Research in

Architecture
4th Year B. Arch 2020-
2021
FCOA

Ar. Shriram Lele

Ar. Sanket Khokale
 1. ACADEMIC
REQUIREMENT

2. BASICS IN R. I. A.
3. ABOUT THE PROJECT

ASPECTS 4. HOW
PROBLEM
TO RECOGNISE A

COVERED ESTABLISHMENT
WHICH WOULD BE
TOPIC
THE
OFTHE
YOUR RESEARCH
BASIS OF

5.DO’S AND DON’TS WHILE WRITING A

RESEARCH REPORT.
 Research is concerned with integrating your learning of 3 years
in architecture through an individual research project.

Students are expected to research on a particular topic with an

aim of finding a appropriate guidelines to a presented problem
demonstrating your ability to use effectively the tools of
independent investigation and judgement to evolve design culture
and research.

Student shall choose the subject related to architecture only, by

considering following aspects:
1. Data Collection and Analysis

ACADEMIC 2. User’s requirement and justification.

3. Socio-economic uses
4. Climatic/Environmental issues.
REQUIREMEN 5. Selection of site.
6. Method of construction

TS 7. Integrated building services.

8. Landscape and its affect on town planning.

At the end of the semester, each student Is expected to submit all

ORIGINAL report prepared as per specifications and guidelines by
faculty along with timely progressive discussions and revised report
submissions.
 ‘Research’ = Researching on a particular
topic.

Topic has to be of your choice

(but to be approved by the guides)

You should be able to justify your jury, your research topic

selection, inferences taken and potential use of proposed
guidelines in final report.

BASIC
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SHEDUL
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CRITIQU
DISCUSSION
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SESSION
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The Project selected should be Feasible, Distinctive and

Believable.
 A project starts with a problem and ends with finding
APPROPRIATE GUIDELINES to help solve that
problem.

SOLUTION
FINDING

ABOUT THE SERIES OF

RESEARCH
ANALYSIS
AND
APPROPRIAT
PROJECT WORK
E
REASONING

EVALUATION AND RE-

EVALUATION

YOU NEED TO COME UP WIH ENOUGH

PROOF TO INDICATE THAT YOUR
GUIDELINES ARE RIGHT
 MYTH
S

EXISTIN ORIGINA
G L
HOW TO COME TOPIC TOPIC
Although a research project

UP WITH A Do not select the topic just

because you know someone
is never original, degree of
originality is
requirement.
the key

PROBLEM/ has already done it and has

all the info needed.

TOPIC? Good research depends on many factors and

topic /idea alone is not enough.
good

Quality of research and methodology of execution

would lead your Research to be of a great success.
 CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING A TOPIC OR A
PROBLEM:
1. Re-search topic must be the one which you have
selected.
2. Topic must be within your interest.
3. The topic must be in your ability rather
competence to tackle the necessary problem.
4. The project must have definable limits to suit
your available resources.
5. The topic should be researchable and
manageable.

HOW TO COME 7. Must be completed

amount of time.
within reasonable

UP WITH A 8. Solution must consist of original, critical, and

reflective thinking
9. It must be significant, important and relevant to
PROBLEM? the present time and situation.
10. It should contribute to the overall development of
lifestyle of the people and of the world.
11. Your project solution and the project itself should
not undermine nor compromise the moral and
spiritual values of the people.
12. It should advocate changes in the present order of
things which have become irrelevant over a period
of time.
13. Your project must offer some kind of returns for
your efforts.
 What are your interests? Do you know any organisations
or groups that support your interests?

Do you know any possible project proposals?

Does the project have a clear AIM?

FEW Do you know what type of techniques you will apply to

find your appropriate solution?
QUESTION
S TO ASK What skills will you need to develop?

Can you justify why others should be interested in your

project?
 PLAGERISM: Don’t ever copy text from the
published works. It is a capital offense in thesis
writing (you could be DISBARRED)

Always write in your own words.

Do acknowledge and CITE your source. This applies

to all possible data sources including personal
interviews.

Proof reading MUST be done.

Do include pictures, photographs, graphs,

DO’S AND DON’TS maps, charts and sketches to support your
study. Remember architecture is a visual medium so

IN WRITING YOUR always reinforce your ideas with figures.

REPORT Proper captions should be given at relevant

data study.

Make your reader understand the significance of that

denoted graph, sketch, photograph etc. which you
included in your study report.

Don’t use abbreviations, unnecessary

acronyms and contractions.

Do introduce new ideas through new chapters.

ALWAYS
REMEMBER :
SELECT A TOPIC CAN HELP YOU WITH YOUR
WHICH FUTURE
ASPIRATIONS.
THE ONLY GOOD Research IS A DONE Research, NOT A
COPIED ONE!