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History & Theories of Architecture 1

Course Code :
ARC 221
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
2.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Architectural Engineering

Instructor information :

Area of Study :

The main aims of this course are to:  Build the student's knowledge of the architectural styles and theories of these eras: o Before Christianity. o Early Christianity. o Baroque & Rococo

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

History & Theories of Architecture 1

The study deals with different topics like history of each period, geology & climate, materials, construction systems, architectural character and analysis for examples. The periods are: Ancient Egyptian - Mesopotamia - Greek - Roman - Early Christianity - Byzantine - Renaissance - Baroque - Rococo.

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

History & Theories of Architecture 1

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Explain the famous and great buildings of the specified periods
2-	Explain the Ancient civilizations of the specified periods
3-	Explain the development of the historical architecture

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Compare the effective factor elements for different historical architectures.
2-	Differentiate the Impact between civilization and architecture.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Apply the difference between styles of the historical architecture in architectural design.
2-	Apply principles of the historical architectural design and construction methods.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

N/A

For further information :

Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
E-mail: [email protected]

History & Theories of Architecture 1

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Ancient Egyptian Architecture	4	4	_
Mesopotamian	2	2	_
Greek	4	4	_
Roman	4	4	_
Early Christian 2	2	2	_
Byzantine	2	2	_
Renaissance	4	4	_
Baraque	2	2	_
Rococo	2	2	_
Terminology and definitions	4	4