SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING AND TECHNOLOGY

CURRICULUM
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME DIPLOMA IN ARCHITECTURE (EQUIVALENT TO B.ARCH) 2001

UNIVERSITY ROAD, NAVRANGPURA, AHMEDABAD 380 009, INDIA TEL: 6302470/6302740/6302452 FAX: 79-6302075 GRAM:CONCEPT

CURRICULUM A curriculum for Architectural Education evolves from the nature of man and of society, and of its aims and aspirations, its expressional potentials. It states the relationships between man, his institution, his techniques and its interpretation in spatial and physical terms. A curriculum is a statement of intentions, which in its structure states the relationships between disciplines and courses, clarifying objectives, stating emphasis and points of view. The aim of architectural education as it is recognized is to train the mind to perceive the context of man and society in its best potential, to interpret it through developed skills of expression into a sustainable and qualitative living environment. The Context The context of Indian Society brings together the inheritance of an ancient culture, its history, thought, philosophy, arts and architecture and its varied and multiple expressions, and the challenges of a contemporary society with an evolving new social order, thought, philosophy, new techniques and potentials of new expressions. It demands continuity with the ethos of the past, its sense of place; along with the capacity for continual rethinking and the need for transformed expressions of the present time. This is made more poignant in an economic order of dramatic variations that demand architectural attention. The significant developments of the past few years and the indications for the future which must be reflected in the curriculum include: Environmental concerns: an increasing awareness of the fragility of the man made environment and issues of balance of the manmade with the natural order. Issues of optimal use of natural resources, and sustainable development. Range of technological options: The validity of appropriate technology and use of local techniques and their continued relevance in developing economics, and on the other hand the access to sophisticated high technology and its use for

present day building tasks in a globalising urban environment. Rate of change of Cultural Dimensions: The rootedness of Indian society and value systems on the 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 to develop human values that recognise the role of the architectural professional as an enabler, a form giver, with an ability to take positions. The changing Role of the Profession: changes towards managing and co-ordinating varied specialized skills and professions and yet to give a humanizing quality to the built environment. These reflect in increasing concern with courses on Environmental Balances, Appropriate Technology, Advanced Technological Systems, course on Indigenous cultural roots and global impacts, and Professional Management Systems. In Design Process these imply co-ordination of multiple dimensions of specialized inputs and modern media and methods Goals The curriculum in stating a set of relationships and emphasis, and of methods, aims to develop an individual rooted in his/her context of society and place in India, capable of the disciplines and skills through which to interpret them into a qualitative physical environment. It aims at an individual committed to excellence and relevance. The major concerns the next few years will need to address are: Sensitivity to environmental balances between the Man made and Natural systems An architecture rooted in place, climate and the social conditions of India. The concern with Technological expression that uses the most appropriate choice of material and technique whether traditional or modern to the nature of the task, and makes the most appropriate use of resources and process at hand.

The development of an Architecture for the Indian conditions that continue from the Indian tradition and make modern day transformations. An architecture strongly related to the definition of the urban condition. The Education of an Architect capable of the vision, value systems and competence to bring together the multiple dimensions of the Architectural task to integral qualitative built environment.

The Curriculum

The curriculum states three major streams. The FIRST is oriented to MAN, SOCIETY and EXPRESSIONS, and deals with the development of culture, thought, philosophy, arts and sciences and their impact on the world. It deals with the areas of HUMANITIES and SOCIAL SCIENCES as well as ARTS and CRAFTS. The SECOND is oriented to TECHNOLOGY, and deals with the understandings of man, of the physical world, of materials, their properties, behaviour and techniques through which man has shaped his physical built environment; of the elements of the physical world that he must control and harness to give physical comfort. It deals with areas of CONSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS and SERVICES STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS and ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES as well as MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. The THIRD and central discipline, is oriented to SYNTHESIS, of the forces of man and society, of the nature and needs of social institutions, interpreted through physical environment. This is the field of DESIGN SYNTHESIS. It deals with the development of design sensibility and skills, the development of value systems and identified positions, through the study of HISTORY and THEORY of ARCHITECTURE, Development of BASIC DESIGN LANGUAGE and SKILLS, and the use of contemporary MEDIA and METHODS. From the first stream, knowledge is gathered about man, his needs and their myriad expressions, from the second stream, understandings are developed about the nature of the physical world, environmental phenomena, and building

possibilities. The Design Studio brings these understandings together in developing expressions for the needs of human institutions in space and form that answers to integrity between part and whole and conducive to a qualitative living environment.

Profession its Practice ARCHITECTURAL SYNTHESIS MAN AND SOCIETY Social Sciences Structure, Humanities and the arts PHYSICAL WORLD Materials, Services, Climate, Construction

Heritage of History and Theory

Development of Sensibility and skills Course Structure The course structure and relative emphasis between sub-disciplines vary depending on their position within the course. The First year emphasize the development of background, sensibility, skills and its disciplines, and is considered as the FOUNDATION YEAR. The Second and Third years emphasize the Interrelationships between disciplines and their resolutions into integral totals of increased complexity and are considered the DEVELOPMENT YEARS.

The Fourth and Final Years emphasize the development of the individual, his/her maturity, and establishment of directions and is termed the EXPOSITION years, during which the student develops his/her theoretical understandings and skills or design synthesis to personal choice of directions, and to a high quality of manifested resolutions. Credit Loads The course is of 5 years 10 semesters duration. The year consists of 2 semesters of approximately 16 weeks each. Each semester carries a contact load of 24 credits, where 1 credit is equivalent to 1.0 lecture hour/week in theoretical subjects and 1.5 contact hours for studio, workshop, laboratory based courses. Each semester normally consists of, in addition to the Design Studio, not more than 6 subjects and each subject is normally of atleast 2 credits. In addition to subjects that form the CORE of the curriculum the course offers 20 credits out of a total of 240, as ELECTIVES. These electives are offered within the disciplines of HUMANITIES, ARTS and CRAFTS: HISTORY AND THEORY, and TECHNOLOGY, so that a student can develop his/her interests in these areas, and design the emphasis structure he/she wishes to follow. Assessment Student performance is continually evaluated through programs, projects, tests, quizzes and periodic assessments of sessional work. Generally at least 60% of the assessment is through this system, and not more than 40% weight is assigned to end of semester examinations. All core subjects are examined at the end of the semester through juries, crits, viva-voce or examination papers. Electives are normally assessed through assignments or papers. In order to clear a subject a student must obtain at least 50% marks in all the assessments of the subject. While grading is done by the teaching faculty in all subject areas, the end of the Third Year and Fifth Year are examined additionally by an external examiner.

