EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: THEORIES OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 474 | D | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
| Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Edmond Manahasa , Wednesday 16:30-17.30 |
| Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Elective |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | Friday 10:30-13:30 |
| Course Description: | - |
| Course Objectives: | This course will make the discourse of contemporary architecture more intelligible and ground the idea of an experimental or critical modern/contemporary practice and the relationship between architectural theories and projects. |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Denise Scott Brown “Learning from Pop” Casabella 359-360 (December 1971) |
| 3 | Colin Rowe -Introduction to Five Architects (1972)- [from Michael Hays-p. 72-86] |
| 4 | Jane Jacobs- The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961)-[from Charles Jencks : p. 24-26] , Aldo Rossi-Architecture of the City (1966)- [from Charles Jencks : p. 36-39], Juhanni Pallasmaa-Introduction-Touching the World [from The Eyes of the Skin p.9-14] |
| 5 | Kisho Kurukawa-Metabolism in Architecture- [from Charles Jencks : p. 68-70], Kristian Norberg-Schultz-Intentions in Architecture- [from Charles Jencks : p. 68-70], Juhanni Pallasmaa-Vision and Knowledge+Critics of Ocularcentrism– [from The Eyes of the Skin p.15-22] |
| 6 | Colin Row and Fred Koetter- Collage City-1973-[from Michael Hays-p. 88-109] |
| 7 | Juhanni Pallasmaa-The Narcisticist and Nihilistic Eye [from The Eyes of the Skin p.22-24] Arila Juhanni Pallasmaa- Oral Versus Visual Space [from The Eyes of the Skin p.24-26], Juhanni Pallasmaa- Retinal Architecture+Loss of Plasticity [from The Eyes of the Skin p.26-30], Juhanni Pallasmaa- An Architecture of Visual Images [from The Eyes of the Skin p.30-31] |
| 8 | Juhanni Pallasmaa-Mimesis of Body [from The Eyes of the Skin p.66-67], Juhanni Pallasmaa- The Taste of Stone [from The Eyes of the Skin p.59-60], Juhanni Pallasmaa- Image of Muscle and Bone [from The Eyes of the Skin p.60-62], Juhanni Pallasmaa- Image of Action-Bodily Identification [from The Eyes of the Skin p.63-65] |
| 9 | Mario Gandelsonas- Linguistics in Architecture-(1973)- [from Michael Hays-p. 112-121] |
| 10 | Charles Jencks, Semiology in Architecture-(1969)-[from Charles Jencks : p. 43-46], Aldo Rossi-An Analogical Architecture (1976)-[from Charles Jencks : p. 66-67], Anthony Vidler- Third Typology (1978)- [from Charles Jencks: p. 77-79] |
| 11 | Peter Eisenman-Post-Functionalism-1976-[from Michael Hays-p. 234-239] |
| 12 | Jacques-Derrida- Point de Folie- Maintenant l’Architecture -(1986)- [from Michael Hays-p. 566-584] |
| 13 | Keneth Frampton-Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance-1983)-[from Charles Jencks : p. 97-100], Ignasi De Sola Morales-Weak Architecture-1987, [from Michael Hays-p. 614-624] |
| 14 | Henri Lefebvre- The Production of Space-(1991)- [from Michael Hays-p. 174-190] |
| Prerequisite(s): | no |
| Textbook: | Hays, K. Michael, ed., Architecture Theory since 1968 |
| Other References: | Banham, Reyner, Theory and Design in the First Machine Age Conrads, Ulrich, ed., Programs and Manifestoes on 20th-Century Architecture Frampton, Kenneth, Modern Architecture: A Critical History Giedion, Sigfried, Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition Hitchcock, Henry-Russell and Philip Johnson, The International Style Le Corbusier, Towards a New Architecture, tr. Frederick Etchells Mallgrave, Harry Francis and Christina Contandriopoulos, eds., Architectural Theory, Volume 2: An Anthology from 1871-2005 Mallgrave, Harry Francis, Modern Architectural Theory: A Historical Survey, 1673–1968 Ockman, Joan, ed., Architecture and Culture 1943-1968: A Documentary Anthology Five Architects: Eisenman, Graves, Gwathmey, Hejduk, Meier Hays, K. Michael, ed., Architecture Theory since 1968 Koolhaas, Rem, S,M,L,XL |
| Laboratory Work: | |
| Computer Usage: | |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Students will come to understand and interpret the key texts and to work out their different terms and issues |
| 2 | They will learn ways to comprehend and analyze some of the most important architectural projects and to consider and question the constantly changing role of the architect. |
| 3 | An increased confidence in researching and making scholarly verbal and written presentations in relation to architectural theory. |
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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 | ||
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Homework |
4
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15
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| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
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10
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| Attendance |
5
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| Other |
1
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25
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| 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 | 3 | 42 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Assignments | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Final examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Other | 0 | ||
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Total Work Load:
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150 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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6 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 | ||