ARCH496 UNDERSTANDING THE OTTOMAN TIMBER FRAMED HOUSES AND THEIR CONSERVATION
| Course Code: | 1200496 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. AYŞEM BERRİN ÇAKMAKLI |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, the students will comprehend the history, architectural and constructional features, and conservation problems in traditional timber framed houses, which form the majority of the building stock in Turkey’s cultural heritage.
Course Content
The course aims at introducing the historic, architectural and constructional characteristics of traditional timber framed (hımış) Ottoman houses with special emphasis on their conservation problems. Topics covered in the course in are: Definitions: What is the Ottoman / Turkish / Anatolian house? The traditional timber framed houses: Origins: Discussions on terminology; Historic and architectural features of the Ottoman house: Spatial organisation and elements ;Regional differences in form and materials; Building masters, Availability of material and Selection of materials; Types of decay and deterioration; Construction techniques and processes.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, the student will be able to:
- gather knowledge of the history, architectural, and construction features of traditional timber-framed Ottoman houses
- develop skills in the identification of their constructional features and conservation problems
- develop awareness towards the conservation of traditional timber framed houses considering their peculiar characteristics.
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