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ÇANKAYA UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF ARCHÄ°TECTURE

CRP 101 BASIC DESIGN STUDIO FOR PLANNERS

Meets:           Monday 13:00 - 17:50 and Thursday 13:00 – 17:50

Instructors:  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Z. Ezgi KAHRAMAN,

Asist. Prof. Dr. Deniz ALTAY KAYA,

Instr. Semih KELLECÄ°.

About Crp 101 Basic Design Studio For Planners:

This course is the introduction to the basic concepts and principles of design required for city planning education. It comprises specific exercises, including brainstorming steps, to develop mental and manual skills to cope with basic design problems and to establish visual values for structuring and articulating two and three dimensional spatial compositions in different media. The main purpose of the course is to present students design tools and design principles of spatial organization and spatial hierarchy needed in city planning processes.

Course Objectives:

This course aims to give students the principles of abstraction and the design tools in creating the geometrical and social meaning of space.  The studio mainly focuses on the Gestalt Laws of Form (e.g., orientation, diversity, coherence/complexity, hierarchy, proximity, similarity, alignment, connectedness, symmetry). Students will also be introduced to the concepts of hierarchy in space and topographical order of space. The studio aims students to gain design skills in both two and three dimensions. The studio also seeks to give students the understanding of how to transform geometrical patterns into patterns of physical environment.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Develop the methods of perception and abstract thinking within a system understanding in the urban environment
2. Develop design skills for creating geographical order and syntax.
3. Understanding and developing skills on designing spatial hierarchy.
4. Develop the abilities of two dimensional and three dimensional thinking and representation.
5. Employ the ability to work  individually to illustrate the originality and creativity

Teaching Policy:

Key system is the jury system. Students share all the ideas and inputs to improve them. The course will be organized as 4 hours of lecturing and 6 hours of studio work per week. Studio work is arranged as group and self-study, studio critiques and the jury system.

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