Academic Catalog

ARCH529 CITY IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL THEORY

Course Code: 1200529
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Architecture
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

City; urbanity; architectural theory; urban design theory; postmodernism; context; contexualism; sign; symbolism; pop architecture; ecology; mobility; contemporary metropolis; collage; urban texture; analogy; memory; palimpsest; archipelago; shrinking cities; urban decay; sub-urbanism; congestion; hedonistic urbanism; disjuntion; notation; theme park; public space; hyper-reality; cyber-cities; absolute architecture; type; typology; autonomy.