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Neighborhood Planning and Design Studio

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    By the end of the course overall aims should be achieved as follows: • Provide the skills and knowledge for design of a residential neighborhood situated in new cities • consider community needs, and the quality of life with the application of all principles, knowledge and skills obtained through precedent courses to create a liveable and sustainable neighborhood
  • Course Goals
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Requirements

UPL251 AND UPL321

Description

  • English Description

    Design of a residential neighborhood situated in new cities through different ranges of scales from planning till the architecture design of the typical residential units through different high-tech components and environmental treatments of the buildings through architectural design strategies. Consideration of community needs, and the quality of life with the application of all principles, knowledge and skills obtained through precedent courses to create a livable and sustainable neighborhood
  • Arabic Description

    Design of a residential neighborhood situated in new cities through different ranges of scales from planning till the architecture design of the typical residential units through different high-tech components and environmental treatments of the buildings through architectural design strategies. Consideration of community needs, and the quality of life with the application of all principles, knowledge and skills obtained through precedent courses to create a livable and sustainable neighborhood
  • Department
    Urban Planning
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = tr.Major Assessment (35 = tr.Industry 10% , tr.Project 30% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 0% ) + tr.Minor Assessment (5) + tr.Oral/Practical (20) + Exam Grade (40)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 0, Tutorial Hours: 6, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
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