Syllabus for
Bachelor of Architecture
Academic Year  (2021)

The Bachelor's Degree Program in Architecture, affiliated to the Christ University, is a five-year program approved by the Council of Architecture New Delhi. The Programme has two components, Studio, and Theory. The theory encompasses the current theoretical positions on Architecture, understanding historical precedents of the built environment in India and across the world, Building Sciences and Technology. Studio courses address the issues of methods in the documentation, analysis, and interpretations and design process of physical environments. The studio cycle is aimed at developing design language, tools, and skills to design sustainable built environments. The programme entails Practical training of one semester with a registered practicing architect. The Programme thus intends to render a holistic understanding of Architecture. The Board of Studies members include acclaimed academicians and leading architects; Prof Neelkant Chhaya, Former Dean of Faculty of Architecture, CEPT University; Ar. Prem Chandavarkar, Managing partner of CnT Architects. A. ADMISSION Admission to the Bachelor of Architecture to all the candidates who have passed the Qualifying Examination of an examination at the end of the 10+2 scheme of examination of Central/State Govts with at least 50% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and also 50% marks in aggregate of the 10+2 level examination or passed 10+3 Diploma Examination with mathematics as compulsory subject with at least 50% marks in aggregate. And have passed the Aptitude Test with a qualified NATA score for the aptitude test conducted by the Council of Architecture OR Qualified JEE Mains Paper-II Aptitude Test in Architecture B. DURATION The Architecture course shall be of minimum duration of 5 years or 10 semesters of approximately 16 working weeks each inclusive of six months or one semester of approximately 16 working weeks of Practical training in semester IX in a professional office under a COA Registered Architect, complying to the Council of Architecture Gazetted Rules 2020.

Programme Outcome/Programme Learning Goals/Programme Learning Outcome:

PO 2: Demonstrate engagement in community outreach programs and to apply the assimilated knowledge in built environment related disciplines that are relevant to ethical practice in architecture.

PO 3: Demonstrate and extend the appropriate knowledge for designing the built environment.

PO 4: Integrate critical thinking skills to recognize and assess existing environment in the service of the discipline of architecture.

PO 5: Apply creatively the sound knowledge in design theories and their applications, building technology, social, cultural and environmental factors.

PO 6: Demonstrate and extend the interdisciplinary knowledge and use tools that enable it.

PO 7: Practice the inculcated skills creatively for the physical, social and creative realms of crafting architecture

PO 8: Recognize and act upon opportunities and aspirations

PO 9: Demonstrate creative problem-solving skills with the skills learnt, working with varied materials and media.

The B Arch Programme offers theory and studio courses. The theory courses conduct periodical Continuous Internal Assessments (CIA) which includes tests, assignments, and attendance to evaluate the students' progress. Each course would culminate with an End Semester Examination (ESE) conducted centrally by the University. The Studio courses are continuously evaluated through reviews, assignments, and time problems, which accumulate as CIA marks. The ESE will be conducted through Viva-voce reviewed and marked by an external examiner.

1. To develop the ability to critically assimilate percepts and concepts of the built environment through history.

2. To experience the correlation of man, nature, and art with respect to their living habitat.

3. To understand, interpret and analyze art history through the integrated modules

ARC 131 Unit-3 Art as a Medium of Representation & Expression, ARC 133 Unit-3 De-Scribe Art.

1. Introduction to History of built environment and Man’s relationship with Nature through the experience gained from the Studio-On- Wheels.

2. Myth and History and their relationship to architecture.

3. Natural elements as a beginning of source, resource, ritual, society, culture, tradition & civilization and their progressive development through different ages with relevant examples.

4. Tribal art, craft, and architecture - local, regional and global.

1. Material as an integral dimension of culture and to explore material resources through time and place with appropriate examples of Prehistoric art and architecture.

1. Introduction to Art and Craft through history.

2. Art as an important part of culture - as a form of representation, critique and symbolism through diverse examples and illustrate.

1. Master classes should focus on relevant topics.

2. Portfolio development - To organise and review all works done in the semester. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

3. Encouraging self-learning.

T1. Ingersoll, R. And Kostof, S. (2013). World architecture: a cross-cultural history. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

T2. Ching, F., Jarzombek, M., & Prakash, V. (2011). A global history of architecture (2nd ed.). Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley.

R1. Frampton, K. (2016). Modern architecture: A critical history (4th ed.). London; New York, N.Y.: Thames & Hudson.

R2. Diane Ghirardo. (1990). Architecture after Modernism, Thames & Hudson, London.

R3. Richard Harris. (1978). Discovering Timber-framed Buildings, Bloomsbury, USA.

R4. René Kolkman and Stuart H. Blackburn (2014). Tribal Architecture in Northeast India.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total - 50 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of a three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

The course intends to impart a basic understanding of behaviour of structures.

1. Structure in Nature: Reading Structure in Natural Forms - Plants, Animals, Insects etc.

2. Structure of Everyday objects: Baskets, Furniture, Ladder, spectacles, bags etc.

3. Evolution of Structures: What makes buildings stand up. Understanding Gravity. Historical perspective and definition of structure.

4. Structural systems overview: Geometry of forces. Introduction to Loads. Vertical/lateral systems

1. Experiment with Structures

2. Structural Materials: Mechanical properties of structural materials

3. Loads on Structures: Dead load (DL), live load (LL), static, dynamic, impact, and thermal loads.

1. Differentiate broadly the Structural systems as Mass, Frame and Surface systems.

2. States of Stress: Knowledge of basic states of stress, tension, compression, bending, shear and torsion shall be imparted.

3. Understanding stress and its relevance with material and shaping of elements and structures.

4. Phenomenon of buckling and its importance in compression members shall be explained with Euler’s equation.

5. Principle of transmissibility of forces: Understanding load flow

6. Stress/strain relations (Hooke's Law): Modulus of Elasticity.

Aesthetics shall be explained in detail with reference to structural design and Architectural considerations.

T1. Bansal, R., & Bansal, S. (2015). Engineering Mechanics. New Delhi: Laxmi Publications (P) Ltd.

T2. Salvadori, M., & Heller, R. (1985). Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings. Prentice Hall; 3rd Revised edition.

T3. Salvadori, M., Hooker, S., & Ragus, C. (1980). Why buildings stand up: The strength of architecture. New York: Norton.

R1. Schierle, G. (2008). Structure and Design. University Readers.

R2. Schodek, D., & Bechthold, M. (2013). Structures. Pearson; 7th Edition.

R3. Singer, F. (1975). Engineering Mechanics. Weatherhill: Harper & Row, 3rd Edition.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total -50 Marks
  

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

1. Introduction to different forms of communication - verbal, visual, artistic and written media, in order to discover one-self and realise one’s own potential in these forms.
2. Orientation to new forms of perceiving and expression of the self and surroundings extending beyond one’s conditioning.
3. Developing responsiveness to information for comprehension, expression and creation in a tangible manner.

Observing, learning and appreciation of nature through various media.

Listening to context and what environments say, by exploring, reading, writing and performing in a descriptive and poetical manner.

Exploring the visual and artistic medium for appreciation, comprehension and expression. Introduction to art movements and artists. 

To organise and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total -50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

The Foundation Year Studio aims at an introduction to the built environment in a natural setting. Orientation to the realm of architecture through an exploration of the sensorial and artistic experience of natural, cultural, and built environment in that setting; Unfold the architectural realm through exploring art & culture, craft, material & technology. Introduce architectural design thinking by helping students to recognize design in the natural, cultural and everyday environment.

1. Travel to a natural setting to explore, document and represent Nature and the local  culture through its art, craft, rituals and practices. The explorations could be enhanced  by tracing the material culture of a community of time period through an object  biography 

2. Trace the relationship of the local built-environment & material culture with the  ecology of the place. 

3. Introduction to the discipline of architecture and the role of the architect in shaping  the built-environment and its relationship with ecology and people

Introduction to concepts of architecture – 

a. space, form, structure, material, geometry, pattern, proportion, mass,  transparency etc. 

b. flexibility, modularity, strength. 

c. scale and proportion, representation skills 

d. architectural space - enclosure, partition, stacking, interconnection, separation,  accumulation, connection, floating, climbing. 

e. introduction to anthropometry and how it manifests in different     cultures Illustrate how these concepts are manifested in experiential and tangible ways.

1. Appreciating the art of architecture through making and representation as a  way of looking at the world and of communicating ideas creatively . 
2. Undertake group and individual exercises that are sculptural and begin to  suggest architectural space.  
3. Suggested small design projects which may demonstrate the understanding of  Art in architecture & principles of Space making.

Portfolio development - To organize and review all works done in the semester.

To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other  subjects where possible

T1. Ching, F. D. K. (2015). Architecture: Form, Space, & Order (Fourth edition.). New Jersey: John  Wiley.  

T2. Chakrabarti, D. (1997). Indian Anthropometric Dimensions: For Ergonomic Design Practice. National Institute of Design. 

T3. The American Institute of Architects. (2016). Architectural Graphic Standards (Ramsey/Sleeper  Architectural Graphic Standards Series) (12th Revised ed.). John Wiley & Sons 

T4: Pandya, Y. (2015). Elements of Space making. Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing Pvt Ltd.  T5: Callender, J. (1997). Time-saver Standards for Architectural Design Data (7th Revised edition  edition ed.). McGraw-Hill Inc.,US.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks. Attendance and participation in the studio would be considered in the evaluation rubrics.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• CIA -1- 25 Marks; CIA -2 - 50 Marks; CIA -3 - 75 Marks; Total - 150 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 150 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

1. ‘Seeing’ materials around us, natural and man-made. 

2. Understanding and experiencing characteristics, general usage of materials,  properties and behavior. 

3. Getting familiar with tools and their use in traditional and contemporary practices.

1. Introduction to Art and basic principles. 

2. Critical role of art in culture and society. 

3. Drawing as an extension of seeing and as a basic tool towards different visualization techniques and representational techniques. 

4. Different ways of drawing and introduction to various techniques.

5. Origin of Design and its history. 

6. Elements of design. 

7. Developing skills of analysis, synthesis, interpretation and communication through  elements and composition 

8. Introduction to theory of visual perception through colour, form, space, light and shadow, texture and tones.

To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks. Attendance and participation in the studio would be considered in the evaluation rubrics.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• CIA -1- 25 Marks; CIA -2 - 50 Marks; CIA -3 - 75 Marks; Total - 150 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 150 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

To introduce the fundamental geometric principles involved in architectural drawing.

1. Introduction to Line as a basic tool in representation. Explore the geometry found in Nature, Art and Craft.

2. Develop drawing as a tool to represent the observations from Nature.

3. Types of drawing.

a). Freehand drawing.

b).Basic rendering.

1. Concept of Scales.

2. Understanding Lettering as a tool to reveal geometry of shapes and forms.

3. Introduction to Euclidean geometry and curves.

1. Introduction to projections and understanding orthographic projection as the base of an architectural drawing.

2. Sections and development of lateral surfaces of solids

Portfolio development - To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

T1. Bhatt, N. D. (2014). Engineering Drawing. Anand, India: Charotar Publishing House Pvt. Ltd.

T2. Venugopal, K. (2004). Engineering Drawing and Graphics. New Age International Publishers.

T3. Cooper Douglas (2007). Drawing and Perceiving. Van Nostrand Reinhold.

R1. Francis, D. K. Ching, (2014). Architecture: Form, Space, & Order, Wiley publishers.

R2. Francis, D. K. Ching, (2015). Architectural Graphics. Wiley publishers.

R3. Alexander, W. White, (2011). The Elements of Graphic Design, Allworth Press.

R4. Victor Perard (2006). Anatomy and Drawing. Harper Publishers.

R5. Robert W. Gill (1984). Rendering with Pen and Ink. The Thames & Hudson Manuals. R6.

Barrington Barber (2014). The Fundamentals of Drawing. Arcturus Publishers.

Online Resources:

W1. The Complete Manual of Typography, by James Felici.

http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780321773265/samplepages/0321773268.pdf

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks. Attendance and participation in the studio would be considered in the evaluation rubrics.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• CIA -1- 25 Marks; CIA -2 - 50 Marks; CIA -3 - 75 Marks; Total - 150 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 150 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

1. Learning about the properties and characteristics, methods of preservation and treatment of

indigenous materials in a natural landscape and moving from a specific context to the generic.

2. To learn about the techniques of using natural materials in the local context and document

them in an integrated studio with all core courses.

1. Touching, seeing & learning the way material has been woven in the built form.

2. Exploration of anthropometrics.

3. Learning from everyday objects - materials and their use.

1. Exploring concepts of strength, hardness, flexibility, malleability & brittleness through different materials.

2. Introduction to mud, bamboo, brick, stone, concrete, steel and glass.

1. Understand the position of materials detailed in Unit II in the context of building construction.

2. Introduction to Masonry –Wall as a Plane, Space maker & Divider.

1. Masterclasses emphasizing different aspects of material.

2. Portfolio development - To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject.

3. Establish connections and integrate with other subjects of relevance.

T1. Ching, F. D. 1. (1975). Building construction illustrated. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.

