F, S (Upon demand)
In this foundation course, the student is introduced to the fundamentals of manual drafting and the tools used in this technique. Students will learn basic interior drafting vocabulary, line quality, lettering and drafting conventions for a site, plot, roof and floor plan, interior and exterior elevations, and building sections. This course involves presentation techniques axonometric and perspective drawings. Anthropometrics and ergonomics will also be introduced.

Prerequisite: ARCH 101 | S, SI (Upon demand)
ARCH 102 builds upon media and process skills gained in ARCH 101. The design exercises emphasize the role of research, analysis, proposition formulation, decision- making, and collaboration in the design process. The semester is divided into three parts. During the first part, students work individually on a series of one-week exercises that take them from research, through problem-formulation, to design development. Next, they spend three weeks putting together a portfolio of their work from ARCH 101 and ARCH 102. During the last part of the semester, they work in teams, focusing on particular aspects (detailing, fabrication) of the projects developed by their peers in the first part of the semester.

F, SI
This is the first of three sequential courses that cover the History of Architecture from the third millennium BC through to the Twenty- first century. This course is characterized by a series of lectures and presentations that examine the development of architecture and urbanism from the ancient world through to the late medieval period. Knowledge of the language of architecture, its terminology and recognition of period styles are required. Emphasis is placed on the historical and intellectual context of selective examples of architecture, along with their environmental, technological and social relevance.

Prerequisite: ARCH 102 | F, S (Upon demand)
This second year studio course focuses upon the understanding of architectural convention in relation to cultural, sociological and general human related aspects. Based on a socio-cultural understanding of design approach students are encouraged to develop their analytical problem-solving skills which function as the basis for design invention and as the foundation of ethical action in the process of architectural designing.

Prerequisite: ARCH 201, ARCH 211 | S
This is a studio course that introduces the strategies of architectural design. Students develop an architectural project based on a building program and site. Issues concerning building assemblies, structural systems, building envelope systems, and environmental systems are covered. The integration of these issues into building design is complemented by studio exercises.

Prerequisite: ARCH 101 | F, SI
This course introduces students to the role of architectural technology in the design process. Building materials and methods of construction are studied. Students become aware of the appropriate application and performance of construction materials, components, and assemblies. Students acquire the knowledge to make competent choices with regards to building materials and assembly techniques.

Prerequisite: ARCH 211 | S, SII
This course introduces students to the basic principles and techniques of management and control of a building construction project from conception through occupancy. Students are introduced to the principles and practices of estimating project cost, scheduling methods, and controlling techniques.

Prerequisite: ARCH 151 | F, SI
This is the second of three sequential courses that cover the History of Architecture from the third millennium BC through the Twenty- first century. This course is characterized by a series of lectures and presentations that examine the development of architecture and urbanism in Europe and elsewhere from the late medieval period through the Renaissance until the late eighteenth century. Knowledge of the language of architecture, its terminology and recognition of period styles are required. Emphasis is placed on the historical and intellectual context of selective examples of architecture, along with their environmental, technological and social relevance.

Prerequisite: ARCH 252 | S, SII
This is the third of three sequential courses that cover the History of Architecture from the third millennium BC through to the Twenty-first century. This course is characterized by a series of lectures and presentations that examine the development of architecture and urbanism in Europe and elsewhere from the industrial revolution through to the early Modernism period of Europe and North America and on to a world setting for the variations in late Modernism before considering various new movements of the Twenty-first century. Knowledge of the language of architecture, its terminology and recognition of period styles are required. Emphasis is placed on the historical and intellectual context of selective examples of architecture, along with their environmental, technological and social relevance.

Prerequisite: ARCH 202 | F, S (Upon demand)
This third year studio course focuses upon the understanding of Architectural theories and methodologies, their implication on understanding and approaching design methods. Students are encouraged to develop new ways of analysis and criticism for architectural objects. This will be the basis for the process of design invention of this course.

| S, SI (Upon demand)
While the first and second year Architectural Design Studios I through V introduces students to design basics, principles, theory, methods and structure-related issues, this studio course starts to focus and examine the impact of environmental issues with the aim to design an environmentally responsive building within the design process.

Prerequisite: ARCH 211, PHYS 201 | F, SI
This course explains the relationship between architectural and structural design. Students will study the behavior of structures through an understanding of the concepts of load and load path, internal forces, different types of stress, structural materials, the role of geometry in structural design and finally basic mathematical calculations.

Prerequisite: ARCH 311 | S, SII
This course prepares students for structural design decisions based on the necessary knowledge of both conceptual and mathematical aspects of structure. It covers the primary structural materials: steel, wood, concrete and masonry in terms of loads, materials and properties, structural elements and systems and bending systems.

Prerequisite: ARCH 102 | S, SII
This core course introduces design with climate and site resources for conservation, efficiency, and appropriateness to the local, regional, and global contexts. Fundamentals of thermal, lighting, acoustical, aqueous, and waste are covered. Passive solar heating and cooling are taught as well as HVAC and associated issues of indoor air quality, energy and power consumption. It also enhances the understanding of the principles of building services, complex environmental issues of indoor air/thermal and lighting quality, construction and environmental constraints in relation to the development of sustainable architecture. Details and constructional components of this design project and regulatory appraisals relating directly to the design project will integrate with other related courses within the curriculum.

Prerequisite: ARCH 202 | S, SII
This course presents the thoughts and key design theories fundamental to landscape architecture in simple words and illustrations, it also offers the vocabulary, significance, characteristics, potential uses, and design guidelines for landform, plant materials, buildings, pavement, site structures, and water in landscape architectural design. It will help students overcome common mistakes and misconceptions typical in the early phases of their design career and will heighten their understanding and awareness of the major physical components of the outdoor environment.

