Architecture Department

_Vision

_{The Department of Architecture will act as an excellent center for architectural studies and research in Afghanistan and the world. Graduates of this department are known as experienced architects of the country and thus will contribute to the development of the country.}

_{The main view of the Architectural Department of Kabul University is that it is a center and system of higher specialized architectural engineering education that not only meets the needs of Afghanistan's development and progress in terms of quantity and quality in terms of contemporary demands; Rather, it competes with the academic standards of regional and world universities.}

_{Kabul University Architectural Department is the first and most prestigious specialized architectural scientific center in the country, which trains technical staff for architectural design projects as well as training scientific staff for all of Afghanistan and higher architecture education with quality and standards appropriate to the needs of society and the labor market.}

_{Architecture Department by providing excellent quality services to all compatriots who have academic and study qualifications; Teaching presentation; Research and lead national projects for growth; Development and progress of the country with graduates who meet the demands of society; Address professional and specialized demands in the country.}

_Mission

_{Architecture department of Kabul University, has been established for the scientific development of the country with the aim of training community specialists, expanding knowledge frontiers, solving architectural problems in the community, and in a wide range of undergraduate departments to train specialists needed by the community. It operates at various operational, educational and research levels with a special emphasis on engineering.}

_{This department always puts the development of educational and research facilities and infrastructure to comply with valid international standards and customer satisfaction at the forefront of its goals and pursues its operational policies accordingly.}

_{Educational objectives:}

_{The educational goals of this field are generally the technical and professional development of architectural engineering, but in general, the following topics can be listed in the form of educational goals of this field. It should be noted that our students will be able to achieve the following achievements after completing the five-year course.}

• _{Having sufficient information in the field of architectural principles and principles.}
• _{Provide quality higher education for undergraduate students in order to empower successful and innovative graduates for the community.}
• _{Improving professional quality, group work skills, graduate analysis skills for designing and adapting different buildings}
• _{Providing the ground for providing high quality theoretical and practical courses in various departments of engineering and the ability of graduates in the field to implement and implement construction projects}
• _{Understand and know how to draw maps with free hand and engineering tools and programs.}
• _{Full familiarity with the majority of building elements and how they are presented in the drawings.}
• _{Familiarity with building materials and how to use them in projects.}
• _{How to use and collect information from textbooks.}
• _{How to gather the necessary information of a project from the field.}
• _{Acquiring knowledge in the design of different types of buildings.}
• _{Implementation and regulation of office and field affairs of construction and development projects.}
• _{Gaining understanding and knowledge in urban issues and receiving solutions to urban problems.}
• _{Recognizing the cultural, cultural and social issues of the society and its connection with the fields of engineering and urban planning.}
• _{How to reach an agreement with building contractors.}
• _{Familiarity with environmentally sustainable buildings.}
• _{Familiarity with color and its physical and chemical properties along with its psychological effects on humans and how to use it inside and outside the building.}
• _{Familiarity with the ways of presenting projects and familiarity with group work.}
• _{Familiarity with computer programs to draw projects.}
• _{Have sufficient information about engineering principles and principles.}
• _{Understanding and knowledge of drawing maps with free hand and engineering tools}
• _{Complete familiarity with all the elements of buildings and how they are presented in the map}
• _{Familiarity with all building materials and how to use them in projects}
• _{Obtaining information in the study system and gathering information about a project from the field and textbooks}
• _{Gaining knowledge in the design of different types of repairs}
• _{Implementation and regulation of office and field affairs of construction projects.}
• _{Gaining understanding and knowledge in urban issues and receiving solutions to urban problems.}
• _{Understanding the cultural, cultural and social issues of the community and its connection with repairs.}
• _{How to reach out to repair clients}
• _{Familiarity with sustainable engineering}
• _{Familiarity with colors and features and how to repair inside and out.}
• _{Familiarity with the ways of presenting projects and familiarity with group work.}
• _{Familiarity with computer programs to draw projects.}
• _{Reasonable solution of any theoretical and practical engineering problems according to scientific principles in an appropriate manner}
• _{Planning and construction of various residential, utility and production repairs according to internationally accepted standards}
• _{Planning the planning of new settlements and residential areas}
• _{Planning, managing and organizing construction projects with new and modern technology}
• _{Study and research on the effects of climatic factors and natural conditions of the area above the plan and building repairs.}
• _{Reviving the identity of Afghan engineering, studying the architectural art of Afghanistan and issues of engineering and urban planning of other countries.}
• _{Acquisition of engineering knowledge and skills in order to participate in the process of design, reconstruction and reconstruction of the country;}
• _{Knowing the rules, principles, norms of architectural design standards and using it in practical design work and construction projects;}
• _{Knowledge of building materials and its use in construction projects}
• _{Recognition of traditional and traditional building methods and its use in the reconstruction of the country}
• _{Acquiring the necessary skills in the field of contract preparation in the form of formal and informal methods}
• _{Development of scientific research skills, drawing maps according to national and international standards, project analysis and design, project management and leadership}
• _{And finally reviving the Afghan architectural identity that has been sadly forgotten.}

