
I warmly welcome everyone to the webpage of the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (EDM).
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Dean's Welcome Address
Welcome Address by Professor Olubola Babalola, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D, FNIQS, RQS
Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
I warmly welcome everyone to the webpage of the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (EDM), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The general rationale for environmental design and management approach emanates from different activities of human beings such as physical, economic and social activities required for the provision of economical, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing environment. This involves design, estimation, construction, control, monitoring, valuation, decoration and maintenance of infrastructural and accommodation developments. The curricula to train students at the Obafemi Awolowo University include all these important issues and these form the principles that led to the establishment of the Faculty of EDM.
Dean, Faculty of Environmental Design and Management, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
I warmly welcome everyone to the webpage of the Faculty of Environmental Design and Management (EDM), Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. The general rationale for environmental design and management approach emanates from different activities of human beings such as physical, economic and social activities required for the provision of economical, sustainable and aesthetically pleasing environment. This involves design, estimation, construction, control, monitoring, valuation, decoration and maintenance of infrastructural and accommodation developments. The curricula to train students at the Obafemi Awolowo University include all these important issues and these form the principles that led to the establishment of the Faculty of EDM.
The Faculty started in 1970 as a sub-department in the Department of Economics with Estate Management programme only. In October, 1977, the Senate of the University approved the expansion of Estate Management programme to include other Built Environment disciplines domiciled in a new Department called Department of Environmental Planning Design and Management (EPDM). The new Department was to run five (5) degree courses including Architecture, Building, Estate Management, Quantity Surveying and Urban and Regional Planning. The Department metamorphosed into a full-fledged Faculty on 6th of April, 1982.