The Noble Architect Brief 07 January 2007
CLIENT GOALS | EDUCATIONAL ► Future Business Leaders ► Highest Quality Learning ► Community-Based Research ► Learning University ► University and Business Community Integration
CLIENT GOALS | SPATIAL ► Openness ► Interconnectivity ► Landmark in University City ► Separate but Integrated University ► Shared Resources : General Classrooms, Common Areas, Outdoor Space ► Design Clarity | Way-finding and Orientation (Shortcuts) ► Sustainability | Energy Conservation ► Iconic Presence
CLIENT GOALS | ENVIRONMENTAL ► Energy Efficient ► Internally Connected Campus ► Extensive Targeted Shading ► Design Takes Advantage of Good Weather ► Protection from Sun and Sand ► Incorporation of Smart Technologies
INSPIRATION | ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE
INSPIRATION | the desert
INSPIRATION | the desert edge
INSPIRATION | the sea
INSPIRATION | the poetry of Nature There are points of time, of distant memory, when the soul unites within the pattern of the universe. The union brings forth the understanding of life’s harmony. So it should be within the garden Author Unknown