St.

PETER’S UNIVERSITY
St. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research
(Declared under section 3 of UGC Act 1956)
Avadi, Chennai – 600 054.

BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE (B.Arch.)

(I TO X SEMESTERS)

REGULATIONS AND SYLLABI

(REGULATIONS – 2015)

(WITH AMENDMENTS)

ST. PETER’S SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE

 B.Arch. PROGRAMME
Regulations and Syllabi
(Effective from the Academic Year 2015 - ’16)
(With amendments)

1. Eligibility: Candidates who passed Higher Secondary Examination under 10 +2 level

with Mathematics and with 50% or more marks in aggregate conducted by the
Government of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent Examination thereto
and
who passed National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) administered by the
Council of Architecture are eligible for admission to I year of 5 year B.Arch. Degree
prgramme.

2. Duration: Five Years comprising 10 Semesters. Each semester has a minimum 90

working days with a minimum of 5 hours a day. Candidates who have completed the
duration of the programme of study are permitted to appear for the arrear subjects
examinations, if any within two years after the duration of the programme.

3. Medium: English is the medium of instruction and examination.

4. Weightage for Continuous and End Assessment: The weightage for Continuous
Assessment (CA) and End Assessment (EA) is 25:75 for theory courses and 60:40 for
Studio Courses unless the ratio is specifically mentioned in the Scheme of
Examinations. The Question Paper is to be set for a maximum of 100 Marks.

5. Choice Based Credit System: Choice Based Credit System is followed with one
credit equivalent to one hour for a theory paper and two hours for a practical per
week in a cycle of 18 weeks (that is, one credit is equal to 18 hours for each theory
paper and one credit is equal to 36 hours for a practical in a semester) in the Time
Table. The total credit for the programme (10 semesters) is 250.

6. Passing Requirements: The minimum pass mark (raw score) be 50% in End
Assessment (EA) and 50% in Continuous Assessment (CA) and End Assessment (EA)
put together. No minimum mark (raw score) in Continuous Assessment (CA) is
prescribed unless it is specifically mentioned.

7. Grading System: Grading System on a 10 Point Scale is followed with 1 mark = 0.1
Grade point to successful candidates as given below.

CONVERSION TABLE
(1 Mark = 0.1 Grade Point on a 10 Point Scale)

Range of Marks Grade Point Letter Grade Classification

90 to 100 9.0 to 10.0 O First Class
80 to 89 8.0 to 8.9 A First Class
70 to 79 7.0 to 7.9 B First Class
60 to 69 6.0 to 6.9 C First Class
50 to 59 5.0 to 5.9 D Second Class
0 to 49 0 to 4.9 F Reappearance

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 Procedure for Calculation

Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) = Sum of Weighted Grade Points

Total Credits
= ∑ (CA+EA) C
∑C
Where Weighted Grade Points in each Course = Grade Points (CA+EA)
multiplied by Credits

= (CA+EA)C
Weighted Cumulative Percentage of Marks(WCPM) = CGPAx10

C- Credit, CA-Continuous Assessment, EA- End Assessment

8. SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

SEMESTER – I
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
115ART01 Mathematics 3 0 3
115ART02 History of Architecture & Culture - I 3 0 3
115ART03 Theory of Architecture -I 3 0 3
115ART04 Building Materials - I 3 0 3
Practical
115ARP01 Architectural Drawing-I 1 4 3
115ARP02 Art Studio 1 4 3
115ARP03 Basic Design 0 13 7
Total 14 21 25

SEMESTER – II
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
215ART01 Mechanics of Structures – I 3 0 3
215ART02 History of Architecture & Culture - II 3 0 3
215ART03 Theory of Architecture -II 3 0 3
215ART04 Building Materials - II 3 0 3
Practical
215ARP01 Building Construction - I 1 4 3
215ARP02 Architectural Drawing - II 1 4 3
215ARP03 Architectural Design – I 0 13 7
Total 14 21 25

