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PEM4020Courtyards2+0+0ECTS:4
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Makbulenur ONUR
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To inform students about courtyard houses and other types of buildings with courtyards, to teach them design issues about courtyards related to different functions and factor.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : define different factors taht contribute to formation of courtyards.1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 131,5
LO - 2 : learn about how courtyards in different cilimate regions and cultures formed and differentiated1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 135,6
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Definitions of courtyards, factors that contribute to formation of courtyards: entrance, sun-shadow index, enclosure, microclimate factors, courtyards in houses and other types of buildings, courtyards in historical periods and different cultures.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Landscape Architecture and courtyard relationship? How do a courtyard defined? The relationship between a building and a courtyard?
 Week 2Presentations of famous couryards, Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
 Week 3Courtyard: definitions and functions
 Week 4Basic characteristics and terms of courtyards-1:Enterance, the location inside the building, otientation
 Week 5Basic characteristics and terms of courtyards-2:Locality and character, latitude
 Week 6Basic characteristics and terms of courtyards-3: aspect ratio, solar-shadow index, enclosure
 Week 7Basic characteristics and terms of courtyards-4: micro climate, climate control and thermal confort
 Week 8Basic characteristics and terms of courtyards-5:Daylight in courtyards
 Week 9Midterm exam
 Week 10Courtyards depending on climate regions
 Week 11Planting design in courtyards
 Week 12Buildings with different functions and their courtyards
 Week 13students' presentations and disscussing their preliminary design decisions
 Week 14presentations of students' design alternatives
 Week 15Project delivery
 
Textbook / Material
1Reynolds, John S.. 2002;Courtyards, Aesthetic, Social, and Thermal Delight, John Wiley Inc., New York
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
In-term studies (second mid-term exam) 14 27/05/2013 30 50
End-of-term exam 15 03/06/2013 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 2 14 28
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 6 24
Proje 4 6 24
Total work load76