Basic Design Education Approach Example and Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The architectural education process in most state and foundation universities in our country is generally based on
the backbone of 'Basic Design Education'. The study is based on the course outputs of Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal
University in the Fall Semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Within the scope of the course, although a similar
course operation was determined for two different branches, different activities were deliberately carried out,
especially in the concept development process. With this approach, the students of one branch were given a large
number of assignments and applications to experience the design process through various experiments with
different disciplines. In the other branch, the scope was broader and the emphasis was on examples, assignments,
and applications within architecture. The methodology outlined in this study is qualitative in approach and deals
with a comparative analysis of the approaches between the branches. The study aims to contribute to the
improvement of the learning-oriented model in the process of Basic Design Education in Architecture undergraduate
education, as well as to create a discussion environment on the linear or inverse proportions of the educational
approach that requires more effort, time and labor in quantitative terms on the results.