Studies on Urban Housing (MMR543) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Studies on Urban Housing MMR543 Area Elective 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies .
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Burak Bican
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • • Ability to analyse contextual relations (space-, time-, and condition-based) which create different typologies/products of urban housing. • Ability to comprehend fundamental multi-dimensional relations of housing architecture with planning, urban design, modes of production, and social sciences. • Ability to comparatively analyse existing housing/housing areas taking advantage of related literature and practice, to develop foresights and spatial future scenarios around the changing preferences for urban housing.
Course Content Studies on responses of architecture and related disciplines to emerging questions on urban housing issues and development of awareness, through analysis of selected housing areas, readings and discussions on individual/social preferences, and upper scale (political, social, planning) parameters that shape the phenomenon of urban housing.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction on the course; discussion on the course material and process.
2 Konut alanı üretimi, konut hakkı ve konut sorunu üzerine okumalar ve tartışmalar
3 Readings and discussions on production of residential space, right to housing, and housing problem
4 Readings and discussions on production of residential space, right to housing, and housing problem
5 Readings and discussions on production of residential space, right to housing, and housing problem
6 Student presentations on selected discussions on urban housing
7 Study trip (destination/s to be collectively decided) -optional
8 Introduction on contemporary concepts (diversity, social mix/mixing, social inclusion etc.). Discussion on selected literature and analysis on practice.
9 Readings on households’ dwelling preferences and housing careers of individuals. Discussion on selected literature and analysis on practice.
10 Exploring reasons of formal setups in design of housing/housing areas. Discussion on selected literature and analysis on practice.
11 Exploring reasons of formal setups in design of housing/housing areas. Discussion on selected literature and analysis on practice.
12 Student presentations on examination of selected housing/housing areas.
13 Comparative analysis of the selected housing/housing areas: Discussion and collective analysis.
14 Student presentations on examination of selected housing/housing areas.
15 Student presentations on examination of selected housing/housing areas.
16 Student presentations on examination of selected housing/housing areas.

Sources

Course Book 1. • Lefebvre, Henri (2016) Mekânın Üretimi, Sel Yayıncılık
2. • Özdemir, S. Senem; Özdemir Sarı, Burcu; Uzun, Nil, (2017) Kent Planlama, İmge Yay.
3. • Tekeli, İ. (2010). Konut Sorununu Konut Sunum Biçimleriyle Düşünmek. Ankara: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
4. • Mortensen, Peder Duelund (2018) Homes, Ensembles, City. Copenhagen, Arkitektur B.
5. • Melhuish, Clare & d’Avoine, Pierre (2005) Housey Housey A Pattern Book of Ideal Homes. London, Black Dog Publishing.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 6 30
Presentation 2 30
Project 1 30
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 10 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 2 20 40
Project 1 20 20
Report
Homework Assignments 8 2 16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 124