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Architecture & Urban Planning
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About the Department
Department Chairman: Daniel Alemayehu, M. Sc. techsouth.aau@telecom.net.et
Introduction
The Department of Architecture and Urban Planning was established in 1963. It is one of the Departments in the Faculty of Technology of the Addis Ababa University offering a 5-year formal education in the field of Architecture and Urban Planning. It is located at the Technology Faculty Southern Campus together with the departments of Building Technology and Material Research and Testing.
Students at the Department have opportunity to become well acquainted with a wide range of major contemporary design approaches. The Department does not seek to impose any single design philosophy, but rather encourages students to rediscover the process of design and is open for individual exploration.
Objectives
To produce qualified architects and urban planners
- To undertake research that support and promote the activities of the built environment and disseminate research findings
- To study the architectural heritage of Ethiopia
- To promote the general development and improvement of architecture and planning in the country
- To render consultancy services to the community on relevant issues and projects
Graduates
The first architecture graduates came out 1967. At present the Department admits an average of 30 students each year. The architectural practice in the country has now successfully been taken over by our graduates. Today nearly all the consultants and contractors in the country are native Ethiopians.
Table showing number of Architecture graduates from 1967-1998
| Year | 67 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 82 |
| No of Graduates | 7 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 |
| 25 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 33 |
The Arch Club and Recent Visitors
Introduced to the Department in 1984, the Arch Club organizes occasional public talks to enhance academic interaction among students, staff and invited professionals engaged in related fields. It is led by a committee elected from the teaching staff periodically.
Recent speakers include:
- Mr. Eiler Persson, a Swedish Architect - resident architect for the Addis Ababa Sheraton Project. Gave a talk on the current Sheraton project in November 1998
- Dr-Ing Reinhard Goethert of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) spoke on housing issues with a title: "Some Issues of Importance for Urban and Environmental Planning in Cities". He was in Addis for a workshop organized by the City Administration and the GTZ. The talk was organized in collaboration with the Association of Ethiopian Architects in July 1998.
- A 6-member Japanese team led by Professor Richi Miaki, architecture historian of the Shibaura Institute of Technology, stayed at the Department for one week in April 1998. They took a one-week project with 5th year students and also offered a public talk. The group include:
- Mr. Shigeru Ban, famous for his Paper-tube architecture and architect of the current Japanese pavilion for Expo-Hanover 2000
- Mr. Mattti Sanaksenaho, young Finnish prominent architect and architect of the 1992 Finish Pavilion at Seville - invited from Finland for the workshop.
- Mr. Alan Berden, a British structural engineer practicing in Japan
STAFF PROFILE
Associate Professor
Tariku Belay,
Education: B.Sc. (HSIU), M.Sc. (Washington Univ.), Dr. Ing. (Technical University of Dresden).
Specialization: Housing
Current Research Project: Housing code and Fire Code
Research Interest: Housing Standard
Publications:
Assistant Professor
- Solomon Kassa,
B.Sc (Univ. of Kiril & Methodij, Yugoslavia), M.A. (University of York, UK)
Specialization: Architectural Design
Current Research Project: Teaching material preparation, Design projects
Research Interest: CAD and Environmental Science
Publications:
Lecturers
Birke Yami
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Arch. (Helsinki Univ. of Technology)
Specialization: Urban Design
Research Interest: Urban Design & Management, Housing &Environmental Planning
Publications:
Daniel Alemayehu
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (Katholieke Univ. of Leuven)
Specialization: Architectural in Human Settlements
Research Interest: Sustainable Development
Publications:
Elias Yitbarek
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (Katholieke Univ. of Leuven)
Specialization: Architecture in Human Settlements
Current Research: Architectural Design of Projects
Research Interest: Relation between way of life and Architecture, House typologies & environments,
Publications:
Fasil Giorghis
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Arch. (Helsinki Univ. of Technology)
Specialization: Architecture and Urban Design
Current Research: Design of South Omo Research Center, History of Ethiopian Cities, Vernacular Architecture
Research Interest: History of Art and Architecture, Urban design and Vernacular Architecture.
