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Libya is considered a virgin land for sustained development, and with its small
population, the country’s productivity and consumption are still insignificant. Libya’s
architectural heritage, which remains untainted by the pollution problems which plague more
industrial countries. The most important problems facing the country are desertification and
limited water supply. The failure of the Libyan State to enact laws to address these problems
has contributed to their increase.
This article deals with the concept of sustainability and its relation to the architecture science
and its intellectual and cultural dimensions. In addition, the local efforts in Libya that aim to
set up a local plan for coping with the international efforts and the resulting work rules
regarding this concern. This article arrived to some recommendation that the Libyan
authorities may take into consideration of developing educational curricula especially in the
field of architectural engineering and urban planning so as to cope with the theories and
principles of sustainable architecture.