SEMESTER – III
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
315ART01 Mechanics of Structures - II 3 0 3
315ART02 History of Architecture and Culture - III 3 0 3
315ART03 Climate and Built Environment 3 0 3
315ART04 Building Materials - III 3 0 3
Practical
315ARP01 Computer Aided Visualization 1 4 3
315ARP02 Building Construction - II 1 4 3
315ARP03 Architectural Design II 0 13 7
Total 14 21 25
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 SEMESTER IV
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
415ART01 Design of Structures – I 3 0 3
415ART02 History of Architecture and Culture – IV 3 0 3
415ART03 Environmental Science 3 0 3
415ART04 Building Materials – IV 3 0 3
Theory Cum Studio
415ART05 Building Services - I 2 2 3
Practical
415ARP01 Building Construction - III 1 4 3
415ARP02 Architectural Design - III 0 14 7
Total 15 20 25

SEMESTER V
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
515ART01 Design of Structures - II 3 0 3
515ART02 History of Architecture and Culture - V 3 0 3
515ART06 Elective – I: 3 0 3
Theory Cum Studio
515ART03 Building Services - II 2 2 3
515ART04 Site Analysis and Planning 2 2 3
Practical
515ARP01 Building Construction - IV 1 4 3
515ARP02 Architectural Design - IV 0 13 7
Total 14 21 25

SEMESTER VI
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
615ART01 Design of Structures - III 3 0 3
615ART02 History of Architecture and Culture - VI 3 0 3
Elective - II: 3 0 3
Elective - III: 3 0 3
Theory Cum Studio
615ART03 Building Services - III 2 2 3
Practical
615ARP01 Architectural Design Development 1 4 3
615ARP02 Architectural Design - V 0 14 7
Total 15 20 25

SEMESTER VII
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Practical
715ARP01 Practical Training – I 0 50 25
Viva Voce
Total 0 50 25

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 SEMESTER VIII
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Practical
815ARP01 Practical Training – II 0 50 25
Viva Voce
Total 0 50 25

SEMESTER IX
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
915ART01 Specifications and Estimation 3 0 3
915ART02 Human Settlements Planning 3 0 3
915ART03 Professional Practice and Ethics 3 0 3
Elective IV: 3 0 3
Elective V: 3 0 3
Theory Cum Studio
915ART04 Urban Design 2 3 3
Practical
915ARP01 Architectural Design - VI 0 15 7
Total 17 18 25

SEMESTER X
Code No. Course Title L P/S C
Theory
1015ART0 Elective VI: 3 0 3
Practical
1015ARP01 Thesis 4 36 22
Viva Voce
Total 7 36 25

Electives

Course Code Electives L P/S C

Elective I (SEMESTER V)
515ART05 Art Appreciation 3 0 3
515ART06 Energy Efficient Architecture 3 0 3

515ART07 Theory of Design 3 0 3

Elective II & Elective III (SEMESTER VI )
615ART04 Evolution of Human Settlements 3 0 3
615ART05 Interior Design 3 0 3
615ART06 Structure and Architecture 3 0 3
615ART07 Vernacular Architecture 3 0 3
615ART08 Earthquake Resistant Architecture 3 0 3
615ART09 Landscape and Ecology 3 0 3
Elective IV & V (SEMESTER IX)
915ART05 Advanced Structures 3 0 3
915ART06 Architectural Journalism and Photography 3 0 3
915ART07 Construction and Project Management 3 0 3
915ART08 Construction Technology 3 0 3
915ART09 Contemporary Processes in Architecture 3 0 3
915ART10 Sustainable Planning and Architecture 3 0 3
Elective VI (SEMESTER X)
1015ART01 Architectural Conservation 3 0 3
1015ART02 Urban Housing 3 0 3

Note: L – Lecture period P- Practical period / S –Studio period C – Credits

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 Same Elective Courses cannot be taken twice by a student.
Theory / Elective Studio based Practical Training Thesis
Courses Courses
CA EA Total CA EA Total CA EA Total CA EA Total
25 75 100 25 75 100 50 50 100 60 40 100

9. (a) Pattern of the Question Paper for Theory Subject: The question paper for
End Assessment will be set for three hours and for the maximum of 100 marks
with following divisions and details.

Part A: 10 questions (with equal distribution to all units in the syllabus).

Each question carries 2 marks.

Part B: 5 questions with either or type (with equal distribution to all

units in the syllabus). Each question carries 16 marks.

(b) Assessment of Studio Courses: Portfolio examined through a viva voce

Examination by one internal faculty and one external faculty appointed by CoE.

