Name of Department: Architecture

Course Title: Introduction to Architecture

Course Code: AR 121

Type of Course: elective

Level of Course: undergraduate (first cycle)

Semester: October-January

Year of Study: 3 hrs/wk; 1st year, 1st semester

ECTS Credits: 4

Pre-requisite: none

Co-requisite: none

Name of Lecturer: varying instructor; contact Departmental ECTS co-ordinator

Objective of the course: The objective of the course is to introduce the scope of architecture in theory and practice; to provide an overview of architecture in the contaxt of related disciplines; to introduce the student to the basic vocabulary of architecture which includes natural & manmade environment, building, architectural space, structure, construction, trends & styles, etc.; to introduce fundamentals of architectural design concerning form, shape, colour, texture, etc., and exploration of architecture as an embodiment of ideas & various design approaches.

Course Contents: This course develops a view on the making of architecture through the introduction of conceptual, perceptual, and technical aspects that lie behind architectural design. By using a comparative method, we will discover how architects in different epochs and diverse places struggled with similar or divergent concepts of space, form, order, geometry, etc. Although this is not a history course, linkages to historical and theoretical aspects will be established for a more complete understanding of architecture.

Bibliography:
Ching D.K., Francis. (1979). Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Rasmussen, Steen Eiler. (1964). Experiencing Architecture. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

Teaching & Learning Methods: 3 hrs/wk of lecture throughout the semester

Assessment Methods: Two 4-page homework assignments: 25%; written midterm examination: 25%; 8 to 10-page final assignment: 20%; written final examination: 25%; attendance: 5%. Examinations are held during the regular midterm- and final-examination periods of the academic calendar.