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code AR233
credit_hours 3
title History & Theory of Architecture 3
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prequisites None
credit hours 3
description (a)History: The course examines the formation and development of architectural, artistic, and urban traditions of the Islamic World. The study includes the ideas and cultures that shaped the architectural character. The course includes; Early Islamic, Abbassid period, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, The Mongol period, Syria, Spain, The Seljuks of Rum, The Ottoman Turks. Emphasis is placed upon the study of Islamic Architecture in Cairo. Study of selected examples of religious, civic and residential Islamic Architecture in chronological order. (b)Theory: Introduction to architectural design. Buildings and location. Design process and methodology. Design Approaches, Types of design process, Character and environment, Principles of house design. Types of Educational Buildings, nurses and schools. The course includes formal lectures and seminars.
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