COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: FORECASTING IN DESIGN

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 476	D	8	3	0	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	This course will explore means of impact such as accelerating technologies, social changes, cultural and economic aspects on the future of architectural design. Lectures and assignments will encourage students for building visions of what the future holds for their profession. The course will emphasize probable aspects of change in life including emergent industry needs, and how rapidly developing technologies (the sensor technology, big industries turning into Apps, 3d printing etc) are about to affect the industry over the next 15 years.
Course Objectives:	In this course the student will develop an understanding of future forecasting in terms of how the building practice is being reshaped by information technologies. The aim of the course is to train the skills and the understanding of building, fitting, checking, and predicting with sophisticated models.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Syllabus overview: introduction, attendance and time keeping.
2	Why deal with the Futures? Implications of Dematerialization
3	Responsive Architecture
4	Kinetic Architecture
5	Architects who envisioned the Futures
6	Virtual Worlds/Cyberspace
7	Midterm / Presentations
8	Augmented Reality enhancing Architectural Design
9	Architecture in Labs
10	Information Technology(IT) and Architecture
11	Manufacturing Beyond IT
12	Student Presentations (Future Projections)
13	Student Presentations & Review of the semester
14	Review of the semester

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:
Other References:	• Manifesto of Futurist Architecture(Florence) Lacerba, August 1, 1914 Antonio Sant’Elia • Brayer, M-A, Migayrou, F., and Fumio, N., 2005: ArchiLab's Urban Experiments:Radical Architecture, Art and the City, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London • Flachbart, G., Weibel, P., 2005: Disappearing Architecture_ From Real to Virtual to Quantum, Birkhäuser-Publishers for Architecture, Basel, Switzerland • Mitchell, W.J., 1995: City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusettes
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Being able to transfer their understanding of future forecasting to their own profession
2	Being able to develop an improved skill level in making projections for the future of architectural practice.
3	Being able to search through their own knowledge to develop a fairly deep understanding of the accelerating technologies
4	Being able to effectively present their visions through their unique projection abilities using appropriate presentation models.
5	Being able to act as change agents themselves.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Presentation	2	30
Project	1	30
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	56
Mid-terms	1	16	16
Assignments	2	15	30
Final examination			0
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6