Prerequisites: ARCH 253, ARCH 202 | F, SI
This advanced lecture course focuses upon the understanding of architectural theories and methodologies, and their implication on understanding and analyzing architectural design. Students are encouraged to develop new ways of analysis and criticism for architectural objects as well as to reformulate ideas and theories.

Prerequisite: ARCH 202 | F, SI
This course introduces students to semiotics and behavioral studies. It emphasizes the relationship between cultural values and the perception of the built environment and the way the latter impacts on design.

Prerequisite: ARCH 202 | F, S, SI, SII
This is an advanced course in which students participate in topics to be selected by the instructor, with the approval of the Chair, and which develops an aspect of design and/ or presentation. Research, critical analysis, application of the research and analysis to the design, and presentation will be required in the course.

Prerequisite: ARCH 302 | F, S (Upon demand)
This is a design studio course that introduces students of Architecture to elements that create a design within an urban context and facilitates their planning of urban layouts. The focus of this course is on implementing analytical methods, representation techniques and provisional approaches that is a capstone of any urban design and physical planning. Through studio-based exercises, students will be introduced to tools that aid their interpretation, visualization, and implementation of urban plans. This will range from mapping of social, geographical, cultural, and historical experiences in that region; also the development of approaches for the provision of infrastructure site parcelization in future developments; massing and their uses and height zoning of the 3rd dimension. A number of studio-based exercises and assignments will place students in a broad range of urban conflicts and situations through various scales and cultural perspectives that give rise to a city.

Prerequisite: ARCH 401 | S, SI (Upon demand)
Design studio introducing students to the procedure of critical inquiry specifically as it relates to architecture investigations focusing on heritage conservation strategies and technologies. Special awareness to the legibility and amenity of heritage properties; responsive environments; social, aesthetic and economic goals; design guidelines, public and private exercises, heritage and streetscape conservation; local and international case examples. The course is designed to provide students investigational opportunity to focus on cultural landscape history, theoretical and cultural heritage practice in the area and around the world. The course also stresses the multidisciplinary nature of contemporary heritage conservation and design, covering a diversity of topics including community involvement, field study analysis, tourism planning and heritage, and the preservation of heritage buildings. The course provides professional training in enhancement of historic buildings, which will facilitate student’s integration of educational study with work experience.

Prerequisites: ARCH 302, ARCH 321 | F, SI
This course exposes students to the concepts of sustainability and energy conservation at the global, regional, and urban scales by assessing the different forms of energy available and the way each relates to the building industry.

Prerequisites: ARCH202, ARCH321, ARCH422 | S, SII
This course combines expertise in New Urbanism with a thorough understanding of environmental issues and techniques. It also exposes students to a comprehensive and technically informed way on how to design and build places that are environmentally responsible and also gratifying to inhabit.

Prerequisites: PSPK 101, ARCH 302 | S, SII
Specific to the practice of Architecture, this course, through lectures and presentations, is designed to introduce business practices and procedures to final year students. The course will relate to private practice and the various members of the design and construction teams. Students will demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of contemporary professional practice through examinations and assignments. Lectures and studio exercises will assist students in marketing themselves by developing the communication skills necessary for professional practice. Field trips to design offices and building sites supplement instruction, and specialists may contribute to class discussions. Students are required to produce portfolios, including electronic, to a professional standard. Interviews by a jury, comprising interior design professionals both practitioners and academics, will constitute the final examination.

Prerequisite: ARCH 402 | F, S (Upon demand)
In this course, students prepare a thesis proposal which consists of collecting, analyzing, and writing a summary about data pertinent to a particular building type and use it to produce a preliminary design to be carried out in detail during the final semester. Students will build a comprehensive knowledge as to building standards and norms leading to space programming, codes, and regulations and design theory. Throughout the process, students will learn to plan, structure and write a research document as well as developing familiarity with research techniques and methods in the field of Architecture.

Prerequisites: ARCH 501, ARCH 542 | S, SI (Upon demand)
This is a capstone course in which students implement their thesis research by developing a project that incorporates all the principles of design demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of architectural design and evidence of professional capability. A final presentation of the resulting design to an advisory panel will be required.

Prerequisite: ARCH 401 | F, SI
Life Safety and Codes refer to danger and hazard to life from fire. The Safety Codes deal with those construction, protection, and accumbency possessions necessary to reduce threat to life from the effects of fire flames, including burn-up, smoke, high temperature, and deadly gases produced during flames. The Safety Codes set up the basic criteria for the design of egress amenities so as to allow timely and quick evacuation by occupants from buildings or, where desirable, into protected areas within buildings. Life Safety Codes address and take design measures and plan for proper actions for fire and life safety issues in public and private buildings. They also present proper safety standards. The Safety Codes also tackle protective aspects and systems, building facilities, operating elements, repair operations, and other necessities respecting the fact that accomplishing a satisfactory measure of life safety depends on additional protection to provide proper egress time or safeguarding for occupants exposed to fire. The Safety Codes also tackle other concerns that, while essential in fire situations, supply constant help in other circumstances of use, including non-fire emergencies. The safety Codes tackle the fire prevention with the necessary building construction elements and feature.

Prerequisite: Senior status and approval of the Chair | F, S, SI, SII
With the aid of the supervising instructor, the student participates in a practical “on-site” internship in which theoretical principles are applied to work situations under professional supervision.