COURSE STRUCTURE AND CREDITS FIRST YEAR CODE 0110 0111 0112 0113 0120 0121 0130 0160 SEMESTER 1 SUBJECT ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO 1 DESIGN LANGUAGE BASIC DESIGN 1 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES 1 DRAWING 1 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I (THEORY) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I (DRAWING) FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURE 1 STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR HUMANITIES 1 CULTURE & CIVILISATION CREDITS PREREQUISITE S

3 6 2 3 2 3 3 2 24

FIRST

SEMESTER

YEAR 0210 0211 0212 0213 0220 0221 0230 0260 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 2 DESIGN LANGUAGE BASIC DESIGN 2 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC TECHNIQUES 2 DRAWING & PAINTING 2 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 (THEORY) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2 (DRAWING) FUNDAMENTALS OF STRUCTURE 2 STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR HUMANITIES 2 THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD VIEW 6 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 __ 24 0130

SECOND SEMESTER 3 YEAR REQUISITES 0310 0312 0313 0320 0321 0330 0340 0350 0360 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 3 SPACE STRUCTURE FORM COMPUTER APPL 1 SCULPTURE, CERAMICS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (THEORY) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (DRAWING) STRUCTURE 3 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 1 NATURAL SYSTEMS CLIMATE HISTORY, THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 1 EARLY CIVILIZATIONS HUMANITIES 3 SOCIETY AND CULTURE

CREDITS PRE-

0110 6 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 0160 2 24 0120 0121 0130

SECOND YEAR

SEMESTER 4

0410 0412 0413 0420 0421 0430 0440 0450 0460

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 4 ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL DIMENSIONS COMPUTER APPL 2 PRINT, GRAPHICS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (THEORY) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (DRAWING) STRUCTURES 4 ADV. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2 NATURAL LIGHT, INSULATION, SOUND HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE MEDIEVAL INDIA AND COMPARATIVE HUMANITIES 4 CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY

6 2 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 24

0210 0312 0220 0221 0230

0260

THIRD SEMESTER 5 YEAR REQUISITES 0510 0520 0521 0530 0540 0550 0010

CREDITS

PRE-

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO INSTITUTIONS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 8 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 1 3 BUILDING SERVICES 1 2 STRUCTURES 5 REINFORCED CONCRETE 3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE 2 ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING/VENTILATION 2 HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 ISLAMIC AND COMPARATIVE 2 ELECTIVES ART & CRAFTS/HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 4 24

0310

0430 0340 0350

THIRD

SEMESTER 6

YEAR 0610 0620 0621 0622 0630 0650 0010 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO DESIGN DEV AND DETAIL INTERIOR DETAIL 8 BUILDING TECHNOLOGY 2 3 BUILDING SERVICES 2 2 TOPOGRAPHICAL SYSTEMS 2 STRUCTURES 6 SURFACE STRUCTURES 3 HISTORY AND THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 4 COLONIAL AND EARLY INDUSTRIAL 2 ELECTIVES ARTS CRAFTS/HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 4 24 FOURTH YEAR 0710 SEMESTER 7 STUDIO 7 PRACTICAL TRAINING 0410

0530 0450

24

FOURTH YEAR 0810 SEM 0820 0821 0850 0870 0010 FIFTH YEAR 0910 0950

SEMESTER 8 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 8 URBAN SECTOR STUDIO

CREDITS

PREREQUISITES ALL SUBJECTS 10 UPTO 8

ADV. BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES & SERVICES BUILDING QUANTITIES AND COSTS HISTORY AND THEORY CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CODE, LAWS, ETHICS, PRACTICE ELECTIVES SEMESTER 9 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN STUDIO 9 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT DESIGN THESIS HISTORY AND THEORY 6

3 2 2 3 4 24

12

0810

10

0951 0971 0010 FIFTH YEAR 1010 1013 1020 1030 1050

URBAN HISTORY & URBAN PLANNING THEORY ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH METHODS 3 SPECIFICATION AND CONTRACTS 3 ELECTIVES 4 24 SEMESTER 10 RESEARCH THESIS SEMINAR 4 COMPUTER MODELLING CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT ADV. STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS HISTORY AND THEORY

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COURSE 01AD10 DESIGN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO I Theme Design Parameters

OUTLINE CREDI T 3 YEAR 1 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Introduction to the Built Environment Determinants, Resultant Built Form Understanding the nature of Built Environment, Causative force, Nature of Resultants, Space, Human Scale, Basic Organisational Principles, Abstraction, Order, Variation, Sensory Stimului Exposure to Built Environment and its determinants Inputs lectures on Design Determinants and

Mandatory Inputs

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Design Disciplines. Site visits, experiential exploration of built environment, Case Studies, Exercises with 3D Models, Measured Drawings, Analytical Studies to understand Building order. Taught Skills Focus Projects Recording, Abstract sketches, Models on the graphic projections and Axonometries, Clay modeling, Pencil and ink drawing. Understanding the Built Environment and Mental and Visual 3D perception Analytical Studies of Built Environment and Project exploring space, scale, and basic spatial organization. BASIC DESIGN I CREDI T 6 YEAR 1 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% literacy and

01AD11

Emphasis

Basic design abilities, expressional skills.

visual

Comprehensive understanding of the design field: Relationship of basic design to architectural design and design field in general. Performance requirements and criteria for judgement of design. Observation and its expression : Field, mode and methods of observation, recording and analyzing observations: its expression. Visual perception, Ideas as abstraction. Graphic tools to express abstraction (geometric content); and abstraction of environmental and architectural observation. Human dimension : Anthropometric content in design, methods of measurement, idea of human scale and proportion. Basic shelter : Understanding of basic shelter 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 of inputs, of media and skills, field work, group work, discussion and criticism. 01AS12 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHICS TECH. I CREDI T 2 YEAR 1 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis

Understanding importance of technical drawing as medium of communication as basic vocabulary in Architecture and learning techniques & skills to represent different objects through 2D & 3D geometry thus developing visualisation of geometric forms to use it in designing. Introduction to subject. Getting acquainted with necessary instruments of drawing. Learning to draw straight and curved lines with different qualities. Learning good lettering to improve and maintain quality of presentation. Learning meaning of terms `Plan & `Elevations and using them for drawing simple objects through `Orthographic Projections. Learning theory of `Orthographic Projections and drawing projections of points, lines, geometric solids. Dealing with sections of simple geometric solids and their combinations. Learning principles of development lateral surfaces of solids, applying them work out and drawing developed surfaces simple geometric solids and using them make models of some of them. of to of to

Contents:

Auxiliary orthographic projection of solids

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and its application to sections of solids by inclined plans. Different ways of presentation of solids in 3D projections, like Axonometric & Isometric. CREDI T 3 YEAR 1 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N 100%

01AC13

DRAWING I

Emphasis Content

Visual and perceptual skills, use of different media and techniques. Observation and recording through drawing pencil, pen, brush, charcoal, crayons. Simple geometric objects, complex geometries and objects in nature. Line drawing, shade and shading techniques. BLDG. CONSTRUCTION (THEORY) CREDI T 2 YEAR 1 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

01TC20 I

Emphasis

Understanding of materials, basic principles of construction and elements of buildings through theory and drawing. Basic materials of construction their structural and other principles and application to building. Primary elements of load bearing building construction. Foundation, walls, roof, and the principles of their construction.

Content

Case studies as illustration, visual presentation and on site studies.

01TC21

BLDG. CONSTRUCTION

CREDI

YEAR

SEM

EVALUATIO

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DETAIL I

T 3

N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Understanding of materials and building system in a broad over view. Understanding of basic building materials, and systems of building through case studies. Understanding of constructional behaviour of different elements of a construction system, in relation to the properties of materials. Terms and definitions.

