ARCH455 A CRITICAL INQUIRY ON COMPOSITION AS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROCESS
| Course Code: | 1200455 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr MARCO BRUNO |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Students are expected to acquire
- the sense of composition and the general as well as the specificities of art;
- the awareness of creativity as an apparatus to control the act of composition;
- the ability to analyze and extrapolate the composition of each artistic work.
Course Content
A comparative analysis of composition via different forms of aits, in relation to classical and/or current architectural theories. The comprehension and the re-elaboration of the complex dynamics as well as the elements of composition and the processes of composition as integral and identifying parts of the architect s creative and reifying design methods and processes.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course students are equipped with
- greater awareness and control over creative ability;
- the ability to select and identify the works of art as to refine the composition;
- the ability to build relational networks of analysis and to make a comparison between different works of art, including architecture
- the awareness that the relationship among different forms of art is of necessity
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish connections between the discipline of architecture and its related areas of competence, with the cultural and social aspects of architectural production. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gaining, evaluating and applying the technical, aesthetic and ethical dimensions of the knowledge and values of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Making analysis and synthesis of data by employing theories, methods and currents of thought that aid in the identification and solution of architectural design problems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Developing creative and original ideas into the stages of theoretical design, projects, application and evaluation of architectural services and realizing them independently as well as in a team. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being able to effectively use the traditional and digital communication technologies and visual expression tools. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Providing leadership to achieve synthesis through a productive coordination of the scientists and professionals of different disciplines taking part in the formation of the built environment. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being open to lifelong education by internalizing world experiences related to architectural thought and applications and following new developments. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Understanding the requirements of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability in both global and local scales and considering them in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Defending the society's rights to shelter, within nature and city applying universal principles and resisting applications that are against professional ethics and laws while creating unique solutions and putting them into practice. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution