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Activities and Events
The Urban Planning Department aims to organize various activities and events to showcase the efforts made by its faculty members and students. These efforts are highlighted to demonstrate the work accomplished and to enhance engagement with the community, including residents and professionals, by providing them with the opportunity to view the work of the department's members.
The following highlights the activities and events organized by the department:
Graduate Program Outcomes
Outcomes of the Bachelor's Program
Outcomes of the Bachelor's Program, Urban Planning Department, Academic Years 1443 AH - 1445 AH
Outcomes of the Academic Year 1443 AH
Outcomes of the Academic Year 1444 AH
Outcomes of the Academic Year 1445 AH
Research Projects
Research Projects of the Department of Urban Planning for the Academic Years 1443 - 1445 AH:
Project to Integrate Land Use Planning with Transit-Oriented Development Standards: A Case Study of the Western Station of Riyadh Metro
Re-planning the Land Use of the Area Surrounding the Financial District (defined by the Riyadh Development Authority)
Events
Department Vision :
Leadership in teaching and disseminating knowledge in the fields of urban planning and design while fostering positive interaction with society.
Department Mission :
Achieving excellence in teaching and disseminating knowledge in the fields of urban planning and design, highlighting the identity of belonging to the local environment, and providing beneficial services to society while contributing to the development of the profession through an advanced academic environment that meets the requirements of comprehensive quality.
Department Objectives :
-Excellence in the fields of urban planning and design.
-Raising societal awareness of the importance of planning and design, and their role in shaping the principles and foundations of modern and innovative initiatives to advance local, regional, and national development.
-Providing a suitable educational environment to prepare graduates who possess competence and practical knowledge to meet labor market needs.
-Encouraging and supporting scientific research related to localizing the best global practices to serve the local built environment effectively.
-Supporting faculty members and researchers in publishing their scientific work in global journals.
-Promoting the concept of academic partnership between the department and other departments in local, regional, and global universities.
-Contributing to the development of the urban planner and designer profession and enhancing the department's role in serving the community while being considered a partner in development.
Department Vision :
To establish a school of architectural thoughtthat emphasizes:
• Cultural continuity
• Environmental sustainability
• Technological development
A school of thought is a collection of ideas and philosiphies shared by a group of people including: social movement, cultural movement, or artistic movement.
Department Mission :
To provide and advance architectural education, research, and professional practice within the folowing:
• Building and sustaining cultural and environmental dimensions
• Keeping abreast of technological development
• Engaing in a global intellectual dialogue and exchanging expertise with world-class academic and professional centers of excellence
Department Objectives :
• Pioneering the preserving cultural and architectural heritage
• Promoting awareness of sustainable architecture and technology concepts
• Keeping abreast of contemporary technology in Architecture
• Fostering Ceativity in architectural design and professional practice
• Interacting with the scientific and professional institutions, both locally and globally
Bachelor of Architecture and Building Sciences
About the Program:
The Bachelor of Architecture program is the first in the Kingdom, second in the Gulf, and third in the Middle East to be accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the sole accrediting body for architectural programs in the United States. This accreditation was initially awarded in January 2013 and subsequently renewed in 2019. The department is currently preparing for the next accreditation cycle for its program.
