EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: DISCUSSIONS ON FUTURISTIC ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
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| ARCH 803 | D | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| 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: | Desantila Hysa , TBA |
| 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: | TBA |
| Course Description: | - |
| Course Objectives: | Description: Using film as a lens to explore and interpret various aspects of the urban experience in the world, this course presents a survey of important developments in urbanism from 1900 to the present day, including changes in technology, bureaucracy, and industrialization; immigration and national identity; race, class, gender, and economic inequality; politics, conformity, and urban anomie; and planning, development, private property, displacement, sprawl, environmental degradation, and suburbanization. |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Metropolis, Fritz Lang (1926) |
| 2 | Berlin: Symphony of a Great City, Walther Ruttman (1927) |
| 3 | The Crowd, King Vidor (1928) |
| 4 | Modern Times, Charles Chaplin (1936) |
| 5 | Ladri di Biciclette (Bicycle Thieves), Vittorio De Sica (1948) |
| 6 | The Naked City, Jules Dassin (1948) |
| 7 | West Side Story, Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins (1961) |
| 8 | Play Time, Jacques Tati (1967) |
| 9 | Midnight Cowboy, John Schlesinger (1969) |
| 10 | Blade Runner, Ridley Scott (1982) |
| 11 | Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee (1989) |
| 12 | London, Patrick Keiller (1994) |
| 13 | Night on Earth, Jim Jarmusch (1991) |
| 14 | Final Discussions |
| Prerequisite(s): | None |
| Textbook: | Davis, Kingsley. "The Urbanization of the Human Population." In The City Reader. 4th ed. Edited by Richard T. LeGates and Frederic Stout. Routledge, 2007, pp. 17–26. Wells, H. G. "Mr. Wells Reviews a Current Film." In Fritz Lang's Metropolis: Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear. Edited by Michael Minden and Holger Bachmann. Camden House, 2000, pp. 94–100. ISBN: 9781571131225. Bunel, Luis. "Metropolis." In Fritz Lang's Metropolis: Cinematic Visions of Technology and Fear. Edited by Michael Minden and Holger Bachmann. Camden House, 2000, pp. 106–8. ISBN: 9781571131225. Mumford, Lewis. This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader."What is a City?" (PDF) Architectural Record, 1937.Jacobs, Allan B. This resource may not render correctly in a screen reader."Looking at Cities." (PDF - 1.4MB) Places 1, no. 4 (1984). Wirth, Louis. "Urbanism as a Way of Life." In The City Reader. 4th ed. Edited by Richard T. LeGates and Frederic Stout. Routledge, 2007, pp. 90–97. Mellen, Joan. Modern Times. British Film Institute, 2006, pp. 22–68. ISBN: 9781844571222.Gordon, Robert S. C. "Cities" and "Communities". Chapters 5–6 in Bicycle Thieves. British Film Institute, 2008. ISBN: 9781844572380. McDonnell, Brian. "Film Noir and the City." In Encyclopedia of Film Noir. Edited by Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell. Greenwood Press, 2007, pp. 47–61. ISBN: 9780313333064. [Preview with Google Books] Farish, Matthew. "Cities in Shade: Urban Geography and the Uses of Noir." Environment and Planning D: Society and Space 23, no. 1 (2005): 95–118. [Excerpt] Sanchez, Alberto Sandoval. "West Side Story: A Puerto Rican Reading of 'America'". Jump Cut, no. 39 (1994): 59–66. Rosenbaum, Jonathan. "Tati's Democracy: An Interview and Introduction." Film Comment. May 1973, pp. 341–66. Marie, Laurent. "Jacques Tati's Play Time as the New Babylon." In Cinema and the City: Film and Urban Societies in a Global Context. Edited by Mark Shiel and Tony Fitzmaurice. Wiley-Blackwell, 2001, pp. 257–69. ISBN: 9780631222446. [Preview with Google Books] Delany, Samuel R. Time Square Red, Times Square Blue. New York University Press, 1999, pp. xi–xviii and 3–19. ISBN: 9780814719190. [Preview with Google Books] Clapp, James. "'Are You Talking to Me?'—New York and the Cinema of Urban Alienation". Visual Anthropology 18, no. 1 (2005): 1–18. enkins, Henry. "Looking at the City in the Matrix Franchise." Chapter 13 in Cities in Transition: The Moving Image and the Modern Metropolis. Edited by Andrew Webber and Emma Wilson. Wallflower Press, 2008. Davis, Mike. Beyond Blade Runner: Urban Control–the Ecology of Fear. Open Magazine Pamphlet Series, 1992. Sterritt, David. "He Cuts Heads." In City that Never Sleeps: New York and the Filmic Imagination. Edited by Murray Pomerance. Rutgers University Press, 2007, pp. 137–50. ISBN: 9780813540320. [Preview with Google Books] Debord, Guy. "Theory of the D'erive." In Situationist International Anthology. Edited by Ken Knabb. Bureau of Public Secrets, 2006, pp. 62–66. ISBN: 9780939682041. Sadler, Simon. "Formulary for a New Urbanism: Rethinking the City." Chapter 2 in The Situationist City. MIT Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780262193924. |
