SEMESTER 4

A more in depth semester to learn possible skills while designing a functional building. This semester mainly focus on teaching the details of construction plus the knowledge of implementing green strategies in design studio. Basically , all the courses are significantlly related to each other.

Design Studio IV

In Semester 4, themed “engaging environment and community”, the studio explores designing wellness centre plus by harnessing environmental qualities and conditions for human and environment sustainability through a project with a specific community of users within a given context.

Advance Architecture Construction

It mainly introduces the principles and practices of construction technology for long-span and tall buildings. It focuses on the construction systems of basement, building façade and envelope systems as well as steel construction.

Sustainable Living

To increase awareness on how built environment affects the natural surroundings and provides some in depth studies based on literacy and understanding of policies related to sustainable design and practices.

Green Strategies

A range of historical and contemporary materials illustrating some key themes in the conceptual framework/model/planning of sustainable living in cities. To allow the students to explore issues of space, form and their relationship to aspects of use and cultural meaning.