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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING ANDTECHNOLOGY

CURRICULUM

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMEDIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE(EQUIVALENT TO B.ARCH)

2001

UNIVERSITY ROAD, NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD 380 009, INDIA

TEL: 6302470/6302740/6302452 FAX: 79-6302075

GRAM:CONCEPT

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C U R R I C U L U M

A curriculum for Architectural Education evolvesfrom the nature of man and of society, and of its

aims and aspirations, its expressional potentials. Itstates the relationships between man, hisinstitution, his techniques and its interpretation inspatial and physical terms. A curriculum is astatement of intentions, which in its structurestates the relationships between disciplines andcourses, clarifying objectives, stating emphasis andpoints of view. The aim of architectural educationas it is recognized is to train the mind to perceivethe context of man and society in its best potential,to interpret it through developed skills ofexpression into a sustainable and qualitative living

environment.

The Context The context of Indian Society brings together theinheritance of an ancient culture, its history,thought, philosophy, arts and architecture and itsvaried and multiple expressions, and thechallenges of a contemporary society with anevolving new social order, thought, philosophy, newtechniques and potentials of new expressions. Itdemands continuity with the ethos of the past, itssense of place; along with the capacity forcontinual rethinking and the need for transformedexpressions of the present time. This is made morepoignant in an economic order of dramaticvariations that demand architectural attention.

The significant developments of the past few yearsand the indications for the future which must bereflected in the curriculum include:

Environmental concerns: an increasing awarenessof the fragility of the man made environment andissues of balance of the manmade with the naturalorder. Issues of optimal use of natural resources,and sustainable development.

Range of technological options: The validity ofappropriate technology and use of local techniquesand their continued relevance in developingeconomics, and on the other hand the access tosophisticated high technology and its use for

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present day building tasks in a globalising urbanenvironment.

Rate of change of Cultural Dimensions: Therootedness of Indian society and value systems onthe one hand and the effect of global universal

culture on the other hand.

The impact on value systems: In a fast changing,and largely materialistic society the need todevelop human values that recognise the role ofthe architectural professional as an enabler, a formgiver, with an ability to take positions.

The changing Role of the Profession: changestowards managing and co-ordinating variedspecialized skills and professions and yet to give ahumanizing quality to the built environment.

These reflect in increasing concern with courses onEnvironmental Balances, Appropriate Technology,Advanced Technological Systems, course onIndigenous cultural roots and global impacts, andProfessional Management Systems. In DesignProcess these imply co-ordination of multipledimensions of specialized inputs and modernmedia and methods

Goals The curriculum in stating a set of relationships andemphasis, and of methods, aims to develop anindividual rooted in his/her context of society andplace in India, capable of the disciplines and skillsthrough which to interpret them into a qualitativephysical environment. It aims at an individualcommitted to excellence and relevance.

The major concerns the next few years will need toaddress are:

Sensitivity to environmental balances betweenthe Man made and Natural systems Anarchitecture rooted in place, climate and thesocial conditions of India.

The concern with Technological expression thatuses the most appropriate choice of materialand technique whether traditional or modern tothe nature of the task, and makes the mostappropriate use of resources and process athand.

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The development of an Architecture for theIndian conditions that continue from the Indiantradition and make modern day transformations.

An architecture strongly related to thedefinition of the urban condition.

The Education of an Architect capable of thevision, value systems and competence to bringtogether the multiple dimensions of theArchitectural task to integral qualitative builtenvironment.

The Curriculum The curriculum states three major streams.

The FIRST is oriented to MAN, SOCIETY andEXPRESSIONS, and deals with the development of

culture, thought, philosophy, arts and sciences andtheir impact on the world. It deals with the areas ofHUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES as well as ARTSand CRAFTS.

The SECOND is oriented to TECHNOLOGY, and dealswith the understandings of man, of the physicalworld, of materials, their properties, behaviour andtechniques through which man has shaped hisphysical built environment; of the elements of thephysical world that he must control and harness togive physical comfort. It deals with areas of

CONSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS and SERVICESSTRUCTURAL SYSTEMS and ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES as well as MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

The THIRD and central discipline, is oriented toSYNTHESIS, of the forces of man and society, of thenature and needs of social institutions, interpretedthrough physical environment. This is the field ofDESIGN SYNTHESIS. It deals with the developmentof design sensibility and skills, the development ofvalue systems and identified positions, through thestudy of HISTORY and THEORY of ARCHITECTURE,

Development of BASIC DESIGN LANGUAGE andSKILLS, and the use of contemporary MEDIA andMETHODS.

From the first stream, knowledge is gathered aboutman, his needs and their myriad expressions, fromthe second stream, understandings are developedabout the nature of the physical world,environmental phenomena, and building

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possibilities. The Design Studio brings theseunderstandings together in developing expressionsfor the needs of human institutions in space andform that answers to integrity between part andwhole and conducive to a qualitative livingenvironment.

Profession its Practice

ARCHITECTURALSYNTHESIS

MAN AND PHYSICALSOCIETY WORLD

Social Sciences Heritage of Materials,Structure,

Humanities and History and Services, Climate,the arts Theory Construction

Development ofSensibility and skills

Course Structure The course structure and relative emphasisbetween sub-disciplines vary depending on theirposition within the course.

The First year emphasize the development ofbackground, sensibility, skills and its disciplines,and is considered as the FOUNDATION YEAR.

The Second and Third years emphasize theInterrelationships between disciplines and theirresolutions into integral totals of increasedcomplexity and are considered the DEVELOPMENT

YEARS.

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The Fourth and Final Years emphasize thedevelopment of the individual, his/her maturity,and establishment of directions and is termed theEXPOSITION years, during which the studentdevelops his/her theoretical understandings andskills or design synthesis to personal choice of

directions, and to a high quality of manifestedresolutions.

Credit Loads The course is of 5 years 10 semesters duration.The year consists of 2 semesters of approximately16 weeks each. Each semester carries a contactload of 24 credits, where 1 credit is equivalent to1.0 lecture hour/week in theoretical subjects and1.5 contact hours for studio, workshop, laboratorybased courses.

Each semester normally consists of, in addition to

the Design Studio, not more than 6 subjects andeach subject is normally of atleast 2 credits.

In addition to subjects that form the CORE of thecurriculum the course offers 20 credits out of atotal of 240, as ELECTIVES. These electives areoffered within the disciplines of HUMANITIES, ARTSand CRAFTS: HISTORY AND THEORY, and

TECHNOLOGY, so that a student can develophis/her interests in these areas, and design theemphasis structure he/she wishes to follow.

Assessment Student performance is continually evaluatedthrough programs, projects, tests, quizzes andperiodic assessments of sessional work. Generallyat least 60% of the assessment is through thissystem, and not more than 40% weight is assignedto end of semester examinations. All core subjectsare examined at the end of the semester through

juries, crits, viva-voce or examination papers.Electives are normally assessed throughassignments or papers.

In order to clear a subject a student must obtain atleast 50% marks in all the assessments of thesubject.

While grading is done by the teaching faculty in allsubject areas, the end of the Third Year and Fifth

Year are examined additionally by an externalexaminer.

