Housing Architecture and Urban Development Program
Vision, Mission, Values and GRAD-I Approach
Vision
To be a leading program in housing architecture and urban development, contributing to sustainable cities and communities through innovative design and planning solutions.
Mission
To prepare distinguished engineering graduates of Architects and Urbanists capable of keeping pace with global technological development, understanding housing market and real estate from a sustainable , social, economic and environmental perspective, gaining knowledge in housing typology, provision, policies, finance, legislation, and land / real estate management. This should be realized through ingenuity and creative thinking which depends on good management and assessment of surrounding environment to function architectural and urbanism elements and taking into account the form and aesthetic dimensions.
Core Values
To Champion Holistic Sustainability: Responsibly Design resilient communities by integrating environmental science, IoT-driven resource management, and GIS-based urban analytics to balance ecological, social, and economic needs in housing and real estate development.
To Pioneer Responsible Innovation: Harness AI-augmented design, BIM optimization, and smart city technologies to ethically advance architectural and urban solutions while preserving cultural identity and human-centered values.
To Master Interdisciplinary Fluency: Develop expertise in cross-domain collaboration, leveraging BIM/GIS integration, real estate fintech, and behavioral analytics to bridge architecture, engineering, and human sciences.
To Cultivate Ethical Agency: Embed lifelong learning in emerging technologies (AI, blockchain, digital twins) while upholding professional integrity and community-centered practice for sustainable urban transformation.
GRAD-I Approach
HAUD program aims at preparing GRAD-I graduates, which means being:
Glocal: Think globally, act locally
Resilient: Adaptable to change
Accountable: Responsible professionals
Digital Technology: Ready
Innovator: Creative problem solvers