ABOUT

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHITECTURE“The building of a career is quiteas difficult a problem as thebuilding of a house, yet few eversit down with pencil and paper,with expert information andcounsel, to plan a workingcareer and deal with the lifeproblem scientifically, as theywould deal with the problem ofbuilding a house, taking theadvice of an architect to helpthem.”

- Frank Parsons (American Educator), 1909

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WHAT DO ARCHITECTS DO?

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ARCHITECTS –

• Design Buildings…

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ARCHITECTS –

• Design landscapes…

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ARCHITECTS –

• Design interior spaces…

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ARCHITECTS –

• Design cities…

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ARCHITECT…

…IS A RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL

… REGISTERED WITH COUNCIL OF

ARCHITECTURE UNDER AN ACT OF

PARLIAMENT. (Architect’s Act 1972)

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WHO CAN APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AS

AN ARCHITECT?

Any resident Indian who has completed his

undergraduate education in the field of

Architecture from an institute, duly recognised

by the Council of Architecture is qualified to

apply for registration as ‘ARCHITECT’.

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HOW DOES ONE ACQUIRE SUCH

QUALIFICATION?

Bachelor’s Degree course in Architecture

(B. Arch.) is a Five year Full-time course,

available in more than 400 institutes

throughout India and many other recognised

institutes around the world.

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WHO CAN SEEK ADMISSION TO B. ARCH.

COURSE?There are two criteria:

•You must have passed XII or Equivalent examination

with mathematics as one of the subjects and have

score more than 50% marks in aggregate

AND

•You must pass recognised Aptitude test i.e., National

Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

Here is a short profile of the person we are

looking for, as a raw material for the discipline

of Architecture.

• Intelligent: Intellectually alive to understand

the community’s problems, to meet

community leaders as an intellectual equal

and to contribute to the solutions.

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Sensitive: Sensitively responsive to people,

place and situation, with a developed

knowledge of the way people use and

respond to environment checking his

intuition against all the hard data he can lay

his hands on.

• Imaginative: Capable of thinking creatively,

flexibly, broadly and not getting hung up on

preconceptions of passing fashion.

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• Practical: Willing to dirty his hands and not

remain aloof since many problems demand

down to earth positive action.

• Organized: Able to get and keep matters

under control to manage at all levels.

• Idealistic: Still able to dream to hold to

ideals, to play.

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B. Arch. Course

Various subjects one learns can be

grouped into Five main streams:

• Design

• Technology

• Humanities

• Environment

• Professional Practice

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B. Arch. Course

Training aims to -

• Develop skills of various kinds, including –

– Assimilation of required information

– Comprehension of information into Knowledge

– Analyzing the task at hand &

– Relating specific knowledge to the

accomplishment of task

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• Fundamental Design Skills

Ability to apply basic spatial organisation,

structural, and constructional principles to the

conception and development of interior and

exterior spaces, building elements and

components.

• Collaborative Skills

Ability to identify and assume divergent roles that

maximize individual talents and to cooperate with

others when working as a member of team.

Major Skills

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• Verbal and Writing Skills

Ability to speak and write effectively on

subject matter contained in the

professional curriculum.

• Graphic Skills

Ability to employ appropriate representational media, including computer technology, to convey essential formal elements at each stage of the programming and design process.

Major Skills

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• Research Skills

Ability to employ basic methods of data

collection and analysis to inform all

aspects of the programming and

design process .

• Critical Thinking Skills

Ability to make a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of a building, building complex, or urban space.

Major Skills..

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• Understand Human Behavior & Human

Diversity

• Understand International, National and

Regional Traditions

• Environmental Conservation

• Universal Accessibility

• Formal Ordering Systems

• Structural Systems

• Environmental System

Other Concerns

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• Life-Safety Systems

• Building Service Systems

• Building Economics and Cost Control

• Building Materials and Assemblies

• Legal Responsibilities

• Contracts and Documentation

• Ethics and Professional Judgment

Other Skills

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• Employment Opportunities

– Assignments from Private Clients

– Assignments from Public enterprise clients

– Education

– Employment in Public and Private sector

– Architectural Competitions

– Project initiation on own

– Non Government Organisations

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Architect

Structural and Civil engineers

Environment engineers

Electrical & Mechanical Engineers

Landscape architects

Product and Visual Designers

Acoustics Consultants

Lighting designers

Interior Architects

Artists

Photographers

City & Regional planners

Facility Managers

Land & Real estate developers

Sociologists & Economists Demographers

and more

Roles of Architect…

HVAC Consultants

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Architect

Urban Designer

Landscape Architect

Interior Architect

Urban Planner

Project Manager

Traffic and Transportation Planner

Housing Consultant

Architecture Teacher

Traditional Career options

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Architectural Journalist

Architectural Historian

Art Director

Architectural Critic

Architectural Photographer

Architectural renderer / visualizer

Architectural Documentation

Non-traditional Career options

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Building Inspector

Building Contractor

Building Construction manager

Design Auditor

Conservator

Corporate Architect

Cartographer

Construction inspector

Developer

Draftsperson

Non-traditional Career options

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Environmental planner

Exhibition Designer

Facilities Manager

Furniture Designer

Graphic Designer

Housing Rehab Specialist

Interior Designer

Industrial Designer/Product Designer

Non-traditional Career options

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Lighting Designer

Property assessor and valuer

Researcher

Set Designer

Surveyor

Technical Illustrator

Politician

Administrative Services

Non-traditional Career options

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Masters / P.G. Diploma Programs in

Architecture

Urban Design

Landscape Architecture

Housing

Architectural Conservation

Building Construction Management

Furniture & Interior Design

Urban & Regional / City Planning

Industrial Design / Product Design

Visual Communications

Business Administration … and many more.

Higher Education

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