MİM301

School of Architecture and Design \ Architecture

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Compulsory

Turkish

MİM 202

Architecture

Architectural Design Studios utilize various thinking, designing, and representation tools and environments in design exercises and experiments. These include exercises conducted with conventional tools, digital tools, physical modeling, and artistic methods such as film and similar media. Students are expected to use different media, tools, and environments from the initial design idea to the final product.
The final product is not considered solely as a building. Instead, depending on the context and framework of the design process and studio environment, the final product can take the form of process design, a text, a visual or written narrative, an urban-scale intervention, or an installation.
Architectural Design Studios are structured as vertical studios.
The studio content is provided as an additional document.

All design books, journals, and online platforms. Suggested resources related to the semester topic are provided to students separately each term.

Students taking Architectural Design Studios are expected to gain experience in architectural design projects at various scales, focusing on research, concept development, and technical skills. Additionally, the course aims to provide students with experience not only in architectural design but also in urban design.
To achieve this goal, the studio environment encourages students to explore and discuss different ways of thinking and producing, as well as to develop their own personal tools for design and creation.

1. Possesses knowledge of architectural design theories and follows contemporary approaches. (Knowledge)
2. Gains knowledge of traditional, experimental, and innovative approaches in the design process. (Knowledge)
3. Establishes an architectural design idea based on a conceptual approach. (Skill)
4. Researches, analyzes, and compares sustainable physical, social, cultural, historical, and economic relationships between people and architectural spaces. (Skill)
5. Utilizes two- and three-dimensional architectural representation, expression, and communication tools. (Skill)
6. Collaborates creatively with peers from different years and classes, engages in teamwork, assumes responsibility within a group, and contributes to collective decision-making and production processes. (Skill)
7. Discusses space in theoretical and practical contexts, from personal scale to urban scale, and integrates these discussions into the design process. (Competence)
8. Develops a design idea within the relationship between theory and practice throughout the architectural design process and transforms this idea into an architectural project using two- and/or three-dimensional architectural representation, expression, and communication tools. (Competence)
9. Discusses the relationship between space, program, and structure, establishes it with a critical approach, and presents it as an architectural design product for discussion. (Competence)
10. Engages in broader intellectual/professional discussions and evaluations related to studio debates and productions, sharing their work in national and/or international platforms (conferences/congresses/seminars/competitions). (Competence)

Week 1: Introduction: Explanation of course content and structure
Week 2: Conceptual research on the topic. In-class presentations and discussions
Week 3: Conceptual research on the topic. In-class presentations and discussions
Week 4: Defining the macro-scale design approach (1/1000 – 1/2000)
Week 5: Desk Critique (1/500 close environment) – Proposal for Architectural Program
Week 6: First Interim Jury Evaluation
Week 7: Desk Critique (1/500 close environment) – Proposal for Architectural Program
Week 8: Desk Critique (1/200 close environment) – Proposal for Architectural Program
Week 9: Second Interim Jury Evaluation
Week 10: Desk Critique (1/200) – Refinement of the Proposed Project
Week 11: Desk Critique (1/200) – Refinement of the Proposed Project
Week 12: Desk Critique (1/200) – Presentation Preparations

• Participation 10 %
• Interim Jury 10 %
• Final Submission and Jury 80 %