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| SEHL5032 | Urban Design Theories and Approaches | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Yelda AYDIN TÜRK | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Defining the concept of urban design, evaluations of approaches and design theories related to urban design and evaluations urban design in the planning process |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | identify urban planning and urban design concepts | 1 - 7 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | interpret approaches to urban design process, design theory and design policies | 1 - 7 | 1,3,5 | | PO - 3 : | learn the processes of development of urban design in the planning process. | 1 - 7 | 3,5,6 | | PO - 4 : | explain the importance and position in urban planning and urban design process. | 1 - 7 | 1,3,5,6 | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The presentation of information about the philosophical and ideological foundations and paradigms of urban design in the last century.
An examination of studies and applications related to these foundations.
The investigation of the effects of relevant theories and approaches on urban form and the built environment through various case studies. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The general description of lesson | | | Week 2 | General Information Related Urban Planning and Urban Design, Development of Urban Design in General ınformation related Urban Planning and Urban Design, development of Urban Design in the Process of Urban Planning.
| | | Week 3 | development of Urban Design in the Process of Urban Planning.
Detection of paper issues | | | Week 4 | The development of urban planning and urban design in Turkey. | | | Week 5 | Urban design in the planning process: Sample Countries and Turkey. | | | Week 6 | Definitions and concepts relating to urban design. | | | Week 7 | Definitions and concepts relating to urban design
Examination week. | | | Week 8 | Theories of urban design process
| | | Week 9 | Mid-term studies
| | | Week 10 | Theories of urban design process-continue | | | Week 11 | Theories of urban design process-continue | | | Week 12 | Defining the stages of urban design process
| | | Week 13 | Defining the stages of urban design process-continue | | | Week 14 | Urban design-application, application methods and policies. | | | Week 15 | Urban design control | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Bacon, N., 1982; Design Cities, Thames and Hudson, Reprinted USA, First published 1967. | | | 2 | Barnett, J.,1974; Urban Design As Public Policy?, Architectural Record Books, New York. | | | 3 | Carmona, M., 1996; Controlling Urban Design-Part 1: A Possible Renaissance?, Journal of Urban Design, Vol. 1, No.1, February, Carfax Publishers. | | | |
| 1 | Bentley, A., Mcglyn, M.,1985; Responsive Environments. A Manual For Designers, Butterworth-Heinemann. | | | 2 | Brown, D.,1990; Urban Concept, Architectural Design Profile, Ed: Dr. Andreas Papadakis, vol.60, 1/2 , London. | | | 3 | Carmona, M., Heath, T., Oc, T., and Tiesdell, S., 2004; Public Places, Urban Spaces,Architectural Pres, Burlington. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/11/2025 | 2 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 09/12/2025 | 1,5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 11/01/2026 | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 6 | 14 | 84 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 5 | 11 | 55 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 201 |
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