AH541 OTTOMAN ARCHITECTURE IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
| Course Code: | 8010541 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | History of Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ALİ UZAY PEKER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to provide students with
- Ottoman approach to Western European culture;
- Social change in Ottoman world following the sixteenth century;
- A new definition of “Westernization” in Ottoman art, culture and architecture;
- Formation of Ottoman architecture in the eighteenth century and its phases;
- Terminological and taxonomical clarity;
- Characteristics of Historicism, Baroque, Occidentalism, Orientalism and Exoticism.
Course Content
This course contains an in depth survey of political ,social ,economic cultural aspects and architecture of the eighteenth century , which provides a kaleidoscopic vision of the Ottoman way of life and material culture in this initial era of Occidentalism.The course focuses on how the Ottomans incorporated Western European cultural concepts and architectural features into local traditions.The Occidentalizing tendencies, a distinguishing characteristic of the century in the Ottoman world, are studied in reference to European Orientalism and Exoticism .The course also discusses the use of the term Baroque for the century and its implications.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student will be able to
- Describe the social-political factors that led to the acceptance of Western European elements;
- Analyze how Baroque and Rococo features adapted to the local Ottoman architectural traditions;
- Differentiate initial and late phases of the eighteenth-century style;
- Display awareness of the architectural styles that appeared in the eighteenth century in terms of their origins;
- Distinguish hybridity, syncretism and synthesis in Ottoman architecture;
- Portray an eighteenth-century architectural work as a product of “gesamtkunstwerk”, where elevation, plan, site planning and urban setting are interrelated in parallel to the interdependent facets of cultural life.
- Outline the design principles of eighteenth-century Ottoman architecture in terms of building types;
- Demonstrate skill in interdisciplinary research.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | acquire basic and up-to-date information in the field of architectural history, both in local and global levels (knowledge) | ✔ | |||
| 2 | have profound knowledge of research methods and literature in the field (knowledge) | ✔ | |||
| 3 | conduct independent research and study (skills) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | collect and use information from diverse and reliable sources and archival research (skills ) | ✔ | |||
| 5 | relate architectural history to other fields and benefit from the knowledge obtained from them (skills ) | ✔ | |||
| 6 | transmit architectural history knowledge textually and verbally by various communication and presentation tools in an effective way (in Turkish and English) (skills) | ✔ | |||
| 7 | create architectural history products such as publications, exhibitions, restitution reports, and others in using knowledge acquired in the field and its subjects (in Turkish and English) (skills) | ✔ | |||
| 8 | use the knowledge and experience gained to contribute to the discipline of architectural history and cultural environments (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
| 9 | observe up-to-date knowledge and research in the field and be open to lifelong learning (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
| 10 | be open to imparting knowledge in different milieus (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
| 11 | work within the framework of disciplinary procedures and code of ethics (attitudes) | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution