ICM 103E - Concep.in Hist.of Architecture
Course Objectives
By the end of the semester, students are going:
- To understand the historical background of the Afro-Eurasian civilizations
- To examine the relationship between architectures of civilizations and their cultures in history.
- To examine in what ways different cultures end up with similar or different buildings and artefacts for certain themes.
- To compare the development process of building technologies and culture.
Course Description
Concepts in History of Architecture course aims to create a critical point of view over cultures and architectures from different geographical regions and periods to enable the students comprehend the interactions and conflicts of their social environment, technics and technologies. Architectural and historical backgrounds of the civilizations and ideas will be critically investigated to evaluate their formal characteristics according to certain themes. The course also generates a research environment to discover not only the impressions or expressions and their artifacts, but also the social order, art and culture of the cultures. It is also aimed to make students aware of the fact that architecture is the product of social, cultural, religious and political forces and cannot be understood without introducing those issues and studying their place in the civilization or national history being analyzed.
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Course Coordinator
Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu
Ahmet Erdem Tozoğlu
Course Language
English
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