(c) Assessment of Architectural Thesis: Every candidate shall submit at the end of
the X Semester a thesis on a subject approved by the Thesis Review Committee
constituted by the Head of the department which shall comprise of the Head of the
Department/ Thesis Coordinator, supervisor of thesis and two external architects.
The thesis shall be evaluated for a weightage of 60% of the total marks by the
review committee through continuous internal assessment with a minimum of 5
reviews with equal weightage for each review.

For the X Semester Architectural thesis, the end semester viva – voce
examination will be conducted by a panel of two external examiners (including
Practicing Architects) appointed by the CoE who shall each award 50% of the
marks allocated for Viva Voce Examination. The head of Department /Thesis
Coordinator and the Supervisor of the thesis shall be present for the viva voce
examination.

(d) Assessment of Practical Training I & II:

(i) Every candidate shall undergo practical training in the VII & VIII Semesters. In
the VII Semester the candidate shall undergo practical training in architectural
offices in India only under architects registered with the Council of
Architecture, India with a minimum of 5 years professional standing with the
approval of the HOD. However, in the VIII Semester, the candidate is
permitted to undergo practical training in architectural offices in other
countries also, where, the principal architect is registered under the concerned
local Architectural registration body.

(ii) Every candidate is required to undertake the entire duration of practical

training whether in the VII or in the VIII Semester in a single architectural
office. However, under unforeseen circumstances, if the candidate wishes to
change his/ her place of practical training he / she shall be allowed to do so
only once in the VII Semester alone provided the candidate satisfies a
minimum of 30 days practical training in any one of the offices.

(iii) Continuous assessment for Practical Training in each semester shall be done
for a weightage of 50% of the total marks out of which 80% of the marks will
be assigned by the practicing architect in whose office the candidate is
undergoing training. The principal Architect will give three assessments in
each semester as per the academic schedule of the University and 20% will be
awarded by the Coordinator(s) of the practical training for the submitted
portfolio of works at the end of the Semester.

(iv) Practical Training shall commence on the reopening day of the respective
semester and conclude on the last working day of that semester as per the
academic schedule of the University.

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 (v) Final Portfolio will be examined through a viva voce Examination by one
internal faculty & one external examiner appointed by CoE at the end of VII
and VIII semester.

10.Effective Period of Operation for the Arrear Candidates: Two Year grace period
is provided for the candidates to complete the arrear examination, if any.

B.Arch. Degree Programme – Regulations R 2013

Consolidated statement of Total Credits in each Semester

Semester L T P/S Credit

I 14 0 21 25
II 14 0 21 25
III 14 0 21 25
IV 15 0 20 25
V 14 0 21 25
VI 15 0 20 25
VII 0 0 50 25
VIII 0 0 50 25
IX 17 - 1 25
X 7 - 36 25

TOTAL 250

Registrar

11.SYLLABUS

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 115ART01 MATHEMATICS

Objectives:
 Identifying practical problems to obtain solutions involving trigonometric and
exponential functions.
 Studying the properties of lines and planes in space, along with sphere and providing
a tool to understand 3D material.
 Understand functions of more than one variable, along with differentiation under
integral sign.
 Solving differential equation of certain type.
 Analysing data collection and interpretation of results using statistical tools.

UNIT I TRIGONOMETRY AND MENSURATION

Trigonometric (sine, cosine and tan functions) and exponential functions, De-Moiver’s
theorem. Area of plane figures, computation of volume of solid figures.

UNIT II THREE DIMENSIONAL ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY

Direction cosines and ratio’s – Angle between two lines – Equations of a plane –
Equations of a straight line – Coplanar lines – Shortest distance between skew lines –
Sphere – Tangent plane – Plane section of a sphere.

UNIT III INTEGRATION AND FUNCTIONS OF TWO VARIABLES

Integration of rational, trigonometric and irrational functions, properties of definite
integrals, Reductions formulae for trigonometric functions, Taylor’s Theorem - Maxima
and Minima (Simple Problems).

UNIT IV ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Linear equations of second order with constant coefficients – Simultaneous first order
linear equations with constant coefficients – Homogeneous equation of Euler type –
Equations reducible to homogeneous form.

UNIT V BASIC STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY

The arithmetic mean, median, mode, standard deviation and variance - Regression and
correlation - Elementary probability - Laws of addition and multiplication of probabilities
- Conditional probability – Independent events.

TEXT BOOK:
 Grewal B.S., “Higher Engineering Mathematics”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi, 41st
Edition, 2011.

