MIM 415E - Housing Dsg Phil of Contm Arch

Course Objectives

1. Examining housing types.
2. Understanding factors or parameters which influence house form.
3. Getting a deep understanding of designing houses.

Course Description

Examination of various housing typologies by means of analyzing housing projects of
different architects; studying the housing design approaches of the contemporary
architects who have been able to synthesize the architectural inheritance in housing; the
discussion and interpretation of the house form regarding the unique formal properties,
façade compositions, design shapes, textures and building materials chosen; examples
from Botta, Wright, Corbusier, Ando, Gehry, UN Studio, New York Five and so forth.