The faculty of engineering and information technology in the Arab American University is composed of two blocks, block 1 consists of four floors with an area of 685.75 m2 and block 2 consists of four floors with an area of 667.5 m2. Atypical floor plan is shown in Figure 1.1. The architectural drawings are show in Appendix A.
The ground floor includes chambers, lectures halls and academics offices.
The first floor includes cafeteria, chambers, lectures halls and academics offices.
The second floor includes lectures halls, manual drawing rooms, networks lab, communications lab, computers lab, engineering workshop and services center.
And the third floor includes library and reading halls.
The elevation for each floor is equal to 3.85 m, and the total height of building is equal 17.2 m.
The exterior walls are masonry that is formed of concrete, blocks, and masonry stones. The interior walls are made of blocks.