COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+A+L (hour/week) | Type (C / O) | Local Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Methods and Praxis | IAR 442 | Fall-Spring | 03+00+00 | Elective | 3 | 5 |
| Academic Unit: | Interior Architecture and Environmental Design |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Prerequisites: | - |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Course Unit: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | - - |
| Course Objectives: | The course focuses on the fundamentals of design methods, different modes of design thinking, innovation in design and contemporary design practice and use and potentials of design media. The main aim is to raise the awareness for creative and innovative thinking in design and provide both theoretical and practical knowledge for creating comprehensive design strategies and approaches. The course will discuss various dimensions of design methods, design tools, logic and cognitive mechanisms of design; and interdisciplinary design examples. The course will also include class readings, group study, case studies and student presentations. |
| Course Contents: | The course content is devised to discuss design approaches with a special emphasis on historical thresholds; discuss architectural design process and its logical, cognitive and visual procedures; cross examine designer behavior in an interdisciplinary context, evaluate the designers' strategies of thinking, making and tool use; introduce computer aided design approaches, models and paradigms; and assist students to develop understanding on design media, design processes, and designers. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO): |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: | Lectures, presentations, student site research, site report papers (synopsis),student presentations and final paper. Design process diagram. |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS
| Week | Subjects | Related Preperation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Course Introduction/ Overview | |
| 2 | Lecture 1/ Concepts and Definitions | Bayazit, N. (2004). Investigating design: A review of forty years of design research. Design issues, 20(1), 16-29. |
| 3 | Lecture 2/ Design as problem solving Analytical Models of Design | Chapter 1 “What is Designing”, Jones, J. C. 1992. Design methods. 2nd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. |
| 4 | Lecture 3/ Reflective Thinking in Design Intiutive Design Models & Processes | The Architectural Studio as an Exemplar of Education for Reflection-in-Action, Donald A. Schön, Journal of Architectural Education (1984), Vol. 38, No. 1. pp. 2-9. |
| 5 | Lecture 4/ Technology, Design & Media Design Tools, CAAD, BIM | Lawson, B. (2006). How designers think: the design process demystified. Routledge. |
| 6 | Lecture 5/ Understanding the Design Process Analysis, Mapping and Visualization | Chapter 3 “Route maps of the design process”, How Designers Think, Lawson, B. R. 2006. How designers think. 4th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press. |
| 7 | Mid Term Exam: Short brief for chosen case study | |
| 8 | Movie: Objectified by Gary Huswitt | |
| 9 | Movie: Everything is a remix | |
| 10 | Case Study, on site Workshops, in studio | |
| 11 | Lecture 6/ Overview of the Design Process Analysis, Mapping and Visualization | The Impact of Information Technology on Architectural Education in the 21st Century, Kalay, Y.E. 2008 Conference on Critical Digital: What Matters(s)?, Harvard University GSD, Cambridge (USA), pp. 3-6 |
| 12 | Case Study, on site Workshops, in studio | |
| 13 | Presentations 1 | |
| 14 | Presentations 2 |
At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.
REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING
| Akin, Ö. 1986. Psychology of architectural design. London: Pion Ltd. Alexander, C., S. Ishikawa, and M. Silverstein. 1977. A pattern language: Towns, buildings, construction. New York: Oxford University Press. Cohn J., Jersey B. 2011. Eames: The Architect & The Painter, Quest Productions Cross, N. 2006. Designerly Ways of Knowing. London: Springer. Cross, N. 2008. Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design 4th ed. Wiley Cross, N. 2011. Design Thinking: Understanding How Designers Think and Work. Berg Publishers. Greene, J. 2010. Design Is How It Works: How the Smartest Companies Turn Products into Icons, Portfolio Hardcover. Jones, J. C. 1992. Design methods. 2nd ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold. Kalay, Y. E. 2004. Architecture's new media: Principles, theories, and methods of computer-aided design. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Kieran, S., and J. Timberlake. 2004. Refabricating architecture: How manufacturing methodologies are poised to transform building construction. New York: McGraw-Hill. Lawson, B. R. 2004. What Designers Know ? Oxford: Architectural Press. Lawson, B. R. 2006. How designers think. 4th ed. Oxford: Architectural Press. Neumeier, M. 2008. The Designful Company: How to build a culture of nonstop innovation, Peachpit Press, San Francisco, CA. Rittel, H. W. J., and M. M. Webber. 1973. Dilemmas in a general theory of planning. Policy Sciences 4:155-169. Schön, D. 1987. Educating the reflective practitioner. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Simon, H. 1969. The Sciences of the Artificial. Cambridge: MIT Press. von Stamm, B. 2008. Managing Innovation, Design and Creativity, Wiley, CA. |
OTHER COURSE RESOURCES
| Huswitt, G. 2009. Objectified, Plexi Productions Huswitt, G. 2011. Urbanized, Plexi Productions |
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
| Semester Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total: | 3 | 100 |
WORKLOAD
| Events | Count | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload (hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation for Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.) | 1 | 43 | 43 |
| Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload (hour): | 125 | ||
1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)
| # | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 |
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| LO5 |
Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High