Department of Architectural

Description

Department of Architectural Engineering was founded in the academic year 2009-2010. The department aims to offer an architectural education that is technically contemporary. At the same time, it is rooted in the contextual and regional environments. The curriculum equips students with theoretical and practical skills and keeps them attuned to the social, cultural, and economic contexts. After graduation, students are ready for the challenges of the market both as designers and as architectural engineers who understand

Vision

The Department’s Vision is to be a regional leader in architectural engineering education serving the needs of the Iraq and its region.The department of architecture engineering aims to provide innovative designers with a high level of engineering education and knowledge so they can bridge the gap between knowledge and creativity.

Mission

To support the development of Kurdistan region, Iraq and its surrounding countries by providing quality educational programs, establishing research and offering technical services related to architectural engineering.

Architectural Engineering was based on the idea of ​​establishing a local Iraqi architectural school and achieving the principle of communication through (originality and modernity) owned by landmarks. Architecture is the process of learning how to combine science and art and then transfer them into a designed building using one’s own architectural imagination. This skill is to be crafted within a 5-year program, where students will get the opportunity to develop their design skills through workshops, design studios, history of architecture, structural analysis, and planning while learning how to be up to date with sustainable and construction and new building material and technology.