This course provides students with the basic concepts and principles of physics It explains quantitative science such as scientific notation, units, and dimensional analysis. It also covers concepts of motion in one dimension as well as Newton’s laws of motion, properties of matter, and wave characteristics.

This course addresses the study of the basic elements and principles of design. It applies an exploration of problem solving and design elements and principles in 2-dimentional compositions.

The course introduces students to the fundamental principles of analytical drawing and presenting design concepts. The course introduces students to manual drafting processes including freehand drawing, single-view drawing, and pictorial drawing. 

Introduction to digital photography and digital camera operations. The course covers fundamental principles of digital imaging using the most updated image processing software. Topics include the production, manipulation and output of digital images, as well as the aesthetics of photographic image manipulation, both in relation to the student’s work and from an historical perspective. Students learn to produce high quality images from stock imaging and scanning from film and flat art work.

The course is designed to provide students with skills and knowledge necessary for using computation in their future courses. Emphasis will be given to applications and independent work. Limits and continuity of functions of a single variable. Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponential Functions. The Product and Quotient Rules. The Chain Rule. Implicit differentiation. Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions. Related Rates. Linear Approximations and Differentials. Maximum and Minimum of functions. First and second derivative tests for local extrema. 

Design Foundation II builds on the concepts and skills acquired in DES 101 and focuses on preparing students for study in a wide variety of art and design disciplines especially architecture, interior and graphic design. Emphasizing a balance between the formal and communicative aspects of design, students are presented with 3D design compositions and are challenged to devise appropriate solutions. Introduction to design process; studio problems to familiarize students with basic design process, principles and elements of 3D design. Studio experiences, readings, and written analysis challenge students to explore 3D design compositions and color. Students are provided opportunities to develop an awareness of design’s cultural context and establish good studio practice.

The aim of this course to introduce students to the principles of drawing, along with the principles of perspective drawing, shade and shadow, and rendering techniques in ink and pencil. Students learn to draw and detail objects and spaces in one-point and two-point perspective drawings using mainly pencil and ink media. The course also introduces the principles of shade-and-shadow, shadow of point, lines, planes and volumes.

This course is designed to introduce students to fundamentals of AutoCAD, one of the leading and sophisticated design software that allow them to create distinctive attractive artwork graphics for any simple of complex project and to maneuver it by making drawings from scratch, editing and printing out high color quality drawings in any regulation.

This course is an introduction to the chronological development of architecture from ancient history; prehistory to Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Romans eras. It highlights the development of structural systems, building materials and styles.

The aims of this course are to study, theoretically and practically, the principles of building construction and the uses of different building materials.

Exercises of elementary units perform ‘game-like’ approach of spatial organization and axial development. Villa-type residential project explores the design process in physical and social contexts.

This course further introduces the student to the principles of Graphic Communication, and consists of a series of exercises aimed at developing student 2d and 3d skills which are an integral part of architectural education and professional practice. It also introduces students to the principles of 3d rendering techniques. Students learn to present and render architectural buildings and spaces using V-ray in 3D Max. The course emphasizes the development of an individual approach to representation, and a wide variety of assignments encourages the student to develop an understanding of a range of techniques.

This course is the second of a required three-semester sequence that examines the history of Western and Non-Western architecture. Focuses on The Middle Ages Architecture, starting with The Romanesque. The Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque Architecture with reference to German, France and Italy give some analyses This semester deals with the history and development of art, architecture and the built environment in the West from the 15th century to the end of the 19th century, Neoclassicism and 19th century revivals, and concluding with the movements leading to the rise of modernism.

The course is intended to cover the basic principles of plane surveying and its importance in terms of engineering. The course introduces the student to the principle of tape surveying, leveling, angle measurements and determination of counter lines, areas and volumes. And will do quick coverage of the use of modern field equipment. This course is important in locating and describing property boundaries and in preparation of maps associated with engineering projects.

The course covers the basic concepts of structures that are modified for architects. It introduces all types of structures and their elements including building loads and types of supports. Focus will also be on analyzing statically determinate structures using the method of equilibrium which utilizes mathematical computation for reactions and moments.

The course covers teaching and learning in the design of a medium -sized building as well as the exterior areas related to it. Prior to this development, a preliminary project is developed , the site analysis where the medium-sized project will be developed , as well as the study of a real case about that typology.

