Graduate Education Institute · Architecture · Doctorate
Course Objective
To analyze the transformations in housing production in the context of changes in social, economic and cultural structure, to interpret the effect of this change on the product and process.
Course Content
Changes in the housing market in the context of economic, cultural and social changes in the historical process. The changes in the production and consumption processes of the house, the effects of these changes on the urban space, the housing settlements and the production of the house. Traditional dwellings, contemporary dwellings, apartments, squatters, villas, multi-storey dwellings, urban sites, off-town sites, etc. change of production processes of housing types.
Required Resources
there is no mandatory resource.
Recommended Resources
Lecture notes.
Course Learning Outcomes
- The ability to evaluate the housing market and the production and consumption processes in this market in the context of social, economic and cultural developments
- Ability to produce new knowledge and approaches under different circumstances and conditions in housing production
- The ability to lead change by thinking dialectically on social norms and relations in housing production
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Midterm | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 50 | 50 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introducing the course | readings |
| 2 | Source of modern forms of housing | readings |
| 3 | Land / building speculation and housing market | readings |
| 4 | Morphology and typologies in modern cities | readings |
| 5 | New houses, new rooms, new items: life and consumption patterns of new middle classes | readings |
| 6 | Life and consumption patterns in housing markets: Workers and unemployed | readings |
| 7 | Search for housing reform | readings |
| 8 | Midterm | Midterm |
| 9 | Search for housing reform as a government policy | readings |
| 10 | Modernism and housing | readings |
| 11 | Modernism and housing | readings |
| 12 | Modernizmin crisis and housing market effects | readings |
| 13 | Postmodernism and housing: diversified lifestyles, understanding of housing, new forms of housing | readings |
| 14 | Postmodernism and housing: new home technologies | readings |
| 15 | Presentation | readings |
| 16 | Final exam | Final exam |