Publications:
Heyaw Terefe
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Arch. (Hesinki Univ. of Technology)
Specialization: Architecture Design
Research Interest: Traditional and Vernacular Architecture
Publications:
Surafel Ketema
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. Addis Ababa University
Specialization: Structural Design
Research Interest: Building Materials
Publications:
Tesfamariam Teshome
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (Katholieke Univ. of Leuven)
Specialization: Architectural in Human Settlements
Current Research: Architectural Design Projects
Research Interest: Architectural Science
Publications:
Wossen Aweke
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Arch. (Helsinki Univ. of Technology)
Specialization: Architectural Design
Current Research: Design Work
Research Interest: Design Computing, Architecture & The Human Psychology, Culture and social Aspects
Publications:
Zeleke Belay
B.Sc.(AAU), M.Arch. (Helsinki Univ. of Technology)
Specialization: Architecture and Urban Design
Current Research: Architectural Projects
Research Interest: Urban Design
Publications:
Assistant Lecturers
Kalkidan Beinesagn
B.Sc. (AAU)
Specialization: Architectural Design
Research Interest:
Publications:
Staff on Study Leave
Wubshet Berhanu
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (Heriot - Wat Univ. UK)
Tesfaye Bullo
B.Sc. (AAU), M.Sc. (AAU).
Sintayehu Bayeh
B.Sc. (AAU)
Zeky Abddullahi
B.Sc. (AAU)
Educational Programme
Admission Requirements
The department accepts an average of 30 students each year. The admission requirements for the program are successful completing of the one-year freshman program and passing the entrance examination prepared by the Department. The entrance examination consists of sketching, aptitude and visualization tests.
The Program requires the completion of the 181 credits that consists of basic and supporting courses. This program leads to a B.Sc. Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning. Students must be registered on full time basis. No "F’ allowed in required courses.
Curricula
Right from the inception, the Department was intended to be a design-oriented school. Even urban planning courses were made to be studio based than paper-research oriented.
Although course descriptions evolved and some adjustments have been made through the years, the major courses remained basically the same. The titles of some courses have changed. Courses like Sanitary, Electrical Installation, Acoustics and Illumination were later grouped under a general title Architectural Science already during the first revision in 1970. The same has been done to the Structural Engineering courses, which was later named as Theory and Design of Structures. Current courses include such courses as Computer Aided Design.
COURSE LIST
Year |
Course No. |
Course Title |
Lect. | Lab | Credit hrs |
I Semester I |
Biol. 101 Chem 101 Flen. 101 Math 101 Phys 101 Phed. 101 |
Introduction
to Biology I General Chemistry I College English Preliminary Mathematics Mechanics Physical Education |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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Semester II |
Biol. 102 |
Introduction
to Biology II General Chemistry II College English Preliminary Mathematics Electricity and Magnetism Physical Education |
3 |
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TOTAL |
15 |
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II Semester I |
Arch. 201 Arch. 104 Arch. 106 Arch. 211 Flen 201 Maths 231 |
Basic
Design I Communication Skills I Building Material I Theory of Environment Sophomore English Applied Mathematics |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| TOTAL | 19 |
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Semester II |
Arch. 202 |
Basic
Design II Communication Skills II Engineering Mechanics I Building Materials II History of Architecture I Environmental Science |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| TOTAL | 18 |
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III Semester I |
Arch. 301 |
Architectural
Design I Communication Skills III Engineering Mechanics II Building Construction I History of Architecture II Surveying |
1 |
9 |
4 |
| TOTAL | 19 |
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Semester II |
Arch. 302 |
Architectural
Design II Communication Skills IV Strength of Materials Building Construction II History of Architecture II Introduction to Economics |
1 |
9 |
4 |
| TOTAL | 18 |
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IV Semester I |
Arch. 401 |
Architectural
Design III Building Construction III Theory & Design of Structures I Urban Planning I Computer Aided Design Architectural Science |
1 |
9 |
4 |
| TOTAL | 18 |
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Semester II |
Arch. 402 |
Architectural
Design IV Architectural Science II Theory & Design of Structures II Urban Planning II Theory of Architecture Introduction to Sociology |
1 |
9 |
4 |
| TOTAL | 19 |
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V Semester I |
Arch. 501 |
Architectural
Design V Architectural Practice Theory and Design of Structures III Urban Planning III Theory of Architecture II Architectural Science III |
1 |
15 |
5 |
| TOTAL | 19 |
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Semester II |
Arch.
502 |
Architectural Design VI Architectural Practice Architectural Science IV Urban Planning Theory of Architecture |
1 |
15 |
6 |
| TOTAL | 17 |
Publications
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Facilities
Address |
All inquiries should be addressed to: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Technology, AAU P.O.Box 518, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tel.: +251-1-137-116; Fax: +251-1-752-355 E-mail: |
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Technology, Addis Ababa University