01TS30 FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE I (STR.BEHVR) Emphasis Content

CREDI T 3 of

YEAR 1

SEM 1

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% structural

Behaviour systems.

materials

and

basic

Glossary of technical words, natural structures and intuitive understanding of their behaviour, their relationship with man made structures. Functions of structures. Primary and secondary 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 their behaviour. Factor of safety & factors affecting it. Characteristics of Structural design strength, stiffness and stability. Discussion on factors affecting them and ways of satisfying these requirements.

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Study of behaviour of structures through models and testing them for given load.

01HS60 HUMANITIES I (CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION) Emphasis Content

CREDI T 2

YEAR 1

SEM 1

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% expressions

Appreciation of various cultural through instruction and experience.

Understanding the arts as an expression of culture. Exposition of aspects of literature, performing arts - theatre, dance, music and plastic arts; painting, sculpture, film, in terms of basic characteristics and development of each field and first hand experience of some work. ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 2 (DESIGN CREDI T 6 YEAR 1 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

02AD10 DESIGN LANG) Theme

Design Language Space and Form, Disciplines of Structure Spatial order, basic modulation, Structure as order, space structure form co-relation. Institutional Design program interpretation, choice of theme, abstraction, spatial scales, ordering mechanisms, evolution of form. Program, site analysis, area volume diagrams Principles of abstraction, spatial ordering, kinds of form and their principles of combination light and perception of space and form. Analytical Techniques, overlays, spatial structural system models, alternative models of form, use of different 3D media, representational techniques. Space structure form correlation and Alternative Models, Disciplines of Building and Sensory

Design Parameters

Mandatory Inputs

Taught Skills

Focus

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

02AD11

BASIC DESIGN 2

CREDI T 3

YEAR 1

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Development of basic skills of design and design expression. More complex observations, design and expressional skill, tasks with introduction of new media. Three dimensional projects developed through models, sketch, drawing, rendering, abstract composition used as basis for development of ideas. Drawing and rendering skills development of environmental architectural ideas. Basic design ideas vernacular built form. underlying for and the

Application of learned processes and skills to basic shelter design in drawing and models.

Projects

Emphasis on three dimensional products involving above principles. CREDI T 2 YEAR 1 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

02AS12 ARCHITECTURAL GRAPHIC TECH. 2

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Emphasis

Content

Continuing from previous semester, reinforcing the understanding & importance of representing different objects through 2D & 3D Geometry and learning more complex skills in the same direction. Studying sciagraphy and methods of representing it in 2D projections. Applying sciagraphy to 3D geometrical projections especially Isometric projections. Understanding basic principles of perspective drawings relatively realistic way for presentation. Introduction of basic elements such as station point, picture plane, eye level, centre of vision, cone of vision, vanishing points etc. Drawing one point and two point perspectives through a) Plan and Elevation method b) Plan and vanishing points method c) Measuring point method. CREDI T 3 YEAR 1 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N 100%

02AC13 DRAWING AND PAINTING Emphasis Content

Conceptual and perceptual skills, in different media and techniques. Abstraction of perceived images, conceptual statements using different media. Perspectives of formal geometric solids and spaces and informal geometries, rendering techniques and use of colour. Plastic media and their expressional potential. Human figure studies in line, drawings, shade and sculptural mass. CREDI T 2 YEAR 1 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

02TC20 2

BLDG. CONSTRUCTION (THEORY)

Emphasis

Understanding of elements of construction and constructional systems in Load Bearing Construction. Walls, floors, roofs using simple manufactured materials and simple constructional systems, openings in walls

Content

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and floors. Framing of openings using natural materials. Simple finishes for walls and floors. Case study illustrating above principles for load bearing construction CREDI T 3 YEAR 1 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% of

02TC21 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 2 Emphasis Content

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

Construction of walls, foundations, retaining walls, openings in different materials like brick, stone, concrete blocks, mud blocks. Construction of simple staircases, floors and roofs in load bearing construction, materials for structural floor and roof and also for floor finish and roof covering. Concern with appropriateness of materials to context. Understanding of load bearing system with case studies, sketches and hardline drawings.

02TS30

FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURE 2 (STR. BEHVR) Behaviour systems.

CREDI T 3 of

YEAR 1

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% structural

Emphasis Content

materials

and

basic

Structural properties of basic materials like masonry, timber, concrete and steel. Introduction to basic structural systems such as post-beam, bearing wall system, trusses, rigid frames, and their structural behaviour. Distribution of loads through the elements of the system. Case studies. Effect of simple geometric forms on the overall structural behaviour.

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Forms to be studied include cuboidinal and prismatic with symmetrical and asymmetrical footprint layouts. Aspect ratio and its effect on the overturn resistance. Working out structural systems and their layout for a small building. CREDI T 2 YEAR 1 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

02HS60 WORLDS

HUMANITIES 2 THE SCIENCE VIEW

Emphasis Content

To develop an appreciation of the rigorous taught processes of the field of science. The development of the scientific approach observation, speculation, hypothesis, testing and inference. The logic of thinking and reasoning in science. The fields of science and their contribution to human culture mathematics, the material sciences, the life sciences.

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03AD10 DESIGN STR.

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 3 (SPACE FORM)

CREDI T 6

YEAR 2

SEM 1

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Theme Design Parameters

Structure as maker of space Structure and Construction as disciplines that evolve making of space, structural systems as choices based on program, space, and form character. Study and Analysis of Natural and Man made structural systems, co-relation between function, structure and form. Different structural models in Building systems. Site, building, space, structure, form, character co-relations. Light, view and sensory qualities. Models as analytical tools of decision making, abstract sketches to represent basic nature of thought, collage techniques, 3D perceptual quality in sketches. Space Structure co-relation Exercises in basic spatial and structural systems (short project) Design of a small institution to explore design parameters identified (Main Project). COMPUTER APPLICATION I CREDI T 2 YEAR 2 SEM I EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Mandatory Inputs

Taught Skills

Focus Projects

03AD12

Objective

The course is intended to familiarize students to computer based representation in 2 and 3 dimensions, in order to visualize several aspects of architectural object such as form, space and structure, the relationship of parts and whole, massing and organizational hierarchy, light and circulation. The course is designed in manner that students acquire the necessary skills of using computer software for creating three-dimensional structured models for visualization and relate the ideas to fundamental architectural concepts.

