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ARCH 484

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Course Code & Number
ARCH 484
Course Title
Architecture of Urban Form Through History
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits
Year of Study:
Senior
Semester:
Spring
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Introducing key elements of urban form. Focusing on certain historical building typologies. Description and analysis of urban elements -such as streets, city squares, gardens and fortifications. Surveying the related building types through history of architecture.
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1. understand the emergence of certain elements of urban form through history including cultural and regional differentiations and variations

2. acquire the essential skills for critical reading, interpreting and understanding history of architecture

3. develop an awareness of the formal and spatial characteristics of urban context as constituting the basis for buildings

4. reveal formal structure of a selected urban setting and related buildings 

5. develop an intellectual opinion and personal reflection on architecture/s of the cities.

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