An Assessment for Interdisciplinary Education Modal Implementation of Basic Design Education in Architecture

Abstract

In retrospect, the widespread practice of architectural education in Turkey is observed when viewed with the disciplinary education. As discussed within the framework of disciplinary approach for basic design education, students who have never used the ability to design, in this sense, limits the multi-dimensional thinking, whereas design education necessitates utilizing from inter discipliner area in order to reveal areas of intelligence in this sense. Based on this need, two-term basic design training program has been prepared for first year students on Karabuk University Safranbolu Fethi Toker Fine Arts and Design Faculty Department of Architecture in the academic year 2010-2011, fall/spring semester. It's aimed that, interdisciplinary approach based on the teaching ground in order to ensure that thinking multi-dimension during architecture training. In this respect students’ educational program has been prepared according to modals of visual-spatial intelligence, musical-rhythmic intelligence, interpersonal-social intelligence, logical-mathematical intelligence. A coordinated implementation process has done with department of painting and music academic staff and students who are work and study in same faculty. Based on painting, music and architecture students’ evaluation reports, educational training program took feedback at the end of this process. It's aimed that to discuss feedback reports, implementation images and training program in scope of an interdisciplinary approach.