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This method of model construction and visualization is envisaged to orient the students to use computers in design application. The process of structured model construction allows the students to organize and represent geometric elements such that information could be extracted from them systematically. Content Fundamentals of computer systems, software and user interfaces, devices and system configuration. Area: Computer Application Issues: Design / Analysis Skills: (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 of distance, scale, proportion, symmetry, order, composition. Planar tessellation and Construction with global / local symmetries, periodic / non-periodic, selfsimilar, space-filling properties. 2D DRAWING Coordinate Space and metric, Geometric Primitives and 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, Orthographic and Perspective projection, Camera control, Viewpoint, Coordinate Systems orientation and Transformations, 3D construction from profiles, extrusion, revolution, interpolation, Surface Modeling, Elements, Planar and curved surfaces, Model segmentation by grouping, Solid Modeling, Addition, Subtraction and Intersection of solids Construction of architectural models as a spatial database of formal elements and structure. COMPUTER ANIMATION: AIDED BASIC RENDERING AND

Spatial Sequence: Approach and Entry Thresholds and Transitions Major and minor spaces and the forms that define them, Case Studies: Exploding to formal and spatial units and understanding Shape grammar through re-construction Basic Shading models, Light Models, Sun-path simulation Camera control and creation of Spatial sequences with light and shade, open and enclosed, low and high, surprise, destination, view, Catalogue of events Model space, coordinates, scale, display system and elements. projections,

Geometric primitives, lines planes, solids, curves, transformations, translation, rotation, scaling, distortion, editing tools. Three dimensional space, orientation, parallel and perspective projections, primitives, surfaces and solids, transformations. Visualization, wire frame, solid, shading techniques and rendering, plotting and printing. Constructing three dimensional scale models of selected works of architecture. The selected examples have the property of being easily exploded into tangible components, thus allowing the final model to be assembled through a

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systematic hierarchical decoding of formal elements of composition. This allows understanding the definition of space through an additive formal exercise. Designing a small spatial composition using a set of generic formal elements with simple functional requirements. Exploring formal and spatial implications. TEACHING METHOD The course is conducted in the computer lab directly introducing the students to the computer systems. This is interspersed with lectures and demonstrations at different stages of the course. A number of CAD software are used during the course for its versatility, sophistication and ease of use. 03AC13 SCULPTURE, CERAMICS CREDI T 2 YEAR 2 SEM I EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL : 100%

Emphasis

Development of form sensibility, tactile and haptic sensitivity, improving understanding of material quality and developing skill. Form exploration, tectonic qualities of form weight, stability, sensorial qualities, space form interrelationship explored through sculpture and ceramics, sketching. Materials as media - quality, nature of workability evolution of distinctive form. Learning from material response. Exercise as above.

Content

03TC20 BLDG. CONSTRUCTION 3 (THEORY)

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis

Understanding of elements of building and principles of construction with industrial materials, in framed construction.

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Content

Footings, walls, floors, roofs in manufactured materials like concrete, steel, composite materials such as reinforced concrete. Framing of openings using manufactured materials such as metals. Elements of vertical and inclined movement. Finishes of walls, floors, roofs with simple manufactured materials. Case studies of framed structure to illustrate the above.

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03TC21 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 3

CREDI T 3

YEAR 2

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Understanding principles of frame system of construction in different building materials. Construction and behaviour of elements of frame system on construction mainly in steel and wood. Footings, floors, roofs, staircases and openings in frame system; systems and elements for spanning (structural) and finishing materials. Understanding frame system through case studies, sketches, models, hardline drawings and design oriented exercise.

03TS30 ANALYSIS

STRUCTURE 3 (STR. MATERIALS & STRUCTURAL

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

General

The course covers the fundamental aspects of static analysis strength of materials and structural analysis of basic elements. To develop an understanding of basic requirement of stability, strength of material and behaviour of basic structural elements and their importance in Structural System. Conditions of equilibrium of concurrent coplanar forces, methods of projections. Funicular polygon Graphical method of determining the resultant of a given system of forces. Method of moments. Centre of gravity, determining the centroid of simple figures. Moment of inertia, its application to sections subjected to

Emphasis

Contents

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bending, determining M.I. of simple and compound sections. Types of trusses, their uses, suitability and limitations, method of analysing a truss (graphical & analytical). Assumption in strength of materials, basic terminology, brief history of strength of materials. Bars subjected to change in temperature, bars of non-uniform cross-section. Concept of the shear force and the bending moment, S F and B M diagram for cantilever and simply supported beams with various types of loadings. S F & B M diagrams for beams with overheads solution of simple problems. Importance of S F & B M diagrams in the selection of a structure system Discussion on case studies. Pure Bending stress & its importance, derivation of basic equation, solution of simple problems. Combined direct and bending stresses, Kern and its importance, solution of a few practical problems. Brief discussion on stability, buckling of columns, short and long columns, Eulers and buckling load effects of end conditions on the buckling load. Solutions of a few simple problems, ways of increasing the capacity of a long column. Deflection and its importance, code provisions, study of the deflected shape of simple structures. Solutions of problems. Concept of shear stress, average and maximum shear stress. Horizontal shear stress and its variation across the cross section of the beam. Sections made up of more material (composite sections), than one their uses

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and their advantages, assumptions made in the theory of composite sections, derivation of basic equations. Solution of simple problems.

03ES40

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE I ( NATURAL SYSTEM, CLIMATE ) Emphasis Content

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Building and Environmental Climatology. Built environment, conditions, impact and issues of climatic balance in traditional and contemporary built environments. Examples from different regions in India and other parts of the world, issues of ecological balance. Implications of climatic forces in nature of spaces and forms, patterns of organization, and elements of built form at individual building and collective form. Study of Passive Environmental Control Mechanisms in Traditional or Modern Built Environment. Building climatology Building climatological site analysis, application of comfort diagrams, introduction to basic thermal units, theory of heat flow, heat transmission, thermal properties of materials, human heat balance. Physiological comfort, outdoors and indoors, heat flow within buildings, steady state conditions and periodic flow, thermal performance of building elements, sun protection of buildings. Heat control, solar orientation, shading devices, radiation, outdoorindoor ventilation, solar energy and its technical applications. Studies through built environment, case analysis, theory and its application, models and testing.

03AH50

HISTORY THEORY

CREDI

YEAR

SEM

EVALUATIO

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OF ARCHITECTURE I (EARLY CIVILIZATION) Emphasis Content

T 2

N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Architecture as part of material culture in smallscale communities. Early agro-urban civilizations. Some nomadic and tribal communities in India settlement, dwelling, and community space a reflection of social, economic and contextual factors. A comparative community in Africa/Polynesia/ America. Indus Valley culture City building, large scale organizations, urban form, dwelling, social institutions. 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 of Greece & Rome. THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE

Emphasis

Architecture as a direct response to contextual factors. The disciplines of space and form: evolution of architectural order.

Content

Architectural configurations and elements as response to contextual factors: land, topography, climate; materials and techniques; social organization. Spatial organisation and form character as an expression of social and political order: Scale, geometry, form distinction as architectural tools and disciplines. Architectural form expressive of the cosmology and philosophy of a culture; geometry, proportion, orientation, hierarchy and precision as the tools.

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03HS60 CULTURE)

HUMANITIES (SCIENCE &

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

To understand the study of the structure of society and its impact on culture. The fields of the study of societies: sociology, anthropology, economics, political science their areas of concern and their approaches. Reading from above fields to understand their relevance and importance in architecture.

