Welcome to the College of Design and Built Environment (CDB)

The College of Design and Built Environment was established during the 1400 – 1401 (1980-1981) academic year to meet the growing demand for professionals in the construction industry, resulting from the extensive ongoing construction program throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The College was established to bring together the academic programs that are mainly concerned with the built environment, both natural and man-made and to prepare students for professional practice in Architecture and City Design, Architectural Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management. The College has four departments: 1. Architecture and City Design, 2. Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, 3. Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4. Integrated Design Department.

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Degree Programs

We offer BS, MS and PhD Programs

Undergraduate Programs
Undergraduate program
Graduate Programs
Graduate program
Some Challenges During Design and Applications of Ultra-High Performance Concrete by  Prof. Caijun Shi

We are pleased to welcome Prof. Caijun Shi, to the College of Design & Build Environment (CDB), KFUPM, who is currently visiting KFUPM on invitation by the CEE Department under Inbound Program. Presently, he is a Chair Professor at the College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials. Prof. Shi’s research interests include design, properties, and applications of HPC/UHPC, performance enhancement of recycled concrete aggregates, chemically-activated cementitious materials and structural design, CO2 sequestration in concrete materials and products. He has an extensive publication record in high-impact journals and holds numerous patents, making significant contributions to the industry. As per Scopus records till date, he has published a total of 602 documents and got 44,266 citations with a h-index of 111.

    Event Location
  • Building 19- Seminar Area 3rd Floor

  • 09 Feb, 2025

  • 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Our Academic Departments

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

The KFUPM's Architectural Engineering Department was initially established in 1975 under the College of Engineering Sciences. In 1980, the program formed the nucleus of the newly established College of Environmental Design. The program aims to pre...

ARCHITECTURE AND CITY DESIGN DEPARTMENT

The Architecture Department was established in 1981 and it was accredited by the NCAAA in 2015. Now, the department offers a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture (B.Arch) with emphasis on architectural design, theories and history, sustainability and...

CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is one of four departments within the College of Design and Built Environment at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. It is also one of the oldest departments offering a bachelor’s d...

INTEGRATED DESIGN DEPARTMENT

The Integrated Design Program is a leading interdisciplinary program being offered for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. The program combines knowledge from different disciplines, including design, computing, engin...