Journal Article

·2008 OPEN ACCESS

FOUNDATION OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN EDUCATION: AN EVALUATION OF THE CONTENTS AND APPROACH IN ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT, AT THE YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, ISTANBUL

Çiğdem Polatoğlu YTU

Journal of Research in Architecture & Planning

Abstract

This paper deals with the concepts and the methods used in architectural design education in the first year first semester of YTU architectural department. The program of the department is 240 ECTS in 4 years as undergraduate. The courses of Basic Design, Building Theory and Design 1 and Introduction to Architectural Design in first semester forms the core of the program. The outcomes of the courses were evaluated through examples from various practices studied in the courses. All the courses were conducted by the authors between 2004-2008 academic years. Keywords: Architecture, design, education, problem solving.

Keywords

Architecture Architectural design Mathematics education Engineering Architectural engineering Engineering management Computer science Psychology Visual arts

Subject Areas

Design Education and Practice ·Mechanical Engineering ·Physical Sciences
Architecture, Design, and Social History ·Conservation ·Social Sciences
Educational Environments and Student Outcomes ·Education ·Social Sciences

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