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COURSE STRUCTURE AND CREDITS

FIRST SEMESTER 1 CREDITS PRE-REQUISITE

SYEAR SUBJECTCODE

0110 ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 1DESIGN LANGUAGE 3

0111 BASIC DESIGN 1 60112 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES 1 20113 DRAWING 1 30120 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I (THEORY) 20121 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I (DRAWING) 30130 FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURE 1

STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR 30160 HUMANITIES 1 CULTURE & CIVILISATION 2

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FIRST SEMESTER 2

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YEAR

0210 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 2DESIGN LANGUAGE 6

0211 BASIC DESIGN 2 30212 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES 2 2

0213 DRAWING & PAINTING 2 30220 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 (THEORY) 20221 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 (DRAWING) 30230 FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURE 2

STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR 3 01300260 HUMANITIES 2

THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD VIEW 2__24

SECOND SEMESTER 3 CREDITS PRE-YEAR

REQUISITES

0310 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 3 0110SPACE STRUCTURE FORM 6

0312 COMPUTER APPL 1 20313 SCULPTURE, CERAMICS 20320 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (THEORY) 2 01200321 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (DRAWING) 3 01210330 STRUCTURE 3 0130

STRENGTH OF MATERIALS ANDSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 3

0340 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1NATURAL SYSTEMS CLIMATE 2

0350 HISTORY, THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1EARLY CIVILIZATIONS 20360 HUMANITIES 3 0160

SOCIETY AND CULTURE 2

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SECOND SEMESTER 4YEAR

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0410 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 4ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS 6 0210

0412 COMPUTER APPL 2 2 03120413 PRINT, GRAPHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHY 20420 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (THEORY) 2 0220

0421 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (DRAWING) 3 02210430 STRUCTURES 4

ADV. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS 3 02300440 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2

NATURAL LIGHT, INSULATION, SOUND 20450 HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

MEDIEVAL INDIA AND COMPARATIVE 20460 HUMANITIES 4

CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY 2 026024

THIRD SEMESTER 5 CREDITS PRE-

YEAR REQUISITES

0510 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIOINSTITUTIONS 0310LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 8

0520 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 1 30521 BUILDING SERVICES 1 20530 STRUCTURES 5 0430

REINFORCED CONCRETE 30540 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2 0340

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING/VENTILATION 2

0550 HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 0350ISLAMIC AND COMPARATIVE 20010 ELECTIVES

ART & CRAFTS/HUMANITIES ANDSOCIAL SCIENCES 4

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THIRD SEMESTER 6

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YEAR

0610 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 0410DESIGN DEV AND DETAILINTERIOR DETAIL 8

0620 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 2 3

0621 BUILDING SERVICES 2 20622 TOPOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS 20630 STRUCTURES 6 0530

SURFACE STRUCTURES 30650 HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 4 0450

COLONIAL AND EARLY INDUSTRIAL 20010 ELECTIVES

ARTS CRAFTS/HUMANITIES ANDSOCIAL SCIENCES 4

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FOURTH SEMESTER 7YEAR

0710 STUDIO 7PRACTICAL TRAINING 24

FOURTH SEMESTER 8 CREDITS PRE-YEAR REQUISITES

0810 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 8 ALL SUBJECTSURBAN SECTOR STUDIO 10 UPTO 8

SEM0820 ADV. BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES 30821 BUILDING QUANTITIES AND COSTS 20850 HISTORY AND THEORY

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE 20870 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE

CODE, LAWS, ETHICS, PRACTICE 30010 ELECTIVES 4

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YEAR

0910 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 9INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DESIGN THESIS 12 0810

0950 HISTORY AND THEORY 6

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URBAN HISTORY & URBAN PLANNING THEORY 20951 ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS 30971 SPECIFICATION AND CONTRACTS 30010 ELECTIVES 4

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FIFTH SEMESTER 10YEAR

1010 RESEARCH THESIS 20 0910SEMINAR 4

1013 COMPUTER MODELLING1020 CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT1030 ADV. STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS1050 HISTORY AND THEORY

C O U R S E O U T L I N E

01AD10 ARCHITECTURALDESIGN

STUDIO I

CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM1

EVALUATIONINT. 60%EXAM 40%

Theme Introduction to the Built EnvironmentDeterminants, Resultant Built Form

Design Parameters Understanding the nature of Built Environment,Causative force, Nature of Resultants, Space,Human Scale, Basic Organisational Principles,Abstraction, Order, Variation, Sensory Stimului

Mandatory Inputs Exposure to Built Environment and itsdeterminantsInputs lectures on Design Determinants and

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Design Disciplines.

Site visits, experiential exploration of builtenvironment, Case Studies, Exercises with 3DModels, Measured Drawings, Analytical Studies tounderstand Building order.

Taught Skills Recording, Abstract sketches, Models on thegraphic projections and Axonometries, Claymodeling, Pencil and ink drawing.

Focus Understanding the Built Environment and Mentaland Visual 3D perception

Projects Analytical Studies of Built Environment and Projectexploring space, scale, and basic spatialorganization.

01AD11 BASIC DESIGN I CREDIT6

YEAR1

SEM1


Emphasis Basic design abilities, visual literacy andexpressional skills.

Comprehensive understanding of the designfield: Relationship of basic design to

architectural design and design field ingeneral. Performance requirements andcriteria for judgement of design.

Observation and its expression : Field, modeand methods of observation, recording andanalyzing observations: its expression.

Visual perception, Ideas as abstraction.Graphic tools to express abstraction(geometric content); and abstraction ofenvironmental and architectural

observation.

Human dimension : Anthropometric contentin design, methods of measurement, idea ofhuman scale and proportion.

Basic shelter : Understanding of basicshelter and its related factors through

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chosen examples, methods of learning.

Two dimensional and three dimensional exercises,sketch, draft, object and model making. Process ofinputs, of media and skills, field work, group work,discussion and criticism.

01AS12 ARCHITECTURALGRAPHICS TECH. I

CREDIT2

YEAR1

SEM1


Emphasis Understanding importance of technical drawing asmedium of communication as basic vocabulary inArchitecture and learning techniques & skills torepresent different objects through 2D & 3Dgeometry thus developing visualisation ofgeometric forms to use it in designing.

Contents: Introduction to subject. Getting acquaintedwith necessary instruments of drawing.Learning to draw straight and curved lineswith different qualities.

Learning good lettering to improve andmaintain quality of presentation.

Learning meaning of terms `Plan &Èlevations and using them for drawingsimple objects through ÒrthographicProjections.

Learning theory of ÒrthographicProjections and drawing projections ofpoints, lines, geometric solids.

Dealing with sections of simple geometricsolids and their combinations.

Learning principles of development oflateral surfaces of solids, applying them towork out and drawing developed surfaces ofsimple geometric solids and using them tomake models of some of them.

Auxiliary orthographic projection of solids

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and its application to sections of solids byinclined plans.

Different ways of presentation of solids in3D projections, like Axonometric &Isometric.

01AC13 DRAWING I CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM1

EVALUATION100%

Emphasis Visual and perceptual skills, use of different mediaand techniques.

Content Observation and recording through drawing pencil, pen, brush, charcoal, crayons. Simple

geometric objects, complex geometries andobjects in nature. Line drawing, shade and shadingtechniques.

01TC20 BLDG. CONSTRUCTIONI

(THEORY)

CREDIT2

YEAR1

SEM1


Emphasis Understanding of materials, basic principles of construction and elements of buildings through

theory and drawing.

Content Basic materials of construction theirstructural and other principles andapplication to building. Primary elements ofload bearing building construction.

Foundation, walls, roof, and the principles oftheir construction.

Case studies as illustration, visual presentationand on site studies.

01TC21 BLDG. CONSTRUCTION CREDI YEAR SEM EVALUATIO

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DETAIL I T3

1 1 NINT. 60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Understanding of materials and building system ina broad over view.

Content Understanding of basic building materials,and systems of building through casestudies.

Understanding of constructional behaviourof different elements of a constructionsystem, in relation to the properties ofmaterials.

Terms and definitions.

01TS30 FUNDAMENTALSTRUCTURE I

(STR.BEHVR)

CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM1


Emphasis Behaviour of materials and basic structuralsystems.

Content Glossary of technical words, naturalstructures and intuitive understanding of

their behaviour, their relationship with manmade structures.

Functions of structures. Primary andsecondary forces acting on structures gravitational force, live load, wind,temperature variation. Types of supports &their characteristics.

Analysis & design Design criteria.

Primary elements of structure and theirbehaviour.

Factor of safety & factors affecting it.Characteristics of Structural design strength, stiffness and stability. Discussionon factors affecting them and ways ofsatisfying these requirements.

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Study of behaviour of structures throughmodels and testing them for given load.

01HS60 HUMANITIES I(CULTURE

AND CIVILIZATION)

CREDIT2

YEAR1

SEM1


Emphasis Appreciation of various cultural expressionsthrough instruction and experience.

Content Understanding the arts as an expression of culture. Exposition of aspects of literature,

performing arts - theatre, dance, music and plasticarts; painting, sculpture, film, in terms of basiccharacteristics and development of each field andfirst hand experience of some work.


