The objective of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the chronological sequence of events that form the history of art. They will employ the methodological tools of the discipline to learn how to place, compare, and comprehend the relationships between these events through an examination of their stylistic characteristics and socio-historical context.

Design and develop 2D and 3D architectural drawings using standard CAD software and in accordance with industry standards, used widely in industry.

Virtual reality in architecture is a focus for architecture students who wish to improve modelling in the 3rd dimension, in order to increase possibilities and variation in their designs, ranging from orthogonal shapes to complex organic forms and rendering in high quality engines.

Students will enhance and elaborate their knowledge of applied structure, through this course covering introductory concepts of forms and abstract compositions as applied to organization, proportions, equilibrium, rhythm, and density.

Initiate the students to develop architecture drawings, according to international standards and norms.

Students will learn and apply geometric representation in 2D and 3D, while comprehending theories and laws of construction from a scientific perspective as applied to the practical international standards and norms.

This course will initiate students to understand the built environment, the culture and the awareness towards the architectural space. Research and experimentation will develop their aptitude , including the use of architectural jargon.

Study of colors, their chromatic solution, the characteristics of pigments, their section, opacity and transparency.

Introducing students to the different domains of architecture, interior management and design, through courses and exercises encouraging a balanced appreciation for spaces and objects. The course covers the principles of scale, dimensions, representations, expression and materials.

A workshop teaching drawing. Teaching is based on analytical drawing and emphasizes the development of visual memory and the exploration of the expressive qualities of different tools and supports. Students will experience freehand perspective drawing, human figures, and drawing from nature.

Learning how to rapidly formalize a project. A series of projects (spaces or objects) aid students in analyzing a situation, defining their intentions using pictograms, texts and diagrams and finally, graphically communicating the project (plans, sectional drawings, sketches) formalized in a design.

A study of materials constituting different built systems, their implementation and their behavior with time.

This course covers the periods of Prehistory, Antiquity and the Middle Ages, as well as those of the first Renaissance up to the 19th century.

The internship is part of a convention between the FBA and the ARCI department; the latter acting as the host organization. A teacher is in charge of following the internship and a formal statement must be sent to the department. The student will present a report in A4 format to the teacher in charge.

Taking as a starting point a reflection on the hand, this workshop explores the double relationship between body and object: on the level of its production (artisanal or industrial) or on the level of its use (grip, tactility, maneuverability).

Taking as a starting point a reflection on the hand, this workshop explores the double relationship between body and object: on the level of its production (artisanal or industrial) or on the level of it use (grip, tactility, maneuverability).

Program and place. The methodological approach to the relationship with space through its study as plastic and cultural phenomenon. Using a work dossier, the workshop will emphasize development, from intention to intervention and from representation to reality. The students will thus complete their technological education.

Introductory workshop for painting and aesthetic perception principles. It is a series of exercises on different painting techniques, mixtures, contrast, color schemes, as well as colors, shades, intensity and harmony, from still life, photos or reproduction of works.

In this course, the students will learn to manipulate images on software to be applied in architecture and to implement them in the real world of urban and/or rural spaces.

Analyze and deduce logically the abstract notion of orders and structures while applying it in 2D and 3D formats with chromatic variations.

Introduction and history of the various techniques of ceramics. Applying these techniques, from the turning, to coloring and cooking.

History of the different techniques of mosaics through the ages. Practical application: geometrical composition of a non- figurative subject, coloring, cutting and putting on the tesserae.

Historical introduction to the different techniques of stained glass. Practical applications: composition, layout, grading, cutting, leading, welding, and grouting.

Introduction and history of different techniques of engraving. Applying these techniques: woodcut, lithography, linoleum, etching, screen printing and others.

General introduction and initiation into the inner characteristics of Christian churches (plans, forms, religious objects and materials).

General introduction and awareness of the influence of architectural styles in history, and of the various building systems of places of worship (churches and monasteries). Analytical and critical study of Christian religious edifices in Lebanon and the Middle East.

This workshop is a first introduction to the third dimension, the students’ first passage from surface to volume (low­ reliefs), from 2­D representation to the architectural model. In it they learn and apply the uses and finality of said model. The objective is to give students the occasion to experiment with, create and explore plasticity. The workshop generally uses recycled elements and found objects and applies the visual and technical tools of the plastic arts.

The workshop explores basic notions of volume and mass, structure and envelop, interior and exterior. It shows through the development of architectural models how form expressed through different materials leads towards differing technological solutions (stratification, knotting, folding, etc.)

The objective of the workshop is to give students the occasion for personal plastic exploration and experimentation. The workshop generally uses recycled elements and found objects and applies the visual and technical tools of the plastic arts.

Learning how to rapidly formalize a project. A series of projects (spaces or objects) aid students in analyzing a situation, defining their intentions using pictograms, texts and diagrams and finally, graphically communicating the project (plans, sectional drawings, sketches) formalized in a design.

Principles of anatomy and studies in the canons of human anatomy. A study of the relationship between human proportions and the natural and built environments.

A workshop developing drawing, deepening applied technical expressions in architectural representations, by exploring interior views, architectural sites, figures, and utilitarian objects.

This course is an introduction to textile technologies and their application in the fields of architecture, furniture and clothing. The objective is to understand the different technical aspects at the base of textile design (weaving, meshing, felt, printing, dyeing, etc.), the application of every field, and the use of materials (cotton, nylon, silk, etc.).

The objective of this workshop is to prepare the future practitioners by introducing them into the logic of construction inherent in interior architectural work. Using applied real cases, the students are initiated into the different arrangements that tie in constructive elements. The projects relate to the three aspects of technical competence, representational drawings and creativity in proposed solutions

Students will demonstrate understanding of volume, texture and form. Students will implement techniques acquired through hands-on assignments.