Course Description

Course CodeCourse NameCreditsHours
3900006 Architectural Design 18.0 36
Description This course is organized, as a three-year's program that is arranged around a pattern of six semesters. The modular teaching structure is:1. First year - An introduction to basic design problem solving : concepts of point, line, plane, and space organization : principles of unity/variety ,order ,balance , proportion ,scale , etc.; orthographic projection and axonometrics ; pattern diagramming ; and basic design consequences of human activity. Studio introduction to architectural design problem solving; concepts of architectural aesthetic principles; value drawing techniques; model building; anthropometrics ; and human gathering and circulation patterns. Investigations of visual structures and their order , and exercises to develop ability to communicate about form and space. Explorations of two-dimensional and three-dimensional design through manipulation of the design elements in association with the design principles. Emphasis on materials , techniques , and color/shape relationshi