IAED 352 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design

Course Name

Introduction to Housing Studies

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
IAED 352	Fall/Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Discussion Group Work Case Study Q&A Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali ASLANKAN
Course Lecturer(s)	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali ASLANKAN
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This is a foundational course on the notions and typologies of housing. This course aims to introduce the historical journey, evolution, spatial properties and typologies of residential space with an emphasis on interior design to the students of related departments in relation to the larger contextual frameworks.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; discuss the history of housing practices and compare different eras analyze the key concepts of housing, dwelling and home identify holistic compositions of housing interiors cross-historically identify housing as a multidimensional phenomenon develop wide variety of responses to the needs and problems in the housing sector in relation to the accumulated historical experiences recognize and present the processes of materialization of housing projects with a central focus on interior design
Course Description	This course includes lectures and discussions on architectural and urban aspects of Housing in relation to wide range of architectural precedents that varies from historical to contemporary works chosen according to the weekly contextual framework. First module of the course will predominantly introduce the history of housing from the antiquity (pre-urban house) to 19th Century Housing practices following the core source of Norbert Schoenauer 2003 book "6000 Years of Housing", and second module will cover the 20th century and beyond with the critique on variety of interiors, typologies and precedents selected concurrently with the previous stage. This course will end with a case study that will enable the students to demonstrate the material covered through the semester.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction to the course themes	No Preparation
2	Definition of Housing	No Preparation
3	The Pre-Urban House	No Preparation
4	The Oriental Urban House	No Preparation
5	The Occidental Urban House: Part 1 * Dark Ages and Medieval Cities * Middle Ages * Renaissance	No Preparation
6	The Occidental Urban House: Part 2 * 19th Century Industrialism and Urbanism > Tenements > Row Houses > Apartment Buildings	Review submission
7	The Occidental Urban House: Part 3 * 19th Century Industrialism and Urbanism > Villas > Suburbs	No Preparation
8	The Occidental Urban House: Part 4 * 19th Century Industrialism and Urbanism > Social Housing	Review 2 Submission
9	Mid-term Exam	Mid-term Exam
10	20th Century Housing: 1900-1950	No Preparation
11	20th Century Housing: 1950-20XX: Part 1 > High-Rises > Sky-scrapers ** Quiz	No Preparation
12	20th Century Housing: 1950-20XX: Part 2 > Gated-Communities > Mixed-Use Projects ** Quiz	No Preparation
13	21st Century Housing > Urban Renewals > Competition Projects **	No Preparation
14	PreSubmissions	No Preparation
15	Submission and Presentations	Final Project
16	Review of the Semester	No Preparation

Course Notes/Textbooks

Here are no textbooks for this course. Related concepts and research are given with PowerPoint presentations.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Selected Books:

* Amos Rapoport (1969) House Form and Culture. Prentice-Hall, Inc. NJ: New Jersey. (ISBN-13: 978-0133956733)

* Anthony King (1984) The Bungalow. The Production of a Global Culture. Routledge and Kegan Paul. (ISBN-13: 978-0710095381)

* Dolores Hayden (2004) Building Suburbia: Green Fields and Urban Growth: 1820-2000. NY: New York. Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, Inc. (ISBN-13: 978-0375727214)

* Norbert Schoenauer (2003) 6000 Years of Housing (revised and Expanded Edition). New York and London: W.W. Norton and Company. (ISBN-13: 978-0393731200)

* Paul Oliver (2003) Dwellings: The Vernacular House World Wide. NY: New York. Phaidon Press Limeted. (ISBN-13: 978-0714847931)

Selected Articles:

* Şerife Geniş (2007). Producing Elite Localities: The Rise of Gated Communities in İstanbul. Urban Studies, 44(4):771-798.

* Görgülü, T., & Koca, S.K. (2007). Türkiye’de Barınma Biçimlerinde Yaşanan Değişimler: Son Dönemde Yapılan Tüketim Odaklı Konutlar. Mimarlık 337: Türkiye’de Konut Eğilimleri.

* Grant, J. (2002). Mixed Use in Theory and Practice: Canadian Experience with Implementing a Planning Principle. Journal of the American Planning Association, 68(1), 71-84.

* Koster, H. R. A., & Rouwendal, J. (2012). The Impact of Mixed Land Use on Residential Property Values. Journal of Regional Science, 52(5), 733-761.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	1	15
Presentation / Jury	1	40
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	4	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16		0
Study Hours Out of Class	16	3	48
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques	1	3	3
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	10	10
Presentation / Jury	1	3	3
Project	-	-	0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	1	3	3
Final Exam			0
		Total	115

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional	-	-	-	-	-
2	To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession	X	-	-	-	-
3	To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession	-	-	-	-	-
4	To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice	-	X	-	-	-
5	To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession	-	X	-	-	-
6	To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies	-	-	-	-	-
7	To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field	-	-	-	-	-
8	To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats	-	-	-	-	-
9	To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level	-	X	-	-	-
10	To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment	-	-	-	-	-
11	To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language	-	-	-	-	-
12	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently	-	-	-	-	-
13	To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise	-	-	X	-	-