Architecture Today course is designed to construct a critical perspective on design by evaluating the architectural production of the 20th century and the contemporary era. 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. 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.
Course Instructors
Prof. Dr. Burak Asiliskender
Ins. Nihan Muş Özmen
Ress. Assist. Gülsüm Polat
Ress. Assist. İlinur Can
The Visual Manifesto
As a culminating academic exercise, the Final Assignment required students to produce a specific video clip focused on a selected research topic. 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. 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 and to determine alternative modes of thinking in terms of design communication. 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 Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier to the avant-garde theories of Russian Constructivism and Metabolism. The research spectrum further expanded to include critical concepts such as Contextualism, Deconstruction, Utopia, and Phenomenology. These videos are not mere summaries; they are intellectual abstractions—visualizing the methodology and philosophy that define the architectural mind.