Basic Design Education Approach Example and Comparative Analysis

The architectural education process in most state and foundation universities in our country is generally based onthe backbone of 'Basic Design Education'. The study is based on the course outputs of Bolu Abant İzzet BaysalUniversity in the Fall Semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Within the scope of the course, although a similarcourse 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 largenumber of assignments and applications to experience the design process through various experiments withdifferent 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 dealswith a comparative analysis of the approaches between the branches. The study aims to contribute to theimprovement of the learning-oriented model in the process of Basic Design Education in Architecture undergraduateeducation, as well as to create a discussion environment on the linear or inverse proportions of the educationalapproach that requires more effort, time and labor in quantitative terms on the results.