Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design

Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED) is the architecture or "built environment" faculty of International Islamic University Malaysia. Established on 1st June 1996 to fill the need for Islamic professionals in the built environment, it is the eleventh Kulliyyah built in the university, and the third science-based faculty after Kulliyyah of Medicine and Kulliyyah of Engineering. Its current dean is Prof. Dr. Mansor Ibrahim.

KAED, as it is generally known by the students and staff, which are known as KAEDians, began its first student intake into the Matriculation program in the IIUM Matriculation Center in Petaling Jaya. From the first batch that involved a mere 70 students, KAED has expanded following the times, accommodating 1,100 students in its six departments;
* Architecture
* Urban and Regional Planning
* Landscape Architecture
* Quantity Surveying
* Applied Arts and Design
* Building Technology and Engineering

Of the six departments, five are currently active in offering courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students. Classes are held in English as it is the official language of the university.

The programs offered by KAED include Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH), Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning (B.URP), Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.LA), Bachelor of Quantity Surveying (B.QS), B.Sc in Architectural Studies, and Bachelor of Applied Arts and Design (B.AAD). The first five programs have received accreditation from the country's Accreditation Council. Since its establishment till the present year, KAED has produced 23 Bachelor graduates, 253 architects, 80 urban planners, 77 landscape architects and 74 quantity surveyors.

The Centre for Built Environment (CBE) was established prior to the creation of KAED as consultants to the disciplines of Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Applied Arts and Design and Building Technology and Engineering.

Societies active within KAED include the Social and Welfare Club, the ARCHIMIC, and the Alumni. ARCHIMIC is the KAED student entity in which subsocieties, e.g. the Architecture students society Arch@is, the Urban and Regional Planning student society PLANMIC, and the Quantity Surveying students society QUEST, are active participants.

KAED has won many awards, even while in its 'young' stage. This includes champion of the Bridge Design Competition 2003, Best Garden Award in the Mines Flower Fest 2006 and third place in the International Orchid Festival 2006.

External links

* [http://www.iiu.edu.my/kaed/ Official website of Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design KAED]
* [http://www.iiu.edu.my Official website of the International Islamic University Malaysia]
* [http://www.kaedians.org Forum for all things KAED!]