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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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Interior Architecture and Environmental Design (English)
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Compulsory
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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The objective of this course is to introduce first-year interior architecture students to the fundamental principles of design through a studio-based learning environment that fosters creative thinking, visual perception, abstraction, and spatial exploration. The course aims to develop students' ability to interpret design problems, generate original concepts, and transform ideas into two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations using a variety of materials and techniques. Through iterative design processes, experimentation, model making, and critical studio discussions, students establish the foundational knowledge and practical skills required for subsequent interior architecture design studios. The course also encourages independent thinking, visual communication, craftsmanship, collaboration, and professional studio ethics as essential components of contemporary design education.
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Course Content
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This studio course introduces students to the fundamental principles of design thinking through a sequence of exploratory and experimental design exercises. The course focuses on perception, visual organization, abstraction, composition, and spatial thinking as the foundations of interior architectural design. Students investigate the relationships between two-dimensional and three-dimensional representations while developing creative concepts through drawing, model making, and material experimentation.
The course emphasizes the iterative design process, encouraging observation, critical thinking, conceptual development, craftsmanship, and visual communication. Through lectures, studio workshops, critiques, and juries, students gain practical experience in transforming abstract ideas into physical forms. Individual and collaborative studio projects foster creativity, problem-solving, and the ability to communicate design proposals using appropriate graphic, verbal, and physical presentation techniques. The course provides the essential design foundation for subsequent interior architecture studios.
Spatial precedent example review and analysis
User and site analysis
Developing a conceptual approach
Space arrangement, vertical and horizontal circulation
Natural lighting and ventilation
Basic ergonomics
Blending digital and analog drawing models with artificial intelligence
Visual and verbal presentation techniques
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Studio-based learning, interactive lectures, design workshops, case studies, guided discussions, individual and group critiques, project-based learning, collaborative learning, experiential learning, problem-based learning, model making, visual experimentation, independent study, iterative design development, oral presentations, peer review, and reflective learning.
Skill Development: Technical drawing, model-making, digital modeling, visualization, oral presentation
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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( IAD 101 )
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Prof.Dr. Özlem Erdoğdu Erkarslan
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Ware, C. (2010).?Visual thinking for design. Elsevier. Diecricksen, D. (2018). Microliving, Storey.
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Course Category
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Engineering Design
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