ARCH460 APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
| Course Code: |
1200460 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(2-2) |
| ECTS Credit: |
4.0 |
| Department: |
Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. SOOFÝA TAHÝRA ELÝAS ÖZKAN |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
The course objectives are to introduce students to a world-wide range of architectural concepts, focusing on appropriate and affordable solutions, in terms of choice of materials and technologies, to the extensive needs of the underdeveloped, developing and developed world. The relevance of appropriate technology in certain current global issues, such as sustainability and ecological concerns, will be considered.
