COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: PSYCHOLOGY IN ARCHITECTURE

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 479	D	7	3	0	0	3	6

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Design psychology: Design behaviour. Models of creative vs. rational thinking. Early theoretical models: Gestalt approach, behaviourist approach, and other theoretical positions. Cognitive approach to design: Creative thinking and problem solving. Collaborative design vs. individual design. Collaborative designing in digital (virtual) media. Personal styles of learning and designing. User-designer cognitive interaction and negotiations Environmental, behavioural psychology: Theoretical perspective. Perception, cognition and patterns of spatial behaviour. Spatial territory, concepts of crowding and privacy. Design and determinism. Problem of adaptation and change. Other models of man-environment relations. Relations of design thinking and spatial experience. Psychological meaning of space. Creating and experiencing space.
Course Objectives:	1. Understanding space and man-environment relations. 2. Understanding and analysing architectural design cognitive process. 3. Increasing awareness about experiencing designed space

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Design psychology
2	Cognitive processes in design, Gestalt thought, behavioral flow, perceptual approach
3	Creative thinking and problem solving in design
4	Stand-alone design, co-design environments
5	Design experience in digital, virtual environments
6	User-designer interaction
7	Environmental-space psychology
8	MID-TERM EXAM
9	Perception, understanding and spatial behavior patterns
10	Space instinct, crowd and confidentiality concepts
11	Adapt to environment, change environment and other relationship models
12	Design thinking and space experience relationships
13	Creating a space and living in a space, meaning of space
14	Student presentation

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:
Other References:	1. Bell, B., (Ed.), 2004, Good Deeds, Good Design: Community Service Through Architecture, Princeton Architectural Press. 2. Canter, D., 1977, The Psychology of Place, The Architectural Press, London. 3. Feireiss, L. (Ed.), 2011, Testify! The Consequences of Architecture, NAİ Publishers. 4. Franck, K.A. and Lepori, R.B., 2007, Architecture from the Inside Out, WileyAcademy. 5. Israel, T., 2003, Some Place Like Home, Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Places, Wiley-Academy. 6. Kopec, D. A. ,.2012, Environmental Psychology for Design, New York, Fairchild. 7. Lawson, B., 1994, Design in Mind, Butterworth Architecture. 8. Mitchell, Thomas C., 1993, Redefining Designing: From Form To Experience, New York:Van Nostrand Reinhold. 9. Seamon, D. (Ed.), 1993, Dwelling, Seeing, and Designing, Toward a Phenomenological Ecology, State University of New York Press. 10. Wapner, S, Demick, J., Yamamoto, T., Minami, H., 2000, Theoretical Perspectives in Environment-Behavior Research, Underlying Assumptions, Research Problems, and Methodologies, Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers. 11. Zeisel, J., 2006 (1981), Inquiry by Design, Environment / Behavior / Neuroscience in Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, and Planning, W.W. Norton & Company.
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Understanding of architectural psychology
2	Using and evaluating science of psychology in creating the space
3	Producing knowledge about meaning of the space
4	Ability to make research based on behavioral issues and design process

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	2	20
Midterm Exam(s)	1	25
Final Exam	1	35
	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)	16	4	64
Mid-terms	1	2	2
Assignments	1	20	20
Final examination	1	16	16
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6