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Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
RSM308B.2Elective364
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Discussing the relationship between aesthetics and architecture; emphasizing the existence, importance and place of aesthetics in every step of design, in social, cultural and everyday life, in architecture.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç. Dr. Ümit Ayata
Learning Outcomes
1Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
2Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
3Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
4Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
5Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
6Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
7Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
8Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
9Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
10Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
11Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
12Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
13Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
14Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
15Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
16Will be able to question the concept of aesthetics in the historical change-development process. Will be able to define the function of subject and object concepts in aesthetic perception. They will be able to test the primary senses, visual and auditory senses' participation in the process of pleasure in aesthetic perception.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
yok
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Roberto Masiero,2006, Mimaride Estetik, Dost Kitabevi, İstanbul Semra Aydınlı,1992, Mimarlıkta Görsel Analiz, İTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayını, İstanbul. Gençosmanoğlu Beşgen, A. , 2001, Estetik ve Mimarlıkta Kavram, Kavramsal Analiz, Kavramlaştırma / 1980 Sonrası Mimarlık Ürünleri Üzerine Örneklemeler, Doktora Tezi, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Trabzon.
Course Contents
Basic concepts: Aesthetics, beauty, art and architecture. Science of aesthetics and problem areas, aesthetic doctrines, environmental aesthetics, Gestalt theory in perception, aesthetics as an evaluation criterion in architecture, volumetric aesthetics in architecture, visual balance. Concepts related to form properties: Unit size, unity measure, proportion, rhythm, symmetry. Forming approaches: Thinking of form, visualization and abstract/concrete form, abstraction/concrete, creation of form, idea and concept development, starting from product features. Perceptual aesthetics, symbolic aesthetics, formal aesthetics. Demonstration with examples, project study, implementation and production.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and scope of the course. aesthetics as scienceDefinition and scope of the course. aesthetics as scienceDefinition and scope of the course. aesthetics as science
2Subjectivist- psychological aesthetics, aesthetic attitudes.Subjectivist- psychological aesthetics, aesthetic attitudes.Subjectivist- psychological aesthetics, aesthetic attitudes.
3Aesthetic object analysis- Art and artistic creationAesthetic object analysis- Art and artistic creationAesthetic object analysis- Art and artistic creation
4Artistic content. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Artistic content. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Artistic content. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.
5Artistic Form. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its applicationArtistic Form. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its applicationArtistic Form. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application
6Concept of Beauty, beauty in nature, beauty in art.Concept of Beauty, beauty in nature, beauty in art.Concept of Beauty, beauty in nature, beauty in art.
7evelopment and change of the concepts of beauty and aesthetics in the historical process; 20th century introduction to aesthetic theories.evelopment and change of the concepts of beauty and aesthetics in the historical process; 20th century introduction to aesthetic theories.evelopment and change of the concepts of beauty and aesthetics in the historical process; 20th century introduction to aesthetic theories.
8MIDTERM EXAMMIDTERM EXAMMIDTERM EXAM
9Art in terms of aesthetics, spatial analysis. with examplesArt in terms of aesthetics, spatial analysis. with examplesArt in terms of aesthetics, spatial analysis. with examples
10Perception, introduction to the concepts of perception; the place of beauty and aesthetics in human-perception-perception fiction; types of perception auditory, tactile, olfactory and visual perception; detection conditions; the concepts of intuition, emotion, feeling, thinking in perception and aesthetics. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Perception, introduction to the concepts of perception; the place of beauty and aesthetics in human-perception-perception fiction; types of perception auditory, tactile, olfactory and visual perception; detection conditions; the concepts of intuition, emotion, feeling, thinking in perception and aesthetics. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Perception, introduction to the concepts of perception; the place of beauty and aesthetics in human-perception-perception fiction; types of perception auditory, tactile, olfactory and visual perception; detection conditions; the concepts of intuition, emotion, feeling, thinking in perception and aesthetics. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.
11Relationship between perception, aesthetics and architecture; changing definitions of aesthetics in the context of perception in the historical process of architecture; the place and importance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Relationship between perception, aesthetics and architecture; changing definitions of aesthetics in the context of perception in the historical process of architecture; the place and importance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Relationship between perception, aesthetics and architecture; changing definitions of aesthetics in the context of perception in the historical process of architecture; the place and importance of the concepts of beauty and aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.
12Aesthetic evaluation methods in architecture: Sensory aesthetics; sensation, pleasure concepts; Discussion on sensory aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Aesthetic evaluation methods in architecture: Sensory aesthetics; sensation, pleasure concepts; Discussion on sensory aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.Aesthetic evaluation methods in architecture: Sensory aesthetics; sensation, pleasure concepts; Discussion on sensory aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, working on a project, its application.
13Aesthetic evaluation methods in architecture: Introduction to symbolic aesthetics; introduction to the concepts of symbol, image, meaning, symbolic meaning; building form, spatial configurations, materials, the essence of enlightenment, the concept of inherent color; Discussion on symbolic aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, project study, implementation and production.Aesthetic evaluation methods in architecture: Introduction to symbolic aesthetics; introduction to the concepts of symbol, image, meaning, symbolic meaning; building form, spatial configurations, materials, the essence of enlightenment, the concept of inherent color; Discussion on symbolic aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, project study, implementation and production.Aesthetic evaluation methods in architecture: Introduction to symbolic aesthetics; introduction to the concepts of symbol, image, meaning, symbolic meaning; building form, spatial configurations, materials, the essence of enlightenment, the concept of inherent color; Discussion on symbolic aesthetics in architecture. Demonstration with examples, project study, implementation and production.
14Methods of aesthetic evaluation in architecture: Introduction to formal aesthetics; concepts of composition, gestalt, order, proportion, movement, rhythm, dominance, balance, unity; Discussion on formal aesthetics in architecture.Methods of aesthetic evaluation in architecture: Introduction to formal aesthetics; concepts of composition, gestalt, order, proportion, movement, rhythm, dominance, balance, unity; Discussion on formal aesthetics in architecture.Methods of aesthetic evaluation in architecture: Introduction to formal aesthetics; concepts of composition, gestalt, order, proportion, movement, rhythm, dominance, balance, unity; Discussion on formal aesthetics in architecture.
15Homework submission, course evaluation and discussion.Homework submission, course evaluation and discussion.Homework submission, course evaluation and discussion.
16END OF SEMESTER EXAMEND OF SEMESTER EXAMEND OF SEMESTER EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
Dersin Kitabi / Malzemesi / Önerilen Kaynaklar Lucas, G., 1978,1981,Estetik I-II, (Çev: Ahmet Cemal) , Payel Yayınevi, İstanbul. Tunalı, İ., 1979, Estetik, Bahar Matbaası, İstanbul
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
yok
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study10660
Individual Study for Mid term Examination4624
Individual Study for Final Examination4624
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)111
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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