T2. Mckay, W. B. (2016). Building Construction Metric (Vol - 1.). Noida: Pearson.

T3. Deplazes, A. (2005). Constructing Architecture Materials Processes Structures A Handbook.

Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser Publishers for Architecture.

R1. Dunkelberg, K. (1985). IL 31 Bambus Bamboo. Stuttagart: Institutes for Leichte.

R2. Semper, G., Mallgrave, H. F., Robinson, M., & Getty Research Institute. (2004). Style in the

technical and tectonic arts, or, Practical aesthetics. Los Angeles: Getty Research Institute.

R3. Frampton, K., & Cava, J. (1995). Studies in tectonic culture: The poetics of construction in

nineteenth and twentieth century architecture. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

R4. Spence R. F. and Cook D.J.( 1983)Building Materials in Developing Countries, John Wiley and

sons.

R5. Minke, G., & Mahlke, F. (2005). Building with straw: Design and technology of a sustainable

architecture. Basel; Boston: Birkhäuser.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks. Attendance and participation in the studio would be considered in the evaluation rubrics.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• CIA -1- 25 Marks; CIA -2 - 50 Marks; CIA -3 - 75 Marks; Total - 150 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 150 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

1. To develop the ability to critically assimilate percepts and concepts of the built environment through history.
2. To enable students to understand the interrelation between traditional and contemporary trends in material, form and function.
3. To introduce the systemic and technological approach of architecture as a craft based endeavor in a cultural realm through integrated learning.

1. History of Craft & Craftsmanship: Its importance in building communities.

2. Introduction to craft as an experiential learning through studio-on-wheels/ empirical methods. Understanding various aspects of traditions in craft, with examples of local crafts.

3. The Modern Frame: Journey of Craft & Craftsmanship.

1. Historical examples beginning from the ‘Vedic’ village, Buddhist architecture and discuss the influence of wood and bamboo framed architecture. 

1. Introduction to the Modern Frame: Geographical and cultural influences.

2. Steel as a material of magical frame in the Industrial and Post-Industrial Era.

3. Discovering the versatile Reinforced Concrete and journey of the Modern Frame.

Relevant Master classes that focus on the above units. 

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total -50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Reinforcing the conceptual understanding by using an abstract method of analysis of frame structures.

1. Determining the centroid of simple shapes.

2. Moment of inertia and its application to sections subjected to rotation.

3. Determining Moment of Inertia of simple shapes.

4. Resolution of forces. Classification of frame structure based on section active (system in bending) and vector active (triangulation)

5. Concept of triangulation and its application in jointed frameworks.

6. Materials and their appropriateness to take a bending moment and shear stress

1. Hinged, Fixed, Pinned, and Rigid.

2. Its relevance in shaping members. 

1. Bending Moment and shear force diagram and its relevance in the shaping of members.

2. a Basic understanding of seismic forces and their resistance in frame structures.

3. Deflection and its importance, codal provisions, the study of deflected shapes, and simple structures.

4. Calculations of deflections in simply supported and cantilever beams with uniformly distributed loads.

1. Arch as a curved element in a system.

2. Determining the reaction and bending moment in three-hinged arches.

T2. Prasad, I. (2002). A Textbook of Applied Mechanics: Dynamics & Statics. Khanna Publishers

T3. Salvadori, M., Hooker, S., & Ragus, C. (1990). Why buildings stand up: The strength of architecture. New York: Norton.

T4. Salvadori, M., & Heller, R. (1985). Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings. Prentice-Hall; 3rd Revised edition.

R2. Schodek, D., & Bechthold, M. (2013). Structures. Pearson; 7th Edition.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total- 50  

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of a three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks  

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Brief understanding of the changing relationship of man with nature and its ecological resources in shaping our existence.

To Understand the Relevance of Nature in connection to Climate and its environment

To orient the students towards factors of the natural landscape that influence local culture and its a built environment with a focus on a particular site of intervention.

Introduction to the topography within and around the site in context and its influence in the creation of a built environment. To introduce Mapping techniques.

Level of Knowledge: - Basic

1. Introducing the idea of ecology and ecosystem as the combination of living things.

2. Introduction to mapping as a way of reading and representing the site.

3. Exploring different ways of mapping, sensorial and embodied mapping and representation.

4. Exploring the methods and mediums in rendering the maps.

1. Understanding the physical, natural, and social context of the site in shaping the architectural design process.
2. Recognizing the geographical characteristics of the site in both macro and micro-region.
3. Introduction to topography and its characteristics.

1. Introduction to Survey, principles of Surveying, Definition of a Contour, and learn how to read a survey drawing.
2. Introduction to the topography within and around the site in context and its influence in creation of a built environment.

To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

T2. Lynch, K. (1962), Site Planning, Cambridge: The MIT Press.

T3. McHarg I. (1978), Design with Nature. NY: John Wiley & Co.

T4. Booth, N. (2011), Foundations of Landscape Architecture: Integrating Form and Space Using the Language of Site Design, John Wiley & Co.

T5. Simonds, J.O. (1961), Landscape Architecture: The Shaping of Man’s Natural Environment, NY: McGraw Hill Book Co. Inc.

W1. Down to Earth [Magazine] - www.downtoearth.org.in

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total- 50

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of a three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

1. Introduce architecture and the design of spaces through documentation and design exploration of framed structures and architecture.
2. Explore the logic of shaping space, material and structure and the inspired understanding from various examples in nature and culture.
3. Focus on “Me and my immediate environment” through documentation and design exercises.
4. Introduce the various ways of reading and documenting a site and its context intuitively and experientially. Learn to represent these in different media. 

1. Introducing the concept of Framed Architecture in the Studio-on- Wheels setting. Travel to a habitat in a cultural setting where architecture is explored in context of craft-making. Relate the architecture and craft to the ecology and local culture.

2. Demonstrate the concept of Frame in nature, everyday objects, music, literature and other examples.

1. Reading of the context and site intuitively and technically and initiate the design exercise of a Pavilion.

2. Exploration of local material resources that inform architecture.

3. Design development of a Pavilion comprising of a simple function for “Me and my environment” exploring the architecture of the Frame. 

Integrate with all other courses in the semester. 

1. To organize and review all works done in the semester.
2. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject.
3. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

To impart specific skills and to introduce students to the fundamental principles involved in the way materials come together. Learn carpentry and the qualities of wood Learn the art of bringing together other materials - techniques, details and finishes. Level of Knowledge: - Basic 

1. Introduction to Joinery in nature and manmade environment.

2. Acquaint with the tools and machines used in carpentry.

3. Introducing Joints in carpentry and exploring variations in joinery.

Understanding the logic of joinery with respect to different materials, the the sequence of construction, location of the element - internal or external, the role of load transfers etc.

