Audit of integrating urban sustainability into architecture students' projects- the case of the University of ‎Mosul ‎

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Architecture Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Mosul, Mosul 41002, Iraq

Abstract
Abstract : Creating sustainable environments has become an urgent goal for most communities all over the world. ‎This is because creating a sustainable environment would lead to improving a community's life socially, ‎environmentally, and economically. To do so, urban sustainability indicators need to be incorporated into ‎the urban design process, beginning with the architecture teaching syllabus. This study aims to find out ‎how students’ projects in the urban design course could consider sustainability indicators when ‎developing built environments including the campuses and how architecture students’ projects can consider the role of physical character in achieving sustainability when developing campuses. Therefore, students' projects designated for ‎developing the main campus of the University of Mosul were the case study of this research. Explorative graphical ‎analysis was adopted as the study method. Findings highlighted key characteristics of sustainable ‎urban design that are incorporated into these projects and the way to do so. ‎

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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 30 September 2025

  • Receive Date 10 December 2024
  • Revise Date 14 February 2025
  • Accept Date 11 March 2025