REFERENCES:
1. Bali N., Goyal M. and Watkins C., “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, Firewall
Media (An imprint of Lakshmi Publications Pvt., Ltd.,), New Delhi, 7th Edition, 2009.
2. Ramana B.V., “Higher Engineering Mathematics”, Tata McGraw Hill Co.Ltd., New
Delhi,11th Reprint, 2010.
3. Greenberg M.D., “Advanced Engineering Mathematics”, Pearson Education, New
Delhi,
4. 2nd Edition, 5th Reprint, 2009.
5. Gupta S.C and Kapoor V.K., “ Fundamentals of Mathematical Statistics”, Sultan
Chand &
6. Sons, New Delhi, 9th Edition,1996.

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 115ART02 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE – I

OBJECTIVES:
 To inform about the development of architecture in the Ancient Western World and
the cultural and contextual determinants that produced that architecture.
 To understand architecture as evolving within specific cultural contexts including
aspects of politics, society, religion and climate.
 To gain knowledge of the development of architectural form with reference to
 Technology, Style and Character in the prehistoric world and in Ancient Egypt, West
Asia, Greece and Rome.

UNIT I PREHISTORIC AGE

Introducing concepts of culture and civilization – Paleolithic and Neolithic Culture – art
forms and evolution of shelter – megaliths – agricultural revolution and its impact on
culture and civilization.

UNIT II ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS: EGYPT

Landscape and culture of Ancient Egypt – history – religious and funerary beliefs and
practices – monumentality – tomb architecture: evolution of the pyramid from the
mastaba– temple architecture: mortuary temples and cult temples
Great Pyramid of Cheops, Gizeh – Temple of Ammon Ra, Karnak – Temple of Abu
Simbel (Rock Cut).

UNIT III ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS: MESOPOTAMIA

Urbanization in the Fertile Crescent – Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Persian
culture – evolution of city-states and their character – law and writing – theocracy and
architecture – evolution of the ziggurat – palaces. Ziggurat of Ur, Urnamu – Palace of
Sargon, Khorsabad – Palace at Persepolis.

UNIT IV CLASSICAL PERIOD: GREECE

Landscape and culture of Greece – Minoan and Mycenaean cultures – Hellenic and
Hellenistic cultures – Greek character – Greek polis and democracy – Greek city
planning – architecture in the archaic and classic periods – Domestic architecture;
Public Buildings: Agora, stoas, theaters, bouletrion and stadias – Greek temple:
evolution and classification – Parthenon and Erection – orders in architecture: Doric,
lonic, Corinthian – optical illusions in architecture.

UNIT V CLASSICAL PERIOD: ROME

Roman history: Republic and Empire – Roman religion and the Roman temple – Roman
character – lifestyle – Roman urban planning – art and architecture as imperial
propaganda:forums and basilicas – domestic architecture – structural forms, materials
and techniques of construction – orders in architecture: Tuscan and Composite.
Rome: Forum Romanum and other Imperial Forums, Enclosure and manipulation of
space:Pantheon – Public buildings: Colloseum, Circus Maximus, Thermae of Caraculla.

REQUIRED READINGS
1. Sir Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture, CBS Publications (Indian
Edition),1999.
2. Spiro Kostof – A History of Architecture – Setting and Rituals, Oxford University
Press, London, 1985.
3. Leland M Roth; Understanding Architecture: Its elements, history and meaning;
Craftsman House; 1994.

REFERENCES:
1. Pier Luigi Nervi, General Editor – History of World Architecture – Series, Harry N.
Abrams, Inc. Pub., New York, 1972.
2. Lloyd S. and Muller H.W., History of World Architecture – Series, Faber and Faber
Ltd., London, 1986.
3. Gosta, E. Samdstrp, Man the Builder, Mc.Graw Hill Book Company, New York, 1970.
4. Webb and Schaeffer; Western Civilisation Volume I; VNR: NY: 1962.
5. Vincent Scully: Architecture; Architecture – The Natural and the Man Made : Harper
Collins Pub: 1991.

