Research Article

Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education

Volume: 9 Number: 1 March 15, 2025
EN TR

Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education

Abstract

In architecture, many fundamental topics—such as construction, comfort, health, safety, durability, lifecycle, environment, climate change, cost, reuse, and recycling—are rooted in "building materials." Despite this, it can be observed that the current architectural field lacks sufficient competence in building materials, both in education and professional practice. In architectural education, where the goal is to develop abstract and concrete thinking skills, the course that lays the foundation for abstract thinking is "basic design," while the course that explores the possibilities of translating abstract ideas into concrete forms is "building materials." Although these courses are complementary, their teaching methods and outcomes differ. This study aims to identify the quality of building materials courses, defining existing issues of building materials courses in contemporary architectural education and propose solutions. The scope of the research includes the curricula of "Building Materials" and "Basic Design" courses in the architecture departments of 33 state universities in Turkey, selected based on various criteria. The research design combines quantitative and qualitative analysis methods.In the quantitative analysis, factors such as the mandatory status of courses, their inclusion of practical components, class hours, and the adequacy of practical training hours were evaluated. The qualitative analysis involved interviews with instructors of building materials courses, which are delivered as a combination of theory and practice, to gain insights into the content and methods of practical training. The findings highlight a major issue: building materials courses lack a contemporary learning approach and method, instead relying on a traditional model where the instructor is active and the student remains passive.

Keywords

Ethical Statement

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, 07.03.2024

References

  1. Aydınlı, S. (2015). Tasarım Eğitiminde Yapılandırıcı Paradigma: ‘Öğrenmeyi Öğrenme.’ Tasarım + Kuram, 20, 1–18. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.23835/tasarimkuram.239579
  2. Bakkal, H. (2019). Günümüz heykel sanatında soyut form ve malzeme ilişkisi. Sanatta Yeterlik Tezi, Marmara Üniversitesi, Güzel Sanatlar Enstitüsü, İstanbul.
  3. Binkley, M., Erstad, O., Herman, J., Raizen, S., Ripley, M., Miller-Ricci, M., & Rumble, M. (2012). Defining Twenty-First Century Skills. In Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills (pp. 17–66). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2324-5_2
  4. Çoban, B. T., & Ay, Ş. Ç. (2023). Bağlantıcılık Açısından Öğrenme: Öğrenme Süreci, İlkeler Ve Öğrenen Rolleri. Düzce Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 13(2), 253–271. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55179/dusbed.1332953
  5. Cross, N. (1997). Descriptive models of creative design: application to an example. Design Studies, 18(4), 427–440. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0142-694X(97)00010-0
  6. Doğan, R. K., & Noraslı, M. (2019). İç Mimarlikta Eğitim Modeli: Deneyimleyerek Öğrenme. International Design and Art Journal, 1(1), 99–108.
  7. Doorley, S., & Witthoft, S. (2012). Make Space: How to Set the Stage for Creative Collaboration. Wiley, New Jersey.
  8. Downes, S. (2008). Places to Go: Connectivism & Connective Knowledge. Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 5(1). https://nsuworks.nova.edu/innovate/vol5/iss1/6/

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Architectural History, Theory and Criticism, Architecture (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

March 16, 2025

Publication Date

March 15, 2025

Submission Date

September 23, 2024

Acceptance Date

February 11, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Beyaztaş, H., & Tekin, Ç. (2025). Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, 9(1), 43-54. https://doi.org/10.54864/planarch.1554347
AMA
1.Beyaztaş H, Tekin Ç. Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research. 2025;9(1):43-54. doi:10.54864/planarch.1554347
Chicago
Beyaztaş, Halit, and Çiğdem Tekin. 2025. “Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education”. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research 9 (1): 43-54. https://doi.org/10.54864/planarch.1554347.
EndNote
Beyaztaş H, Tekin Ç (March 1, 2025) Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research 9 1 43–54.
IEEE
[1]H. Beyaztaş and Ç. Tekin, “Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education”, PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 43–54, Mar. 2025, doi: 10.54864/planarch.1554347.
ISNAD
Beyaztaş, Halit - Tekin, Çiğdem. “Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education”. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research 9/1 (March 1, 2025): 43-54. https://doi.org/10.54864/planarch.1554347.
JAMA
1.Beyaztaş H, Tekin Ç. Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research. 2025;9:43–54.
MLA
Beyaztaş, Halit, and Çiğdem Tekin. “Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education”. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research, vol. 9, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 43-54, doi:10.54864/planarch.1554347.
Vancouver
1.Halit Beyaztaş, Çiğdem Tekin. Evaluation of Building Materials Course in Architectural Education. PLANARCH - Design and Planning Research. 2025 Mar. 1;9(1):43-54. doi:10.54864/planarch.1554347

Content of this journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License

29929