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| Laboratory Work: | |
| Computer Usage: | Yes |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Critically examine future scenarios about cities, films about cities, and cultural attitudes and perspectives about urban life and urban issues depicted in films |
| 2 | Use techniques of close-reading and textual-analysis to interpret meaning (both implicit and explicit) in the language of cities and films |
| 3 | Express and discuss ideas about both films and cities through written and oral arguments, using visual evidence to support arguments |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Doctorate (PhD) in Architecture Program | ||
| 1 | Speaking and Writing Skills Ability to read, write, listen, and speak effectively | 5 |
| 2 | Critical Thinking Skills Ability to raise clear and precise questions, use abstract ideas to interpret information, consider diverse points of view, reach well-reasoned conclusions, and test them against relevant criteria and standards | 5 |
| 3 | Graphics Skills Ability to use appropriate representational media, including freehand drawing and computer technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process | 2 |
| 4 | Research Skills Ability to gather, assess, record, and apply relevant information in architectural course work | 5 |
| 5 | Formal Ordering Systems Understanding of the fundamentals of visual perception and the principles and systems of order that inform two- and three-dimensional design, architectural composition, and urban design | |
| 6 | Fundamental Design Skills Ability to use basic architectural principles in the design of buildings, interior spaces, and sites | |
| 7 | Collaborative Skills Ability to recognize the varied talent found in interdisciplinary design project teams in professional practice and work in collaboration with other students as members of a design team | |
| 8 | International Traditions Understanding of the International architectural canons and traditions in architecture, landscape and urban design, as well as the climatic, technological, culture-economic, and other cultural factors that have shaped and sustained them | 3 |
| 9 | National and Regional Traditions Understanding of national traditions and the local regional heritage in architecture, landscape design and urban design, including the vernacular tradition | |
| 10 | Use of Precedents Ability to incorporate relevant precedents into architecture and urban design projects | |
| 11 | Conservation and Restoration of Historical Districts Knowledge on historical districts and the gain of conservation consciousness documentation of historical buildings and the understanding the techniques which are needed to prepare restoration projects. | |
| 12 | Human Behavior Understanding of the theories and methods of inquiry that seek to clarify the relationship between human behavior and the physical environment | |
| 13 | Human Diversity Understanding of the diverse needs, values, behavioral norms, physical ability, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures and individuals and the implication of this diversity for the societal roles and responsibilities of architects | 5 |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Homework |
12
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2
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| Project |
3
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12
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| Term Paper |
1
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20
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| Attendance |
20
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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) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Mid-terms | 0 | ||
| Assignments | 15 | 3.6 | 54 |
| Final examination | 1 | 21.5 | 21.5 |
| Other | 0 | ||
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Total Work Load:
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187.5 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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7.5 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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7.5 | ||