STUDIO 2 (DESIGNLANG)

CREDIT6

YEAR1

SEM2


Theme Design LanguageSpace and Form, Disciplines of Structure

Design Parameters Spatial order, basic modulation, Structure asorder, space structure form co-relation.Institutional Design program interpretation,choice of theme, abstraction, spatial scales,ordering mechanisms, evolution of form.

Mandatory Inputs Program, site analysis, area volume diagramsPrinciples of abstraction, spatial ordering, kinds ofform and their principles of combination light and

perception of space and form.

Taught Skills Analytical Techniques, overlays, spatial structuralsystem models, alternative models of form, use ofdifferent 3D media, representational techniques.

Focus Space structure form correlation and AlternativeModels, Disciplines of Building and Sensory

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Qualities.

Projects Design of small institutions involving Structure,space, form correlationSite, location, form, landscape correlation.(Min. 2 projects)

02AD11 BASIC DESIGN 2 CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM2


Emphasis Development of basic skills of design and designexpression.

Content More complex observations, design andexpressional skill, tasks with introduction ofnew media.

Three dimensional projects developedthrough models, sketch, drawing, rendering,abstract composition used as basis fordevelopment of ideas.

Drawing and rendering skills fordevelopment of environmental andarchitectural ideas.

Basic design ideas underlying thevernacular built form.

Application of learned processes and skillsto basic shelter design in drawing andmodels.

Projects Emphasis on three dimensional products involvingabove principles.

02AS12 ARCHITECTURALGRAPHIC

TECH. 2

CREDIT2

YEAR1

SEM2


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Emphasis Continuing from previous semester, reinforcingthe understanding & importance of representingdifferent objects through 2D & 3D Geometry andlearning more complex skills in the same direction.

Content Studying sciagraphy and methods ofrepresenting it in 2D projections.

Applying sciagraphy to 3D geometricalprojections especially Isometric projections.

Understanding basic principles ofperspective drawings relatively realisticway for presentation. Introduction of basicelements such as station point, pictureplane, eye level, centre of vision, cone ofvision, vanishing points etc.

Drawing one point and two pointperspectives througha) Plan and Elevation method

b) Plan and vanishing points methodc) Measuring point method.

02AC13 DRAWING ANDPAINTING

CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM2

EVALUATION100%

Emphasis Conceptual and perceptual skills, in differentmedia and techniques.

Content Abstraction of perceived images, conceptualstatements using different media.

Perspectives of formal geometric solids andspaces and informal geometries, renderingtechniques and use of colour.

Plastic media and their expressionalpotential. Human figure studies in line,drawings, shade and sculptural mass.

02TC20 BLDG. CONSTRUCTION2

(THEORY)

CREDIT2

YEAR1

SEM2

EVALUATIONINT. 60%

EXAM 40%

Emphasis Understanding of elements of construction andconstructional systems in Load BearingConstruction.

Content Walls, floors, roofs using simplemanufactured materials and simpleconstructional systems, openings in walls

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and floors. Framing of openings usingnatural materials. Simple finishes for wallsand floors.

Case study illustrating above principles forload bearing construction

02TC21 BUILDINGCONSTRUCTION

DETAILS 2

CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM2


Emphasis Understanding of load bearing system of construction, basic principles and materials.

Content Construction of walls, foundations, retaining walls,openings in different materials like brick, stone,

concrete blocks, mud blocks.Construction of simple staircases, floors and roofsin load bearing construction, materials forstructural floor and roof and also for floor finishand roof covering. Concern with appropriatenessof materials to context.

Understanding of load bearing system with casestudies, sketches and hardline drawings.

02TS30 FUNDAMENTALSTRUCTURE 2(STR. BEHVR)

CREDIT3

YEAR1

SEM2


Emphasis Behaviour of materials and basic structuralsystems.

Content Structural properties of basic materials likemasonry, timber, concrete and steel.

Introduction to basic structural systems

such as post-beam, bearing wall system,trusses, rigid frames, and their structuralbehaviour. Distribution of loads through theelements of the system. Case studies.

Effect of simple geometric forms on theoverall structural behaviour.

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Forms to be studied include cuboidinal andprismatic with symmetrical andasymmetrical footprint layouts. Aspect ratioand its effect on the overturn resistance.

Working out structural systems and theirlayout for a small building.

02HS60 HUMANITIES 2THE SCIENCE

WORLDSVIEW

CREDIT2

YEAR1

SEM2


Emphasis To develop an appreciation of the rigorous taughtprocesses of the field of science.

Content The development of the scientific approach observation, speculation, hypothesis, testing andinference. The logic of thinking and reasoning inscience.

The fields of science and their contribution tohuman culture mathematics, the materialsciences, the life sciences.

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STUDIO 3 (SPACESTR.

FORM)

CREDIT6

YEAR2

SEM1


Theme Structure as maker of space

Design Parameters Structure and Construction as disciplines thatevolve making of space, structural systems aschoices based on program, space, and formcharacter.

Mandatory Inputs Study and Analysis of Natural and Man madestructural systems, co-relation between function,structure and form. Different structural models inBuilding systems. Site, building, space, structure,form, character co-relations. Light, view andsensory qualities.

Taught Skills Models as analytical tools of decision making,abstract sketches to represent basic nature ofthought, collage techniques, 3D perceptual qualityin sketches.

Focus Space Structure co-relation

Projects Exercises in basic spatial and structural systems(short project)Design of a small institution to explore designparameters identified (Main Project).

03AD12 COMPUTERAPPLICATION I

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEMI


Objective The course is intended to familiarize students to

computer based representation in 2 and 3dimensions, in order to visualize several aspectsof architectural object such as form, space andstructure, the relationship of parts and whole,massing and organizational hierarchy, light andcirculation. The course is designed in manner thatstudents acquire the necessary skills of usingcomputer software for creating three-dimensionalstructured models for visualization and relate theideas to fundamental architectural concepts.

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This method of model construction andvisualization is envisaged to orient the students touse computers in design application. The processof structured model construction allows thestudents to organize and represent geometric

elements such that information could be extractedfrom them systematically.

Content Fundamentals of computer systems, software anduser interfaces, devices and system configuration.

Area: Computer ApplicationIssues: Design / AnalysisSkills: (Design, Modeling Software)

COMPUTER AIDED DRAWING: 2D COMPOSITION:

Fundamentals of Computer Systems, Hardware,

Peripheral Devices, OS, Application Software,Fundamental Basis of Computation,Overview of Tessellation in 2D and 3D

Shape representation, Construction of Grids,uniform / non-uniform, ortho / free transformations

Diagrammatic Construction with representation ofdistance, scale, proportion, symmetry, order,composition.

Planar tessellation and Construction with global /

local symmetries, periodic / non-periodic, self-similar, space-filling properties.

2D DRAWING

Coordinate Space and metric, Geometric Primitivesand Symbols, Object Properties, Basic

Transformations absolute and referential, Editing,Segmentation by Color, layering and grouping,Printing / Plotting.

COMPUTER AIDED ARCHITECTURAL MODELING:

3D Form / Space, Structure, Planes and Solids,Grids, Spatial and Formal Units, Whole

Open, Closed, Identity, Expression, Multiplication,Subdivision, Combination, Inter-relationships

Ranges, Modulation, Support, Columnar, Planar,

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Frequency, Pattern, Hierarchy, Regularity,Randomness, Definition of Space, Articulation,Circulation, Movement, 3D Viewing, Orthographicand Perspective projection, Camera control,Viewpoint, Coordinate Systems orientation and

Transformations, 3D construction from profiles,

extrusion, revolution, interpolation, SurfaceModeling, Elements, Planar and curved surfaces,Model segmentation by grouping, Solid Modeling,Addition, Subtraction and Intersection of solids

Construction of architectural models as a spatialdatabase of formal elements and structure.

COMPUTER AIDED BASIC RENDERING ANDANIMATION:

Spatial Sequence: Approach and Entry Thresholdsand Transitions Major and minor spaces and theforms that define them, Case Studies: Exploding toformal and spatial units and understanding Shapegrammar through re-construction

Basic Shading models, Light Models, Sun-pathsimulation

Camera control and creation of Spatial sequenceswith light and shade, open and enclosed, low andhigh, surprise, destination, view, Catalogue ofevents

Model space, coordinates, scale, projections,display system and elements.

