bahcesehir universityarchitecture & design
   international summer academy

Anatolia-Anadolu in Turkish, meaning ‘the land of sunrise’ in Greek, is also known as Asia Minor, the name given to the prominent Eastern Province of the Roman Empire. Located at the intersection of Asia and Europe, Anatolia, has been the center of various civilizations throughout the ages. The roots going back to Prehistoric times, Neolithic cultures such as Hittites and Luwians, and later on Persians, Carians, Aiols, Greeks and Romans have all left traces of their culture in Anatolia. Each culture has evolved its own spatial structure either by building above the preceding accumulation or by eradicating the existing built environment, but always with its own worldview. Existence and survival of various cultures has reflected itself in the built environment in the form of layered settlement patterns with a variety of architectural styles as in Troy and Bayraklı .While the settlements such as Çatalhöyük and Hacılar reveal the existence of Hittites in Central Anatolia, latest excavations display the precedence of Hittites even in Western Anatolian settlements of Antiquity. Therefore, ARCH- ANTIQUE aims at providing students with the opportunity of exploring the architecture and technology in Antiquity with its roots in the Neolithic era through the rich multi-cultural heritage of Western Anatolia which is known to be ‘the cradle of civilizations’.

‘On the spot teaching/learning methods’ of this program and  excursions to the Antique settlements offer students to spend some time in a rich natural environment  (sea, sun, vineyards and olive oil..) which constitutes a background and a means of survival for  all civilizations living in the Region. Excursions will cover the cities of Smyrna, Metropolis, Ephesus, Miletus, Priene, Didyma.

arch.antique 2009 summer school will be comprised of two units:

·    Architecture in Antiquity

·    Architectural Tectonics in Antiquity

The lecture sessions will be conducted at Bahçeşehir University, which is located at the heart of the city, on the European side of the Bosphorus, offering gorgeous views of the Bosphorus and the Seraglio, and provides easy access to many Ottoman Palaces, cultural centers and major exhibition centers.

arch-antique 3021 - architecture in antiquity – 3 credits

This unit is about the history of architecture in Antiquity with specific emphasis to West Anatolian settlements. The aim of the course is to provide knowledge to students -architects of the future- about how architecture takes form, what effects its composition and cultural background; natural or man-made factors on the shaping of the built environment; building types such as amphitheatre, bouleuterion, odeon etc.

arch-antique 3051 - architectural tectonics in antiquity – 3 credits

The aim of this unit is to explore and to understand architectural technology and its reflections on built environment in Antiquity through the concrete examples in the selected Western Anatolian settlements.  The subjects covered in this unit are the materials and methods of construction, stone as a building material and its meaning in architecture, stone masonry, the art of joining in stone, structural systems and their evolution from  trabeated  (post and lintel) to arcuated systems.

Students will be accomodated in Bahçeşehir University student housing units. Bed & breakfast will be provided in comfortable double rooms, in close proximity to the Beşiktaş Campus. For more information on housing units:

http://yurdum.bahcesehir.edu.tr/

For more information on program fees, duration, and accomodation please contact murat dündar.