ARC540

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Studio) Prerequisite: ARC 420 or ARC 410 This course investigates the theory and practice of sustainability and the interrelated design methods and processes for achieving sustainability at the urban scale of reference. It examines how sustainable theory influences practice and informs design thinking. It raises the urge for forwarding a more sustainable way of designing, living and thinking, given the discourse on global warming and the UAE’s intricate conditions that return us to local solutions, implemented in a contemporary way. The elements of the Arab city are revisited for this purpose. Hence, the Community part of the Estidama Pearl-rating system will be used to evaluate and enhance the sustainability of a given project. That Project is consisted of the analysis of an existing Emirati National Housing Project and the design of alternative conceptual proposals. Within this context, both an Environmental Impact Assessment and a more practical/business perspective of sustainabilit

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