and organization. Determination of user requirement and function diagrams. Working on the site plan and plan proposals. Alternative plan solution suggestions. Lecture and presentation techniques.

Theoretical and practical training practice. Participation in design, drawing, presentation activities in Architecture, Interior Architecture and design offices or firms. development of project drawing, production, management, application skills.

General English structures and expressions. Description of events, feelings and wishes. Necessity, obligation, prohibition and possibility expressions. Language for giving advice. Real and unreal conditions, situations. Phrases and expressions related to more abstract, cultural topics such as films, books, music etc. Commonly confused verbs. Phrases and expressions related to personal experiences and recent past events. Structures emphasizing the actions and the objects. Phrases of movement. Phrasal verbs.

Ladders and roofs within the scope of the rough structure. General information about stairs; ladder shapes, step sizes, width, length. Ladder transport and construction systems. Coating on reinforced concrete stairs. Artificial and natural stone, wood and plastic coatings. Balanced stairs, balancing. Construction systems on wooden staircases. Metal stairs, railing and handrails. Full spiral (circular) stairs, prefabricated stairs. Applications of various scales from detail to whole.

Functions, performance evaluations and application principles of building components for finishing and completing the structure. Suspended ceilings, raised floors, demountable partitions, windows, ironmongery, balustrades.

Spaces design criteria of environments such as hotels, restaurants, offices and shops used in different functions. Relations between spaces. Types of spaces depending on different actions. Criteria for interior design. Heating, ventilation and lighting requirements. Design and application drawings of hotels, restaurants, offices, shops.

Computer-aided design drawing tools and techniques. CAD based programs. Drawing commands and advanced geometric drawings. Editing commands, layer drawing techniques. Dimensioning and scale. Difference and similarity between Scale and Allign topics. Drawing dimensioning and standards. Program settings. Use of all advanced commands in AutoCAD. Two-dimensional plan drawings. Three-dimensional perspective drawings.

Rasyonelleşmenin tasarıma etkileri. Modern ve Post-Modern dönemin önemli tasarım anlayışları. Günümüz sanat ve tasarım ilişkileri. Sanayii Devrimi ve tasarım. Endüstri öncesi, endüstri dönemi ve sonrası Objelerin ve hizmet tasarımının karakteristikleri. ‘Arts ve Crafts’ (Sanat ve El Sanatları/Zanaat) hareketi ve William Morris. Art Nouveau (Fransa), Jugenstil (Almanya), Sezession (Avusturya). Endüstriyel kültür. Estetik ve Modernizm. Avant-garde sanatçılar. İtalya ve fütüristler. Rusya ve konstrüktivistler. Hollanda’da De Stijl. Sanat ve teknoloji. Bauhaus’un kuruluşu: 1919 Walter Gropius. Amerika’da endüstriyel tasarım. Bölgeselleşme ve Globalleşme. Türkiye’de tasarım.