Introduction to filigree construction and architecture in wood. Understanding the principles, structural formation of filigree construction and historical processes in traditional and vernacular architecture. 

Designing an artistic ensemble exploring joinery with different materials. Portfolio of ensemble illustrating the joinery details used. Can take up the design project or a significant and relevant example of Framed Structure and develop a scale model as the final project. 

T2. Wagner, W. (2005). Modern Carpentry. Wilcox Publisher; 2nd edition 

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA A student shall pass each course with a minimum aggregate (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%

To introduce Architectural Design Language – technical drafting and presentation and impart appropriate manual skills for visualization and technical representation of built forms in different types of drawings

1. Coordinate with other courses, especially, AC251 ‘Designing the Frame’ to draw architectural drawings as required.

2. Documentation and presentation of a framed architecture/ traditional building. 

Isometric Projection, Axonometric projection, and Perspective projections.

1. Introduction to Sciography and principles of shades and shadows.

2. Pen and Ink Rendering of pictorial projections and drawing freehand Perspective sketches.

3. Introduction to Architectural drawings, components, and conventions in an architectural drawing.

4. Measured drawing to scale of framed objects.

To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA A student shall pass each course with a minimum aggregate (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%

1. To introduce the idea of Architecture as a craft-based practice by exploring Framed Structures through experiential learning.

2. To learn about materials and strategies that are conducive to Framed construction.

1. Exploring a specific craft and craftsmanship through Studio-On-Wheels and understanding particular techniques, material and aesthetical elements.

2. Introducing the idea of framework from parts to whole, from source to resource. 

1. Systems and Production in Bamboo and Wood– Doors and Windows assemblies, staircases, etc. Through drawings and model making.

2. Literature review of traditional timber construction. 

1. Steel - Introduction to steel, its various forms and sizes and examine the way these are used in various examples.

2. Reinforced Cement Concrete- Introduction to the concrete as a building material.

3. Specialised applications of steel, concrete and RCC- staircases, tanks, roofing material, etc.

1. Master classes should emphasise on bamboo, wood, steel & RCC.

2. Portfolio development - To organise and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject.

3. Establish connections with other subjects where possible. 

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA A student shall pass each course with a minimum aggregate (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total - 50

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.
• The course shall have a written exam of a three-hour duration.
• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%. 

Course objectives: Reinforcing the conceptual understanding by using an abstract method of analysis of mass structures. Develop an understanding of structural system design Analysis of various RCC elements.

1.      Masonry: Logic of MasonryStructure 

2.      Foundations: Different types of Foundations in masonry.

3.      RCC Materials: Basic Characteristics of Concrete & Reinforcing Steel Materials

4.    Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete: Concept of Concrete as a material.

1.      Direct and bending stresses in members.

2.      Determining the forces in rectangular or square sections subjected to combined stresses.

3.      Concept of Kern zone 

4.    Determining the stresses in members subjected to combined stresses.

1.      Introduction of the surface system as membrane-active and form-active. 

2.   Understanding of domes, vaults, or any shells as membrane structures versus tensile structures as form active systems.

1. RCC Materials: Basic Characteristics of Concrete & Reinforcing Steel Materials

2. Mechanics of Reinforced Concrete: Concept of Concrete as a material.

3. Concept of long and short columns, slenderness ratio.

4. Determining the capacity of long and short columns.

5. Relevance of converting the long columns to short columns by altering the inertia or with bracings.

T1. Salvadori, M., & Heller, R. (1985). Structure in Architecture: The Building of Buildings. Prentice Hall; 3rd Revised edition.

T2. Schierle, G. (2008). Structure and Design. University Readers.

T3. Schodek, D., & Bechthold, M. (2013). Structures. Pearson; 7th Edition.

R1. Schierle, G. (2008). Structure and Design. University Readers.

R2. Schodek, D., & Bechthold, M. (2013). Structures. Pearson; 7th Edition.

R3. Singer, F. (1975). Engineering Mechanics. Weatherhill: Harper & Row, 3rd Edition.

R4. Unnikrishnan Pillai and Devdas Menon, Reinforced Concrete Design, McGraw Hill, New Delhi

R5. Subramanian, Design of Concrete structures. Oxford university Press

(CIA) and the End Semester Examination (ESE). The weightage of marks of CIA marks and ESE

marks have a ratio of 50:50.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

 CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of

different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the

stipulated time for the award of marks.

 CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.

 A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination

(ESE) of the course

 CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total - 50

Marks (Follow the syllabus for respective course wise Marks)

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

 Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.

 The course shall have a written exam of three-hour duration.

 Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a

minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Course objectives:

To impart Basic and Conceptual knowledge about Water supply and Sanitation, Electricity, fire, and Life safety and skills required to integrate them into building designs.

This Unit is taught integrated with other subjects based on the knowledge from Studio-on-Wheels that includes.

1. Managing our Resources: Natural Resources - local and global. How do we manage our resources and what are the consequences.

2. The logic of Systems: What is a system? What are the systems that enable our modern built environment to exist? What role do building systems sanitation, comfort, regulations, etc. play in making our built-environment different from earlier civilizations?

3. Climate Change: Understanding Climate change and how it is affecting the place and our immediate environment.

4. Waste and its management: What waste is generated and why? How do we deal with it at the macro and micro level? Discuss the paradigm shift that is required to manage our waste.

1. Water as resource and system: Storage, Treatment - quantifying, and rationalizing for various uses. Schematic diagrams and calculations for better comprehension.

2. Rainwater Management: Managing rainwater for society in buildings - recharge, reuse, and re-fuse.

3. Water supply: Introduction to Water Supply and Modern plumbing and drainage systems.

4. Drainage and Waste - Systems and Treatment: Compare natural drainage systems and modern articulated systems. What are the ways waste can be a resource.

1. Introduction to Energy Resources: Hydroelectric, coal power, nuclear power, solar, wind, wave, mechanical, etc. Concepts of renewable and non-renewable energy.

2. Electrical Services: Voltage, Current, Power, Connected Load,

3. Supply and distribution of electricity to buildings: Introduction

4. Circuits, Switchgear & Protection

5. Building Electrical Distribution System: Max. Demand, Load, Diversity Factor, Power Requirement of each building

1. Architectural Design Project: the student establishes a Project Document explaining, Water and Energy Resource Management, Sanitation, and Waste management ideas for the proposed design.

