Housing and Sustainable Design ARCH 4326

Course description:

This course covers the neighborhood basics planned, designed and residential styles and deals with the study of mechanisms of financing and management of housing projects, in addition to the study of global and local housing projects.
Describe the relationship of housing and archiectural design, dimensions of archiectural design, housing design factors and objectives, analyzing housing programmes and housing standards, analyzing elements of residential neighborhood with descriding for the type of housing in Palestine.Site analysis and blocks of housing, the theoretical foundations in the distribution of blocks on the site, coordinate the movement paths along with the design of the entrances and exits to the site, taking into account the optical configuration and element of suspense in the coordination of urban spaces for the site.The concept of sustainability, as well as applications of sustainability criteria on neighbouring residential dwelling unit, with in the description to the mechanism for implementing applications as well as their disadvantages.

Course Aims:

This course aims to:
  • Intrduce basic principles about housing as a means of effective development.
  • Identify problems and requirementsof housing design from the physical, economic and social aspects.
  • Students design strategies to resolve problems related to housing projects planning and residential areas.
  • Understand the interrelationship among neighbouring tenement design on the one hand, and on the other hand, proper planning
  • Understanding of sustainability meaning, sustainability criteria and mechanism of its applications to design housing and neighborhood.

Course outcomes:

The students upon completion of this course are able to:
  • Enhance students’ skills related to sustainable design for housing.
  • Have knowledge in design pillars to coordinate site, order blocks of housing unit, design of urban spaces on site coordination and housing design strategies, such as housing and economic class.
  • Acquire the design skills needed to give an idea of local and global housing projects, in terms of major foundations planned properly in line with the requirements of the urban environment and community groups.