Course Information Semester Course Code Course Title T+P+L Credit ECTS 6 00261651 Architecture and Psychology 2+0+0 4 4 Course Details Language : Turkish Level : Bachelor's Degree Department / Program : Interior Architecture Mode of Delivery : Face to Face Type : Elective Objectives : 1. Understanding space and man-environment relations. 2. Understanding and analysing architectural design cognitive process.3. Increasing awareness about experiencing designed space Content : User needs and psychological fundamentals. Theories of environment-behaviour relations. User behaviour in the environmet. Privacy, safety, personal space, territory mechanisms in the use of space. Architectural design process and psychological fundamentals. Basic theories and concepts. Problem solving/creative logic processes, technics, and their applications. Methods & Techniques : Prerequisites and co-requisities : None Course Coordinator : None Name of Lecturers : Instructor Özlem Demirkan Assistants : None Work Placement(s) : No Recommended or Required Reading Resources : Feireiss, L. (Ed.), 2011, Testify! The Consequences of Architecture, NAİ PublishersCanter, D., 1977, The Psychology of Place, The Architectural Press, London.Franck, K.A. and Lepori, R.B., 2007, Architecture from the Inside Out, WileyAcademy Semester : Bell, B., (Ed.), 2004, Good Deeds, Good Design: Community Service Through Architecture, Princeton Architectural Press. Course Category Field 100% In-Term Study Informations In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage Mid-terms 1 40% Final examination 1 60% Total 2 100% Activity Informations Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load Course Duration 14 2 28 Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 7 4 28 Assignments 8 4 32 Presentation 1 12 12 Mid-terms 1 10 10 Final examination 1 10 10 Total Work Load ECTS: 4 120 Course Learning Outcomes Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: No Learning Outcomes 1 Understanding of architectural psychology 2 Using and evaluating science of psychology in creating the space, 3 Producing knowledge about meaning of the space, 4 Ability to make research based on behavioral issues and design process Weekly Detailed Course Contents Week Topics 1 Design psychology 2 Cognitive approach to design, Gestalt approach, behaviourist approach 3 Creative thinking and problem solving 4 Collaborative design vs. individual design 5 Collaborative designing in digital (virtual) media. Personal styles of learning and designing 6 User-designer cognitive interaction and negotiations 7 Student presentations 8 Environmental, architectural psychology 9 Midterm Exam 10 Perception, cognition and patterns of spatial behaviour 11 Spatial territory, concepts of crowding and privacy 12 Problem of adaptation and change, other models of man-environment relations 13 Relations of design thinking and spatial experience 14 Creating and experiencing space, meaning of space Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13 All 555555 C1 555555 C2 555555 C3 555555 bbb
