ARCH512 ADVANCED STUDIES ON URBAN ARCHITECTURE
| Course Code: | 1200512 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. GÜVEN ARİF SARGIN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims at exploring the fundamentals of urban question from the perspective of different disciplines –urban sociology, urban geography, cultural studies, political philosophy into architecture. The primary objective of this course, in tune with UD 501 + ARCH 505 Urban &Architectural Design Research Studio, is therefore not only to observe how different disciplines conceive the urban phenomena; but also, to create awareness on these perceptions and their influences on architectural discourse and design approaches with respect to urban space.
Course Content
Following ARCH 511, the graduate research studio focuses on the analysis of particular urban environments in the light of a chosen theoretical framework. Processes of production and use, spatial and social practices, public and representational qualities of urban spaces are scrutinized by students through working papers.
Prerequisite: Consent of Department.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students are expected to develop a deep and critical approach regarding the concept of industrial urbanism through displacement of labor, nature and space. With weekly discussions and individual submission of short critical essays, reading materials are expected to be analyzed, critically evaluated and further developed in consideration to interrelationship of displacement of labor, nature and space triad.