COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: GEOMETRY IN ARCHITECTURE

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 574	D	8	3	0	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	This course is an intensive introduction to architectural design tools and process, and is taught through a series of short exercises. The conceptual basis of each exercise is in the interrogation of the geometric principles that lie at the core of each skill. Skills covered in this course range from techniques of hand drafting, to generation of 3D computer models, physical model-building, sketching, and diagramming. Weekly lectures and pin-ups address the conventions associated with modes of architectural representation and their capacity to convey ideas. This course is tailored and offered only to Master level students.
Course Objectives:	The pedagogical aim of the course is two-fold. First, the exercises, lectures and workshops are designed to impart specific skills associated with the generation and representation of designed objects. These skills range from techniques of hand drafting, to generation of 3D computer models, physical model building, sketching, diagramming, and computing. The conceptual basis of each exercise is in the interrogation of the geometric principles that lie at the core of each technique, thus 'generalizing' the specific technique in order to display its wider generative possibilities. Second, the weekly lectures and pin-ups address the conventions associated with various modes of architectural representation, and their capacity to convey ideas. Instances of representation throughout the history of architecture will illustrate the relationship between specific techniques and the kind of architecture they engender.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Ex. 1: Projections of Oblique Planes
3	Planes, Planes, and Planes
4	Ex. 2: Planes
5	Composites, Conventions, Axonometrics
6	Ex. 3: Thickened Plane + The Explosion
7	Curvature
8	Ex. 4: Curvature
9	Midterm Week
10	Stereotomy and Developability
11	Ex. 5: Solid and Surface
12	Organic Modeling
13	Ex 6: Measuring and Prototyping
14	Presentation and Publication

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Desargue, Girard. L'œuvre mathématique de G. Desargues (The Geometrical Work of Girard Desargues). Edited by René Taton. Presses universitaires, 1951. Ching, Francis D. K., and Steven P. Juroszek. Design Drawing. 2nd ed. Wiley, 2010. Pottmann, Hemut, Andreas Asperl, et al. Architectural Geometry. Bentley Institute Press, 2007. Cohen, Preston Scott. Contested Symmetries and Other Predicaments in Architecture. Princeton Architectural Press, 2001
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students will be asked to employ various techniques in modeling and representation.

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
Homework	5	6
Midterm Exam(s)	1	20
Project	1	40
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	11	11
Assignments	5	3	15
Final examination	1	20	20
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6