Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
6	MİM372	Urban Culture And Housing	3+0+0	3	4	05.09.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Architecture
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Examination of housing features and user relations in different geographies, climates and cultures by transferring the concepts of city, culture and housing to the student.
Course Content	Examination of housing features and user relations in different geographies, climates and cultures by transferring the concepts of city, culture and housing to the student.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	Associate Prof.Dr. Özlem BELİR
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof.Dr. ERCAN KOÇ
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	David Harvey, Sosyal Adalet ve Şehir (Social Justice and the City), Metis Yayınları, 2003, İstanbul Bulos, M.., Teymur, N., (1993), Housing: Design, Research, Education, Avebury. Balamir, Murat, (1993), Konut Üretim Modeli, ODTÜ Yayınını, Ank, Keleş, R., (1984), Kentleşme ve Konut Politikası, Ank. Üniv, Ank.
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	3	42
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 4 90

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Acquire knowledge about housing and urban environment.
2	Can Evaluate the relationship between urban environment and housing according to culture, geography and climatic conditions.
3	Can Evaluate effective concepts and principles in housing design according to urban environment, culture and conditions.
4	Learn the processes of housing production in the context of urban environment and culture.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to the class
2	Definition, types and characteristics of housing and housing areas.
3	Definition of housing culture, its characteristics, subcultures that make up this culture and their characteristics
4	City, urban environment definitions, residential settlement in urban environment, its features
5	Urban culture, daily life in cities and the factors that constitute urban culture
6	Urban environment and residential areas in different cultures from history to the present
7	Urban formation and housing characteristics that emerged according to different geographies and climates in the historical process, examples
8	Midterm Exam
9	Traditional housing and its features, effects of living styles in traditional housing on housing formation
10	Slums in cities.
11	Residences, lofts and their features.
12	Gated residential settlements in urban environment and neighborhood concept, characteristics, evaluations.
13	Housing trends of different cultures in Istanbul
14	Homework, presentations, assessments
15	Homework, presentations, assessments

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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