Syllabus

Creative mapping, which has recently been being discussed and applied in many fields, provides a ground for innovative approaches in architecture. In the context of cities, mapping emerges as an agent for both the revelation and the re-conceptualisation of urban space. Considering also its role in determining the context and the concept, and thus in preparing for decision upon space, mapping inevitably emerges as ‘design’. In the scope of this course, students will probe ‘lived space’, and using creative mapping techniques they will present and propose various dimensions in urban space.

1^st week – Sept. 26    Introduction to course and class organization

2^nd week – Oct. 3      Selection of the study area and discussions

3^rd week – Oct. 7       HOLIDAY

4^th week – Oct. 14     Theoretical background: Creative Mapping Techniques in Architecture

5^th week – Oct. 21     Creative Mapping Examples in Architecture

6^th week – Oct. 28     Creative Mapping Examples in Art

7^th week – Nov. 4       First ideas for Elaborating the Expression of ‘Lived Space’

8^th week – Nov. 11     Discussion and exercise on various dimensions of mapping techniques

9t^h week – Nov. 18    Mid-term jury: Evaluation of the Proposals

10^th week – Nov. 25  Elaboration of mapping techniques:Discussions

11^th week – Dec. 2    Discussion and exercise on various dimensions of mapping techniques

12^th week – Dec. 9    Elaboration of mapping techniques: Discussions

13^th week – Dec. 16  Revision: Draft Final Mapping

14^th week – Dec. 23   Evaluation of the Final Mapping