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MIM 437 - Architectural Utopia

Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences · Interior Architecture and Environmental Design · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hakan İMERT

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to evaluate the effects of the utopian approach in the development of the physical environment on the urban and architectural scale.

Course Content

The course will be given as a theoretical presentation. The lectures will be held in a seminar environment to create students' participation in the classes.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Ütopya kavramını mimarlık ve şehircilikle ilişkili olarak araştırır ve öğrenir
  2. Tarihsel süreçteki ütopya yaklaşımlarını insan, doğa ve çevre üzerindeki etkileri bağlamında kavrar
  3. Planlama, programlama ve tasarım süreçlerinde ütopyacı yaklaşımdan yararlanır

Core Area Distribution

(58) Architecture and Building%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerPresentationSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final122

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Explanation of Content and Objectives of the CourseReading
2Definition of Utopia Concept and Development in HistoryReading
3Medieval and Renaissance Period Architectural and Urban UtopiasReading
4Medieval and Renaissance Period Architectural and Urban UtopiasReading
5Industrial Revolution and 19th Century UtopiasReading
6Industrial Revolution and 19th Century UtopiasReading
7Modern Architecture and 20th Century UtopiasReading
8MidtermMidterm
9Modern Architecture and 20th Century UtopiasReading
10Modern Architecture and 20th Century UtopiasReading
11Modern Architecture and 20th Century UtopiasReading
12The Effects of Utopias on Today's Architecture and Urban PlanningReading
13The Effects of Utopias on Today's Architecture and Urban PlanningReading
14Planning, Programming and Design for the FutureReading
15Planning, Programming and Design for the FutureReading
16FinalFinal