This is a presentation from a series related to course LA181 named "Introduction to Environmental Design", Faculty of Environmental Design, King Abdulaziz University.

1. BUILT ENVIRONMENT IN RESPONDING TO
NATURAL & HUMAN ENVIRONMENTS
(Lesson 3 - Part 1 : Examples from the Past)
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

2. • Infrastructure
• Streets
• Buildings
• Open Spaces
• Land Uses
• Etc …
Built Environment
Natural Environment
• Hydrology
• Geology
• Topography
• Climatology
• Etc …
• Society
• Economy
• Politics
• Culture
• Etc …
Human Environment
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

3. Scale
Urban &
Architectural
Urban &
Architectural
Urban &
Architectural
Climatic Zones
Upland
Hot-Arid
Hot-Humid
Examples
-Asir Area
-Central Area of SA
-Matmata (Tunisia)
-Jeddah
Climatic Zones, Examples and scales
to be covered in this lesson
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

4. Upland Built Environment
Asir Area: Al-Baha - Abha
(Urban Scale)
• In the present…
‫الحالية‬ ‫المباني‬
‫الطريق‬
‫القدي‬ ‫القرية‬‫مة‬
• In the past…
‫القرية‬
‫زراعات‬
‫كثيفة‬
‫زراعات‬
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

5. • In the past… • In the present…
Upland Built Environment
Asir Area: Al-Baha - Abha
(Architectural Scale)
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

6. Hot-Humid Built Environment
(Jeddah)
Urban Scale
In the present…In the past…
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

7. In the past…
Hot-Humid Built Environment
(Jeddah)
Architectural Scale
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

8. Hot-Arid Built Environment
(Riyadh)
Urban Scale
• In the present…• In the past…
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

9. In the present…In the past…
Hot-Arid Built Environment
(Riyadh)
Architectural Scale
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

10. Hot-Arid Built Environment
(Matmata, Tunisia)
Urban Scale
In the present… In the past…
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani

11. Hot-Arid Built Environment
(Matmata, Tunisia)
Architectural Scale
Examples for the past
Prepared by Dr. Farouk Daghistani