Sushant School of Art and Architecture (SSAA) is a premier Architectural Institute affiliated to Ansal University, Gurugram. SSAA was established in 1989 by Chiranjiv Charitable Trust and ranks among best colleges in the segment. SAAS, Gurgaon is regarded as one of the top 3 Architectural Institutes in India.
The SSAA has been awarded the National Education Excellence award and Best Private University in Northern India 2017 along with CSR Excellence in Education. The school has been ranked on the top because of its contemporary courses and teaching skills. SSAA is recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, AICTE and Council of Architecture (COA).
SSAA has tie-ups with various international architecture and design schools, organisations etc. The Sushant School has cultivated associations with a number of international universities such as Oxford Brookes’ University, University of York, University of Melbourne, University of Virginia, University of Montreal, University of British Columbia, and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, The Frank Lloyd Foundation, USA and The Schumacher Institute, Bristol, UK. The school is an affiliate member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), USA. International relationships ensure that SSAA renews its respected status within the world design community.
Sushant School of Art & Architecture offers various UG and PG courses in the field of Architecture. The institute has emerged into a big academy imparting premium education to the students who wish to become good architects in future.
SSAA admissions for UG and PG Courses are based on the National Aptitude Test for Architecture (NATA) and secondary and higher secondary school score.
When it comes to placement opportunities, the CRC “Corporate Resource Centre” team ensures the best industry exposure to the students. Top companies are invited by the CRC department of the campus every year.
As far as learning activities are concerned, the students are engaged in various events and activities such as site visits and learning, workshops, off-campus learning etc.
On the other hand, SSAA has a world-class infrastructure including well-equipped classrooms, library facility, cafeteria, dispensary, smart classrooms, conference room and auditorium where students can experience best learning environment.
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The school was shortlisted for ‘Transparence 2013′ a competition run by renowned glass manufacturing company ‘Saint Gobain’.
The School has won the prestigious National Institute of Advanced Studies in Architecture 2013 – North Zone, which awards students for most innovative and astounding Thesis work.
Ansal University collaborated with Deakin University, Australia, for students to build understanding of the dynamics of culture and methodological teaching. The collaboration was not only striving for progressive learning, but seeking to exchange ideas to improve pedagogy. Recently, SSAA collaborated to organise iDiDe 2013 – Intercultural Dialogue through Design. iDiDe is an initiative from Deakin University to conduct workshops in various international universities. Universities from Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri-Lanka participated in this workshop.
Lawrence TechnologicalUniversity Workshop Detroit, USA-based Lawrence Technological University, in conjunction with SSAA, Ansal University, coordinated a weeklong workshop on Digital Fabrication and Parametric to Adopt Building Materials for Vernacular Techniques. SSAA continues to engage its students to use software and advanced machineries for the craft of design development. SSAA aims to break barriers to advance in design development and assists its students in succeeding in architectural education and training.
MIT WorkshopSushant School of Art and Architecture conducted a Design + Build Workshop with renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. The workshop was focused on building techniques that aim to bridge the anachronistic with the contemporaneous forms of Architecture. It consisted of several transformations of existing architectural and cultural precedents into contemporary architecture.