Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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ARC223 | HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE I | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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Objectives: | It is aimed to determine the reflections of the changes in the social and cultural environment in the period starting from the prehistoric period to the 17th-18th centuries on the architectural environment. It is aimed to introduce the architectural styles that emerged in Europe after the period when the Christian religion emerged. The architectural features of the architectural products examined within the scope of the course will be tried to reveal the changing architectural features and their diversity in historical periods. The differences and similarities of the examinations made on a single building within the scope of urban scale will be evaluated comparatively. |
Content: | The first prehistoric buildings and settlement centers will be explained. Ancient Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Persian, Minoan, Mycenaean, Etruscan, Roman Persian, Greek, Roman architecture will be introduced. After the emergence of Christianity, the Early Christian Period, Romanesque, Carolingian and Otto period architectural approaches will be explained. Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo architecture that developed in and around Europe will be explained. The political, cultural and economic changes in the region in the formation of architecture in the periods described in the course will be evaluated through building types. The effects of the period structures on the social life of the cities will be discussed and tried to be determined. |