Architecture | City Planning | Evolution of cities; principles of city planning; types of cities & new towns; planning regulations and building bylaws; eco-city, smart city concept; sustainable development. |
Housing | Concept of housing; neighborhood concept; site planning principles; housing typology; Housing standards; housing infrastructure; housing policies, finance, and management; housing programs in India; self-help housing. |
Landscape Design | Principles of landscape design and site planning; history of landscape design, landscape elements, and materials; plant characteristics & planting design; environmental considerations in landscape planning. |
Computer-Aided Design | Application of computers in architecture and site planning; understanding elements of hardware and software; computer graphics; usage of packages such as AutoCAD,3D-Studio,3D Max /SketchUp, and Photoshop. |
Environmental Studies, Climatology & Building Sciences | Components of Ecosystem; ecological principles concerning environment; climate responsive design; energy efficient building design; thermal comfort; solar architecture; principles of lighting and styles for illumination; basic principles of architectural acoustics; environment pollution, their control & abatement. |
Introduction to Architecture and Urban Design: | Principles of visual composition; proportion, scale, rhythm, symmetry, harmony, datum, balance, form, color, texture; sense of place and space, division of space; barrier-free design; focal point, vista, imageability, visual survey, figure-background relationship. |
History of Architecture | Indian– Indus Valley, Vedic, Buddhist, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, and Mughal periods; European– Egyptian, Greek, Roman, medieval, and Renaissance periodsconstruction and architectural styles; vernacular and traditional architecture. |
Theory of Design & Contemporary Architecture | Architectural developments and impacts on society since the industrial revolution; the influence of modern art on architecture; works of national and international architects; art nouveau, eclecticism, international styles, post modernism, deconstruction in architecture, art deco, brutalism, structuralism. |
Building Services | Water supply, sewerage, and drainage systems; sanitary fittings and fixtures; plumbing systems, principles of internal & external drainage systems, principles of electrification of buildings, intelligent buildings; elevators & escalators, their standards, and uses; air-conditioning systems; fire fighting systems, building safety, security systems & building automation. |
Building Construction and Management | Building construction techniques, methods, and details; building systems and prefabrication of building elements; principles of modular coordination; estimation, specification, valuation, professional practice; project management techniques e.g., PERT, CPM, etc. |
Materials and Structural Systems | Behavioral characteristics of all types of building materials e. g.mud, timber, bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP, different polymers, composites; principles of strength of materials; design of structural elements in wood, steel, and RCC; elastic and limit state design; complex structural systems; principles of prestressing; tall buildings; principles of disaster-resistant structures. |
Infrastructure, Services, and Amenities | Principles of water supply and sanitation systems; water treatment; solid waste disposal systems; waste treatment, recycle & reuse; urban rainwater harvesting; power supply and communication systems—network, design & guidelines; demography-related standards at various levels of soft settlements for health, education, recreation, religious & public-semipublic facilities. |
Architectural Conservation | Conservation, preservation, restoration, reconstruction, adoption, techniques of restoration, preservation & rehabilitation. |
