Site Planning - 10616240
Course Title
Site Planning
Course Number
10616240
Instructor Name
Zahraa Zawawi
Contact Information
[email protected]
Semester(s) and academic year(s)
First Semester 2020
First Semester 2019
First Semester 2018
Compulsory / Elective
Compulsory
Course Description

Site planning, Land Planning, Environmental design and landscape all indicate some form of activity directed toward arrangement and/or modification of outdoor space or human use and enjoyment. Site planning is the art of arranging structures on the land and shaping the space between, an art linked to architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and city planning.

 

Course Objectives

This course aims at providing the students with the necessary information and basic understanding of the context, scope, components and process of site planning, theoretically and practically.

Intended learning Outcomes and Competences

site selection

Textbook and References
  • LaGro Jr., James A., Site Analysis A Contextual Approach to Sustainable Land Planning and Site Design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2008
  • Burns, Carol J., and Andrea Kahan (eds.), Site matters- design concepts, histories and strategies. Routledge. 2005
  • Russ, Thomas H., Site planning and handbook. McGraw-Hill Companies. 2002
Assessment Criteria
Activity Percent (%)
EXAMS 60%
PROEJCTS 30%
PARTICAIPTION 10%