Geometric primitives, lines planes, solids, curves,transformations, translation, rotation, scaling,distortion, editing tools.

Three dimensional space, orientation, parallel andperspective projections, primitives, surfaces andsolids, transformations.

Visualization, wire frame, solid, shadingtechniques and rendering, plotting and printing.

Constructing three dimensional scale models ofselected works of architecture. The selectedexamples have the property of being easilyexploded into tangible components, thus allowingthe final model to be assembled through a

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systematic hierarchical decoding of formalelements of composition. This allowsunderstanding the definition of space through anadditive formal exercise.

Designing a small spatial composition using a set

of generic formal elements with simple functionalrequirements. Exploring formal and spatialimplications.

TEACHING METHOD

The course is conducted in the computer labdirectly introducing the students to the computersystems. This is interspersed with lectures anddemonstrations at different stages of the course.A number of CAD software are used during thecourse for its versatility, sophistication and easeof use.

03AC13 SCULPTURE,CERAMICS

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEMI

EVALUATIONINT. -EXAM -TOTAL :100%

Emphasis Development of form sensibility, tactile and hapticsensitivity, improving understanding of materialquality and developing skill.

Content Form exploration, tectonic qualities of form weight, stability, sensorial qualities, space forminterrelationship explored through sculpture andceramics, sketching.

Materials as media - quality, nature of workabilityevolution of distinctive form. Learning frommaterial response. Exercise as above.

03TC20 BLDG.

CONSTRUCTION 3(THEORY)

CREDI

T2

YEAR

2

SEM

I

EVALUATIO

NINT. 60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Understanding of elements of building andprinciples of construction with industrial materials,in framed construction.

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Content Footings, walls, floors, roofs in manufacturedmaterials like concrete, steel, composite materialssuch as reinforced concrete.

Framing of openings using manufacturedmaterials such as metals.

Elements of vertical and inclined movement.Finishes of walls, floors, roofs with simplemanufactured materials.

Case studies of framed structure to illustrate theabove.

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DETAILS 3

CREDIT3

YEAR2

SEMI

EVALUATIONINT.60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Understanding principles of frame system of construction in different building materials.

Content Construction and behaviour of elements of framesystem on construction mainly in steel and wood.

Footings, floors, roofs, staircases and openings inframe system; systems and elements for spanning(structural) and finishing materials.

Understanding frame system through casestudies, sketches, models, hardline drawings anddesign oriented exercise.

03TS30 STRUCTURE 3(STR. MATERIALS &STRUCTURAL

ANALYSIS

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEMI

EVALUATIONINT. -60%EXAM -

40%

General The course covers the fundamental aspects ofstatic analysis strength of materials andstructural analysis of basic elements.

Emphasis To develop an understanding of basic requirementof stability, strength of material and behaviour ofbasic structural elements and their importance inStructural System.

Contents Conditions of equilibrium of concurrent

coplanar forces, methods of projections.Funicular polygon Graphical method ofdetermining the resultant of a given systemof forces. Method of moments.

Centre of gravity, determining the centroidof simple figures. Moment of inertia, itsapplication to sections subjected to

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bending, determining M.I. of simple andcompound sections.

Types of trusses, their uses, suitability andlimitations, method of analysing a truss(graphical & analytical).

Assumption in strength of materials, basicterminology, brief history of strength ofmaterials.

Bars subjected to change in temperature,bars of non-uniform cross-section.

Concept of the shear force and the bendingmoment, S F and B M diagram for cantileverand simply supported beams with various

types of loadings. S F & B M diagrams forbeams with overheads solution of simpleproblems. Importance of S F & B Mdiagrams in the selection of a structuresystem Discussion on case studies.

Pure Bending stress & its importance,derivation of basic equation, solution ofsimple problems.

Combined direct and bending stresses, Kernand its importance, solution of a few

practical problems.

Brief discussion on stability, buckling ofcolumns, short and long columns, Eulersand buckling load effects of end conditionson the buckling load. Solutions of a fewsimple problems, ways of increasing thecapacity of a long column.

Deflection and its importance, codeprovisions, study of the deflected shape ofsimple structures. Solutions of problems.

Concept of shear stress, average andmaximum shear stress. Horizontal shearstress and its variation across the crosssection of the beam.

Sections made up of more than onematerial (composite sections), their uses

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and their advantages, assumptions made inthe theory of composite sections, derivationof basic equations. Solution of simpleproblems.

03ES40 ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCE I

( NATURALSYSTEM, CLIMATE )

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEMI

EVALUATIONINT.60%

EXAM 40%

Emphasis Building and Environmental Climatology.

Content Built environment, conditions, impact and issuesof climatic balance in traditional andcontemporary built environments. Examples fromdifferent regions in India and other parts of theworld, issues of ecological balance. Implications ofclimatic forces in nature of spaces and forms,patterns of organization, and elements of builtform at individual building and collective form.

Study of Passive Environmental ControlMechanisms in Traditional or Modern BuiltEnvironment.

Building climatology Building climatological siteanalysis, application of comfort diagrams,introduction to basic thermal units, theory of heatflow, heat transmission, thermal properties ofmaterials, human heat balance. Physiologicalcomfort, outdoors and indoors, heat flow withinbuildings, steady state conditions and periodicflow, thermal performance of building elements,

sun protection of buildings. Heat control, solarorientation, shading devices, radiation, outdoor-indoor ventilation, solar energy and its technicalapplications. Studies through built environment,case analysis, theory and its application, modelsand testing.

03AH50 HISTORY THEORY CREDI YEAR SEM EVALUATIO

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OFARCHITECTURE I(EARLY

CIVILIZATION)

T2

2 I NINT. 60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Architecture as part of material culture in small-scale communities. Early agro-urban civilizations.

Content Some nomadic and tribal communities in India settlement, dwelling, and community space areflection of social, economic and contextualfactors.A comparative community in Africa/Polynesia/America.

Indus Valley culture City building, large scaleorganizations, urban form, dwelling, socialinstitutions.

Comparison to early urban cultures of Egypt,Mesopotamia, China, Central America.

Cities and early religious architecture in India.Rock-cut architecture and early temple forms.

A comparison to the urbanism and architecture ofGreece & Rome.

THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

Emphasis Architecture as a direct response to contextualfactors.

The disciplines of space and form: evolution ofarchitectural order.

Content Architectural configurations and elements asresponse to contextual factors: land, topography,climate; materials and techniques; socialorganization.

Spatial organisation and form character as anexpression of social and political order: Scale,geometry, form distinction as architectural toolsand disciplines.

Architectural form expressive of the cosmologyand philosophy of a culture; geometry, proportion,orientation, hierarchy and precision as the tools.

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03HS60 HUMANITIES 3(SCIENCE &

CULTURE)

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEMI


Emphasis To understand the study of the structure of societyand its impact on culture.

Content The fields of the study of societies: sociology,anthropology, economics, political science theirareas of concern and their approaches.

Reading from above fields to understand theirrelevance and importance in architecture.

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STUDIO 4(ENVIRONMENT

AND CULTURAL

DIMS.)

CREDIT6

YEAR2

SEMII


Theme Cultural and Place Dimensions of SpaceLow income communities, Peri-urban or Rural

Design Parameters Society, Culture, place and its specific impact onusage of space. Environment and its influence onbuilt-form.

Mandatory Inputs Field studies, analytical study of indigenoussettlements, to understand use pattern, culturalelements, climatic elements of space and form.Understanding of Appropriate Technologies andMethods of Construction.Dwelling and community Unit and Clustercombinational principles.

Taught Skills Field Survey, Documentation, analytical studies,Generalisations and interpretations.Building and constructional system models.

Focus Integration of cultural patterns, place, andenvironment on built form.

Projects Dwelling cluster scale design projectSmall community 12-20 units (Main Project).Environmental Balance Analysis and Design ofDwelling (Short Project).

