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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Course Code :
ARC 322
Level :
Undergraduate
Course Hours :
2.00 Hours
Department :
Department of Architectural Engineering

Instructor information :

Area of Study :

• Build the student's knowledge regarding: a. The components and the steps of proposing a design program. b. Theories related to designing community facilities buildings. c. The design guidelines of selected types of buildings. • Train the student to: a. Classify and analyze constrains that manage the design of a certain kind of buildings. b. Analyze a wide range of examples of international buildings that represent the theories taught.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Building Types; Designing community facilities, Educational, Cultural, Health, Recreational, Commercial, Administrative and Tourist buildings.

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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Course outcomes:

a. Knowledge and Understanding:

1-	Define the phases of the architectural design process
2-	Explain the environmental and human factors affecting the architectural decisions.
3-	Define design problems.

b. Intellectual Skills:

1-	Inspect social and environmental dimensions affecting the design decisions.
2-	Interpret project’s objectives to reach optimum solution.

c. Professional and Practical Skills:

1-	Use conceptual sketches to visualize ideas.

d. General and Transferable Skills:

1-	Present ideas effectively.
2-	Defend ideas.
3-	Review literature and information.
4-	Cite relevant literature.

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Course topics and contents:

Topic	No. of hours	Lecture	Tutorial/Practical
Building Types – Housing, Hostels & Hotels	2	2
Building Types – Offices	2	2
Building Types – Schools	2	2
History of Theory	3	3
Introduction	2	2	_
The formulation and analysis of architectural design program	4	4
Synthesis of the design concept	2	2
Ching – Architecture: Form, Space and Order	2	2
Quizzes	4	4
Presentations	2	2
Review	2	2

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Teaching And Learning Methodologies:

Teaching and learning methods
Lectures.
Presentation

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Course Assessment :

Methods of assessment	Relative weight %	Week No.	Assess What
Assignments & research	20.00
Final examination	40.00
In Class Quizzes	30.00
Participation	10.00

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Telephone: 16383 (16FUE)
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History & Theories of Architecture 4

Books:

Book	Author	Publisher

Course notes :

Lecture Notes and Handouts

Recommended books :

a) Julius Panero, Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, 2nd Ed, McGraw Hill.. b) Walter A. Rutes et ell; Hotel Design, Planning and Development. W.W. Norton & Company, 2001. c) Parkash Nair et ell; The Language of School Design. Designshare Inc. 2009. d) Richard L. Miller; Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design. W.W. Norton & Company, 2012