Digital Architecture Engineering Program

According to the National Academic Reference Standards (NARS-2018), the competencies for the graduates of Nahda University and all Engineering Programs graduate must be able to (A-Level):

A1. Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying engineering fundamentals, basic science, and mathematics.

A2. Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation and/or simulation, analyze and interpret data, assess and evaluate findings, and use statistical analyses and objective engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

A3. Apply engineering design processes to produce cost-effective solutions that meet specified needs, considering global, cultural, social, economic, environmental, ethical, and other aspects as appropriate to the discipline and within sustainable design and development principles and contexts.

A4. Utilize contemporary technologies, codes of practice and standards, quality guidelines, health and safety requirements, environmental issues, and risk management principles.

A5. Practice research techniques and methods of investigation as an inherent part of learning.

A6. Plan, supervise, and monitor the implementation of engineering projects.

A7. Function efficiently as an individual and as a member of multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams.

A8. Communicate effectively – graphically, verbally, and in writing – with a range of audiences using contemporary tools.

A9. Use creative, innovative, and flexible thinking and acquire entrepreneurial and leadership skills to anticipate and to respond to new situations.

A10. Acquire and apply new knowledge and practice self-directed, lifelong, and other learning strategies

In addition to the above competencies for All Engineering Programs, the Architecture Engineering graduate must be able to (B-Level):

B1. Create architectural, urban, and planning designs that satisfy aesthetic and technical requirements, using adequate knowledge of history and theory, related fine arts, local culture and heritage, technologies, and human sciences.

B2. Produce designs that meet building users’ requirements by understanding the relationship between people and buildings and between buildings and their environment and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale.

B3. Generate ecologically responsible environmental conservation and rehabilitation designs by understanding structural design, construction, technology, and engineering problems associated with building designs.

B4. Transform design concepts into buildings and integrate plans into overall planning within the constraints of project financing, project management, cost control, and project delivery methods while having adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations, and procedures involved.

B5. Prepare design project briefs and documents and understand the context of the architect in the construction industry, including the architect’s role in bidding, procurement of architectural services, and building production.

In addition to the competences for all Engineering Programs (A-Level) and the competencies for the (B-Level), the Digital Architecture Engineering Program graduate must be able to

(C-Level):

C1. Utilize advanced digital technologies and software as design support tools to create parametrically designed complex architectural forms, leveraging building information modeling (BIM) for digital production and manufacturing.

C2. Incorporate computer programs, including virtual reality VR technique and artificial intelligence (AI) applications, to enhance building design processes.