04AD12 COMPUTERAPPLICATION 2

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEM2


Objectives The three major areas of computer applications toarchitecture are computerized documentation,computer based drawing and design and computerbased simulation. This course covers theapplication of computer based simulation tools tostudying light and its behavior in the design ofbuilding configuration. The idea is to enable thestudents to employ computer based tools

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effectively during the design process such that itallows an integration of qualitative andquantitative aspects of design. The courseprepares the students to include response to lightas a fundamental premise that integrates theconcepts of space, form, geometry, materials,

perception and visual comfort and further allowsan exposure to the concepts of environmentallyconscious design decisions.

Contents Principles:

Vision, Human Factors, perception, Lightquantification, Lighting technology andarchitecture, Lighting Design.

Simulations:

Building morphology and systems of space andstructure

Modeling simulations incorporating shape andformal grammars, Spatial interpretation,modification responsive to light

Design:

Formal and spatial grammars responsive to thephenomenon of light. External environment

Lighting Design Process, An exploration of theprocess used to create successfully lit spaces.

Examination all steps of a project, Review of initialdesign constraints, user preferences, humanfactors, preliminary design, design development.

Students will develop a basic understanding of thecomputer skills, information and thoughtprocesses needed to complete a design projectresponsive to light.

Detailed design:

Light sources, daylight, luminaries, lightingstrategies and space

Lighting design and analysis software simulations

Model construction and the physical behavior of

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light

Interaction with forms and surfaces of varyingshapes, textures, and colors

Reading Material

The list of books and periodicals is discussedduring classes as the project develops.

04AC13 PRINTING, GRAPHICS&

PHOTOGRAPHICS

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEM2

EVALUATIONINT. -

EXAM -TOTAL -100%

Emphasis Understanding of graphic quality and learning of specific technical skills.

Content Printmaking as an artistic medium nature of graphic composition. Techniques of printmaking,tools, methods, materials.

Photography as documentary as well as artistic

activity. Basics of use of camera, various devicesand tools, darkroom techniques.

Mounting and presentation of graphic work.

Both the above areas will be taught throughexercises.

04TC20 BLDG. CONSTRUCTION4

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEM2

EVALUATIONINT.

60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Special conditions and specific responses tobuilding construction.

Content Foundations on expansive soils, constructionprinciples in special conditions such as earthquake

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zones.

Decorative and protective finishes for walls, floors,roofs, etc. Using of industrial products in buildingconstruction.

Provision for vertical movements using compositematerials in various structures.

Case study illustrating above for load bearing andframed structure.


DETAILS 4

CREDIT3

YEAR2

SEM2

EVALUATIONINT. 60EXAM 40

Emphasis Understanding principles of composite system of construction in different building materials.

Content Construction and behaviour of composite systemof construction using materials already learnt inprevious component.

Construction methods and elements in compositesystems with reinforced concrete as majorconstruction semesters.

Footings, walls, roofs, floors, openings, stairs, etc.in composite systems of construction, exposurethrough case studies, design oriented exercisesand hardline drawings.

Basic principles of services water supply anddrainage.

Decorative and protective finishes for differentbuilding elements.

Application of principles of services and decorativeand protective finishes for service areas liketoilets.

Application of composite system of construction ofspecial conditions.

04TS30 STRUCFTURE 4 CREDI YEAR SEM EVALUATIO

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(ADVANCESTRUCTURAL

ANALYSIS)

T3

2 2 NINT.60%EXAM 40%

General The course is divided in two parts one which dealswith analysis and behaviour of advanced structuralelements like arches, continuous beams and rigidframes, the other part mainly deals with analysisand design in brick and steel.

Emphasis In the first part of the course the mainemphasis is on understanding of behaviourof advanced elements in structure.

In the second part of the course, the studyof steel as structural material and the roleof properties of material and behaviour of

elements in evolution of structural system iscarried out.

Content Determinate and indeterminate structures,finding indeterminacy of structures.Advantages and disadvantages ofindeterminate structures.

Analysis of indeterminate structures.Introduction to stiffness and distributionfactors, introduction to moment distributionfactors, introduction to moment distributionmethod.

Indeterminacy of a frame, comparison ofpost and lintel system and portal frames.Importance of portal frames in resistinghorizontal forces.

Arch as a curved element. Arch in history,efficiency of an arch. Three hinged arch.Simple problems to illustrate theimportance of the shape of an arch, rise endconditions and loading.

Steel as a structural material, structuralsystems in steel with case studies.

Analysis and design of steel girders &columns using IS-800 & handbook of steelsections.

Designing & detailing the boltedconnections. Design of simple weldedconnections.

04ES40 ENV. SCIENCE 2 CREDI YEAR SEM EVALUATIO

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(NATURAL LIGHT,INSULATION AND

SOUND

T2

2 2I NINT.60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Light and sound, theory and application to buildingdesign.

Content Lighting in buildings, light and its sources,lighting criteria, the visual field, daylighting, prediction methods.

Artificial lighting, lighting levels for variousactivities, calculations for lighting levels.

Building Acoustics Properties of sound,process of hearing, behaviour of sound,room acoustics, noise control outdoor andindoor, sound insulation, noise criteria of

building materials, prediction methods andcalculations. Noise control, materials for sound

insulation, testing room acoustics,reverberation time in auditoria.

Testing under laboratory conditions,application of computer techniques. Casestudy and demonstration in building designwith suitable conditions.

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04AH50 HIST. THEORY OFARCH 2

(MEDIEVAL INDIAAND

COMPARATIVE )

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEM2


Emphasis Architecture and urban form in settlements of medieval period.

Content Architecture in India in the Gupta & Medievalperiods studied at the scales of settlements,institutions, dwelling and community form.Islamic architecture in the Middle East & CentralAsia.

Japanese Architecture as a comparision of acodified system.Romenesque & Gothic Architecture the continuousevolution of artisanal craft.

THEORY

Emphasis Design as codified principles applied tocircumstantial variation.

The evolution of artisanal traditions and theircodification into systems of knowledge: design asthe application of evolved elements, typology.

Elements, rules of combination - the common

architectural language.Typology as a cultural response capable ofcontextual variation.

04HS60 HUMANITIES 4(CULTURE ANDPHILOSOPHY)

CREDIT2

YEAR2

SEM2


Emphasis To understand how abstract thinking about culture

is an important aspect of cultural development.

Content Philosophical explorations into mans place in theworld, ethics, aesthetics and epistemology assystems of relations hip between man, society,artifacts and thought. The discipline of history andthe continuous observation and criticism ofsociety.Critical thinking its basis and intent.

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All the above taught through given readings andseminar discussion.

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STUDIO 5 (INSTI.LANDSCAPE ARCH.)

CREDIT8

YEAR3

SEMI


Theme Character of Institutions

Design Parameters Client contact, Land-Building relationships,Environmental Concerns, energy efficiencies,Integration of space, structure, materialsconstruction and services.Part-whole relationships, character.

Mandatory Inputs Contextual studies, Landscape StudiesAbstraction, Thematic character, Archetypes,integration of spatial systems with structural andconstructional and spatial systems, method ofdoing so, proportions and proportional systems,part whole relationship, details as parts incharacter with the idea of whole. Computermodelling of Design Choices.

Taught Skills Site analysis, Landscape systems, AbstractModels, Part detail constructional models, designdevelopment methods that clarify part-wholerelationships.

Focus Integration of structure, construction and services.

Part detail and its integrity with the whole

Project Design of institution in Urban context (2 MainProjects Same program 2 sites or 1 site, 2program)Part detail to Design Resolution (Short Project)

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Information Base Elements of landscape land elements, plants andplanting, water, lighting etc.

Principles of landscape design.

Attitude to landscape design in the historicalIndian context and comparisons to other parts ofthe world.

Contemporary attitudes to landscape design.

Exercise to test application, co-related to

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architectural design studio.

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05TC20 BLDG. TECHNOLOGY1

CREDIT3

YEAR3

SEMI


Emphasis Construction Technology Precast andprestressed systems.

Content Introduction to advanced, shallow and deepfoundation.

Soil investigation, soil properties and itsapplication.

Temporary structures such as shoring,strutting, formwork, scaffolding, etc.

Retaining structures and various practicesin their construction.

Pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete buildingcomponents and building systems.

Study through cases and application to aselected project of appropriate scale.

