ARCH513 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH: APPROACHES, METHODS AND ETHICS
| Course Code: | 1200513 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. İNCİ BASA |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
-A survey of contemporary theories and paradigms related to the formation of architectural knowledge and practice in response to historical, technological, philosophical, cultural, social and political aspects;
-A critical review of different approaches as conceptual and practical frameworks in which architectural thought and research are concentrated and practiced;
-Investigation of selected notable articles / texts in terms of their formal structures, contextual frames and scholar effectiveness.
-Establishing awareness of research ethics
Course Content
This method course considers architecture as a discipline as well as a cultural enterprise. It starts with on assumption that architecture can be studied not only by pragmatic and formal considerations, but also by historical and theoretical interpretations.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the completion of ARCH 513 students acquire an awareness of the theoretical and interdisciplinary essence of architecture; they acquire the skill of developing critical thinking of architectural theories, paradigms, discourses and themes.