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 115ART03 THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE - I

OBJECTIVES :
 To introduce the various facets of architecture and its influencing factors.
 To introduce the formal vocabulary of architecture as one of the ways to experience
the built environment.
 To understand and appreciate the universals of architectural form and space in terms
of elements and principles within particular historical, cultural and geographic
contexts.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE

Definitions of Architecture – Origin of Architecture – architecture as a discipline –
context for architecture as satisfying human needs: functional, aesthetic and
psychological-outline of components and aspects of architectural form-site, structure,
skin, materials, services, use, circulation, expression, character, experience –
Introduction to the formal vocabulary of architecture and Gestalt ideas of visual
perception.

UNIT II ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE

Understanding fundamental elements such as point, line, plane, form and space, shape,
pattern, light, colour, surface and texture with reference to the evolution of
architectural form and space.

UNIT III ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE – FORM

Understanding perceptual effects of specific geometric forms such as sphere, cube,
pyramid, cylinder and cone and its sections as well as their derivatives with respect to
the evolution of architectural form and space.

UNIT IV ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE – SPACE

Understanding perceptual effects of specific configuration of architectural spaces –
Enclosure – Internal and External, Continuous spaces – Spatial relationship and its
types, Spatial organisation: Centralized, Linear, Radial Clustered, Grid – built form and
open space relationships.

UNIT V PRINCIPLES OF ARCHITECTURE

Understanding fundamental principles such as proportion, scale, balance,
symmetry/asymmetry, rhythm, axis, hierarchy, datum, unity, harmony, dominance,
climax– Movement with reference to the architectural form and space – detailed study
of relationship between architectural form and circulation – Types of circulation –
Building approach and entrance, path configuration and form, path space relationship,
orientation.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Francis D.K. Ching, Architecture-Form, Space and Order, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Company, New York, 2007.
2. Simon Unwin, Analysing Architecture, Rouledge, London, 2003.
3. Pramar V.S., Design Fundamentals in Architecture, Somaiya Publications Private Ltd.,
New Delhi, 1973.
4. Yatin Pandya, Elements of Space making, Mapin 2007.

REFERENCES:
1. Leland M.Roth – Understanding Architecture, its experience history and meaning,
Craftsman house, 1994.
2. Peter von Meiss – Elements of architecture – from form to place, Spon Press 1977.
3. Rudolf Arnheim – The dynamics of architectural form, University of California Press
1977.
4. Neils Prak, Mounton & Co. The language of Architecture 1968.
5. Paul Alan Johnson – The Theory of Architecture – Concepts and themes, Van
Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, 1994.
6. Helen Marie Evans and Carla David Dunneshil, An invitation to design, Macmillan
Publishing Co. Inc., New York, 1982.

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 115ART04 BUILDING MATERIALS - I

OBJECTIVES:
 To have an understanding of the properties, characteristics, strength, manufacture,
processing and application of materials such as soil, lime, rocks and stones.
 To inform the properties, characteristics and use of bamboo, palm, straw, etc. and
methods of preservation and treatment.
 To sensitize the students to the use of these naturally occurring materials in the
context of creating a green architecture.

UNIT I SOILS
Fundamentals of Soil Science, Types of soils, Principles of Soil Stabilization,
Characteristics of core, Types of Stabilizers, Requirements and Types of mud wall
building and surface protection.

UNIT II LIME
Types of lime, Classification of lime, comparison between fat lime and hydraulic lime,
Manufacturing process slaking, Hardening – Testing and Storage, Lime putty,
Precautions in handling and uses of lime.

UNIT III BAMBOO AND OTHER MATERIALS

Bamboo – Bamboo as plant classification, species, geographical distribution, Anatomy of
Bamboo, Properties, strength, processing, harvesting, working of Bamboo tools –
Treatment and preservation of Bamboo and uses of Bamboo. Cane, gate, coir, coconut
- Growth, Form, Shape, Leaves, Flowering, Propagation Roofing materials – Thatch,
grass, Bamboo, reeds – Basics – Case studies and applications.

UNIT IV STRAW BALES

Straw as a building material-physical aspects - Basics, Fire, moisture, insects and pests
proof. Plastering straw bale walls, straw bale roof.

UNIT V ROCKS AND STONES

Classification of rocks, Sources, Seasoning, Quarrying of stones, Dressing,
Characteristics of stones, Testing of stones, Common building stones and their uses.
Masonary and paving. Stone veneering, preservation of stones Deterioration of stones,
Durability, Preservation, Selection of stones, Artificial stones.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Varghese P.C., Building Materials, Prentice Hall of India put Ltd New Delhi 110001,
2005.
2. Dunkelberg (K), Bambus – Bamboo, Bamboo as a Building Material, Karl Kramer
Verlag Stuttgart, 2000.
3. Building with straw - Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture Gernot
Minke and Friedemann Mahlke Birkhauser – Publisher for Architecture Berlin –
Bostan, 2005.