05TC21 BLDG. SERVICES 1

CREDIT2

YEAR3

SEMI


Emphasis To understand requirements of building services water supply and drainage in building design.

Content Water Supply: Requirements of water supply todifferent types of building. Sources of water,modes and methods of conveyance of water,fixtures and appurtenances. Distribution of water,methods of distribution, different distributionalsystems, and their principles of layout. Design ofwater distribution system in a campus, and in abuilding, overhead and underground tanks.

Drainage: Refuse, different forms of refusegarbage, sullage, toilet waste and storm watercollection and disposal systems. General principlesof drainage, manholes, grease chambers, etc.

Traps, ventilation of drains and sewers. Principlesof design of drainage lines, drainage layouts forbuilding premises. Longitudinal sections of drains.Drainage in non municipal areas soak wells,

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septic tanks. Water closets, flushing valves,flushing tanks, wash basins and its accessories,rainwater, drainage pipes, spouts, sizes ofrainwater pipes. Disposal system of rain water atground level, storm water drainage.Rainwater storage, reuse, groundwater recharging

principles and methods.

05TC30 STRUCTURE - 5(REINFORCEMENTCONCRETE)

CREDIT3

YEAR3

SEMI


General The course deals with design of reinforcedconcrete members. Working stress method ofanalysis is introduced in the beginning for betterappreciation of limit state method.

Emphasis Course emphasis on understanding of sectiondesign in R.C.C. and its implication on design ofstructures.

Content Theory of composite sections applied toR.C.C. structures. Review of properties ofconcrete and steel as applicable to R.C.C.Fundamental assumptions of R.C.C.structure.

Analysis and design of singly reinforcedsections, under reinforced, over reinforcedand balanced sections.

Analysis and design of one way and twoway slab using coefficients and standardtables. Effects of continuity, detailing ofreinforcement, provisions of IS 456.Derivation of thumb rules.

Doubly reinforced section, effect of

compression, steel on deflection.

Introduction to and analysis of Tee beamsand Ell beams, practical examples of both.

Diagonal tension, its effect and methods ofresisting it. Design of shear reinforcement.

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Bond and its significance, types of bond,pull out test, factors affecting bond, localand average bond, design for bond, codeprovisions.

Elements subjected to axial compression,types of columns, permissible stresses inconcrete and steel, analysis and design ofshort columns, slenderness and its effect onthe load carrying capacity, analysis anddesign of long columns. Columns of a multi-storey building, code provisions, derivationof thumb rule.

Types of foundations and their use,punching shear, analysis and design of

spread footings, structural behaviour ofother types of foundations.

Principles and Practices of EarthquakeResistant structures.

05ES40 ENV. SCIENCE 3(LIGHTING &VENTILATION)

CREDIT2

YEAR3

SEMI


Emphasis Environmental control systems.

Content Air cooling and air conditioning systems, plant,supply systems, calculations of basic sizes ofcomponents and layout of the system.

Examples of passive and active cooling systems intraditional and present day conditions.

Application to a selected project, and caseanalysis of selected project.

05AS50 HIST. & THEORY OFARCHITECTURE 3(ISLAMIC &

COMPARATIVE)

CREDIT2

YEAR3

SEMI

EVALUATIONINT.60%EXAM40%

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HISTORY

Emphasis Architecture in unified cultural systems:universality and abstract models.

Content Islamic architecture in India: universal abstractprinciples, regional expressions.Scales of city, institutions, dwelling.Development of specialised building types andtheir architectural schemes.Parallels in contemporaneous cities in India:Vijayanagar and Jaipur etc.

The renaissance in Europe Urban structure andspace, institutional form as expression of abstractideals.Baroque architecture and the development ofspatial experience as complex expression.

THEORY

Emphasis Philosophy & ideology as basis for abstraction anduniversality.Unified ideologies expressed as abstractprinciples.Mathematics, geometry and systems ofproportion.Symmetry, axiality and regularity as tools of auniversal order.Design as a self conscious creative activity theemergence of the architect as a multifaceted artistin singular control of the work.

00GS10 ELECTIVE (ARTS,CRAFTS, HUMANITIES

&SCIENCE )

CREDIT4

YEAR3

SEMI

EVALUATIONINT. -EXAM -TOTAL : 100

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STUDIO 6 (DESIGNDEV.&

DETAILS-INTERIOR

DETL)

CREDIT8

YEAR3

SEM2


Theme Design Development and Detail ProductionDrawings

Design Parameters Development of detail in character with the wholeProduct information, systems information,references and comparative methods, Drawingsystems for working drawings.

Taught Skills Part Whole relationship Back and forth designprocessesExposure to materials, products, assemblyconstructional principles.Methods of specification writing informationsystems used in working drawings.

Focus Design detail, integration of Building systems,clarity and effective communication of productiondrawings.

Project Previous semester project or an independentproject developed to design resolution Building

systems and production drawings.

Structural and Services Resolution of Part (ShortProject) including calculations andspecifications/approximate costing.

INTERIOR DESIGN

Information Base Elements of Interior Design Space, Lightand Lighting, Colour, Texture, Furniture andFittings.

Principles of Interior Design.

Attitudes to interiors in Indian History andcomparisons to other cultural contexts.

Contemporary attitudes to interior design.

Exercise integrated into ArchitecturalDesign Studio.

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06TC20 BLDG. TECHNOLOGY2

CREDIT3

YEAR3

SEM2


Emphasis Industrialized construction systems, critical studyof building in terms of construction.

Content Industrialized construction systems of buildings

with large span or high rise structures.Tool plants and equipment for such constructionstudy through cases.

Critical study of building in terms of materialsused, construction techniques followed, structuralsystems provided, other services such as watersupply, drainage, electrification, light installation,fire fighting, acoustics, air conditioning, etc.

Issues of clear coordination between them duringdesign and construction, causes for failures in

performance.

Case studies to illustrate coordination and cases offailure.

06TC21 BLDG. SERVICES 2

CREDIT2

YEAR3

SEM2


Emphasis Electrical and mechanical services in buildings.

Content Electrical distribution systems in buildings mainsand sub distribution, switches and controls, layoutsystems for lighting, fans, telephones, etc.Implications in building construction.

Fire protection: Study of fire regulations, fire

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extinguishing systems, warning systems, fireresistance of different building materials, fireresistant doors, planning of buildings for fireescapes, case studies of building from fireprotection requirements.

Air conditioning systems: Different systems incurrent use from chilled water cooling systems toair handling package units, etc. their installationrequirements and demands in building layout,supply air, return air ducting systems, theirlayouts and requirements within building systems,co-ordination to building systems.

Vertical transportation: Lifts, grouping of lifts,return travel time, design of lift banks for carryingcapacity and travel time, installationrequirements, escalators.

06TC22 TROPOGRAPHICALSYSTEM

CREDIT2

YEAR3

SEM2


Emphasis Introduction to methods of recording andrepresenting spatial information.

Content Types of information recording: surveys,photography etc. Tools & Techniques employed atvarious scales and complexity of information.

Types of maps, drawings and digitalized data.Reading information from visual records, analysis,correlations etc.

Degrees of accuracy and errors. Reliability of data,cross checking.

06TS30 STRUCTURE 6(SURAFACE

STRUCTURE)

CREDIT3

YEAR3

SEM2


Emphasis Study of various forms of surface structures andtheir structural behaviour.

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Content Types of surface structures, detailed classificationof stressed skin surfaces, generation of varioustypes. General equations of regular surfaces.Introduction to various types of shells. Structuralbehaviour of these shells. Case studies.

Various types of folded plate structures. Generalbehaviour and design of a simple V type of foldedplate roof.

Introduction to membrane structures, itsbehaviour in general. Simple form finding method.Development of simple forms in the laboratoryand preparing scaled models. Case studies.

Introduction to tension structures.

Introduction to grids, planar and curved types of

grids. Their structural behaviour, form findingtechnique for a curved grid. Development ofsimple forms and construction of scaled models.

Case studies.

06AH50 HIST.& THEORY OFARCH. 4(COLONIAL & EARLYINDUSTRIEL)

CREDIT2

YEAR3

SEM2


Emphasis The colonial period and the age of industrialisation.

