1. FUE - Future University in Egypt
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Department of Architectural Engineering
ARC 322: History & Theories of
Architecture (4)
Fall 2018
Instructor:
Dr. Yasser Mahgoub
Course Introduction
2. History & Theories of Architecture
FUE Courses’ Sequence
1 ARC 221: Ancient Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Classic Architecture (Greek, Roman), Early
Christian, Byzantine.
2 ARC 222: Quality, comfort and safety, Private spaces, Living and sleeping zones, Public use
spaces, User needs, Services & utilities, Vertical & horizontal circulation, Exhibition
Halls, Educational Centers.
3 ARC 321: Romanesque architecture, Gothic architecture, Islamic architecture in Egypt,
European renaissance.
4 ARC 322: Designing community facilities, Educational, Cultural, Health, Recreational,
Commercial, Administrative and Tourist buildings.
5 ARC 411: An introduction to the theories and philosophies of the International Style of
the 20th Century and the Modern Movement; The organic theories of Sullivan and
Wright, The Functional formalism of Le Corbusier, the Functional Technological Theories
of the Bauhaus and Gropius, the structuralism of Mies Van Der Rohe, and the
expressionism of Mendelson. Also an introduction to design standards, concepts and
considerations of office buildings, cultural and civic centers, and health facilities.
6 ARC 422: The course traces the development of architectural thought in the 2nd half of
the 20th Century and its effect on Architecture, Post-modernism, Deconstructionism,
Future trends in architecture. The course also discusses concepts and considerations of
educational buildings, Transportation buildings and tourist facilities.
3. Basic Information
Title: History & Theories of Architecture (4)
Code: ARC 322
Credit Hours: 2 Cr. Hrs.
Lectures: 2 Hrs.
Total: 2 Hrs.
Prerequisite:
ARC 222: History & Theories of Architecture (2)
4. Catalog Course Description:
• Building Types; Designing community
facilities, Educational, Cultural, Health,
Recreational, Commercial, Administrative and
Tourist buildings.
5. Overall aims of the course
The main aims of the course are to:
Build the student's knowledge regarding:
a. The components and the steps of proposing a design
program.
b. Theories related to designing community facilities
buildings.
c. The design guidelines of selected types of buildings.
Train the student to:
a. Classify and analyze constrains that manage the design of
a certain kind of buildings.
b. Analyze a wide range of examples of international
buildings that represent the theories taught.
6. Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
3.1. Program ILOs related to course:
A03 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the
principles and theories of architectural design and
planning, as process and product.
A09 Demonstrate understanding and appreciation to
the social, environmental, ethical and economic
considerations and human factors affecting the
exercise of the architectural decisions.
A10 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
design problems, list clients’ needs & requirements
and gather relevant information.
7. Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
3.1. Program ILOs related to course:
B07 Incorporate different dimensions of economy, society,
environment, technology applicability, safety, site constraints,
urban context and risk management in design
B10 Reconcile conflicting objectives and manage the broad
constituency of interests to reach optimum solutions.
C03 Use different expression techniques to visualize ideas
verbally and graphically, either manually or digitally.
D01 Communicate effectively.
D02 Discuss and defend ideas.
D08 Search for information and adopt life-long self-learning
D11 Refer to relevant literatures
8. Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
Knowledge and understanding:
By the end of this course the student should be
able to:
a.1. Define the phases of the architectural design
process.
a.2. Explain the environmental and human factors
affecting the architectural decisions.
a.3. Define design problems.
9. Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
Intellectual skills:
By the end of this course the student should be
able to:
b.1. Inspect social and environmental dimensions
affecting the design decisions.
b.2. Interpret project’s objectives to reach optimum
solution.
10. Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
Professional and practical skills :
By the end of this course the student should be
able to:
c.1. Use conceptual sketches to visualize ideas.
11. Intended learning outcomes of course (ILOs):
General and transferable skills:
By the end of this course the student should be
able to:
d.1. Present ideas effectively.
d.2. Defend ideas.
d.3. Review literature and information.
d.4. Cite relevant literature.
12. Weighting of assessments
• Final exam : 40%
• Year work:
– 2 In Class Quizzes 30%
– Assignments & research 20%
– Participation 10%
13. List of references
Text Book:
• Neufert, Ernest, Neufert – Architects Data, 4th Ed, Wiley-Blackwell.
• Students Lecture Notes and weekly research.
• Handouts
Recommended Readings:
– Julius Panero, Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space
Planning, 2nd Ed, McGraw Hill..
– Walter A. Rutes et ell; Hotel Design, Planning and Development. W.W.
Norton & Company, 2001.
– Parkash Nair et ell; The Language of School Design. Designshare Inc.
2009.
– Richard L. Miller; Hospital and Healthcare Facility Design. W.W. Norton
& Company, 2012
14. Course Contents
# Topics Lec. Tut. Total
1 Introduction 2 - 2
2 History of Theory 4 - 4
3 Theory in Relation to Method 4 - 4
4 Synthesis of the design concept 4 - 4
5
Architectural design program; components and
steps
4 -
4
6 Methods of Evaluation and Design Development 2 - 2
7 Schools design principles and guidelines 4 - 4
8 Hotels design principles and guidelines 2 - 2
9 Presentations 4 - 4
Total 30 - 30
15. CourseSchedule
Week
Date
Topics Assignments and Activities Grade
1
23-9
Lecture 1 - Introduction
2
30-9
Building Types – Housing, Hostels & Hotels Assignment 1 starts
Building Type
3
7-10
Building Types – Theater, Cinemas & Car Park
4
14-10
Building Types – Schools & Shops
5
21-10
Quiz 1 15%
6
28-10
Lecture 2 - History of Theory
7
4-11
Lecture 3 - Architectural Timeline Assignment 1 Submission
Participation
10%
5%
8
11-11
Lecture 4: The formulation and analysis of architectural design program 1
9
18-11
Lecture 5: The formulation and analysis of architectural design program 2 Assignment 2 Starts
Architect and Style
10
25-11
Quiz 2 15%
11
2-12
Lecture 6 - Synthesis of the design concept: different techniques in
generating creative ideas in architectural design
12
9-12
Lecture 7 - Methods of Evaluation and Design Development
13
16-12
Lecture 8 - Theory in Relation to Method
14
23-12
Lecture 9 - Seven types of research Assignment 2 Submission
Participation
10%
5%
15
30-12
Lecture 10 - Review
17. Theory of Architecture
• Understanding why architecture of any place
or period developed as it did.
• Helps to understand the production and use
of the built environment and to define
organizing principles for selecting and
differentiating between the wealth of
information.
18. Architecture
• "Practice and theory are its parents.
• Practice is the frequent and continued contemplation of the mode
of executing any given work, or of the mere operation of the
hands, for the conversion of the material in the best and readiest
way.
• Theory is the result of that reasoning which demonstrates and
explains that the material wrought has been so converted as to
answer the end proposed.
• Wherefore the mere practical architect is not able to assign
sufficient reasons for the forms he adopts; and the theoretic
architect also fails, grasping the shadow instead of the substance.
• He who is theoretic as well as practical, is therefore doubly armed;
able not only to prove the propriety of his design, but equally so to
carry it into execution.“
Vitruvius
20. Theory of Architecture
• Theories generally fall into four main groups:
1. Rational, technological and constructional;
2. Material, economic and social;
3. Religious, cultural and philosophical;
4. The spirit of the age (Zeitgeist).
34. Introduction
• Some forms that
architecture theory
takes are the lecture
or dialogue, the
treatise or book, and
the paper project
or competition
entry.