REFERENCES:
1. Duggal S.K., Building materials, Oxford and IBH publishing Co, put, Ltd, New Delhi
110001, 1997.
2. Spencke R. F. and Cook D.J. Building Materials in Developing Countries – John Wiley
and sons 1983.

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 Practical

115ARP01 - ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING – I

OBJECTIVES
 To introduce the concepts and fundamentals of architectural drawing, to develop
representation skills and to nurture the understanding of the nature of geometrical
forms and simple building forms and to teach the language of architectural and
building representation in two- and three- dimensions; To introduce the basics of
measured drawing.

UNIT I GEOMETRICAL DRAWING: INTRODUCTION

Introduction to fundamentals of drawing/ drafting: Construction of lines, line value, line
types, lettering, dimensioning, representation, format for presentation, etc.;
Construction of angles, use of scales; Construction of circles, tangents, curves and conic
sections.

UNIT II GEOMETRICAL DRAWING: PLANE GEOMETRY

Construction and development of planar surface – square, rectangle, polygon etc.
Introduction of multi- view projection – projection of points, lines and planes.

UNIT III GEOMETRICAL DRAWING: SOLID GEOMETRY

Multi- view projection of solids – cube, prism, pyramids, cones, cylinders etc.; Sections
Of solids, true shape of solids.

UNIT IV GEOMETRICAL DRAWING: AXONOMETRIC PROJECTION

Isometric, plan oblique and elevation oblique projection of planes, solids and
combination of solid etc.

UNIT V MEASURED DRAWING

Isometric, plan oblique and elevation oblique projection of planes, solids and
combination of solid etc.

REQUIRED READINGS
1. Morris IH., Geometrical Drawing for Art Students - Orient Longman, Madras, 2004.
2. Francis D. K. Ching, Architectural Graphics, John – Wiley and Sons, 2009.
3. Fraser Reekie, Reekie’s Architectural Drawing, Edward Arnold, 1995

REFERENCES:
 Leslie Martin C., Architectural Graphics, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1978.

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 115ARP02 - ART STUDIO

OBJECTIVES:
 To develop presentation skills, visual expression and representation, imaginative
thinking and creativity through a hands on working with various mediums an
materials.
 To familiarize the students with the various mediums and techniques of art through
which artistic expression can be achieved
 To familiarize students with the grammar of art by involving them in a series of free
hand exercises both indoor and outdoor to understand form, proportion, scale, etc
 Involving them in a series of exercises which will help them experiment with form
and volume.
 To involve students in a series of exercises which will look at graphic and abstract
representations of art.

UNIT I DRAWING
Introduction to art – Elements and principles of drawing – Types of drawing – Visual
Effects of drawing – Scale drawing – Composition – Approach to sketching – Study of
light, shade and shadow. Exercise involving Indoor and out door sketching – Spot
sketching – Drawing from imagination – Study of 3 D effects through light and shade
from nature – Tools and materials– Illustration – Study of human being and mobiles.

UNIT II PAINTING I
Introduction of painting – Colour – Properties of colour – Colour schemes – Types of
Colours - Application and visual effects of colour. Exercise involving Study of colour –
Properties of paper, brush and other tools – Basic washes – 3D effects from still-life,
nature and built environment using mono chromatic and multi colour.

UNIT III PAINTING II

Indoor and out door painting – Rendering techniques Exercise involving Water colour –
Water soluble colour pencil – Tempra – Acarali – Water soluble oil colour – Oil colour –
Pen and ink – Brush – Air brush – Mixed mediums – Study of multi colour and 3D
effects from nature and built environment.

UNIT IV SCULPTURE
Introduction of sculpture –Sculpture using various materials such as clay, plaster
of Paris, paper mache, and wire.

UNIT V APPLIED ART

Graphic representations – Visual composition and Abstraction- Exercises involving Logo
design, collage, calligraphy and printing.

