Architecture Design Studio II ARCH 3318

Course description:

This course covers design of public buildings and private commercial and administrative buildings, described the design standards of public, commercial and administrative buildings. While providing a methodology for the design through studies and analysis required by the design to solve traffic problems and functional relations Work on a major project and one in addition to a smaller scale exercises.

Course Aims:

This course aims to:
  • Identify training students to solve design problems and find solutions for the design of buildings, structures and architectural elements in a systematic and scientifically sound way to meet the functional, aesthetic and economic, social and structural needs.
  • Precise identification of certain types of public buildings and private commercial and administrative types and methods of design and functional relationships between the components and the design requirements identified to public buildings, commercial, administrative and special design.

Course outcomes:

The student after his study of this course is able to:
  • Cognitive skill acquisition methodology of architectural design through the design, analysis of understanding the problem and offering solutions, developed and expressed in the show. Since this knowledge is the cornerstone of majoring in architecture.
  • Any design process via serial design process steps.
  • Analytical skills through case studies examined by students of design courses where they are studying and analysing case studies similar to projects that are required to design, especially in public buildings and private businesses.
  • Applied skills through discussions for each project by committees from within and outside the Department.
  • Mental skills through organized thinking building on the sequence steps in thinking to reach conclusions and judgements logically.
  • Research skills through reports prepared by students.
  • Acquiring national and humanitarian values by highlighting the heritage values in modern designs.
  • Teamwork skills.
  • Produce a number of design projects.