SUBJECT OUTLINE

Academic Year: 2023-2024

1. Information on the Programme

1.1. Higher education institution University of Sulaimani

1.2. College Engineering

1.3. Department Architecture

1.4. Field of study Architecture

1.5. Cycle of study1 1

1.6. Specialization/ Study programme Architecture

1.7. Form of education Full time

2. Information on the Discipline

2.1. Discipline name Architectural design & Principles I

2.2. Code N/A
2.3. Language: English-Kurdish
2.4. (Theory) Lecturer Wrya Sabir Abdullah
e-mail: wrya.abdullah@univsul.edu.iq
Tel: 009647701999464
Profile: https://sites.google.com/a/univsul.edu.iq/wrya-sabir/
Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/c/NjI1NDYyNzc0MTI0
2.5. Practical/Seminar/ laboratory/ Wrya Sabir Abdullah
project Lecturer wrya.abdullah@univsul.edu.iq
Karzan Jala Saadoon
e-mail: karzan.saddoon@univsul.edu.iq
https://sites.google.com/a/univsul.edu.iq/karzan-saddoon/
chro.hamasalih@univsul.edu.iq
https://sites.google.com/a/univsul.edu.iq/chro-abdullah
2.8. 2.9. Content3 FD
Continuous
2.6. Year of study 1 2.7.Semester 2 Assessment Discipline
type2
evaluation
status
Mandotary4 MD

3. Total estimated time (teaching hours per semester)

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1
Cycle of studies - choose one of the three options: Bachelor «1», Master «2», Ph.D. «3»
2 (Exam: oral examination, written exam), and (Continuous Evaluation(CE), portfolio).

3 Discipline status (content) - for the Bachelor level, choose one of the options: FD (fundamental (General) discipline),
PF (Preparatory Disciplines in the Field), SD (Specialty Disciplines), CD (Complementary Disciplines), DU (disciplines
based on the university’s options).
4 Discipline status (compulsoriness) - choose one of the options

– MD (Mandatory discipline),
- OD (optional discipline),
- ED (Elective (Facultative) discipline).
4. Prerequisites (if applicable)

4.1 curriculum-related Architectural design

4.2 skills-related English language

5. Conditions (if applicable)

5.1. for the Student absence must not exceed 10%

Theoretical
5.2. for the Practical/ Student absence must not exceed 10%
laboratory/ project

6. Cumulated specific competences

- Learning design process.

- Learning engineering drawing and graphic principles.
- Project Presentation.
Professional - The student will be taught the Relationship between art and architecture.
competencies - Practice on using elements and principles of design.
- Concept preparation, developing Idea, and making composition.
- Integration between function and form in design.
- Collecting and analysing data to design buildings.
This subject is very necessary for the architectural design subject that takes in all 5 years of
Transversal architecture study.
competences Also, if the student does not understand the basic principles of this subject, Does not able to
make an attractive and inventive design in practical field.

7. Discipline objectives (based on the cumulated specific competences)

- The students are taught how to create a special design or an art work
7.1. General objective through using elements and principles of design, and constructing an
information base on relation between art and architecture by
presenting and drawing some projects, analyzing and criticizing them.
- Learning design process and its needs.
- Practice on using elements and principles of art and design and how
they can use them in making and presenting their projects.
7.2. Specific objectives
- Students will be taught how to imagine shapes and masses, how they
can create new forms and how can they define an architectural space.
- The primary shapes that are used by designers in making form and
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1
Cycle of studies - choose one of the three options: Bachelor «1», Master «2», Ph.D. «3»
2 (Exam: oral examination, written exam), and (Continuous Evaluation(CE), portfolio).

3 Discipline status (content) - for the Bachelor level, choose one of the options: FD (fundamental (General) discipline),
PF (Preparatory Disciplines in the Field), SD (Specialty Disciplines), CD (Complementary Disciplines), DU (disciplines
based on the university’s options).
4 Discipline status (compulsoriness) - choose one of the options

– MD (Mandatory discipline),
- OD (optional discipline),
- ED (Elective (Facultative) discipline).
 composition.
- Practice on using drawing tools, making 3D composition.
- Introducing Orthographic projections and practice on drawing plan,
section, elevation..etc.
- Integrate between form and function through designing a small
house.

8. Content
8.1. Theoretical- Teaching methods Observation
Number of hours
- Introduction+ student rights and Presentation 1 lecture = 2 hours
duties+ drawing tools and design
requirements.
- Introduction on using drawing
tools and drawing sheets +
practice +drawing sheet border.
2nd week: 2-
- Primary Design Elements
- Conceptual Elements of Design

3rd week:
- Form and Shape
- Visual Elements of Design

4th week: presentation 1 lecture =2 hours

- Mass and Space
- Shapes Relationships

5th week: presentation 1 lecture = 2hours

- Principles of Design
- Principles of Design
6th week presentation 1 lecture = 2 hours
- Architecture Scale
- Architecture Proportion
7th week: presentation 1 lecture = 2 hours
- Architecture design Organizations
- Developing design organizations
8th week: presentation 1 lecture = 2 hours
- Architecture Composition
- Architecture Composition &
Abstract
9th week: presentation 1 lecture = 2 hours
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1
Cycle of studies - choose one of the three options: Bachelor «1», Master «2», Ph.D. «3»
2 (Exam: oral examination, written exam), and (Continuous Evaluation(CE), portfolio).

