T To ow wa ar rd ds s M Ma at th h--B Ba as se ed d A Ar rc ch hi it te ec ct tu ur ra al l E Ed du uc ca at ti io on n i in n E Eg gy yp pt ti ia an n E En ng gi in ne ee er ri in ng g F Fa ac cu ul lt ti ie es s A Ab bs st tr ra ac ct t. . This paper introduces and discusses the current developments in architectural education through the debates about integrating mathematics courses to fulfill the accreditation requirements in the Egyptian faculties of engineering. The analysis and conclusions shed light on the math-based architectural education not only as a hope towards the accreditation of architectural education in Egypt, but also as a method to introduce the algorithmic thinking that helps students to examine the design process from a broad perspective.