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C. Knowledge C1. Cult ural and Art ist ic St udies

Ability to act with respect to historical and cultural precedents in local and world 6. archit ect ure. Abilit y t o act wit h knowledge of t he f ine art s as an inf luence on t he qualit y of archit ect ural design. Ability to design and apply basic visual arts and to understand their influence in the quality 7. of archit ect ural design. Abilit y t o ident if y archit ect ural herit age issues in t he built environment . 8. Ability to identify the linkage between architecture and other creative disciplines. 9. C2. Social St udies Ability to act with respect to community knowledge, and to work with clients and users 10. that represent the community’s needs. Ability to develop a project brief by defining the needs of users and clients, and to 11. research and define contextual and functional requirements for different types of the built environment. An awareness of the relevant codes, regulations and standards for planning, design, const ruct ion, healt h, saf et y and use of built environment s. Abilit y t o f ormulat e social cont ext where t he built environment is locat ed, t o def ine 12. ergonomic and space requirements and related issues of equity and access. Ability to identify the relevant codes, regulations and technical standards for planning, 13. design, construction, health, safety and occupancy of the built environment. C3. Environment al St udies Abilit y t o act wit h knowledge of nat ural syst ems and t he built environment . 14. Abilit y t o f ormulat e conservat ion and wast e management issues. 15. Abi l i t y t o f or mul at e t he l i f ecycl e of mat er i al s, i ssues of ecol ogi cal sust ai nabi l i t y, 16. environmental impact, and to design for reduced use of energy as well as passive cooling syst ems and t heir relat ed energy management . Ability to identify history and practice of landscape architecture, and urban design, as 17. well as territorial and national planning and their various relationships to local and global demographic and resource management. Abi l i t y t o i dent i f y nat ur al management syst ems t o r educe nat ur al di sast er r i sks 18. mit igat ion. C4. Technical St udies Abilit y t o ident if y t echnical knowledge i. e st ruct ures, mat erials, and const ruct ion. 19. Ability to formulate technical design processes and structural integration, construction 20. t echnologies and building ut ilit ies int o an ef f ect ively f unct ional syst em. Ability to formulate building utility systems, vertical transportation systems, 21. t elecommunicat ion, maint enance and building saf et y syst ems. Awareness of the importance of technical documentation and specifications in design 22. implementation, construction processes, budget planning and control. Ability to act with innovative technical competence in the use of building techniques and 23. t he underst anding of t heir evolut ion. C5 Design St udies Underst anding of design t heory and met hods. 24. Ability to formulate design procedures and processes. 25. Ability to identify design precedents and to engage in architectural criticism. 26. C6 Prof essional St udies Ability to act with respect to knowledge of the architectural profession, along with business, 27. financial and legal aspects. Ability to understand different forms of procurement of architectural services. 28. Awareness of the management and organization of the construction and development 29. indust ry, f inancial dynamics, real est at e invest ment and f acilit ies management . Awareness of the potential roles of architects in conventional and new areas of activity in 30. a local and an int ernat ional cont ext . Understanding of business principles and their application to the development of the built 31. environment, project management and the function of professional consultancy.

D. Skill