REQUIRED READINGS
1. Webb, Frank, “The Artist guide to Composition”, David & Charles, U.K., 1994.
2. Drawing a Creative Process”, Ching Francis, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York,
1990.
3. Alan Swann, Graphic Design School, Harper Collins, 1991.

REFERENCES:
1. Moivahuntly, “The artist drawing book”, David & Charles, U.K., 1994.
2. Arundell (Jan) Exploring sculpture, Mills and Boon, London/Charles, T. Brand Ford
Company, U.S.A.
3. The art of drawing trees, heads, colours, mixing, drawing, landscape and
4. painting,water colour, oil colour, etc. – The Grumbacher Library Books, New York
–1996.
5. Caldwell peter, “Pen and Ink Sketching”, B.T. Bats ford Ltd., London, 1995.

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 115ARP03 - BASIC DESIGN

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the elements and principles of Basic Design as the building blocks of
creative design through exercises that will develop the originality, expression, skill
and creative thinking.
 To involve students in a number of exercises to understand the grammar of design
and visual composition.
 To enable the understanding of 3 D Composition by involving students in a number of
exercises which will help generation of a form from a two dimensional / abstract idea.
 To enable the understanding of the relationship between the grammar of design and
architecture by involving the students in seminars/ workshops and simple exercises
which will look at building form analytically.

Contents:
Introduction to Architectural Design through Basic Design – Elements of Design :
Properties, qualities and characteristics of point, line, direction shape, form, colour and
texture – Principles of Design: Scale, Proportion, Balance, Harmony, Rhythm and
Contrast. The course shall be conducted by giving a number of exercises in the form of
design studios, seminars and creative workshops that are aimed at teaching the
following:
(i) Elements and Principles of Visual Composition using point, line, shape.
(ii) Exploring colour schemes and their application in a visual composition and in
Architectural forms and spaces.
(iii) Study of texture and schemes of texture both applied and stimulated and their
application.
(iv) Study of linear and Planar forms using simple material like Mount Board, metal foil,
box boards, wire string, thermocol etc.
(v) Study of Solids and voids to evolve sculptural forms and spaces and explore the
play of light and shade and application of color.
(vi) Study of fluid and plastic forms using easily mouldable materials like clay, plaster
of paris etc.
(vii) Analytical appraisal of building form in terms of visual character, play of light and
shade, solids and voids etc.
(viii) Application of Basic design in Architectural Design through the manipulation of
line, plane, solid and voids and application of texture colour, proportion etc.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Owen Cappleman & Michael Jack Jordon, Foundations in Architecture : An Amotated
Anthology of Beginning Design Project, Van Nostrand Reinhold New York, 1993.
2. Charles Wallschlacgerm & Cynthia Busic-Snyder, Basic Visual Concepts and Principles
for Artists, Architects and Designers, Mc Graw Hill, New York 1992.

REFERENCES:
1. Pramar V.S., Design fundamentals in Architecture, Somaiya Publications Pvt. Ltd.,
New
Nelhi, 1973.
2. Francis D.K.Ching - Architecture - Form Space and Order Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.,
(Canaa), 1979.
3. Elda Fezei, Henny Moore, Hamlyn, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto, 1972.
4. Lawrence Bunchy C.- Acrylic for Sculpture and Design, 450, West 33rd Street, New
York, N.Y.10001, 1972.
5. Exner V., Pressel D., Basics Spatial Design, Birkhanser, 2009.

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 II Semester

215ART01 - MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES - I

OBJECTIVES:
 To enable a student to understand the effect of action of forces on a body and the
concept of equilibrium of the body through exercises.
 To determine the internal forces induced in truss members due to external loads by
working out problems.
 To calculate the sectional properties (centroid, moment of inertia, section modulus
and radius of gyration) for various sections by working out problems.
 To study the stress – strain behaviors of steel and concrete due to axial loads and to
determine the stresses and strains developed in solids due to external action through
select problems.
 To derive the relationship between elastic constants and solving problems.

UNIT I FORCES AND STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

Types of force systems - Resultant of forces-Lami’s theorem- principle of moments
varignon’s theorem - principle of equilibrium (no reaction problems) - simple problems

UNIT II ANALYSIS OF PLANE TRUSSES

Introduction to Determinate and Indeterminate plane trusses - Analysis of simply
Supported and cantilevered trusses by method of joints.

