CONS553 MATE.OF CONST.AND ORNAMENT IN AN.ARCH.

Course Objectives

Acquisition of knowledge on the traditional building materials, brick, stone and timber, used in Anatolian architecture form the Neolithic to the end of the 17th century. Accumulate the basic knowledge and experience in order to be able to  identify the preferred  styles of different periods in the use of  materials. Accumulation of this knowledge can be a handy tool for Conservation students in dating a building which is to be documented in the design course.

Course Content

A historic and stylistic evaluation of the materials used in Anatolian architecture during the Seljuk, Beylik and Ottoman periods. The traditional building materials. Use of stone, brick and timber in chronological order.

Course Learning Outcomes

Graduate students in architecture who are involved in the study of historic buildings and in the conservation of these buildings will accumulate information for the traditional materials, like brick, stone and timber,  and methods used in different periods in Anatolia.This background informationol will be helpful in their intervention projects concerning historic buildings. The references for each material are presented in a detailed bibliography.

Formation of a visual potential for the identification of period styles, performance of materials, regional preferences in the use of traditional building materials. This knowledge can be  utilized in conservation  projects. Learn the specific stone types of different regions in Turkey. Learn the manufacture methods of bricks etc., and how it was handled in different periods. Generate an awareness for the identification of traditional building materials in their various formats in different localities and different periods.