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04AD10 DESIGN

ARCHITECTURAL

STUDIO 4 (ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL DIMS.) Theme Design Parameters Mandatory Inputs

CREDI T 6

YEAR 2

SEM II

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Cultural and Place Dimensions of Space Low income communities, Peri-urban or Rural Society, Culture, place and its specific impact on usage of space. Environment and its influence on built-form. Field studies, analytical study of indigenous settlements, to understand use pattern, cultural elements, climatic elements of space and form. Understanding of Appropriate Technologies and Methods of Construction. Dwelling and community Unit and Cluster combinational principles. Field Survey, Documentation, analytical studies, Generalisations and interpretations. Building and constructional system models. Integration of cultural patterns, environment on built form. place, and

Taught Skills

Focus Projects

Dwelling cluster scale design project Small community 12-20 units (Main Project). Environmental Balance Analysis and Design of Dwelling (Short Project). COMPUTER APPLICATION CREDI T 2 YEAR 2 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

04AD12

Objectives

The three major areas of computer applications to architecture are computerized documentation, computer based drawing and design and computer based simulation. This course covers the application of computer based simulation tools to studying light and its behavior in the design of building configuration. The idea is to enable the students to employ computer based tools

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effectively during the design process such that it allows an integration of qualitative and quantitative aspects of design. The course prepares the students to include response to light as a fundamental premise that integrates the concepts of space, form, geometry, materials, perception and visual comfort and further allows an exposure to the concepts of environmentally conscious design decisions. Contents Principles: Vision, Human Factors, perception, quantification, Lighting technology architecture, Lighting Design. Simulations: Building morphology and systems of space and structure Modeling simulations incorporating shape and formal grammars, Spatial interpretation, modification responsive to light Design: Formal and spatial grammars responsive to the phenomenon of light. External environment Lighting Design Process, An exploration of the process used to create successfully lit spaces. Examination all steps of a project, Review of initial design constraints, user preferences, human factors, preliminary design, design development. Students will develop a basic understanding of the computer skills, information and thought processes needed to complete a design project responsive to light. Detailed design: Light sources, daylight, strategies and space luminaries, lighting Light and

Lighting design and analysis software simulations Model construction and the physical behavior of

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light Interaction with forms and surfaces of varying shapes, textures, and colors Reading Material The list of books and periodicals is discussed during classes as the project develops.

04AC13 &

PRINTING, GRAPHICS PHOTOGRAPHICS

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL 100%

Emphasis Content

Understanding of graphic quality and learning of specific technical skills. 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 devices and tools, darkroom techniques. Mounting and presentation of graphic work. Both the above areas will be taught through exercises.

04TC20 4

BLDG. CONSTRUCTION

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% responses to

Emphasis Content

Special conditions and building construction.

specific

Foundations on expansive soils, construction principles 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 building construction. Provision for vertical movements using composite materials in various structures. Case study illustrating above for load bearing and framed structure. 04TC21 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DETAILS 4 CREDI T 3 YEAR 2 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60 EXAM 40

Emphasis Content

Understanding principles of composite system of construction in different building materials. Construction and behaviour of composite system of construction using materials already learnt in previous component. Construction methods and elements in composite systems with reinforced concrete as major construction semesters. Footings, walls, roofs, floors, openings, stairs, etc. in composite systems of construction, exposure through case studies, design oriented exercises and hardline drawings. Basic principles of services water supply and drainage. Decorative and protective finishes for different building elements. Application of principles of services and decorative and protective finishes for service areas like toilets. Application of composite system of construction of special conditions.

04TS30

STRUCFTURE 4

CREDI

YEAR

SEM

EVALUATIO

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(ADVANCE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS) General

T 3

N INT. 60% EXAM

40%

The course is divided in two parts one which deals with analysis and behaviour of advanced structural elements like arches, continuous beams and rigid frames, the other part mainly deals with analysis and design in brick and steel. In the first part of the course the main emphasis is on understanding of behaviour of advanced elements in structure. In the second part of the course, the study of steel as structural material and the role of properties of material and behaviour of elements in evolution of structural system is carried out. Determinate and indeterminate structures, finding indeterminacy of structures. Advantages and disadvantages of indeterminate structures. Analysis of indeterminate structures. Introduction to stiffness and distribution factors, introduction to moment distribution factors, introduction to moment distribution method. Indeterminacy of a frame, comparison of post and lintel system and portal frames. Importance of portal frames in resisting horizontal forces. Arch as a curved element. Arch in history, efficiency of an arch. Three hinged arch. Simple problems to illustrate the importance of the shape of an arch, rise end conditions and loading. Steel as a structural material, structural systems in steel with case studies. Analysis and design of steel girders & columns using IS-800 & handbook of steel sections. Designing & detailing the bolted connections. Design of simple welded connections. 2 CREDI YEAR SEM EVALUATIO

Emphasis

Content

04ES40

ENV. SCIENCE

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(NATURAL LIGHT, INSULATION AND SOUND Emphasis Content

T 2

2I

N INT. 60% EXAM

40%

Light and sound, theory and application to building design. Lighting in buildings, light and its sources, lighting criteria, the visual field, day lighting, prediction methods. Artificial lighting, lighting levels for various activities, calculations for lighting levels. Building Acoustics Properties of sound, process of hearing, behaviour of sound, room acoustics, noise control outdoor and indoor, sound insulation, noise criteria of building materials, prediction methods and calculations. Noise control, materials for sound insulation, testing room acoustics, reverberation time in auditoria. Testing under laboratory conditions, application of computer techniques. Case study and demonstration in building design with suitable conditions.

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04AH50 ARCH 2 AND

HIST. THEORY OF (MEDIEVAL INDIA COMPARATIVE )

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Architecture and urban form in settlements of medieval period. Architecture in India in the Gupta & Medieval periods studied at the scales of settlements, institutions, dwelling and community form. Islamic architecture in the Middle East & Central Asia. Japanese Architecture as a comparision of a codified system. Romenesque & Gothic Architecture the continuous evolution of artisanal craft. THEORY

Emphasis

Design as codified principles applied to circumstantial variation. The evolution of artisanal traditions and their codification into systems of knowledge: design as the application of evolved elements, typology. Elements, rules of combination - the common architectural language. Typology as a cultural response capable of contextual variation.

04HS60

HUMANITIES 4 (CULTURE AND PHILOSOPHY)

CREDI T 2

YEAR 2

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

To understand how abstract thinking about culture is an important aspect of cultural development. Philosophical explorations into mans place in the world, ethics, aesthetics and epistemology as systems of relations hip between man, society, artifacts and thought. The discipline of history and the continuous observation and criticism of society. Critical thinking its basis and intent.

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All the above taught through given readings and seminar discussion.

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05AD10 DESIGN

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 5 (INSTI. LANDSCAPE ARCH.)