Content European colonial expansion and colonialdevelopment in India.

Imposition, modification and assimilation. Newmodes of organisation, new materials andtechniques, new building types.

The industrial revolution: new materials,techniques new modes of production. Theindustrial city and reform movements.

The transformation of the building process andimpacts on architecture. Abstraction,standardisation, mass production.

New concepts of space and form parallels in the

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Arts and Sciences.

THEORY

Emphasis Port enlightenment scientific world view, themachine age and industrialization, mass culture.

The development of the empirical and analyticalapproach.Problem solving as a design principle based onanalysis into sub systems and rules of assembly.Standardization and the industrial aesthetic.

Evolution of a new language from the newconditions.

00GS10 ELECTIVE (ARTS,CRAFTS

HUMANITIES &SCIENCE)

CREDIT4

YEAR3

SEM2

EVALUATIONINT. -EXAM -TOTAL :100%

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07AD10 STUDIO 7(PRACTICAL

TRAINING)

CREDIT24

YEAR4

SEM1

EVALUATIONINT. -EXAM -TOTAL :

100%

Theme Professional Training

Expected Learning Office organisation, client contact, exposure tobrief formulation, site analysis, processes ofdesign development, working drawings, contracts,exposure to consultants, understanding of impactof costs on building design, site supervision.Exposure to Practice.


STUDIO 8(URBAN DESIGN)

CREDIT10

YEAR4

SEM2


Theme

A Institutional Design

Urban Institutions, context and character.

Design Parameter Inter-relationship to urban context, statement of

institutional character, abstraction, designdevelopment and detail. Integration of buildingsystems.

Mandatory Inputs Nature of urban institutions, and their co-relationto urban structure, position, typology, co-relationto urban laws and regulations, urban services andbuilding services.

Taught Skills

Focus

Urban block models, urban structure analysis

Building in Urban Context

Projects Institutional complex in defined or definable urbancontext (Main Project)Detailed Design resolution of part in urbancharacteristics (Short Project).

B. Housing

Theme Defining the urban sector and its character.

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Design Parameters Dwelling community and neighbourhood.The sector in the present, urban scales, socialinstitutional and infrastructure, nature of urbanspace and their occupation.

Mandatory Inputs Urban neighbourhoods traditional and present daycomposition, structure, density, land usecoverage, building controls, urban infrastructureand services,Housing surveys, generalizations, overlays ofvarious determinants, user evaluation.

Focus

Projects

Urban Neighbourhood, defining its character.

Urban sector, Low income or Mixed incomeimplying characteristics of varied living patterns(Main project).

Part detail to Urban Characteristics (Short Project).

Theme

B. Urban Design (Insert)

Urban Conservation, Reuse and Building inContext.

Design Parameters Urban sector or Block its structure andcomposition.Principles of Urban Conservation, Issues of Reuseof Buildings, Issue of building in context, withinhistorical areas and relationship of new building toexisting urban form.

Mandatory Inputs Urban sector, issues of structure, composition,infrastructure, laws of building, co-relation of partto whole, Typology, morphology, principles ofconservation and reuse of buildings in context,expressions of relationship to tradition andexpression of our times.

Taught Skills Urban structure analysis, building laws andcontrols and definition of urban block,conservation studies, models of building incontext, character of total and part, designresolution.

Focus Urban insert, relationship of building to urbancharacter

Projects Part urban sector, of varied components,conservation, reuse and building in context,overall structure and defined part character (Main

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Project).Part detail to urban characteristics (Short Project).

08TC20 ADVANCE BLDG.TECH.

AND SERVICES

CREDIT

3

YEAR4

SEM2

EVALUATION

INT.60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Industrialized construction systems, critical studyof building in terms of construction.

Content Industrialized construction systems of buildingswith large span or high rise structures.

Tool plants and equipment for such constructionstudy through cases.

Critical study of building in terms of materialsused, construction techniques followed, structuralsystems provided, other services such as watersupply, drainage, electrification, light installation,fire fighting, acoustics, air conditioning, etc.

Issues of clear coordination between them duringdesign and construction, causes for failures inperformance.

Case studies to illustrate coordination and cases offailure.

BUILDING SERVICES

Emphasis Electrical and mechanical services in buildings.

Content Electrical distribution systems in buildings mainsand sub distribution, switches and controls, layoutsystems for lighting, fans, telephones, etc.Implications in building construction.

Fire Protection: Study of fire regulations, fireextinguishing systems, warning systems, fireresistance of different building materials, fireresistant doors, planning of buildings for fireescapes, case studies of building from fireprotection requirements.

Air conditioning systems: Different systems incurrent use from chilled water cooling systems to

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air handling package units, etc. their installationrequirements and demands in building layout,supply air, return air ducting systems, theirlayouts and requirements within building systems.

Vertical transportation: Lifts, grouping of lifts,

return travel time, design of life banks for carryingcapacity and travel time, installationrequirements, escalators.

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08TC21 BLDG. QUANTITY &COSTS

CREDIT2

YEAR4

SEM2


Emphasis Basic understanding of quantities and costs so asto make estimates in the design process.

Content Appropriate estimates, methods of estimation,taking of measurements, preparation of scheduleof quantities, rate analysis of various items ofwork, preparation of estimates and recapitulation,specification in brief, principal materialrequirements, and their co-relation to estimates.

08AH50 HIST. & THEORY OFARCH 5(CONTEMPORARY)

CREDIT2

YEAR4

SEM2


Emphasis Post 1950s architecture: the emergence of adiversity of approaches.

Contents Indian Architecture in the post-independence era:assimilation of modernism. The search for

appropriateness integrating new technology withlocal responses.Internationally the search for a sense of place regionalism.Various approaches emerging all over the world.

THEORY

Emphasis Critical thinking and architectural practice.

Contents The questioning of the premises of modernism universality standardization.

Impact of critical thinking from other fields literature, philosophy, sociology and anthropology.

Structuralist and port structuralist approaches.Phenometnology, linguistics, and post modernthinking.

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08PM70 PROFESSIONALPRACTICE

CODE (LAW, ETHICS&

PRACTICE)

CREDIT3

YEAR4

SEM2


Emphasis After graduation, most of the students go to thefield (either to work with some office/somebody orto start own practice). At that stage they are notconversant with majority of their roles and

responsibilities, dealing with various relatedagencies and their freedom & limitations as aprofessional as well as their real status in society.

Though most of these things are learnt throughones own or others experience, an attempt ismade through this course to acquaint them withmost of the general situations. This gives themsome background and help them to deal with mostof such situations and are not caught totallyunaware.

Content Profession & Code of Conduct:

Architectural profession as a vocation.

Comparison of architectural & trade unionactivities.

History of architectural profession, itsfuture, degeneration and upgradation.

Social obligations of an Architect asprofessional.

Clientele, aspects and roles of architect andclient and their relationship within theprofession.

Comparative study of different professionsand also different roles and avenues withinthe profession of architecture.

Future of professional directions.

Code of conduct & ethics.

Professional role, responsibilities, andliabilities of architects and their indemnity(security against damages).

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Contracts (and sub contracts)- between architect & client,- between client and contractor (drafted

by architect),Management of the contracts.

Roles of- Client,- Consultant (coordinator of)- Contractor/sub-contractor and their

coordinat-ion by architect Site supervision

Role and responsibilities of- Architect- Contractor- Clerk of works- Client

Arbitration

Office Organisation & Management

Types of offices and their structure

Nature of emerging practices

Roles of various personnel at differentlegvels- Principals/partners- Design staff- Supporting staff- Managerial stagg

Employer-employee relationship

Training responsibility

Expense structure- Salaries- Overheads- Perks to employees & principals

Tax Planning for Architects.

Development Controls

Building regulations, their- purpose

- formation with base- generalisation- violation (interpretations)

Professional Associations

Types

Purpose

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Role

Responsibilities IIA & COA

Formation

Controls

Activities

Advantages & Lacunas.Professional ethicsFee StructureArchitectural CompetitionsArchitectural Education

0GS10 ELECTIVE ARTS,CRAFTS

HUMANITIES &SCIENCE)

CREDIT4

YEAR4

SEMII

EVALUATIONINT. -EXAM -TOTAL : 100

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STUDIO 9(IND.PROJECTS)

CREDIT12

YEAR5

SEM1


Theme Independent Project (Design Thesis)

Design Parameters Resolution of project from program formulation toevolution of positions, theme, design developmentintegration of parameters of building, services andconstructional details, character.