This course considers the architectural theories of the most important and well known architects and theorists in the 20th century. At the beginning, there will be an explanation of what theory means and why architects and thinkers had produced books related to architectural theory and how theory affects architecture. The course will provide an overview of how other fields of knowledge such as art, phenomenology, technology, and politics had contributed to the change of architectural thinking from antiquity to the industrial revolution tell the collapse of the international style in 1950.

Once passed the ARC-202 Building Construction I pre-requisite course, the course ARC-303 Building Construction II introduces students to the compression of how a building should be built, analyzing both the materials and the construction systems, both from a historical point of view (tradition vs modernity) and spatial (suitability of the materials or construction systems according to the location, due to the restrictions of local markets, and availability). Finally, sustainability topics are considered.

The landscape and site planning course is a practical and theoretical course. Students must learn the main principles of landscape design and its relation to the natural and built environment. Then make practices on each topic until they get all design principle as Design process and apply these knowledge’s on a final project.

This course introduces the different types and properties of materials used in construction. Focus will be on properties of steel as well as properties and tests of fresh and hardened concrete in addition to concrete mixing, handling, and curing. This course also covers different types of structural systems such as foundations, slabs, walls, roofs and their materials.

This course introduces structural design concept, process, and analysis of structures. Students will learn to evaluate external reactions, internal forces, and moments in structural members. This knowledge will be applied to a real-life design project, developing skills in design of structures to satisfy functional, strength, and safety requirements.

The intermediate design course will include a design of a medium-sized architectural project with moderate requirements. Regarding the sustainability in building, the course will emphasize passive environmental protection techniques in buildings, and active environmental protection techniques for different architectural elements. In addition, the course will teach a basic understanding of decarbonization, life safety, and fire protection in buildings. The course encourages the use of various skills such as problem-solving, decision-making, logical thinking, communication and discussion, and presentation to consider sustainability and environmental protection techniques in design.  

This course sustains the spatial principles of traditional Arabian architecture in creative contemporary designs of cultural values. The chronology of Arabian architecture illustrates the transformation of building typology in terms of function, construction system and spatial organization. The course extends to the townscape issues of the Arabian region at different levels of building resolutions.

Upon the course completion, the students are able to think critically and approach the problem solving in creative designs based on theoretical knowledge. The course compares the design principles of architectural movements and pioneers since late modernism (international style, 1945) to the present time, with specific emphasis on contemporary architecture. The course correlates the industrialized building development with the changing concepts of architectural design in terms of spatial organization and the composition of architectural elements in relationship to structural and material technologies. The works of masters verify the conceptual shaping of modern architecture with the reaction of postmodernism and the current trend of deconstruction, while arguing their underlying values in physical, cultural, and regional (Saudi) contexts.

Once passed the ARC-305 pre-requisite course, the ARC-314 course covers the fundamentals of sanitary and technical installation systems for buildings. Topics that will be explored include: design of delivery systems (water discharge and supply, including heat systems such as Water Heat Solar Systems), irrigation, swimming pool treatment system, waste-water & sewage/drainage (rainwater and run-off) networks, fire protection systems (water on-based, detection-alarm Systems, etc.), HVAC-R, etc.

Study of the performance characteristics of concrete and steel, as construction materials. The main emphasis of the course will be on construction applications. The course provides general residential and commercial construction knowledge and understanding of the relevant construction process.

This course introduces the student to Autodesk Revit. It consists of a series of exercises aimed at developing Building information modeling skills, which are an integral part of architectural education and professional practice. It introduces students to an intelligent 3D model-based process that gives them the insight and tools to more efficiently plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure. The course emphasizes the development of an individual approach to representation, and a wide variety of assignments encourages the student to develop an understanding of a range of techniques.

In this course, it raised as a reflection on the architectural heritage, not from the point of view of rehabilitation, but from how contemporary architecture can dialogue with the heritage environment, understood as unique element, cultural sites and social aspect. The project will addresses concepts, processes and skills pertaining to context, structure and climate as determinants, which shape the Heritage built environment and support the communication of intended concepts and meanings. Building-types, which exhibit complexity and challenge. Project designs must show clear understanding of structural, mechanical and construction systems, along with space planning. Architectural programming.

