CONS647 RESEARCH N HISTORY ENVIRONMENT I
| Course Code: | 8560647 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYŞEM BERRİN ÇAKMAKLI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- To introduce students to methods for analyzing the historical urban environment with a focus on form, pattern, and spatial organization.
- To develop students’ ability to interpret the morphological components of historic settlements, including plots, buildings, and open spaces.
- To encourage a research-based understanding of the socio-cultural, functional, and physical characteristics of historical urban areas.
Course Content
Research in historic environment with emphasis on urban pattern, building typology, changes in the built form in historic areas, or issues of conservation, such as relationship of old and new; residential use in historic urban sites.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify and describe key components of historical urban form and structure.
- Analyze urban patterns and their formation processes in relation to topography, use, and cultural context.
- Investigate building lots, housing groups, street patterns, and open spaces through historical and spatial documentation.
- Recognize transformation processes in historical environments over time.
- Employ basic research techniques and visual tools for the representation and analysis of historic urban fabric.