2. Masterclass on topics that review the following ideas -

a. Climate Change and the role of design

b. Resource Management and Sustainable design

c. Building Systems and Energy-efficient systems

3. Introduction to Fire and Life Safety: At a conceptual level

T1. Deshpande, R. (1963). A Text-Book of Sanitary Engineering Vol I and II Combined. Poona, United Book Corporation.

T2. Birdi, G. (2010). Water supply and Sanitary Engineering. Dhanpat. Rai & Sons Publishers. 8th. Edition.

R1. SP35 Handbook on Water Supply and Drainage (with Special Emphasis on Plumbing. (1996). Bureau of Indian Standards.

R2. Board, C. P. (2010). Green Book: Pollution Control Act, Rules, and Notifications Issued. CPCB.

To introduce the knowledge required for understanding the influence of climate on architecture including the environmental processes which affect the building, such as thermal, daylighting, etc.

1. The Climate-built form interaction with examples. Elements of climate, concepts of climate change and its impact, measurement and representations of climatic data. Classifications and Characteristics of tropical climates.
2. Major climatic zones of India, the macroclimate and exploring them through vernacular examples in alignment with integrated studio.
3. Site Climate: Understanding the geography, aspects of site climate through Studio-on-Wheels documentation and design exercise in ARC351 Crafting the Masonry Envelope.

1. Understanding of indigenous built-environments w.r.t. daylight and thermal comfort. 

2. Thermal balance of the human body, Thermal Comfort Indices. Measuring indoor air movement through various hand held and digital tools.

3. Calculation of Overheated and Under heated period for locations in Climatic zones and their optimization in terms of solar heating and Passive cooling desired.

4. Sun-path diagram: Solar geometry & design for orientation and use of solar charts in understanding traditional vernacular climatic design. 

1. Factors affecting thermal performance of building. Concepts of thermal Heat gain or loss: Steady state and periodic heat flow concepts, Conductivity, resistivity, diffusivity, thermal capacity time lag and 'U' value. Calculation of U value for multilayered walls and Roof.

2. Shading devices: Optimizing Design of Shading devices effective for overheated periods while allowing solar radiation for under heated periods for different wall orientations.

3. Natural ventilation: Functions of natural ventilation, Stack effect due to thermal force and wind velocity. Air movements around buildings, Design considerations and effects of openings and external features on internal air flow and Wind shadows.

4. Day Lighting: Nature of natural light, its transmission, reflection, diffusion, glares. Advantages and limitations in different climatic zones, North light, Day light factor, components of Day light devices.

Master class for advances in climate-responsive architecture relevant to the studio curriculum. 

Portfolio development - To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

R2. Szokolay, S. V. (2014). Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design. Routledge.

R3. Evans, M. (1980). Housing, Climate and Comfort. Architectural Press.

R4. Fry, M., & Drew, J. (1964). Tropical architecture in the dry and humidzones. London: B.T. Batsford.

R5. Konya, A. (1980). Design Primer for Hot Climates. London: Architectural Press; New York: Whitney Library of Design.

R6. Krishnan, A., Baker, N., Yannas, S., & Szokolay, S. (2001). Climate Responsive Architecture: A Design Handbook for Energy Efficient Buildings. New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Education Publishing Company.

R7. Majumdar, M. (2002). Energy efficient buildings: TERI India publication.

R8. Markus, T., & Morris, E. (1980). Buildings, Climate and Energy. Pitman Publishing, London.

R9. Saini, B. S. (1980). Building in Hot dry climates. NY: Wiley Interscience-John Wiley.

Engage with more intensive architectural design thinking through documentation and design of masonry structures and architecture with emphasis on climatic responsiveness that informs the design project.

Focus on “Me and my Cultural Environment” through documentation, contextual analysis and design exercises that enhance critical thinking and representational skills through rigorous training.

1. Studio on Wheels to expose students to the culture of masonry architecture.

2. Introduce the relationship between climate, material, and the built environment.

3. Studying, documenting, and analyzing the traditional, cultural and material context that enables the masonry construction.

4. Integrate with all other courses in the semester

1. Reading and documenting the site intuitively and technically, the context (cultural, geographical and climatic) through the Studio-on- wheels and initiate the design exercise.

2. Exploration of local material resources that inform architecture.

3. Design development of “Me and my cultural environment” with a design project having community/group functions such as community centre, public health centre, interpretation centre, etc.

Portfolio development - To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible of student’s work in the form of a portfolio and its effective compilation across courses and modules.

T2. Callender, J. (1997). Time-saver Standards for Architectural Design Data (7th Revised edition edition ed.). McGraw-Hill Inc.,US.

T3. Gill, R. (1990). Rendering with Pen and Ink. Thames & Hudson Ltd.

T4. Carter, R. (2012). On and By Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer of Architectural Principles. Phaidon Press.

R2. Auroville Consulting.(2017) Under the Banyan: Principles for Sustainable Habitats in the Tropics. Harper India.

R3. Pandya, Y. (2013). Concepts of Space in Traditional Indian Architecture, Grantha Corporation.

R4. Kries, M.(2019).Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People. Thames & Hudson. R5. Rewal, R., Frampton, K., Ozkan, S.(2013).

R5 Raj Rewal: Innovative Architecture and Tradition. Om Books International.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks. Attendance and participation in the studio would be considered in the evaluation-rubrics.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• CIA -1- 25 Marks; CIA -2 - 50 Marks; CIA -3 - 75 Marks; Total - 150
  

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 150 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course

Total CIA - 50

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• Total CIA - 50
  

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%

- Reinforce the conceptual understanding of frame structures using abstract methods of analysis

- To develop the ability to design and analyse structural systems in steel.

- To be able to contemplate the effects of lateral forces in a structural system

 Introduction to National Building Code: IS 800: Criteria & Design to satisfy Building Codes and Standards.

- Analysis of indeterminate structures.

- Introduction to stiffness and distribution factors.

- Introduction to moment distribution method.

- Indeterminacy of frame, comparison of post and lintel system with rigid jointed frame

- Importance of rigid frames in resistivity of lateral forces like wind and earthquakes.

- Comparative study of three common materials - masonry, reinforced concrete and structural steel.

- Carrying capacity of three structural materials and different structural systems in these materials.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50% 

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.

• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.

• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course

• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total 50

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.

• The course shall have a written exam of three-hour duration.

• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Course objectives:

Explore renewable energy systems and indigenous water harvesting practices. To impart Intermediate knowledge about water supply, sanitation, fire and life safety and the skills required in built environment and to integrate them into the building design. To impart Intermediate knowledge and skills required for understanding Electricity, illumination and Ventilation and Air-Handling services in built environment and their integration with Architectural design.

1. Renewable Energy Systems and its utilization.

2. Case studies on Traditional water harvesting methods.

1. Water efficiency and intelligent use of water -quantifying and rationalising for various uses.

2. Water Supply piping - hot, cold, flushing water

3. Drainage Systems and material construction.

4. Rainwater Management: Assessment & quantification

5. Sewerage System: Assessment of sewage generated, Collection of sewage / wastewater treatment and reuse or disposal

6. Solid Waste Management: Assessment of waste collection, treatment and safe disposal

1. Electrical Layout Design: Residential & Commercial Layout design, Compliance to local building codes.

2. Illumination: Lighting and Low Voltage Power systems and High Voltage Power systems: Source and its distribution. 

1. Advanced Fire Safety: Passive and active fire safety systems.

2. Building code requirements for Fire & Life Safety

1. Architectural Design Project: In coordination the student establishes a Project Document explaining, Water and Energy Resource Management, Sanitation and Waste management ideas for the proposed design.

2. Masterclass on topics that review the following ideas -

a. Climate Change and the role of design

b. Resource Management and Sustainable design

c. Building Systems and Energy efficient systems

T2. Birdi, G. (2010). Water supply and Sanitary Engineering. Dhanpat. Rai & Sons Publishers. 8th. Edition.

T3. Mittle, V, &Mittle, A. (2017). Basic Electrical Engineering by Anwari. McGraw Hill Education; 2 edition.

T4. Cotton, H. (2005). Electrical Technology. CBS; 7 edition

R2. Uppal, S., & Garg, G. (1987). Electrical Wiring Estimating & Costing. Khanna; sixth edition

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1 and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.

• CIA 2 for the course shall be conducted in the form of the Mid Semester Examination.

• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course

• CIA -1- 10 Marks; CIA -2 - 15 Marks; CIA -3 - 20 Marks; Attendance- 05 Marks; Total - 50

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in CIA.

• The course shall have a written exam of three-hour duration.

• Total ESE- 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Course objectives: This course explores appreciation of vernacular architecture; as an expression of local identity and indigenous traditions of the culture.

To induce the understanding of relevance of Vernacular building practices.

Introduction to vernacular architecture, history and organisation of vernacular buildings of different regions in the Indian context, forms, spatial planning, cultural aspects, symbolism, colour, art, materials of construction and construction techniques.

1. Study of factors that shape the architectural character and render the regional variations of vernacular architecture - geographic, climatic, social, economic, political and religious aspects, local materials and skills available in the region etc. 

Suggested: Rural Villages & Houses of Bengal, Khasi community of Meghalaya Bodo Kachari tribe, Adi Gallong folk of Sian district, Arunachal and their settlement pattern, Naga house, Communities of Manipur.
Banni Community and their Bhunga House from Rajasthan, Havelis & Castes. Tribes of Gujarat, Sociology and Planning of Rural Gujarat, Woodwork Details of Gujarat.

1. Study on Vernacular architecture integrated through Studio-on-Wheels. Documentation of architectural aspects of the region and its link to the socio-culture and climatic conditions.

T1. Tillotsum G.H.R. (1989) The tradition of Indian Architecture Continuity, Controversy – Change since 1850, Delhi: Oxford University Press.

T2. Bary, D. & Ilay, C. (1998) Traditional Buildings of India, Thames & Hudson, ISBN-10 : 0500341613

T3. Richardson, V. (2001) New Vernacular Architecture; Laurance King Publishing.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

•  CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
•  A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
•  Total CIA - 50 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

•  Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
•  The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%

To encourage reading, and understanding of the facts, that influenced the architectural interiors,

furniture and the overall lifestyle.

To articulate the nature of design activity and design behaviour in furniture designing.

To identify critical design issues, solve design problems through rational decision making.

Level of Knowledge: - Basic

Historic reference, relevance, and development of furniture design. Beginning of modernity: neoclassicism, needs of urbanization/industrialization, development of new materials. The influence of various art and craft movements in furniture design. Art nouveau, Vienna secession, other art movements like art deco.. etc, Works of architects and designers belonging to these movements. Reference to ‘’ design’’.

Expressionism, futurism, constructivism, cubism. Bauhaus work of Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Loius Kahn. Growth of international style. Development and spread of international style: deconstructivism, the study of contemporary designs.

Human factors data such as ergonomics and anthropometrics. User interaction with the furniture, Basic design standards in furniture designing. Furniture relation to space, environment, and interior design.

Computer-generated/Manual 2D, 3D drawing and modeling to effectively communicate a design at the schematic, design development, and fabrication drawing stages (portfolio)

List of Engagements

1. Furniture design and concept 

2. Model making

3. Workshop/Guest lecture

4. Interaction with Professionals/Guest lecture

5. Industry visit

T1. Raizman, D. (2003) History of modern design: Graphics and products since the industrial

revolution. Laurence King Publishing.

T2. Cross N. (2011) Design thinking: Understanding how designers think and work. Berg.

T3. Anderson, P.V (2007) Technical Communication – A Reader Centered Approach, Thomson

Wadsworth, Sixth Edition, New Delhi.

Reference Books:

R1. Dechiara, J., Julius, P. & Zelnik, M. (1991) Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space

Planning- (second edition), US: McGraw-Hill Inc.

R2. Baiche, B. & Walliman K. (2013) Ernst & Peter Neufert - Architect’s Standards, Blackwell Science.

www.nofilmschool.com

www.dezeen.com

www.film-english.com

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course

Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

● To engage in a rural outreach program through an architectural design project by adopting an appropriate technology that seeks solutions to environmental, social concerns and addresses the sustainability paradigm.

● To design and develop execution drawings of an architectural project of a dwelling environment for a small community, with a focus on ideas of type and typology through site studies, analysis, and application of appropriate technology.

● To study the correlation between climate-environmental parameters and socio-cultural patterns as generators of an architectural space.

● To build a deeper social and environmental responsibility within students through its service-learning modules.

NOTE: Suggested construction of the approved architectural design that is externally commissioned and funded as an outreach project beyond the semester timeline. Suggested joint research publications of the studio outcomes.

1. Introducing the adopted appropriate technology through basic and advanced level skill development technical workshops.

2. Demonstrating understanding of the contextual (environmental, social, ethical, historical), material and functional aspects of the appropriate technology and its applications.

1. Reading of the site, including its environment and social context, intuitively and documenting it technically.

2. Case Analysis to understand the tectonics of the adopted material in contemporary and traditional architecture.

3. Analysis of site and context, along with studying climate-environmental parameters and social-cultural patterns to arrive at a design program and project brief.

4. Development of the design proposal through conceptual ideas along with technical integration of structural principles and applying the acquired skills of the adopted appropriate building technology.

5. Exploration of concepts of modularity, sustainability, and undertaking of prototypes for its demonstration.

1. Developing design drawings and a portfolio fit for execution as an outreach.

2. Developing a joint term paper that can be published NOTE: Suggest efforts for executing and commissioning the final chosen architectural design, implementing the skills of the adopted appropriate technology, as an outreach project on-site. Suggest efforts to obtain sponsorship/ external funding for the construction of the outreach project.

Portfolio development - To organise and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Where possible establish connections with other subjects of student’s work in the form of a portfolio and its effective compilation across courses and modules.

T2. Ching, F. D. K. (2015). Architecture: Form, Space, & Order (Fourth edition.). New Jersy: John Wiley.

T2. Callender, J. (1997). Time-saver Standards for Architectural Design Data (7th Revised edition ed.). McGraw-Hill Inc.,US.

T3. Gill, R. (1990). Rendering with Pen and Ink. Thames & Hudson Ltd.

R2. Rapoport, A (1969). House Form and Culture. Prentice-Hall, Inc. Englewood Cliffs, NJ USA Pearson

R3. Clark, R. H., & Pause, M. (2012). Precedents in architecture: Analytic diagrams, formative ideas, and partis (4th ed.). Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons

R4. Carter, R. (2012). On and By Frank Lloyd Wright: A Primer of Architectural Principles. Phaidon Press.

R5. Curtis, W. (1994). Le Corbusier: Ideas and Forms. Phaidon Press; Revised edition. R6. Mertins, D., & Lambert, P. (2014). Mies. New York: Phaidon.

R6. Damluji , S. S., & Bertini, V. (2018). Hassan Fathy: Earth & Utopia. Laurence King.

R7. Dethier, J. (2020). The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future. Princeton Architectural Press.

R8.Weismann, A., & Bryce, K. (2006). Building with COB: A Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building). UIT Cambridge Ltd.

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks. Attendance and participation in the studio would be considered in the evaluation-rubrics.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of a particular course
• CIA -1- 25 Marks; CIA -2 - 50 Marks; CIA -3 - 75 Marks; 
• Total - 150 Marks 

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 150 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Course objectives: To develop advanced skills required in using digital tools to conceive, develop and present architectural ideas.

1.   Introduction to virtual space and the limitations and potentials of digital representation. 

2.   Introduction to advanced 3D modelling software and relevance, capabilities - for e.g. Advanced Sketchup as an Extension of Project, Autodesk Revit (Advanced) / or 3DS Max or Rhino3D. 

3.   Introduction to online resources, blogs, tutorials.

Techniques of 3D visualizations - Introduction to tool settings in 3D rendering engines. For e.g. Using V- Ray /Lumion 3D rendering   software

1.  Introduction to Vector graphics editing as a tool to present architecture design studio projects -introduction to Adobe Illustrator / Corel DRAW. 

2.  Introduction to Desktop publishing tools — for e.g. Adobe InDesign, CorelDraw, and Prezi as tools to create presentations and portfolios. Studio on wheel reports/ journal to be prepared in InDesign to explore desktop publishing

Portfolio development - To organize and review all works done in the semester. To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with other subjects where possible.

T1. Finkelstein, E. (2008). Autocad 2009 & Autocad LT 2009. New Delhi: John Wiley and Sons.

T2. Anton, K. K., & Cruise, John. (2017). Adobe InDesign CC: Classroom in a book. Noida: Pearson India education services pvt ltd.

R1. Adobe creative suite, Online web site of Adobe products: www.adobe.com

R2. Sketchup: Online documentation, videos: http://www.sketchup.com/learnivideos

Online Resources:

W1. https://knowledge.autodesk.com

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

To develop the knowledge required for understanding the influence of environmental science on Architecture including the environmental processes for promoting co-existence of built and the natural environment. 

Introduction to complex relationships between the natural environments and built environment, causes and impacts of environmental degradation and conversations.

Sustainable Sites to meet the risks of climate change; Site Specific Design; Development Density and Community Connectivity, Alternative Transportation, Site Development, Storm water Design and Heat Island Effect with examples. Water Efficiency: Innovative Wastewater Treatment and Reuse and Water Use Reduction and Re use factors. Visit to innovative Re-use and wastewater treatment systems/sites

Strategies to transform the built environment 1. Energy and Atmosphere: Optimize Energy Performance, On-site Renewable Energy, Enhanced Commissioning and Green Power. To apply the principles of Solar and other Passive Architecture to design of buildings. 2. Materials and Resources: Building Reuse: Maintain Existing Walls, Floors, and Roof, Construction Waste Management, Materials Reuse, Recycled Content, Regional Materials and Certified Wood. 

1. Performance evaluation of live case study; Thermal performance of built environment; natural and artificial lighting and ventilation and wind movement which will involve measurements; documentation and recording; analysis and design using hand held and digital tools and through simulation using appropriate software

2. Performance evaluation of Renewable Energy Systems, Fenestration, Opaque Construction, etc. as per test standards specified in NBC and ECBC, LEED, etc.

3. Study of natural structures and processes Concepts of ecology and landscape;

T2. Szokolay, S. V. (2014). Introduction to architectural science: the basis of sustainable design. Routledge. 

R2. Majumdar, M. (2002). Energy efficient buildings: TERI India publication

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

To introduce the architectural expression of alternative constructional composition. To familiarize students with market study of building materials and their applications. Explore the relevance of Alternate Materials & Techniques in influencing the architectural character. Draw and document applicable Sustainable construction details. Explore the relevance of RCC and Steel construction details in influencing the architectural character

1. Introduction to Appropriate Local Sustainable materials/Buildings, Choice/selection, benefits etc.

2. Familiarize with the building material bamboo and the Bamboo construction methods. 

1. Alternate roofing: Jack Arch, Madras terrace, and stone slab roof

2. RCC filler slabs: Principles and methods of construction. Introduction to different filler materials, Mangalore tiles, Burnt Clay Bricks, Hollow Concrete blocks, Stabilized Hollow Mud blocks, Clay pots, Coconut shells etc.

3. Introduction to Vaults and Domes – RCC

1. Introduction to RCC Slabs: Principles and methods of construction- one-way, two-way slabs, cantilever slabs, sloping RCC roof, one way continuous, and two ways continuous.

2. Introduction to Advanced RCC roofs: Principles and methods of construction -Moment frame, Flat slab and Flat plate, Waffle slab.

3. RCC Staircase: Principles and methods of construction

1. Introducing Structural steel as a building material

2. Principles and methods involved in steel construction

3. Steel Trusses (Light Gauge Steel)– Short Span, Long Span, North Light Roofs, aluminium sheet and profiled MS sheet cladding and roof fixing details.

4. Hot Rolled and Cold Rolled Steel application in Building Construction. 

T2. Emmitt , S., & Gorse, C. (2009). Barry's Introduction to Construction of Buildings. WileyBlackwell.

T3. Mckay, W. (2012). Building Construction. Pearson India.

T4. Deplazes, A. (2005). Constructing Architecture Materials Processes Structures A Handbook. Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser Publishers for Architecture.

T5. Francis Mallgrave, H. (2004). Style in the Technical and Tectonic Arts; Practical Aesthetics. Los Angeles.

W1. http://madeingreatlakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Appropriate-Building-Materials..pdf

CONTINUOUS INTERNAL ASSESSMENT (CIA): 50%

• CIA 1, 2, and 3 for this course shall be conducted by the respective faculty in the form of different types of assignments. Students need to complete the assignments within the stipulated time for the award of marks.
• A minimum of 50% in the CIA is required to appear for the End Semester Examination (ESE) of the course
• Total CIA - 50 Marks

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION (ESE): 50%

• Eligibility to appear for ESE is a score of a minimum of 50% in the CIA.
• The course shall have a Viva Voce evaluated by an external examiner and internal examiner of the portfolio presentation.
• Total ESE - 50 Marks

PASS CRITERIA

A student shall pass the course only on a minimum aggregate score (CIA+ESE) of 45% and a minimum CIA Score of 50% and an ESE score of 40%.

Course Description: The course sets out from the present architectural condition in India and traces its history to pre and post-independence India by looking at significant cases and architects as well as the social-political setting they emerged from. This is then connected to the birth of modernism in Europe, to its growth into a mature and international style and further to the disruptive emergence of Postmodernism and Deconstruction in questioning meaning and symbolism. This is followed by a discussion on other contemporary approaches to the built- environment. This may be done by taking 10-15 key case examples and a few supporting cases across time, cultures, and geographies to connect, distinguish and discern concepts, issues, responses, and contexts in the shaping of architecture.

Course Objectives:

● To develop the ability to critically understand the built environment concepts through history in the 20th and 21st centuries.

● To introduce the connections between the built environment and the social, political, religious, technological, and environmental circumstances which shaped modern architecture.

● To understand the idea of ornament & detail, power & politics, form & iconography etc. constantly relating it to modern life – places and practices through Studio-on-Wheels. empirical methods

Architecture walk: exploring the city architecture – modernism in India and tracing the colonial influence, adapting the Indian climatic conditions in colonial architecture. Search for a modern Indian identity in Post Independent India – role of ideology & politics, geographical & cultural contexts, economics & scale, material & technology in shaping the built-environment.

The birth of Modernism - its socialist and technological origin in Europe represented in Art movements and architecture - Crystal Palace, Bauhaus, Constructivism, etc. against the Neo-Classical and Colonial approaches.

Growth of Modernism - How new technology, materials, and building systems led to a new approach and building style - High Modern, International Style, trickle-down modernism to alternate positions of Frank Lloyd Wright, Alvar Aalto, James Stirling, Bucky Fuller, etc.

Disruptive positions leading to Post Modernism, Deconstruction, and Critical Regionalism. New approaches aided by critical and process-oriented design -Sustainable architecture, Biomimicry, Parametric design

1. Master classes to enhance the knowledge of modernism & contemporary and its

applications in architecture.

2. Portfolio development - To organise and review all works done in the semester.

To compile a comprehensive portfolio for the subject. Establish connections with

other subjects where possible of student’s work in the form of a portfolio and its

effective compilation across courses and modules.

T1. Curtis, W. J. R. (1983) Modern Architecture Since 1900. United States of America: Phaidon Press Limited.

T2. Frampton K. (1992) Modern Architecture, Thames and Hudson, London, 

T3: Ching, F. D.K., Jarzombek M. & Prakash V. (1943) A global history of architecture. Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley & Sons, 1943.

T4: Norberg-Schulz C. (1980) Genius Loci- Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, Rizzoli International Publication, New York. ISBN: 0-8478-0287-6,

T5: Ching, F. D. K. (1943) Architecture: Form Space and Order. United States of America: Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data.

T6: Lang, Jon. (2002) A Concise History of Modern Architecture in India. Delhi: Permenant Black.

T7: Scriver P. & Srivastava A. (2016) India: Modern Architectures in History, Reaktion Books.

T8: Llyod, S. & Muller. H.W. (1986) History of World Architecture - Series. London: Faber and Faber Ltd.

R1. Corbusier, L. (1986) Towards New Architecture, New York : Dover Publications.

R2. Tadgell C. (1990) The History of Architecture in India, New Delhi: Penguin Books (India)

Ltd.

R3. Robson D. & Powers R. (2014) Beyond Bawa: Modern Masterworks of Monsoon Asia, Thames and Hudson, ISBN-10 0500342385

R4. Lefaivre L. & Tzonis, A. (2003) Critical Regionalism: Architecture and Identity in a Globalized World (Architecture in Focus), Prestel, ISBN-10 3791329723

R5. Sharr A. (2018) Modern Architecture: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press.

R6. Conrads U. (1971) Programs and manifestoes on 20th -century architecture, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2nd Edition.

R7. Myers W. (2012) Bio Design: Nature, Science, Creativity. London : Thames & Hudson Ltd.

R8. Charissa N Terranova C. N. & Tromble M. (2016) The Routledge Companion to Biology in Art and Architecture, Routledge.

R9. Leland M Roth L. M. (1994) Understanding Architecture: Its elements, history and meaning; Craftsman House.

R10. Andreas, V. Stierlin H. (1995) India, Architecture of the World Series, Benedikt Taschen Velag GmbH, ISBN 3-8228-9301-3

Online Resources:

W1. https://www.theartstory.org/

W2: Eames the architect and the painter 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRElKUXH4VU

W3: CLEAN LINES, OPEN SPACES A VIEW OF MID CENTURY MODERN ARCHITECTURE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_YZbp-MmEo

W4: Le Corbusier Documentary - The century of Le Corbusier COMPLETE!- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMf97Lnxx3Q

W5: The Dessau Bauhaus - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyhrMZBWLo&list=PLABA0239EA68C47B6

W6: cHALES cORREA - vOLUME zERO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzK86VPXUs8

W7: Zaha Hadid - Who Dares Win - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXvt5LQMK9M

W8: Laurie Baker - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tT5W39FQbg

W9: Hassan Fathy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5QKLppxgbk