ARCH720 ARCHITECTURE AND WRITING
| Course Code: |
1200720 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(0-3) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Architecture |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assist.Prof.Dr. DAVIDE DERIU |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
General introduction to linguistic terms (sign; signifier/signified; paradigm/syntagm; etc.); discussion of reading and writing as critical practices; relationships between writing and language. discourse. subjectivity; analysis of specific writing genres and their implications for contemporary architectural culture (i.e.. manifesto; biography and autobiography; monograph; dictionary and encyclopaedia; review and interview; historical/critical essay; literary texts.