CREDI T 8

YEAR 3

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60 EXAM 40

Theme Design Parameters

Character of Institutions Client contact, Land-Building relationships, Environmental Concerns, energy efficiencies, Integration of space, structure, materials construction and services. Part-whole relationships, character. Contextual studies, Landscape Studies Abstraction, Thematic character, Archetypes, integration of spatial systems with structural and constructional and spatial systems, method of doing so, proportions and proportional systems, part whole relationship, details as parts in character with the idea of whole. Computer modelling of Design Choices. Site analysis, Landscape systems, Abstract Models, Part detail constructional models, design development methods that clarify part-whole relationships. Integration of structure, construction and services. Part detail and its integrity with the whole Design of institution in Urban context (2 Main Projects Same program 2 sites or 1 site, 2 program) Part detail to Design Resolution (Short Project) LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Mandatory Inputs

Taught Skills

Focus Project

Information Base

Elements of landscape land elements, plants and planting, water, lighting etc. Principles of landscape design. Attitude to landscape design in the historical Indian context and comparisons to other parts of the 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 1

BLDG. TECHNOLOGY

CREDI T 3

YEAR 3

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Construction Technology Precast and prestressed systems. Introduction to advanced, shallow and deep foundation. Soil investigation, soil properties and its application. Temporary structures such as shoring, strutting, formwork, scaffolding, etc. Retaining structures and various practices in their construction. Pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete building components and building systems. Study through cases and application to a selected project of appropriate scale. BLDG. SERVICES 1 CREDI T 2 YEAR 3 SEM I EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

05TC21

Emphasis Content

To understand requirements of building services water supply and drainage in building design. Water Supply: Requirements of water supply to different types of building. Sources of water, modes and methods of conveyance of water, fixtures and appurtenances. Distribution of water, methods of distribution, different distributional systems, and their principles of layout. Design of water distribution system in a campus, and in a building, overhead and underground tanks. Drainage: Refuse, different forms of refuse garbage, sullage, toilet waste and storm water collection and disposal systems. General principles of drainage, manholes, grease chambers, etc. Traps, ventilation of drains and sewers. Principles of design of drainage lines, drainage layouts for building 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 of rainwater pipes. Disposal system of rain water at ground level, storm water drainage. Rainwater storage, reuse, groundwater recharging principles and methods. 05TC30 STRUCTURE - 5 (REINFORCEMENT CONCRETE) CREDI T 3 YEAR 3 SEM I EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

General

The course deals with design of reinforced concrete members. Working stress method of analysis is introduced in the beginning for better appreciation of limit state method. Course emphasis on understanding of section design in R.C.C. and its implication on design of structures. Theory of composite sections applied to R.C.C. structures. Review of properties of concrete and steel as applicable to R.C.C. Fundamental assumptions of R.C.C. structure. Analysis and design of singly reinforced sections, under reinforced, over reinforced and balanced sections. Analysis and design of one way and two way slab using coefficients and standard tables. Effects of continuity, detailing of reinforcement, provisions of IS 456. Derivation of thumb rules. Doubly reinforced section, effect compression, steel on deflection. of

Emphasis

Content

Introduction to and analysis of Tee beams and Ell beams, practical examples of both. Diagonal tension, its effect and methods of resisting it. Design of shear reinforcement.

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Bond and its significance, types of bond, pull out test, factors affecting bond, local and average bond, design for bond, code provisions. Elements subjected to axial compression, types of columns, permissible stresses in concrete and steel, analysis and design of short columns, slenderness and its effect on the load carrying capacity, analysis and design of long columns. Columns of a multistorey building, code provisions, derivation of thumb rule. Types of foundations and their use, punching shear, analysis and design of spread footings, structural behaviour of other types of foundations. Principles and Practices Resistant structures. of Earthquake

05ES40

ENV. SCIENCE 3 (LIGHTING & VENTILATION)

CREDI T 2

YEAR 3

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Environmental control systems. Air cooling and air conditioning systems, plant, supply systems, calculations of basic sizes of components and layout of the system. Examples of passive and active cooling systems in traditional and present day conditions. Application to a selected project, and analysis of selected project. case

05AS50

HIST. & THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE 3 (ISLAMIC & COMPARATIVE)

CREDI T 2

YEAR 3

SEM I

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

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

Islamic architecture in India: universal abstract principles, regional expressions. Scales of city, institutions, dwelling. Development of specialised building types and their architectural schemes. Parallels in contemporaneous cities in India: Vijayanagar and Jaipur etc. The renaissance in Europe Urban structure and space, institutional form as expression of abstract ideals. Baroque architecture and the development of spatial experience as complex expression. THEORY

Emphasis

Philosophy & ideology as basis for abstraction and universality. Unified ideologies expressed as abstract principles. Mathematics, geometry and systems of proportion. Symmetry, axiality and regularity as tools of a universal order. Design as a self conscious creative activity the emergence of the architect as a multifaceted artist in singular control of the work. ELECTIVE (ARTS, CRAFTS, HUMANITIES SCIENCE ) CREDI T 4 YEAR 3 SEM I EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL : 100

00GS10 &

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06AD10 DESIGN DEV.&

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 6 (DESIGN DETAILS-INTERIOR

CREDI T 8

YEAR 3

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% Production

DETL) Theme Design Parameters Design Development Drawings and Detail

Development of detail in character with the whole Product information, systems information, references and comparative methods, Drawing systems for working drawings. Part Whole relationship Back and forth design processes Exposure to materials, products, assembly constructional principles. Methods of specification writing information systems used in working drawings. Design detail, integration of Building systems, clarity and effective communication of production drawings. Previous semester project or an independent project developed to design resolution Building systems and production drawings. Structural and Services Resolution of Part (Short Project) including calculations and specifications/approximate costing. INTERIOR DESIGN

Taught Skills

Focus

Project

Information Base

Elements of Interior Design Space, Light and Lighting, Colour, Texture, Furniture and Fittings. Principles of Interior Design. Attitudes to interiors in Indian History and comparisons to other cultural contexts. Contemporary attitudes to interior design. Exercise integrated into Architectural Design Studio.

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06TC20 2

BLDG. TECHNOLOGY

CREDI T 3

YEAR 3

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Industrialized construction systems, critical study of building in terms of construction. Industrialized construction systems of buildings with large span or high rise structures. Tool plants and equipment for such construction study through cases. Critical study of building in terms of materials used, construction techniques followed, structural systems provided, other services such as water supply, drainage, electrification, light installation, fire fighting, acoustics, air conditioning, etc. Issues of clear coordination between them during design and construction, causes for failures in performance. Case studies to illustrate coordination and cases of failure.

06TC21

BLDG. SERVICES

CREDI T 2

YEAR 3

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Electrical and mechanical services in buildings. Electrical distribution systems in buildings mains and sub distribution, switches and controls, layout systems for lighting, fans, telephones, etc. Implications in building construction. Fire protection: Study of fire regulations, fire

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extinguishing systems, warning systems, resistance of different building materials, resistant doors, planning of buildings for escapes, case studies of building from protection requirements.

fire fire fire fire

Air conditioning systems: Different systems in current use from chilled water cooling systems to air handling package units, etc. their installation requirements and demands in building layout, supply air, return air ducting systems, their layouts and requirements within building systems, co-ordination to building systems. Vertical transportation: Lifts, grouping of lifts, return travel time, design of lift banks for carrying capacity and travel time, installation requirements, escalators. 06TC22 TROPOGRAPHICAL SYSTEM CREDI T 2 YEAR 3 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% recording and

Emphasis Content

Introduction to methods of representing spatial information.

Types of information recording: surveys, photography etc. Tools & Techniques employed at various 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)

CREDI T 3

YEAR 3

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis

Study of various forms of surface structures and their structural behaviour.

