ARCH104 GRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
| Course Code: | 1200104 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA HALUK ZELEF |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course will be developed on three tracks and have the following objectives
Sketching: Similar to Arch103, you are asked to bring your sketchbooks to each studio class, and we will pursue our sketching sessions at the start of our classes. These sessions aim to furnish the students with an analytical vision to the formal aspects of the architectural products and drawing abilities to depict these formal characteristics in free hand.
Introduction of new projection systems and further applications of the ones covered in Arch 103: Orthographic and paraline drawings are already covered and Perspective drawings will be studied in the second semester. Shades and shadows in all three of the projection sytems, composite drawings such as section-perspective, exploded or expanded drawings are amongst the further applications to be covered in spring.
Architectural Representation: The projection systems introduced in the fall and spring semesters are to be used in the term project: “Representation of a small building”. Students are expected to form groups in order to represent architecture and to get acquainted with its basic drawing conventions, norms and scales of the profession. A small building in the university campus will be analyzed and drawn in various techniques by the students. Conceptual and architectural models will be constructed as a group work. Besides equipping the students with technical facets of graphic communication, this term project is to be conceived as a hands-on introduction into the culture of architecture.
Course Content
Analytical study and presentation of natural and man-made environments. Analysis of part/whole, figure/ground, form/structure, mass/space, form/function relations. Emphasis given to analytical drawings of architectural forms chosen among historical and contemporary examples.
Course Learning Outcomes
Sketching: Similar to Arch103, you are asked to bring your sketchbooks to each studio class, and we will pursue our sketching sessions at the start of our classes. These sessions aim to furnish the students with an analytical vision to the formal aspects of the architectural products and drawing abilities to depict these formal characteristics in free hand.
Introduction of new projection systems and further applications of the ones covered in Arch 103: Orthographic and paraline drawings are already covered. Perspective drawings, composite drawings such as plan/section isometrics, exploded or expanded drawings are amongst the further applications to be covered in spring.
Basic Computer Aided Drawing and Modelling programs will be introduced to be further developed in the Arch 203 and Arch 204 courses.
Architectural Representation: The projection systems introduced in the fall and spring semesters are to be used in the term project: “Representation of a small building”. Students are expected to form groups in order to represent architecture and to get acquainted with its basic drawing conventions, norms and scales of the profession. Conceptual and architectural digital models will be constructed as a group work. Besides equipping the students with technical facets of graphic communication, this term project is to be conceived as a hands-on introduction into the culture of architecture.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to establish connections between the discipline of architecture and its related areas of competence, with the cultural and social aspects of architectural production. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Gaining, evaluating and applying the technical, aesthetic and ethical dimensions of the knowledge and values of architecture with a scientific and critical approach. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Making analysis and synthesis of data by employing theories, methods and currents of thought that aid in the identification and solution of architectural design problems. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Developing creative and original ideas into the stages of theoretical design, projects, application and evaluation of architectural services and realizing them independently as well as in a team. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being able to effectively use the traditional and digital communication technologies and visual expression tools. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Providing leadership to achieve synthesis through a productive coordination of the scientists and professionals of different disciplines taking part in the formation of the built environment. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being open to lifelong education by internalizing world experiences related to architectural thought and applications and following new developments. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Understanding the requirements of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability in both global and local scales and considering them in all professional activities. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Defending the society's rights to shelter, within nature and city applying universal principles and resisting applications that are against professional ethics and laws while creating unique solutions and putting them into practice. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution