CAREERS360 YOUR QUICK GUIDE TO A COURSE IN ARCHITECTURE THE ART & TECHNIQUE OF DESIGNING AND BUILDING Architecture Course Review Course Review Architecture CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction 03 ARCHITECTURE INVOLVES MAKING AN IDEA INTO A PROPOSAL OF 2. Eligibility Norms 05 A BUILT ENVIRONMENT, READY FOR EXECUTION. A BACHELOR’S IN ARCHITECTURE HELPS YOU LEARN HOW TO CONCEPTUALISE AND 3. Selecting an Institute 07 DESIGN BUILDINGS 4. Course Content 09 5. What after Graduation? 11 don’t think I even start with any precon- 6. Professional Talk 11 “ ceived ideas - the real inspiration comes 7. International Appeal of the Course 16 I from the person and the place and the 8. First Person 17 function to which they want to put the building to.” Laurie Baker, architect and father of ‘low- 9. Industry Talk 19 cost’ housing in India (1917-2007). 10. Select Institutes offering B.Arch in India 22 Buildings for homes, offices and shopping malls 11. Select institutes offering PG courses in Architecture 22 are the outcomes of hard work put in by archi- 12. Select institutions abroad 23 tects. Architecture is not just confined to erecting FAST FACTS Programme B.Arch Duration Five a structure. It encompasses considerations like years Eligibility 10+2 with PCM Entrances JEE Main, NATA Fee Rs. weather, cultural and economic factors. 31,300 per annum at SPA, New Project Editors Dr. Nimesh Chandra, S. Rajaram Delhi; Rs. 9. 99 lakhs for five years at BIT, Mesra Best Bachelor’s Research Shiphony Pavitran Suri, Prerna Singh With ample opportunities for specialisation institutes SPA, New Delhi; Sir J.J. Art Director Anshul Sharma and employment in the diverse field of landscape College of Architecture, Mumbai: Asst. Art Director Rajesh Chawla IIT Roorkee, IIT Kharagpur, and urban design, a degree course in architecture NMIMS’s Balwant Sheth School of Architecture (BSSA) Copyright © Pathfinder Publishing Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi is high in demand. Prominent Master’s institutions SPA, New Delhi; IIT Roorkee; IIT All Rights Reserved Kharagpur; Chandigarh College No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or means electronic, “Architecture is a confluence of arts and sci- mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of Pathfinder Publishing Pvt. Ltd. of Architecture, Chandigarh; R.V. ence. It is a very interactive course where stu- College of Engineering, Bangalore; Editor: B Mahesh Sarma Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi; CEPT dents are encouraged to come up with ideas,” University, Ahmedabad Cover Design: Rajesh Chawla Cover Photo: Rajesh Chawla echoes Harshvardhan, an alumnus of JJ school 2 CAREERS360 E-BOOK 3 CAREERS360 E-BOOK Architecture Course Review Course Review Architecture of Art and Architecture. The 5-year course trains students to integrate socio- economic, climatic and design parameters in the process of development. ELIGIBILITY NORMS Prof. Rajat Ray, former Dean, Sushant School of Architecture, Gurgaon says, “Students learn how to conceptualise and design buildings. They build on their skills of understanding spatial environments and expressing those ideas IF YOU HAVE PASSED 10+2 WITH PCM, OR ARE GOING THROUGH through drawing, imaging and modelling.” YOUR FINAL EXAMINATION, YOU CAN APPLY FOR JEE MAIN TO GAIN ADMISSION FOR B.ARCH. SOME INSTITUTIONS HAVE A CUT-OFF OF 50 PERCENT IN MATHS andidates keen on taking up B.Arch degree course at The School of Plan- Cning and Architecture (SPA), Delhi should have scored at least 50% marks in Math- ematics alone with Physics, Chemistry in combi- nation at 10+2. The eligible candidates are expected to qualify JEE Main examination con- ducted by CBSE annually. Most institutes including IITs, SPA and Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh admit students on the merit of score obtained in JEE Main. Other Gov- ernment, Govt. Aided & unaided institutes like Guru Nanak Dev University accept admissions according to merit in National Aptitude Test in Job Roles Design Architect, Town Architecture (NATA) conducted by Council of Planner, Digital Architect Earning Architecture. Regional institutes may have state- Potential Rs.12,000–Rs.15,000 as Junior Architect Job areas Town level exams for admitting students to B.Arch. planner, Architecture Design, Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi conducts its own Design Associate Top recruiters Town and urban planning entrance exam comprising two papers on PCM organizations, real estate firms, etc. and aptitude respectively. 4 CAREERS360 E-BOOK 5 CAREERS360 E-BOOK Architecture Course Review MAH-AR-CAT (Maharashtra Architecture Common Aptitude Test) fill up SELECTING AN INSTITUTE Outside Maharashtra Seats (OMS) in unaided institutes. The Department of Planning and Architecture at IIT Roorkee offers 5-year B.Arch degree course accredited by Indian Institute of Architects (IIA). The THERE ARE 280 INSTITUTIONS, WHICH IMPART ARCHITECTURAL institute is engaged in research and development through consultations and EDUCATION IN INDIA. YOUR SCORE IN THE JEE MAIN OR STATE/ sponsored projects with several funding agencies. INSTITUTE-SPECIFIC ENTRANCES WILL DECIDE WHERE YOU STUDY SPA, Delhi is another highly reputed institute for undergraduate and post- graduate courses in architecture and planning. Students are trained in an inter-disciplinary approach towards construction. It is highly acknowledged ome of the best institutions for architec- for experienced faculty and international collaborations. ture were started during the British Scolonial rule. These include Madras Council of Architecture, the statutory body for regulating standards in School of Industrial Arts, (1850) Government education and profession in India, approves the 5-year degree course offered College of Arts, Calcutta (1854) and Sir J. J. Col- by all institutes. lege of Arts, Bombay (1857). Tin Maharashtra, the admission to B.Arch pro- gramme for the category of ‘All India Seats’ is made through Centralized Admission Process (CAP) conducted in several rounds. Maharash- tra and outside Maharashtra seats comprise ‘All India’ seats that are filled based on the meri- torious performance in JEE Main (paper II). There is a set quota for residents of Maharash- tra at J.J. College of Architecture. Maharashtra state candidates may apply for All India seats through JEE Main score in paper II and avail MAH-AR-CAT 2013 score for admission against Maharashtra state seats. Students who qualify 6 CAREERS360 E-BOOK 7 CAREERS360 E-BOOK Architecture Course Review enriched by course in Computer Aided Design & Simulation alongside His- COURSE CONTENT tory of Architecture. By the end of the second year you would have acquired an in depth understanding of the History of Architecture, Architectural Design and Building construction. THE COURSE SPANNING TEN SEMESTERS GIVES YOU AN Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies’ Balwant Sheth School of UNDERSTANDING OF THE SUBJECT RANGING FROM BASIC DESIGN Architecture (BSSA) has structured its 5-year course into three categories of TO THE LATEST BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING INTEGRATION Design; Design and Technology; and Theory. The coursework is divided into a trimester system advancing every successive year under the same classifica- tion. Theory comprises courses in humanities architectural history, theory of design and elective. The five-year course is spread across ten semesters. The coursework pertaining Fourth year onwards you will be introduced to planning and architecture in Ato arts, engineering and technology is urban, rural and regional contexts under the subject ‘Building Bye Laws and taught through theory classes and studio ses- Design Professional’ at Sir J. J. College of Architecture, Mumbai. At the end sions. You will be introduced to Basic Design, of the fourth year, each of you will be assigned an independent dissertation Descriptive Geometry, Mechanics, Graphics & project. This enables you to conduct research and analysis of climatic condi- Visual Communication alongside Mathematic in tions, socio-economic problems and transportation involved in designing a the first semester at IIT Kharagpur. Detailed building. Inclusion of “building information modelling (BIM) integration” study of Descriptive Geometry, Basic Design and may you become industry- ready, explains Sahil. Mathematics constitute the core of the second semester. “An updated knowledge of architecture National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli gives the students to softwares like, AUTOCAD and Revit is an essen- flexibility to select up to three electives in the ninth semester while the final tial part of the learning,” remarked Sahil Jalan, a semester is solely dedicated to dissertation work. fourth year student of B.Arch (Architecture and Regional Planning) at IIT Kharagpur, who is also the Advisor of Students’ Alumni Cell. Third semester focuses on the concepts in Cli- matology & Solar Architecture, Architecture Design coupled with field tours. The learning is 8 CAREERS360 E-BOOK 9 CAREERS360 E-BOOK Architecture Course Review streams such as Landscape Architecture, Architectural Conservation, Urban WHAT AFTER GRADUATION? Design, Building Engineering & Management, Environmental Planning, Housing, Transport Planning, Regional Planning, Town and Country Plan- ning, Industrial Design etc. The SPA and CEPT Ahmedabad are considered to be some of the best colleges for a Master’s degree. EXPLORE AVENUES FOR PRACTICAL LEARNING TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN CLASSROOM LEARNING AND INDUSTRY REQUIREMENT. If you are interested in doctoral research,