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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. AYŞE SİREL
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course Since the 1970s, environmental problems have become more than a scientific reality and can be felt with all our senses, and the built environment has started to take place at the center of environmental discussions. The aim of lesson; To examine, research and discuss sustainable approaches in architecture, such as the environment-energy-ecology relationship and ecological building design, with their social, economic and ecological dimensions, through national and international examples. In this context, it is to ensure that architectural projects equipped with technical knowledge, respectful to the natural environment, and practical application are designed. Another aim of the course is; The aim is to pave the way for the student to transform his/her sensitivity about the environment into expert knowledge and to conduct research on this subject.
Course Content Environmental-green-ecological-sustainability concepts; The reasons for its emergence, development processes and usage areas are explained in architecture. Sustainability standards and certificates are explained, and the contributions of sustainable designs to the environment and architectural environment are discussed. In this regard, the concept of sustainable architecture is examined through important examples in the world and in Turkey, which have been designed and applied in recent years.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Information is given on the purpose, content and conduct of the course.
2Environmental Problems and Perception: A brief overview of environmental problems, the reasons for the emergence of environmental problems and the importance of environmental awareness in architecture.
3Historical Background of Environmental Approaches: Social and Spatial Perspectives. Historical context of environmentalism, change of environmental concepts in historical perspective, environmental debates and current political approaches, dilemmas of architecture-environment interaction.
4Environment, Human, Nature interaction: The conceptual framework of sustainable architecture: nature, human, resource, time dimension.
5Ecological, economic and social dimension of sustainable architecture.
6Sustainable architectural design principles: examining building and environmental morphology through examples. Active and passive methods that can be used in sustainable architectural design; principles of natural lighting, natural ventilation and passive heating. Systems that generate energy from alternative energy sources, their integration into architectural design, their effects on building identity and plastic. Examination of contemporary architecture with examples.
7Green buildings and green roof applications, general design principles and evaluation systems (LEED, Casbee, Breeam etc.).
8Reuse, flexible use, recycling principles and applications in architectural design.
9Midterm
10Student presentations: (On the architectural project they are preparing)
11Student presentations: (On the architectural project they are preparing)
12Student presentations: (On the architectural project they are preparing)
13Student presentations: (On the architectural project they are preparing)
14Student presentations: (On the architectural project they are preparing)

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