{"id":5541,"date":"2026-01-27T11:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/?p=5541"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:30:20","slug":"architecture-today-arch131","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/archworks.agu.edu.tr\/index.php\/2026\/01\/27\/architecture-today-arch131\/","title":{"rendered":"Architecture Today \/ ARCH131"},"content":{"rendered":"

Architecture Today<\/b><\/span>\u00a0course is designed to construct a critical perspective on design by evaluating the architectural production of the 20th century and the contemporary era<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>The curriculum emphasizes the trans-disciplinary nature of the profession, situating architecture not merely as a technical practice but as a discipline deeply intertwined with contemporary art, philosophy, and social sciences<\/span><\/span>. <\/span>The primary objective is to foster an understanding of architectural production as a complex fact of interdisciplinary interaction, rather than an isolated act of building<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Course Instructors<\/b><\/p>\n

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Prof. Dr. Burak Asiliskender <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ins. <\/span>Nihan Mu\u015f \u00d6zmen <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ress. Assist. G\u00fcls\u00fcm Polat<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ress. Assist. \u0130linur Can<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Visual Manifesto<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n

A<\/span>s a culminating academic exercise, the Final Assignment required students to produce a specific video clip focused on a selected research topic<\/span><\/span>. This assignment was structured to challenge students to transcend traditional biographical narratives. Instead, they were tasked with distilling extensive theoretical research into a concise, 60-second visual argument. <\/span>The objective of this digital submission was to translate the “deep layers” of architectural identity into a visual format, thereby demonstrating the students’ ability to critique the role of the architect in the contemporary world <\/span><\/span>and to determine alternative modes of thinking in terms of design communication<\/span>. The selected works presented here represent a synthesis of rigorous academic inquiry and digital storytelling. Students engaged with a diverse range of architectural discourses, investigating topics that span from the modernist principles of <\/span>Mies van der Rohe<\/span> and <\/span>Le Corbusier<\/span> to the avant-garde theories of <\/span>Russian Constructivism<\/span> and <\/span>Metabolism<\/span>. The research spectrum further expanded to include critical concepts such as <\/span>Contextualism<\/span>, <\/span>Deconstruction<\/span>, <\/span>Utopia<\/span>, and <\/span>Phenomenology<\/span>. These videos are not mere summaries; they are intellectual abstractions\u2014visualizing the methodology and philosophy that define the architectural mind.<\/p>\n

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To see the videos, click here!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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