ARCH505 ADVANCED ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN RESEARCH
| Course Code: | 1200505 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 6 (3.00 - 6.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 14.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ZEYNEP MENNAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objective of the course is to develop the ability to conduct design by research. It endows the graduate student with the knowledge of the social, political, economic, geographic and professional contexts of architecture and an awareness of the social and environmental consequences of design decisions. The following are the general objectives of the studio:
- Acquiring methods of reaching and selecting written and visual materials with a critical thinking,
- Developing skills of defining a problematique based on a critical analysis of wider spatial, socio-economic and cultural contexts,
- Achieving competence in using different modes of representation in architecture.
Course Content
An architectural design studio milieu for advanced studies on cultural, social, and the environmental contexts of design processes as well as the architectonic qualities of space.
Course Learning Outcomes
- develop a critical awareness of current paradigms, issues and themes of present day architectural debates and the ability to use them in research.
- develop skills in the design and planning of creative research projects and in the application of problem-solving skills in new/unfamiliar environments and in multi-disciplinary contexts related with the built environment.
- display outstanding communication skills in both written, oral and graphic forms and the ability to work both autonomously and in collaboration in the development of design research.