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Types of surface structures, detailed classification of stressed skin surfaces, generation of various types. General equations of regular surfaces. Introduction to various types of shells. Structural behaviour of these shells. Case studies. Various types of folded plate structures. General behaviour and design of a simple V type of folded plate roof. Introduction to membrane structures, its behaviour in general. Simple form finding method. Development of simple forms in the laboratory and preparing scaled models. Case studies. Introduction to tension structures. Introduction to grids, planar and curved types of grids. Their structural behaviour, form finding technique for a curved grid. Development of simple forms and construction of scaled models. Case studies.

06AH50

HIST.& THEORY OF ARCH. 4 (COLONIAL & EARLY INDUSTRIEL)

CREDI T 2

YEAR 3

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40% the and age of

Emphasis Content

The colonial period industrialisation.

and

European colonial expansion development in India.

colonial

Imposition, modification and assimilation. New modes of organisation, new materials and techniques, new building types. The industrial revolution: new materials, techniques new modes of production. The industrial city and reform movements. The transformation of the building process and impacts 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, the machine age and industrialization, mass culture. The development of the empirical and analytical approach. Problem solving as a design principle based on analysis into sub systems and rules of assembly. Standardization and the industrial aesthetic. Evolution of a new language from the new conditions. 00GS10 ELECTIVE (ARTS,CRAFTS HUMANITIES & SCIENCE) CREDI T 4 YEAR 3 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL : 100%

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07AD10

STUDIO 7 (PRACTICAL TRAINING)

CREDI T 24

YEAR 4

SEM 1

EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL : 100%

Theme Expected Learning

Professional Training Office organisation, client contact, exposure to brief formulation, site analysis, processes of design development, working drawings, contracts, exposure to consultants, understanding of impact of costs on building design, site supervision. Exposure to Practice. CREDI T 10 YEAR 4 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

08AD10 DESIGN

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIO 8 (URBAN DESIGN)

A Institutional Design Theme Design Parameter Urban Institutions, context and character. Inter-relationship to urban context, statement of institutional character, abstraction, design development and detail. Integration of building systems. Nature of urban institutions, and their co-relation to urban structure, position, typology, co-relation to urban laws and regulations, urban services and building services. Urban block models, urban structure analysis Building in Urban Context Institutional complex in defined or definable urban context (Main Project) Detailed Design resolution of part in urban characteristics (Short Project). B. Housing Theme Defining the urban sector and its character.

Mandatory Inputs

Taught Skills Focus Projects

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Design Parameters

Dwelling community and neighbourhood. The sector in the present, urban scales, social institutional and infrastructure, nature of urban space and their occupation. Urban neighbourhoods traditional and present day composition, structure, density, land use coverage, building controls, urban infrastructure and services, Housing surveys, generalizations, overlays of various determinants, user evaluation. Urban Neighbourhood, defining its character. Urban sector, Low income or Mixed income implying characteristics of varied living patterns (Main project). Part detail to Urban Characteristics (Short Project). B. Urban Design (Insert)

Mandatory Inputs

Focus Projects

Theme Design Parameters

Urban Conservation, Reuse and Building in Context. Urban sector or Block its structure and composition. Principles of Urban Conservation, Issues of Reuse of Buildings, Issue of building in context, within historical areas and relationship of new building to existing urban form. Urban sector, issues of structure, composition, infrastructure, laws of building, co-relation of part to whole, Typology, morphology, principles of conservation and reuse of buildings in context, expressions of relationship to tradition and expression of our times. Urban structure analysis, building laws and controls and definition of urban block, conservation studies, models of building in context, character of total and part, design resolution. Urban insert, relationship of building to urban character Part urban sector, of varied components, conservation, reuse and building in context, overall structure and defined part character (Main

Mandatory Inputs

Taught Skills

Focus Projects

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Project). Part detail to urban characteristics (Short Project). 08TC20 TECH. ADVANCE BLDG. AND SERVICES CREDI T 3 YEAR 4 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Industrialized construction systems, critical study of building in terms of construction. Industrialized construction systems of buildings with large span or high rise structures. Tool plants and equipment for such construction study through cases. Critical study of building in terms of materials used, construction techniques followed, structural systems provided, other services such as water supply, drainage, electrification, light installation, fire fighting, acoustics, air conditioning, etc. Issues of clear coordination between them during design and construction, causes for failures in performance. Case studies to illustrate coordination and cases of failure. BUILDING SERVICES

Emphasis Content

Electrical and mechanical services in buildings. Electrical distribution systems in buildings mains and sub distribution, switches and controls, layout systems for lighting, fans, telephones, etc. Implications in building construction. Fire Protection: Study of fire regulations, extinguishing systems, warning systems, resistance of different building materials, resistant doors, planning of buildings for escapes, case studies of building from protection requirements. fire fire fire fire fire

Air conditioning systems: Different systems in current use from chilled water cooling systems to

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air handling package units, etc. their installation requirements and demands in building layout, supply air, return air ducting systems, their layouts and requirements within building systems. Vertical transportation: Lifts, grouping of lifts, return travel time, design of life banks for carrying capacity and travel time, installation requirements, escalators.

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08TC21 COSTS

BLDG. QUANTITY &

CREDI T 2

YEAR 4

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

Basic understanding of quantities and costs so as to make estimates in the design process. Appropriate estimates, methods of estimation, taking of measurements, preparation of schedule of quantities, rate analysis of various items of work, preparation of estimates and recapitulation, specification in brief, principal material requirements, and their co-relation to estimates. HIST. & THEORY OF ARCH 5 (CONTEMPORARY) CREDI T 2 YEAR 4 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

08AH50

Emphasis Contents

Post 1950s architecture: the emergence of a diversity of approaches. Indian Architecture in the post-independence era: assimilation of modernism. The search for appropriateness integrating new technology with local responses. Internationally the search for a sense of place regionalism. Various approaches emerging all over the world. THEORY

Emphasis Contents

Critical thinking and architectural practice. 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 modern thinking.

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08PM70 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CODE (LAW, ETHICS & PRACTICE) Emphasis

CREDI T 3

YEAR 4

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

After graduation, most of the students go to the field (either to work with some office/somebody or to start own practice). At that stage they are not conversant with majority of their roles and responsibilities, dealing with various related agencies and their freedom & limitations as a professional as well as their real status in society. Though most of these things are learnt through ones own or others experience, an attempt is made through this course to acquaint them with most of the general situations. This gives them some background and help them to deal with most of such situations and are not caught totally unaware. Profession & Code of Conduct : Architectural profession as a vocation. Comparison of architectural & trade union activities. History of architectural profession, its future, degeneration and upgradation. Social obligations of an Architect as professional. Clientele, aspects and roles of architect and client and their relationship within the profession. Comparative study of different professions and also different roles and avenues within the profession of architecture. Future of professional directions. Code of conduct & ethics. Professional role, responsibilities, and liabilities of architects and their indemnity (security against damages).

