Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
History of European Architecture MMR309 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 2.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Lect. Büşra Nur DEMİREL
Instructors Büşra Nur DEMİREL
Assistants
Goals An examination of the basic developmental pattern of European architecture before the Industrial Revolution
Course Content Byzantine, Karolenj, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque Periods and Architecture
Learning Outcomes - to gain the consciousness about the relationship between architectural production and Social, political and technical values ​​.
- to gain information about the European architecture in the pre-industrial period
- to gain information about the construction techniques in the pre-industrial period
- Understanding the structural developments in Medieval European Architecture
- Understanding the relations between East Roman / Byzantine Architecture and Medieval European architecture
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction, general explanations about the course, information about the course content and introduction of course resources.
2. Week Intellectual structure in the Middle Ages. Carolingian and Romanesque Art and Architecture activities
3. Week Scholastic Philosophy and Gothic Architecture
4. Week Repeating Romanesque and Gothic Architecture. The reasons for the emergence of humanism.
5. Week The effects of humanism and the emergence of Renaissance architecture.
6. Week Renaissance art and architecture. The emergence of mannerism
7. Week Mannerism and Baroque architecture. General review before mid term exam
8. Week Mid Term Exam
9. Week Midterm exam evaluation. Introduction to Baroque and Rococo architecture
10. Week Effects of Baroque style on Ottoman architecture, Turkish Baroque style
11. Week Age of Enlightenment Architecture
12. Week European Architecture in 18 Century
13. Week Neoclassicism, Associative eclecticism architectural styles
14. Week Course review
Recommended Sources
Rodley, L., Byzantine Art and Architecture an İntroduction, Cambridge Press,New York, 1996.
Norberg-Schulz, C., Baroque Architecture, Electa, Milan, 1986.
Mango, C., Byzantine Architecture, Electa Rizzoli, New York-Milano, 1985
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 Measurement Method
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PY2 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY3 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY4 4 0 0 0 0 0 -
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*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 2 28
Preparation, After Class Study 2 2 4
Research 2 2.5 5
Other Activities 2 4 8
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 51
ECTS Credit of the Course 2.0