About This Course

4th-Year Architectural Design Studio "Project Ideation" is a project-based course that guides students through the complete architectural design process, from site analysis and conceptual thinking to spatial organization, structural integration, façade development, and landscape design. The studio emphasizes architecture as a process of transforming ideas into coherent spatial systems, encouraging students to develop critical thinking, contextual understanding, and design reasoning. Through sketches, diagrams, plans, sections, and models, students learn to create architecturally, environmentally, and structurally responsive projects.

The skills targeted

✓ Contextual Analysis ✓ Concept Generation ✓ Design Thinking ✓ Spatial Organization ✓ Architectural Representation ✓ Structural Integration ✓ Environmental Design ✓ Façade & Envelope Design ✓ Landscape Integration ✓ Architectural Communication ✓ Critical Design Reasoning ✓ Project Development & Presentation

Prerequisites

-Mastery of the fundamentals of architectural design (First Cycle). -Knowledge of representation tools. -Basic understanding of structure and construction. -Urban analysis skills.

Course Staff

Dr Hamlili Fatima Zohra

Architect, Assistant Professor and researcher at EPAU - Polytechnic School of Architecture and Urbanism, member of the CDE EPAU.

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