Urban Furniture Design (ICM352) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Urban Furniture Design ICM352 Area Elective 1 2 0 2 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Problem Solving, Team/Group, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Dr. Özlem Nur Aslantamer
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The course aims to equip students with the ability to establish the relationship between urban furniture and urban space The course focuses on urban furniture design and cultivates thinking and management skills oriented towards the furniture industry. Additionally, the course aims to provide standards related to urban furniture design.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the relationship between urban and urban furniture.
  • Comprehend the details of designing urban furniture.
  • Gain the ability to develop a design approach by conceptualizing appropriate space and equipment relationships in a selected urban area.
Course Content The course examines the fundamental principle that urban furniture is designed to fulfill the needs of users,encompassing aspects such as comfort, transportation,recreation, entertainment,and protection from external influences.It considers the role of urban furniture in urban open and closed spaces, evaluating its aesthetic and functional aspects in the context of urban identity.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Acquiring preliminary information about the course content and project, forming groups, and selecting a research topic Course overview
2 Phase 1: Analysis and fundamental decisions; examination of urban identity and urban image, design elements, materials, and sample design visuals Research and Presentation
3 Phase 1: Analysis and fundamental decisions; examination of urban identity and urban image, design elements, materials, and sample design visuals Research and Presentation
4 Phase 2: Introduction to the project 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
5 Phase 2: Introduction to the project 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
6 Phase 2: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
7 Phase 2: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
8 Phase 2: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
9 Phase 2: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
10 Phase 2: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
11 Phase 2: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
12 Phase 3: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10-1/5; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
13 Phase 3: Urban furniture design 1/20-1/10-1/5; elevations, sections, and perspectives Project drawings
14 Phase 4: Layout Sheet layout design
15 Phase 4: Layout Sheet layout design
16 Final Submission Project drawings for final jury

Sources

Other Sources 1. Ching, F. D. K. (1979). Architecture: Form, space and order. Van Nostrand Reinhold.
2. Gehl, J. (1987). Life between buildings: Using public space. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company.
3. Işık, Z., & Yıldırım, K. (2001). Dekorasyonda ince yapı-temel ders kitabı. Zirve Ofset Matbaası.
4. Margolin, V., & Buchanan, R. (1998). The idea of design: A design issues reader. The MIT Press
5. Neufert, E. (2003). Yapı tasarım bilgisi. Beta Yayıncılık
6. Papanek, V. (1992). Design for the real world. Human ecology and social change (2nd ed.). Butler and Tanner Ltd.
7. Pearson, D. (1989). The natural house book, creating a healthy, harmonious and ecologically sound home. Conran Octopus.
8. Steiner, F., Butler, C., Al-Kodmany, K., & Li, H. (2003). Time-saver standards for urban design. McGraw-Hill Education.
9. Turner, J. (1998). Design with light. Watson-Guptill.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 9 50
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 10
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 12 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Having knowledge and awareness of the design and construction decisions influenced by geographical variations in social, economic, cultural, and physical contexts. X
2 Being able to collaborate in a multidisciplinary manner at the national and international levels, independently or jointly planning design projects in interdisciplinary work, and taking on responsibilities to execute/manage them. X
3 Having knowledge about the principles, laws, regulations and standards; being aware of professional ethics, duties and responsibilities. X
4 Being able to obtain the necessary data using accurate research methods and techniques, interpreting the results, and transforming the theoretical knowledge acquired by generating counter-arguments/syntheses, evaluating them, and applying them to alternative design solutions in the practical domain. X
5 Expressing data, ideas, design solutions and projects accurately and effectively by using oral, written and/or visual communication techniques and technology. X
6 Having knowledge of interior space systems in a way that considers the relationship between the base building construction and the interior construction.
7 Providing a holistic design approach by developing details through the appropriate selection of furnishing, product and material. X
8 Developing design ideas/creating space with the influence of psychology, sociology, philosophy, architecture and art by using scientific and technical knowledge that will respond to aesthetic and functional needs.
9 Developing user-oriented design solutions with human factors, ergonomics, universal and inclusive design principles. X
10 Having knowledge within the scope of the historical development of interior architecture, architecture and art, having the competence to make decisions by exhibiting a respectful and sensitive attitude towards cultural heritage and historical/natural environment. X
11 Designing to increase spatial comfort and wellbeing with the impact of physical environmental systems such as lighting, color, acoustics, air conditioning, etc. X
12 Having the ability to develop a sustainable design by using natural and built environment information. X
13 Keeping up with new developments in the field of interior architecture and design, having a consciousness of lifelong learning, and contributing to the field. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 1 16
Laboratory
Application 16 2 32
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 3 3
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 9 2 18
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 3 3
Total Workload 100