Mandatory Inputs Issues of contextual fit, nature of abstraction,disciplines of design, issues of integration ofservices, resolution of part and issue of character.

Taught Skills Contextual analysis, case studies, part-wholedesign process, resolution of character.

Focus Individual development and maturity, ability tobring together various determinants into anintegral whole, within defined design positions.

Projects In urban context, institutions, urban housing orurban sector of medium scale, resolved in part todetails adequate for buildability (Main Project).Project Proposal and Project Report Documents.

09AH50 HISTORY & THEORYOF

ARCHITECTURE 6(HIST & URBAN

PLANNING)

CREDIT2

YEAR5

SEM1


Emphasis Settlement pattern

Content Evolution of settlements over time, componentsand structure of settlements.

Settlements in India, samples from the ancient,medieval, colonial and contemporary periods, andcomparisons with European and Eastern cultures.

Correlation between architecture and the city issues of types and combination in historic cities,and formal composition in designed cities.

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Urban laws that govern the making of the city.

Evaluation of urban form for legibility,imageability, structure, identity, meaning andquality of life.

09AS50 ARCH. RESEAERCHMETHODS

CREDIT3

YEAR5

SEM1


Emphasis Understanding basic principles of any researchtask with specific reference to architecturalresearch and its application to the undergraduatelevel.

Content The nature and function of research, scientificresearch, meaning of research in the field ofarchitecture, pure and applied research,traditional and potential areas/types, the threestages of research, research methodology, varioustechniques of data collection in general, specifictechniques in architectural research, methods ofanalysis stage, communication of researchreporting, the structure of a report, the necessityfor the development of writing skills, technicaldata about formal writing the use of visuals, the

qualities of research, the use of primary andsecondary references, bibliography, notation,cross reference etc. Issues of selective reference.Methods of writing draft reports before finalisation.

The nature of an undergraduate thesis, itsstructure and other requirements, research in thefields of environment, community structure,architectural history and theory, urban structure,building type studies, etc. Behavioural studies anduser evaluation.

09PM71 SPECIFICATIONS &CONTRACTS

CREDIT3

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SEM1


Emphasis Understanding of the nature of buildingspecifications and contracts and its relevance to

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architectural practice.

Content Nature of specifications; types of specifications process oriented and performance specification.Constituents of specification material qualitiesand proportions, labour quality of inputs, tests

and acceptance criteria, mode of measurements;methods of structuring and writing specification,role of specifications in a total set of contract.Economic and quality implications of specifications. Trade off between ideal andrealistic specifications.

Nature of building contracts.

Tenders calling, scrutiny and recommendationsopen and selective tender systems; two stagetender scrutiny process. Pretender qualifications

and registrations of contractors. Condition ofcontracts; obligations and responsibilities ofclients, contractors and architects. Deposits,labour laws and obligations; disputes andsettlement of disputes.

00GS10 ELECTIVE ARTS,CRAFTS,

HUMANITIES &SCIENCE )

CREDIT4

YEAR5

SEM1

EVALUATIONINT. -EXAM -TOTAL:100%

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10AD10 THESIS CREDIT20

YEAR5

SEM2


Theme Research Thesis

Directions Diploma thesis of the School is intended toevaluate the students capacity and maturity in thefield of architecture.

The area of work chosen by the student with theguidance of a faculty member could be in any ofthe following:

Architectural theory, history, design determinants,design language, design evaluation, buildingtypes, urban design, housing, interior design,landscape design, building technology.Environmental science, professional practice orany other related field accepted by the School asrelevant to the field.

Areas The study may involve within the chosen area

An indepth investigation into any aspect ofthe chosen area.

Analysis of data, inferences to establishunderlying principles. Evaluation of existing theory in new

contexts. Establishment of a hypothesis and its

substantiation.The emphasis will be on the Indian context.

Evaluation The study would be presented as a writtendocument with supporting illustrations, beperiodically reviewed and examined by anexternal examiner.

The Periodic Reviews will be as under:

4th Week: ProposalTopic, Scope and Limitations, Introduction, Focusof Study, Criteria of Study, Identification of CaseStudies, Basic Bibliography.

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10th Week: Structure, Chapterisation.

16th Week: Subchapters, Basic Outline of chaptercontent,Development of Criteria of Study, and tentativeapplication to the case study.

The weightage evaluation will bePeriodic Reviews (10%), Guides Assessment (30%)Internal Examiner (20%) External Examiner (30%)and Viva (10%)

Regular submission of thesis will be of minimum16 weeks and maximum 1 year from date ofregistration. Thesis will be accepted upto 2 yearsfrom date of registration with 1% deduction for 1month of delay upto maximum of 10%.Date of registration will be considered as start of

semester immediately after completion of StudioIX.

10AS13 COMPUTERMODELLING

CREDIT4

YEAR5

SEM2


Emphasis The computer as a tool for design thinking.

buildings and urban studies

Content ApplicationAdvanced systems and software application tobuilding design, space, structure, services, etc.,complex geometry, visualization, urban structure,services, land use, morphology.

AreasImage Processing, Photo-realistic Rendering ofArchitectural Models, Building Performance andSimulations, Data Visualization, Mapping and

Spatial Databases and Terrain Modeling,Information Systems, Computer Programming andDevelopment, Parametric Models and ShapeGrammar, Symbolic Dynamics Syntax Simulations.

10PM20 CONST. & PROJECTMANAGEMENT

CREDIT

YEAR5

SEM2

EVALUATION

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4 INT.60%EXAM 40%

Emphasis Basic understanding of Constructional Systems,Projects and ExecutionSkills of Project Management

Content The different stages in a constructional process.The operative conditions and demands of variousagencies and trades. Understanding of theirintegration and management for time efficiencyand financial management.

Project stages, agencies, consultants, clients.The interactive process, efficiencies inmanagement of time and costs and demands ofworking within existing fee structures.Seminar/paper on one project case study.

10TS30 ADVANCE STR.ANALYSIS

CREDIT4

YEAR5

SEMII


Emphasis Advances in Technology and Structuralunderstandings.

Content Selected Seminar/Paper on one of the areasBehaviour and systems of prestressed concreteconstruction.Prefabrication in steel/concreteLight weight structuresSurface structures

10AG50 HIST. & THEORY CREDIT4

YEAR5

SEM2

EVALUATIONINT.60%

EXAM 40%

Emphasis Development of indepth understanding of an areaand individual development of possible postgraduate interests.

Content Detailed references and reading update on stateof current literature in the subject area, and thepresentation of a seminar paper in one of the

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following areas.Roots and development of Modernism inArchitecturePost Modern Theory and workDeconstruction, Theory and WorkRegionality, premises, various examples and

attitudesArchitecture and Urbanism, Issues, AttitudesVernacular Theory and applicationIssues of Conservation; Urban Conservation andBuilding ConservationContemporary Directions in Modern IndianArchitecture, evaluation

RELATED STUDY PROGRAM

Objective To observe, document, analyze, traditional andcontemporary built environment at scales ofdwelling-cluster neighbourhood. Institutions andurban fabric so as to understand the lessons ofhistory and to develop data base for research andteaching.

RELATED STUDY PROGRAM 1

Objective Village dwelling cluster, environment,observation, recording analysis patterns of spaceuse, constructional systems, basic climaticperformance, study of form, unit and the collective.


Objective Traditional urban neighborhoods dwelling, cluster,neighbourhood scales, documentation and analysisfor types, variation, elements, patterns of spaceuse, climatic influences structural and materialsystems, proportional systems.


Objective Traditional institutions and urban structuredocumentation and analysis of typology,

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relationships, use pattern, spatial and structuralsystems, material, construction, proportions,canonical principles.


Objective Integrated Development Project.

Multidisciplinary study of parts of urban structures,planning, regulations, building, landscape,conservation issues, study analysis, developmentproposals.

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