Philadelphia University
Faculty of Engineering
Department of Architecture
Second semester, 2014/2015
CourseSyllabus
Course Title: Design (6)
Course code: 0660355
Course Level: third
Course prerequisite(s) and/or corequisite(s): Design 5
Lecture Time: Mon/Wed 12:15-15:45
Credit hours: 4
AcademicStaffSpecifics
Name
Rank
Office Number and Location
Wiam Ali Rasheed
teacher
301
Office
Hours
E-mail Address
wiamrasheed@yahoo.com
Course module description:
This course introduces students to design multi-functional buildings with special
emphasis on circulation and three-dimensional images, using challenging sites with
contour restrictions. This is achieved through design process and making models.
Course module objectives:
1. To introduce students to new design themes by studying the development of
multi-functional buildings, modern trends in international architecture and
sustainability methods and making them capable of dealing with design
principles through modeling.
2. To develop students’ imagination and thinking to visualize three-dimensional
drawings that expresses their personality.
3. To develop students’ abilities to introduce complicated concepts and themes.
Course/ module components
This course is achieved through 8 hours working studios per week by specialized
tutors.
 Books (title, author(s), publisher, year of publication): A number of journals
and books are suggested at the end.
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Support materials: Students have to develop their own experiences through
looking at examples from Internet and library and visiting different sites and
cities.
Homework and laboratory guide: students are requested to prepare a sketch
book, portfolio, album, etc.
Teaching methods:
Studios over the week should provide the students with enough information to
develop their own projects and concepts. Students are required to share and prepare
material related to their projects’ theme. Sketch designs and long-term projects are
carried throughout the whole semester.
Learning outcomes:
 Knowledge and understanding: To build up abilities in designing threedimensional multi-functional buildings.
 Cognitive skills (thinking and analysis): Develop personal abilities in design
 Communication skills (personal and academic): students will be able to
communicate and interpret their own design with others.
 Practical and subject specific skills (Transferable Skills): This course will enable
the students to design using different ideas with higher degrees of complexities
by using the proper methods.
Course Evaluation:
Assessment Instruments
Marks
Project 1
60%
Project 2
40%
Total
100%
Course/module academic calendar:
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Drop and Add week
1-5/3/2015
Provide students with the
program of the first projectmusical academy
Study of cases, site and
standards
Presentation of preliminary
above studies
7-12/3/2015
Concept study - zoning
14-19/3/2015
21-26/3/2015
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Presentation of concept
28/3-2/4/2015
Development of concept with 4-9/4/2015
further details
11-16/4/2015
Prefinal
18-23/4/2015
Week 8
Final and Jury
Week 9
Second project programmulti-function building
25-30/4/2015
Week 10
Preliminary studiespresentation
2-7/5/2015
Week 11
Concept study
Week 12
Concept presentation
Week 13
Development of concept with 23-28/5/2015
further details
Week 14
Prefinal
Week 15
Final and Jury
Week 16
First examination
1-9/4/2015
9-14/5/2015
Second examination
6-14/5/2015
16-21/5/2015
30/5-4/6/2015
6-11/6/2015
Final Examination
14-22/6/2015
Attendance policy:
Absence from lectures and/or tutorials should not exceed 15%. Students
who exceed the 15% limit without a medical or emergency excuse acceptable to
and approved by the Dean of the relevant college/faculty shall not be allowed to
take the final examination and shall receive a mark of zero for the course.
If the excuse is approved by the Dean, the student shall be considered
to have withdrawn from the course.
Module references
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Books
1. Ching, f. D. K., Architecture, form, space and order, John Wiley and
Sons, Canada. (3rd edition).
2. Baker, Geoffrey H (1993). Design Strategies in Architecture and
Approach to the Analyses of Form, New York Van Nostrand Reinhold.
3. Laseau, P., (1989). Graphic Thinking for Architects and Designers. New
York Van Nostrand Reinhold.
4. Wong, W., (1993). Principles of Form and Design, New York.
5. Akbar, J., (1995). Earth Architecture in Islam, Al-Risala Press, (trans.)
Buiret.
6. Danby, M., (1963). Grammar of Architectural Design, Oxford University
Press,London.
7. Grube, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. (1984). Architecture and
Urbanism 1973-1983, Thames and Hudson, London.
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Journals
1. Architectural Record journal
2. AA journal
3. Architectural Digest journal
4. Mimar journal
5. Al-Binaa journal
6. JA journal
Search internet:
1. Arcspace
2. ArchDaily
3. Dezeen