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ARCH-101
Basics of Design

Pre-jury
We were asked to create 3 units with their variations to create an organization that defining volume.



METU-Site Studies
We were expected to explore and photograph relationships we have learnt like hinge and grid.
ARCH-111
Architectural communication techniques

Assignment-02
We were expected to explore and photograph certain landmarks in Ankara by concerning geometric definitions of architectural buildings.


Assignment-03
We were asked to do an abstraction drawing of the Barbican Estate by JaousSouza by using only parallel lines.

Assignment-05
We were expected to design a digital poster for the opening lecture of the KICK-OFF meeting.
ARCH-121
Introduction of Architecure
Regulating Lines

Architects have always been considered as inhuman creatures because of their use of abstraction. They used different types of abstraction like angels and lines to obtain solidity and utility to their work. In addition, one of the used fundamental character is regulating line. Architects have used regulating line to catch the rhythm that apparent to the eye and clear in the relation of the lines with one another. The regulation line brings a form of mathematics which gives reassuring perception of order. As the book mentioned “with your regulating lines you make a god of recipe.” which means that regulating line is an ordered satisfaction which leads to the pursuit of harmonious relations.

Keyumers and his soldiers wearing tiger skins
Seyyid Lokman,1582
Compare&Discuss
There is balance in both of images,while in image B the balance was catched by the accordance to figure ground organization,in image A the balance was catched by the repetiting patterns.Also both images used contrast between large and small elements since in A there is a human figure which dominated the image while in image B there is a mountain shaped element which also dominated the other elements on the image.However,in image B is less dynamic image according to image A if we considered the simplicity of dynamic figure.

Fine Wind,Clear Morning,Katsushika Hokusai,1826-33