ARCH720 ARCHITECTURE AND WRITING
| Course Code: | 1200720 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 3.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr. DAVIDE DERIU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
General introduction to linguistic terms (sign; signifier/signified; paradigm/syntagm; etc.); discussion of reading and writing as critical practices; relationships between writing and language, discourse, subjectivity; analysis of specific writing genres and their implications for contemporary architectural culture (i.e., manifesto; biography and autobiography; monograph; dictionary and encyclopaedia; review and interview; historical/critical essay; literary texts.