MİM229

School of Architecture and Design \ Architecture

3

4

Elective

Turkish

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Architecture

MIM 229 course explores the relationship between architecture, culture, and identity in various contexts. The course presents architecture as a built environment shaped by economic, sociological, and technological components, adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Additionally, it examines the process of identity construction through architecture as a form of cultural production.

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MIM 229 course aims to examine the representation of architectural and urban identity through selected buildings and cities. It focuses on the definition of public space, space, and place concepts, as well as cultural continuity and the cultural codes that sustain it. Additionally, the course explores how intercultural interactions influence this process and seeks to provide an understanding of the multiple parameters shaping architecture.

1. Understanding the multilayered nature of architecture as a built environment shaped by economic, sociological, and technological components. (Knowledge)
2. Comprehending the reciprocal relationship between space as a form of production and its interaction with culture and identity. (Knowledge)
3. Analyzing contextual, structural, and semantic characteristics of space through examples from world and Turkish architecture, and conducting a critical evaluation of architectural and urban space. (Skill)
4. Raising awareness of the preservation and sustainability of cultural heritage. (Competency)

Week 1: First Meeting + Introduction of the Course
Week 2: Understanding Architecture and Culture – Context
Week 3: Understanding Architecture and Identity – Identity: Difference/Majority-Minority, Right to the City, Public Space, Urban Space for All
Week 4: The Intercultural Journey of Art and Architecture – Exchange of Ideas, Cultural Hybridization
Week 5: Buildings and Place-Making – Genius Loci, Memory
Week 6: Urban Culture / Cultural Continuity – Rome and Istanbul
Week 7: Urban Culture / Cultural Continuity – Paris and Venice
Week 8: Assignment I – Presentation and Discussion
Week 9: Whose History? What and How Do We Preserve? – Cultural Heritage, Contemporary Threats and Issues
Week 10: Symbolic Destruction / Suppression of Identity – Power and Identity, Cultural Policies (Case Studies: Berlin, Ankara, Istanbul)
Week 11: The Hidden Life of Buildings – The Pantheon and Hagia Sophia
Week 12: Assignment II – Presentation and Discussion

• Assignment I %25
• Discussion %10
• Assignment II, Presentation %25
• Assignment III, Submission %30
• Participation/Motivation %10