_{Followings are the members of this department:}

_{1.     Mohammad Saraj Sharifzai}

_{2.     Sadruddin Tajik}

_{3.     Aashoqullah Faryad}

_{4.     Fawad Omar}

_{5.     Ayaz Hosham Fazeel}

_{6.     Naweed Ahmad Hashemi}

_{7.     Mirous Arghandiwal}

_{8.     Rashed Mushkan}

_{9.     Farhad Alavi}

Architecture Department; Curriculum

First Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
ENGL 101	English I	3	2	0	2	No	English	General
MATH 101	Calculus 01	4	3	0	2	No	EF	Basic
ME 101	Graphic01	3	1	6	0	No	EF	Basic
EE 101	Intr. Eng.	3	2	0	2	No	EF	General
PHYS 101	Physic 01	4	3	0	2	No	EF	Basic
IS 101	Islamic 01	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
HIST 101	History of Afg.	1	1	0	0	No	Social Science	General
Total		19	13	6	8

 

Second Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
ENGL 102	English I	3	2	0	2	ENGL 101	English	General
MATH 102	Calculus 02	4	3	0	2	MATH 01	EF	Basic
CHEM 101	Eng. Chemist	3	2	0	2	No	EF	Basic
AR 101	Arch. Graphic	3	1	6	0	ME 101	EF	Specialty
PHYS 102	Physic 02	4	3	0	2	PHYS 101	EF	Basic
IS 101	Islamic 02	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		18	12	6	8

Second Year

Third Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
ENGL 203	English III	3	2	0	2	ENGL 102	English	General
AR 201	Design 01	4	1	9	0	AR 101	EF	Basic
AR 213	History of Arch.	2	2	0	0	No	EF	Basic
CE 201	Statics	3	2	0	2	PHYS 102 MATH102	EF	General
AR 211	Arch. Sketch	2	0	0	4	No	EF	Basic
AR 229	Color in Arch.	2	2	0	0	No	Art	General
IS  101	Islamic 03	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		17	10	9	8

 

Forth Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
ENGL 204	English IV	3	2	0	2	ENGL 203	English	General
AR 202	Design 02	4	1	9	0	AR 201	EF	Specialty
AR 214	History of Arch.	2	2	0	0	AR 213	EF	Specialty
CE 202	SOM	4	3	3	0	CE 201	EF	Specialty
AR 212	Arch. Sketch2	2	0	0	4	AR 211	EF	Specialty
AR 216	Construction 01	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
IS  204	Islamic 04	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		19	12	12	6

SOM: Strength of Materials

Third Year

Fifth Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
AR 303	Design 03	5	2	9	0	AR 202	EF	Specialty
AR 315	History of Arch	2	2	0	0	AR 214	EF	Specialty
AR 317	SES	3	3	0	0	AR 216	EF	Specialty
CE 304	Survey 01	3	1	0	4	MATH 01 EE101	EF	Basic
CE 302	Struct. Analyze	4	3	0	2	CE 202	EF	Basic
IS  305	Islamic 05	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		18	12	9	6

SEE: Sustainable Environmental Systems         

Sixth Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
AR 304	Design 04	5	2	9	0	AR 303	EF	Specialty
AR 330	Construction 02	3	3	0	0	AR 216	EF	Specialty
AR 319	Mech. Equip. 1	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
CE 306	Concrete                 01	4	3	0	2	CE 302	EF	Basic
CE 309	Survey 02	3	1	0	4	CE 304	EF	Basic
IS  306	Islamic 6	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		19	13	9	6

Mech. Equip: Mechanical Equipment

 

Fourth Year

Seventh Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
AR 405	Design 05	5	2	9	0	AR 304	EF	Specialty
AR 428	CAD in Arch.	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
AR 420 *	Mech. Equip.2	3	3	0	0	AR 319	EF	Specialty
AR 421 *	N. Tech. Elective	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
AR 422 *	Envir. Design	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
IS  407	Islamic 07	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		18	15	9	0

* Mech. Equip: Mechanical Equipment N.Tech. Elective: Non-Technical Elective

  Envir: Environment

Eighth Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
AR 406	Design 06	5	2	9	0	AR 405	EF	Specialty
AR 423	Site planning	3	2	3	0	AR 405	EF	Specialty
AR 424	Urban Theory	3	3	0	0	AR 315	EF	Specialty
AR 425	Interior Design	3	3	0	0	AR 405	EF	Specialty
CE 417	Steel Design	3	2	0	2	No	EF	Basic
IS  408	Islamic 08	1	1	0	0	No	Islamic	General
Total		18	13	12	2

 

Fifth Year

Ninth Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
AR 507	Design 07	5	2	9	0	AR 406	EF	Specialty
AR 526	Topics in Arch.	4	4	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
AR 526 *	Project Progr.	2	2	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
AR 527 *	Tech. Elective	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
AR 529 *	N. Tech Elective	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
Total		17	14	9	0

* Project Progr: Project programming   * Tech. Elective: Technical Elective                                   * N. technical elective: Non- Technical Elective

Tenth Semester

Subject Code	Subject Name	Credit	Lecture (Lec)	Studio or Lb.	Re- citation	Pre requisite	Faculty	Category
AR 508	Urban Design	5	2	9	0	AR 423  & AR 424	EF	Specialty
CE 468	Const. Manage.	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Basic
AR 530	Art history	2	2	0	0	No	Art	Specialty
AR 535  *	Tech. Elective	3	3	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
AR 532 *	No. Tech Elective	4	4	0	0	No	EF	Specialty
Total		17	14	9	0

* Const. Manage: Construction Management   *Tech. Elective: Technical Elective                     * No. Tech. Elective: Non- Technical Elective