Content

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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 different legvels - 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 ethics Fee Structure Architectural Competitions Architectural Education CREDI T 4 YEAR 4 SEM II EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL : 100

0GS10 CRAFTS SCIENCE)

ELECTIVE ARTS, HUMANITIES &

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09AD10 DESIGN

ARCHITECTURAL

STUDIO 9 (IND.PROJECTS) Theme Design Parameters

CREDI T 12

YEAR 5

SEM 1

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Independent Project (Design Thesis) Resolution of project from program formulation to evolution of positions, theme, design development integration of parameters of building, services and constructional details, character. Issues of contextual fit, nature of abstraction, disciplines of design, issues of integration of services, resolution of part and issue of character. Contextual analysis, case studies, part-whole design process, resolution of character. Individual development and maturity, ability to bring together various determinants into an integral whole, within defined design positions. In urban context, institutions, urban housing or urban sector of medium scale, resolved in part to details adequate for buildability (Main Project). Project Proposal and Project Report Documents. HISTORY & THEORY CREDI T 2 YEAR 5 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Mandatory Inputs

Taught Skills Focus

Projects

09AH50 OF

ARCHITECTURE 6 (HIST & URBAN PLANNING) Emphasis Content

Settlement pattern Evolution of settlements over time, components and structure of settlements. Settlements in India, samples from the ancient, medieval, colonial and contemporary periods, and comparisons 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 and quality of life. 09AS50 ARCH. RESEAERCH METHODS CREDI T 3 YEAR 5 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis

Understanding basic principles of any research task with specific reference to architectural research and its application to the undergraduate level. The nature and function of research, scientific research, meaning of research in the field of architecture, pure and applied research, traditional and potential areas/types, the three stages of research, research methodology, various techniques of data collection in general, specific techniques in architectural research, methods of analysis stage, communication of research reporting, the structure of a report, the necessity for the development of writing skills, technical data about formal writing the use of visuals, the qualities of research, the use of primary and secondary references, bibliography, notation, cross reference etc. Issues of selective reference. Methods of writing draft reports before finalisation. The nature of an undergraduate thesis, its structure and other requirements, research in the fields of environment, community structure, architectural history and theory, urban structure, building type studies, etc. Behavioural studies and user evaluation.

Content

09PM71

SPECIFICATIONS & CONTRACTS

CREDI T 3

YEAR 5

SEM 1

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis

Understanding of the nature of building specifications 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 qualities and 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 and realistic specifications. Nature of building contracts. Tenders calling, scrutiny and recommendations open and selective tender systems; two stage tender scrutiny process. Pretender qualifications and registrations of contractors. Condition of contracts; obligations and responsibilities of clients, contractors and architects. Deposits, labour laws and obligations; disputes and settlement of disputes. 00GS10 ELECTIVE CRAFTS, HUMANITIES & SCIENCE ) ARTS, CREDI T 4 YEAR 5 SEM 1 EVALUATIO N INT. EXAM TOTAL: 100%

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10AD10

THESIS

CREDI T 20

YEAR 5

SEM 2

EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Theme Directions

Research Thesis Diploma thesis of the School is intended to evaluate the students capacity and maturity in the field of architecture. The area of work chosen by the student with the guidance of a faculty member could be in any of the following: Architectural theory, history, design determinants, design language, design evaluation, building types, urban design, housing, interior design, landscape design, building technology. Environmental science, professional practice or any other related field accepted by the School as relevant to the field.

Areas

The study may involve within the chosen area An indepth investigation into any aspect of the chosen area. Analysis of data, inferences to establish underlying 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 written document with supporting illustrations, be periodically reviewed and examined by an external examiner. The Periodic Reviews will be as under: 4th Week: Proposal Topic, Scope and Limitations, Introduction, Focus of Study, Criteria of Study, Identification of Case Studies, Basic Bibliography.

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10th Week: Structure, Chapterisation. 16th Week: Subchapters, Basic Outline of chapter content, Development of Criteria of Study, and tentative application to the case study. The weightage evaluation will be Periodic Reviews (10%), Guides Assessment (30%) Internal Examiner (20%) External Examiner (30%) and Viva (10%) Regular submission of thesis will be of minimum 16 weeks and maximum 1 year from date of registration. Thesis will be accepted upto 2 years from date of registration with 1% deduction for 1 month of delay upto maximum of 10%. Date of registration will be considered as start of semester immediately after completion of Studio IX. 10AS13 COMPUTER MODELLING CREDI T 4 YEAR 5 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

Emphasis Content

The computer as a tool for design thinking. buildings and urban studies Application Advanced systems and software application to building design, space, structure, services, etc., complex geometry, visualization, urban structure, services, land use, morphology. Areas Image Processing, Photo-realistic Rendering of Architectural Models, Building Performance and Simulations, Data Visualization, Mapping and Spatial Databases and Terrain Modeling, Information Systems, Computer Programming and Development, Parametric Models and Shape Grammar, Symbolic Dynamics Syntax Simulations.

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Basic understanding of Constructional Systems, Projects and Execution Skills of Project Management The different stages in a constructional process. The operative conditions and demands of various agencies and trades. Understanding of their integration and management for time efficiency and financial management. Project stages, agencies, consultants, clients. The interactive process, efficiencies in management of time and costs and demands of working within existing fee structures. Seminar/paper on one project case study. CREDI T 4 YEAR 5 SEM II EVALUATIO N INT. 10 EXAM 90 Structural

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10TS30 ADVANCE STR. ANALYSIS Emphasis Content

Advances in understandings.

Technology

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Selected Seminar/Paper on one of the areas Behaviour and systems of prestressed concrete construction. Prefabrication in steel/concrete Light weight structures Surface structures HIST. & THEORY CREDI T 4 YEAR 5 SEM 2 EVALUATIO N INT. 60% EXAM 40%

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Development of indepth understanding of an area and individual development of possible post graduate interests. Detailed references and reading update on state of current literature in the subject area, and the presentation of a seminar paper in one of the

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following areas. Roots and development of Modernism in Architecture Post Modern Theory and work Deconstruction, Theory and Work Regionality, premises, various examples and attitudes Architecture and Urbanism, Issues, Attitudes Vernacular Theory and application Issues of Conservation; Urban Conservation and Building Conservation Contemporary Directions in Modern Indian Architecture, evaluation

RELATED STUDY PROGRAM Objective To observe, document, analyze, traditional and contemporary built environment at scales of dwelling-cluster neighbourhood. Institutions and urban fabric so as to understand the lessons of history and to develop data base for research and teaching.

RELATED STUDY PROGRAM 1 Objective Village dwelling cluster, environment, observation, recording analysis patterns of space use, constructional systems, basic climatic performance, study of form, unit and the collective.

RELATED STUDY PROGRAM 2 Objective Traditional urban neighborhoods dwelling, cluster, neighbourhood scales, documentation and analysis for types, variation, elements, patterns of space use, climatic influences structural and material systems, proportional systems.

RELATED STUDY PROGRAM 3 Objective Traditional institutions and urban documentation and analysis of structure typology,

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relationships, use pattern, spatial and structural systems, material, construction, proportions, canonical principles. RELATED STUDY PROGRAM 4 Objective Integrated Development Project. Multidisciplinary study of parts of urban structures, planning, regulations, building, landscape, conservation issues, study analysis, development proposals. File:sacurriculum2003

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