Fundamentals of Architecture & City Planning
- 1- Familiarity with architectural design and various functions
o the role of the architect and civil engineer and how they work together in a project
Familiarity with construction plans and projects:
•Phase zero (design studies stage)
•Phase one (design stage and architectural drawings)
•Phase two (executive plans stage)
•Phase three (implementation and monitoring phase)
Recognize the types of architectural functions
Residential (villa, apartment, tower, complex), educational (
- 2- Architecture and Urban Planning Rules and Regulations
- Definition of Master Plans, Detailed Plans, and Guiding Plans, Municipal Standards/Regulations
- Urban Land Uses
- 3- Architecture and Urban Planning Rules and Regulations
-Occupancy level
- Building density
- 4- Principles and Regulations for the Design of Residential Buildings
• Categorization of residential buildings based on the number of floors and how they are situated on the land
• Site Plan (Plot Plan), building location within the site, North-South and East-West oriented buildings, calculation of the permissible building area (allowable floor area), residential occupancies, permissible height and area, construction requirements, adjacency requirements (neighboring requirements)
- 6- Understanding the Components of a Residential Building and Preparing the Physical Program for the Design
Understanding the various zones in housing:
•Entrance
•Family living zone
•Kitchen
•Private and public zones
•Service spaces
•Open and semi-open spaces
•Spatial relationships (relationships between spaces)
•Projects Physical Program and space program
- 6- Space Regulations and Standards
•National Building Regulations (Mabhat 4 - Topic 4)
-Entrance spaces, size and dimensions of spaces, corridor spaces, stairways, lighting and ventilation, railings (balustrades) and guards, doors and windows, etc.
-General requirements and considerations for small internal courtyards (patios/light wells) and semi-open spaces (balconies and verandas/terraces).
- 7- Principles of Non-Residential Building Design
- 8- Architecture and Modern Concepts
- 9- Climatic Design in Architecture and Energy Efficiency Methods
- 10- Elevator and Stair Design Criteria, and Parking and Ramp Regulations
- 11- Structural Design Principles
•Axes/Column Lines, Stair Structure and its Regulations
- 12- Green and Sustainable Buildings
- 13- Review of Green Building Rating Systems
- 14- Module and Modulation in Architecture and Modular Design Principles
- 15- Review of Student Assignments and Class Presentations