This course aims at training the students to draw all construction documentation needed for a building project. Students will learn to produce drawings in details and material specifications, including electrical and plumbing drawings.

This course addresses the theory and practice of housing neighborhood and urban design. The essence of housing typology and environmental sustainability determine the layout and densities of neighborhood design. Meanwhile, the cognitive structure of the built environment defines the physical and cultural contexts of urban design.

This course configures responsive designs according to climatic conditions for human comfort at various resolutions. The principles of heat transfer determine the efficient building materials for insulation, with the thermal load of building envelope and interior spaces. The essence of designing sunshades illustrates the control of sun paths through window openings. The natural ventilation investigates the passive design techniques at urban and building scales. Overview of the environmental control recommends the design principles and building form according to the various climatic conditions with ecological sustainability of green buildings and energy efficiency and decarbonization and life safety and fire alarm system.

This course examines the reverberation and resonance criteria of designing room acoustics. Artificial illumination introduces the design methods and load calculation in building electrical installations.

The course describes Saudi Heritage and Architectural Conservation specifying Saudi different environment and its reflection to traditional houses, identifying the five Saudi Characteristic Traditional Style. The theoretical studies will approach Architecture preservation research, documents, trends and approach internationally.

The comprehensive design studio II develops the solid and void of housing layout integrated to a public facility with human priority for accessibility, diversity and responsive environment. The design composition details the prototype of building typologies taking into consideration the relationship between public and private functions throughout an urban context.

This advanced course focuses on concepts and methods of preparing construction documents for buildings, by the use of computers, including the use of internet and intranet resources, for an integrated database system which enables access, distribution and coordination of construction documents. Also, outlining specifications and bills-of-quantities/materials. Students will produce full working drawings for the building structure, sanitary, electrical and HVAC systems on architectural cross-sections. The final project will be full construction documents details for the building works at various scales and specifications and material specifications. 

The course studies the relationship between the behavioral sciences and the architectural design process, with the objective of programming the human behavior in architectural projects. The essence of personal space defines the design principles of various building types and public open spaces.

Theory and practice of planning the urban environment integrate the cultural context to the physical essence of land-use and accessibility networks at different levels of resolution.

This course offers a comprehensive presentation of topics in the field of soil mechanics and foundations. It offers a perfect balance of theory and applications for engineers and non-engineers. Topics to be covered are Soil and Rock of Planet Earth, Geologic Overview, Soil Types and Soil Structure, Soil Composition: Terminology and Definitions, Soil Properties, Soil Formation and Classification Systems, Stresses in Soil Masses, and Foundations.

The course covers key components of project management including Project integration, project scope management, project time and cost management. Provides training and experience with project management tools and techniques, including work breakdown structures, network diagrams, earned value management, and other tools. Provides students with the opportunity to apply project management principles to real- world situations with the use of simulations and case studies.

In this course students have to design an average-scale mix-used building.  The building has to be continuous and must be developed both horizontally and vertically. Students have to focus on the integration of building systems within a whole design order through concept, schematic design and materials installation, construction technology, and assembly details in expressing architectural ideas. Project outcomes include the planning and integration of structural systems, building service systems, sustainable applications, life safety and fire protection methods through adopting the Whole Building Design approach.

The objective of this course is to do intense research prior to the graduation project and propose a conceptual design to serve as a starting point for the development of this project next semester. The course is as follows: Choose the type of project that the student want to develop; Analyze case studies regarding to this type of project, analyze and propose the program, choose a site and analyze it, interpret all the information presenting a prototype of the building, and finally draw conceptual plans.

Integrating knowledge and skills acquired during five years of architecture studies. Each student developing his/her own project, based on the research previously undertaken in the course ARC502. As the last project before graduation, it is assumed that students should integrate the knowledge and skills acquired during five years of studies in architecture. Students will develop their own project, product from the research previously undertaken in Graduation Project Research. The course will be divided in the typical 4 phases of an architectural project: Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, Development Design and Construction Documents and one last part dedicated to the presentation of the project for the final jury and to present it in different competitions.

The course examines the legal, ethical and managerial roles and responsibilities of architects in the field of architecture and architectural engineering.