Architecture and Planning Faculty

Bachelor's Program in Environmental Architecture

The Department of Environmental Architecture was established in 1396 AH as part of the School of Environmental Designs at that time. The specialty of environmental architecture is the science and art of planning, designing, managing and creating external spaces for the built environment and the natural environment in order to ensure their sustainability for future generations. The profession of environmental architecture aims to enrich awareness of environmental problems and the possibilities of their planning and design solutions. The profession of environmental architecture includes environmental planning for major transportation networks, open space systems, and the expansion of the built environment. It also includes planning and designing coastal, tourist, historical and residential sites. In addition, the profession of environmental architecture is concerned with designing the structural details of small facilities, such as umbrellas, aesthetic models, types of tiling, lighting, fountains, seating areas, theaters, external exhibitions, and many others. The environment architect uses the data of science and the planning and design arts to the natural sciences in order to reach sustainable solutions for the built, natural and human environments.

study plan

Overview

study plan

First year

First semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
MATH 110	Mathematics	3
PHYS 110	physics	3
ELI 101	English Language (1)	0
ELI 102	English Language (2)	2	ELI 101
CPIT 100	computer skills	3
Total	11

اSecond Semester:

materil code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
STAT 110	Statistic	3
CHEM 110	chemistry	3
ELI 103	English Language (3)	2	ELI 102
ELI 104	English Language (4)	2	ELI 103
BIO 110	Biology	3
COMM 101	communication skills	3
Total	16

Second Year

First semester:

article code	materil name	number of hours
LA192	MSM-1 Basic Principles for Designing AR B	4
URP 113	Introduction to city planning	2
AR 100	free drawing	3
LA 181	Introduction to Environmental Design	2
GEOM 101	Geomatics for environmental designs	2
ARAB 101	Arabic Language (1)	3
Total	16

Second Semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
LA 193	Studio-2 Basic analysis and design AB	4	LA192
URP 134	urban design	2
LA 182	The environment and the human being	2
GEOM 102	The space for environmental designs	2	GEOM 101
AR 120	Architecture and Heritage	2
URP 112	computer for environmental design	2
ISLS 101	Islamic culture (1)	2
Total	16

Third Year

First semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
LA 294	ARTS-3 DESIGN PROCESSES IN A B	5	LA 193
LA 252	Plants in the architecture of the environment	3
LA 244	Environmental Architecture Construction Technology -1	3
LA 261	Computer Applications in AB-1	2
ARAB 201	Arabic language (2)	3	ARAB 101
Total	16

Second Semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
LA 295	ARTS-4 DETAIL DESIGN IN AB	5	LA294
LA 254	Plant designs in environmental architecture	3	LA252
LA 245	Environmental Architecture Construction Technology - 2	2
LA 222	Site Planning	2
--	Optional	2	ISLS101
ISLS 201	Islamic culture (2)	2	ISLS101
Total	16

the fourth year

First semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
LA 396	Studio-5 Urban Design in AB	5	LA295
LA 353	germination methods	2
LA 322	Environmental planning and management	3
LA 312	Field Training - 1	1	LA294
ISLS 301	Islamic culture (3)	2	ISLS201
--	Optional	3	LA295
Total	16

Second Semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours	precedent requirements
LA 397	Workshop AB (6): Environmental Planning	5	LA396 - LA323
LA 356	soil and water	3
LA 314	professional practice	2
LA 331	Architecture of the human environment	3
ISLS 401	Islamic culture (4)	2	ISLS301
--	free material	1
Total	16

fifth year

First semester:

Graduation project research LA312 - LA396

material code	Material name	number of hours	precedent requirements
LA 498	studio: AB (7): studio vocational	5	LA397
LA 401	space project	2	LA397
LA 413	Field Training - 2	2
--	Optional	3
--	Optional	2
--	free material	2
Total	16

Second Semester:

material code	materil name	number of hours
LA 499	AB studio (8): Graduation project	6
--	Optional	3
--	Optional	3
--	Optional	2
--	free material	2
Total	16

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10/23/2022 9:45:10 AM