ARCH421 ARCH.AND ARCHITECTURAL PRAC.IN HIST.
| Course Code: | 1200421 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 4.0 |
| Department: | Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer EVİN ERDER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Introduce how the architectural profession has been defined in history, in east and west, through chronological order. By examples, provide an overview of changes in the role of the architect in the building process. Allow students to observe these changes in time, and develop their own understanding of the role of the architect in history.
Course Content
Status of architects, and other professionals involved in building, both in the west and in the east, from antiquity to the end of the nineteenth-century. Verbal and visual sources and other documentary evidence on the education of architects in different times and places. Tools used in architectural practice, drawings and models, other tools for modification and particular signs for identity. Position and status of architects in the society, working conditions, corroboration with the patrons.
Course Learning Outcomes
By following the lectures, students develop skills in assessing changes in the role of the architect through history, in east and west. This is achieved by presenting examples of architects and architectural works in different geographic regions and history and their contributions to the building process.