ARCH 492 GRADUATION PROJECT 2013 – 2014 Spring Term

► A presentation of the course and term project ► A presentation about Nicosia and our site ► A presentation about zoning ordinances and building regulations ► Group selection

Group selection ► Group 1: Türkan Ulusu Uraz, Burak Türsoy ► A21 ► Group 2: Mukaddes Faslı, Ali Sarıyel ► A22 ► Group 3: Müjdem Vural, Cenk Atun ► A23

Course Content ► Reaching professional standards ► Melting point of all areas of knowledge within architecture ► -urban design ► -theory and history of architecture ► -environmental control ► -structure, construction ► -contemporary tools of architecture ► Macro to micro scales (1/2500 to 1/20)

Evaluation ► End product + process with the help of ► 3 reviews and 3 juries ► 1st Review – research, analysis and conceptual design % ► 2nd Review – preliminary design % ► Midterm jury – detailed design development % ► 3rd Review - revision and improvement % ► Pre-final jury – finalized project % ► INTERIM : 40% ► Final jury – finalized project evaluated by group teachers (40%) and external jury members (60%) % ► TERM GRADE :100%

Evaluation ► If more than half of the jury members give failing grade, the student fails whatever is the average of his/her grades. ► Plagiarism / cheating – One day sketch exam ► It is obligatory to attend to all reviews, juries and sketch exams. If not, the person should come with a petition letter and proof to gain the make- up right. There is only one make-up right.

Moodle + ftp ► Communication through Moodle ► ftp://ftparch.emu.edu.tr ftp://ftparch.emu.edu.tr ► Under ARCH 492

Term Project ► CITY CULTURAL / MEDIA CENTER AND LIBRARY (of m2) ► CULTURAL CENTER ► Auditoriums, Museum and exhibition facilities, Workshops ► MEDIA CENTER ► Studios, Clubs, Media market, Media offices ► LIBRARY ► Book shelves, Lobby, Meeting rooms ► SUPLAMENTARY FUNCTIONS ► Restaurants / cafes, services, adminitrative functions

According to G. Deleuze and F. Guattari’s philosophy According to G. Deleuze and F. Guattari’s philosophy ► Modernism – striated space – grid of sciences ► Postmodernism – smooth space – identity – culture, arts ► Today – striated + smooth – the internet ► The importance of identity and meaning ► The importance of new technologies

Examples of Cultural Centers ► The George Pompidou Centre, R.Piano and R.Rogers, 1977, Paris. ► Hayder Aliyev Cultural Center, Zaha Hadid Architects, 2012, Baku, Azerbaijan. ► Harbin Cultural Center, MAD Architects, 2014, China.

Examples of Media Centers ► Citizen and Media Center, Henning Larsen Architects, 2013, Stuttgart. ► Phoenix Media Center, Biad Ufo, 2012, Beijing. ► Astana Media Center, Tabanlıoğlu Architects, 2010, Astana, Kazakhstan. ► Doğan Media Center, Tabanlıoğlu Architects, 2007, Ankara. ► Dusseldorf Media Center, F.Gehry, 1999.

Examples of Libraries ► Exeter Library, Louis Kahn, 1965, New Hampshire, USA. ► The Multimedia Library of Sendai, Toyo Ito, 2001, Sendai, Japan. ► Seattle Public Library, Rem Koolhaas, 2004, Seattle.

Next Session ► ► SITE VISIT ► ► VISIT TO RAUF RAİF DENKTAŞ KÜLTÜR MERKEZİ ► ► VISIT TO BRT BUILDING ► ► VISIT TO ATATÜRK KÜLTÜR MERKEZİ ► ► 5 th of March, Wednesday, 9.00 – 17.00

1st Review 12th of March, Wednesday ► Site analysis ► Climate, Topography, Landscape, Traffic and accessibility, Legibility analysis, Zoning ordinances and building regulations, Land use and building height ► Functional analysis ► Plans, sections of the site ► 2 Case studies ► Initial design ideas

Research ► Library search ► Internet search ► Books, web-sites, sites of architecture through goggle ► Web of knowledge for articles

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