3 Discipline status (content) - for the Bachelor level, choose one of the options: FD (fundamental (General) discipline),
PF (Preparatory Disciplines in the Field), SD (Specialty Disciplines), CD (Complementary Disciplines), DU (disciplines
based on the university’s options).
4 Discipline status (compulsoriness) - choose one of the options

– MD (Mandatory discipline),
- OD (optional discipline),
- ED (Elective (Facultative) discipline).
 - Basics of 3D Modelling
- Model making theories

10th week: 1 lecture = 2 hours

- Shapes & Forms Visual attraction
- Form Perception

8.2. Practical Works– Teaching methods Observation

Number of hours

First week Presentation (8 hours/week)

Drawing tools practice & Border line
and consultation

Second week Presentation (8 hours/week)

Drawing lines - T-square & Freehand practice and consultation

Third week Presentation (8 hours/week)

- Drawing lines with Tone Practice
and consultation
- Geometric shapes practice
Fourth week Presentation (8 hours/week)
Geometric shapes development practice
and consultation
Geometric shapes Collage project practice
Fifth week Presentation (8 hours/week)
Colouring pencil project and consultation
Architectural organization project
Sixth week Presentation (8 hours/week)
Final of the Architectural organization
and consultation
project practice
Seventh week Presentation (8 hours/week)
2D composition Practice
and consultation
2D composition General Critique
Eighth week Presentation (8 hours/week)
2D composition Prefinal
and consultation
2D composition - Final
Ninth week Presentation (8 hours/week)
Model Making Practice
and consultation
Model Making project
Tenth week Presentation (8 hours/week)
Ink Pen Practice and consultation
Hatching Practice

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1
Cycle of studies - choose one of the three options: Bachelor «1», Master «2», Ph.D. «3»
2 (Exam: oral examination, written exam), and (Continuous Evaluation(CE), portfolio).

3 Discipline status (content) - for the Bachelor level, choose one of the options: FD (fundamental (General) discipline),
PF (Preparatory Disciplines in the Field), SD (Specialty Disciplines), CD (Complementary Disciplines), DU (disciplines
based on the university’s options).
4 Discipline status (compulsoriness) - choose one of the options

– MD (Mandatory discipline),
- OD (optional discipline),
- ED (Elective (Facultative) discipline).
 Compulsory bibliography:
1- Francis. K . Ching , Architecture Form,Space,and Order, 6TH edition.
2- Frank Ching, Architecture graphics, third edition

Optional bibliography:
1- The art of color and design , second edition, Maitland Graves.
2- The elements and principles of art – textbook.
3- John wiley &Sons,INC, Architectural graphic standards, student edition.
4- Keith styels,Working drawing handbook, Third edition ,1995.
5- Wiley Blackwell ,Neufert- Architect’s Data, fourth edition.
6- Joseph De Chiara, John Hancock Callender, Time saver standards for building types,4th
edition.
7- Frank Tapson, Geometric patterns ,2004.
8- Brian Edwards, Understanding architecture through drawings, 2nd edition,2008.
9- Peter stanyer, The complete book of drawing techniques.
10 -Daivid Lewis ,Pencil drawing Techniques. New York,1984.
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2008، ‫ مباديء التصميم الفني‬، ‫ معتصم عزمي‬، ‫ خلود بدر غيث‬-4
1999،‫عمان‬،)‫الحركات المعمارية الحديثة (االسلوب العالمي في العمارة‬، ‫ شيرين احسان شيرزاد‬-5
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9. Corroborating the discipline content with the expectations of the epistemic
community representatives, of the professional associations and of the relevant
employers in the corresponding field

Design fields ( architecture, Interior, Urban and Landscape)

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1
Cycle of studies - choose one of the three options: Bachelor «1», Master «2», Ph.D. «3»
2 (Exam: oral examination, written exam), and (Continuous Evaluation(CE), portfolio).

3 Discipline status (content) - for the Bachelor level, choose one of the options: FD (fundamental (General) discipline),
PF (Preparatory Disciplines in the Field), SD (Specialty Disciplines), CD (Complementary Disciplines), DU (disciplines
based on the university’s options).
4 Discipline status (compulsoriness) - choose one of the options

– MD (Mandatory discipline),
- OD (optional discipline),
- ED (Elective (Facultative) discipline).
10. Assessment
10.2.
10.3. Percentage of the final
Type of activity 10.1. Assessment criteria2 Assessment
grade
type
10.4. Theoretical
%90
10.5. Practical/
Projects Continuous
Seminar/Laboratory
evaluation (15% of the final presentation
included)

10.6. Activity during semester Day-sketch Evaluation %10

Minimum performance standards
1. Students are Required to attend the lectures.
2. Students should do their homework and do the quizzes.
3. Students must study after each lecture and attend all tests and exams.

Theoretical Lecturer Dr. Wrya Sabir Abdullah

Dr. Wrya Sabir Abdullah

Practice Lecturer Mr. Karzan Jalal Saddoon
Mrs. Chro Abdullah

Approved by the Curriculum development Committee:

3
Head of the Branch / Department

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1
Cycle of studies - choose one of the three options: Bachelor «1», Master «2», Ph.D. «3»
2 (Exam: oral examination, written exam), and (Continuous Evaluation(CE), portfolio).

3 Discipline status (content) - for the Bachelor level, choose one of the options: FD (fundamental (General) discipline),
PF (Preparatory Disciplines in the Field), SD (Specialty Disciplines), CD (Complementary Disciplines), DU (disciplines
based on the university’s options).
4 Discipline status (compulsoriness) - choose one of the options

– MD (Mandatory discipline),
- OD (optional discipline),
- ED (Elective (Facultative) discipline).