UNIT III PROPERTIES OF SECTION

Centroid- Moment of Inertia - Section modules – Radius of gyration - Theorem of
perpendicular axis - Theorem of parallel axis –simple problems.

UNIT IV ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS

Stress strain diagram for mild steel, High tensile steel and concrete - Concept of axial
And volumetric stresses and strains. (excluding composite bar)

UNIT V ELASTIC CONSTANTS

Elastic constants - Relation between elastic constants - Application to problems.

REQUIRED READINGS
1. Bansal R.K.– A text book on Engineering Mechanics, Laxmi Publications, Delhi, 2005.
2. Bansal R.K. – A textbook on Strength of Materials, Lakshmi Publications, Delhi 2007.

REFERENCES:
1. Punmia P.C., Strength of Materials and Theory of Structures; Vol. I, Lakmi
Publications, Delhi 1994.
2. Ramamrutham S., Strength of Materials – Dhanpatrai & Sons, Delhi, 1990.
3. Nash W.A., Strength of Materials – Schaums Series – McGraw Hill Book Company,
1989.
4. Rajput R.K. – Strength of Materials, S. Chand & Company Ltd. New Delhi 1996.

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 215ART02 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE – II

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand Indian architecture as evolving within specific cultural contexts
including aspects of society, religion, politics and climate
 To gain knowledge of the development of architectural form with reference
totechnology, style and character in the Indus valley Civilization, Vedic period and
manifestation of Buddhist and Hindu architecture in various parts of the country.

UNIT I ANCIENT INDIA

Indus Valley Civilization: culture and pattern of settlement.- Aryan civilization – theories
And debates of origin- origins of early Hinduism - Vedic culture - Vedic village and
Rudimentary forms of bamboo and wooden construction - origins of Buddhism and
Jainism.

UNIT II BUDDHIST ARCHITECTURE

Evolution of Buddhism, Buddhist thought, art and culture - Hinayana and Mahayana
Buddhism - interaction of Hellenic & Indian Ideas in Northern India - evolution of
Building typologies- the stupa, vihara and the chaitya hall - symbolism of the stupa
Architectural production during Ashoka's rule Ashokan Pillar, Sarnath - rock cut caves at
Barabar – Sanchi Stupa- rock cut architecture in Ajanta and Ellora - Karli - viharas at
Nasik - Rani gumpha, Udaigiri - Takti Bahai, Gandhara.

UNIT III EVOLUTION OF HINDU TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE

Hindu forms of worship – evolution of temple form - meaning, symbolism, ritual and
Social importance of temple - categories of temple - elements of temple architecture –
Early shrines of the Gupta and Chalukyan periods Tigawa temple - Ladh Khan and
Durga temple, Aihole - Papanatha, Virupaksha temples, Pattadakal – Kailasanatha
temple, Ellora.

UNIT IV TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE - SOUTHERN INDIA

Brief history of South India - relation between Bhakti period and temple architecture –
Of temple towns - Dravidian Order - evolution and form of gopuram Rock cut
productions under Pallavas: Shore temple, Mahabalipuram and Kailasanatha temple,
Kanchipuram – Chola Architecture: Nartamalai, Brihadeeswara, Gangaikonda
Cholapuram and Darasuram temples – temple gateways of Madurai and Chidambaram –
temple towns: Madurai, Srirangam and Kanchipuram Hoysala architecture: Belur and
Halebid.

UNIT V TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE -NORTHERN INDIA

Temple architecture of Gujarat, Orissa, Madhyapradesh and Rajasthan - their salient
features Lingaraja Temple, Bhuvaneswar - Sun temple, Konarak. - Somnatha temple,
Gujarat, Surya kund, Modhera Khajuraho, Madhyapradesh - Dilwara temple, Mt. Abu

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Percy Brown, Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Period), Taraporevala and
Sons, Bombay, 1983.
2. Satish Grover, The Architecture of India (Buddhist and Hindu Period), Vikas
PublishingHousing Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2003.
3. Christoper Tadgell, The History of Architecture in India from the Dawn of civilization
to the End of the Raj, Longmon Group U.K.Ltd., London, 1990.

REFERENCES:
1. George Michell, The Hindu Temple, BI Pub., Bombay, 1977.
2. Stella Kramrisch The Hindu Temple, Motilal Banarsidass, 1976.
3. Parameswaranpillai V.R., Temple culture of south India, Inter India Publications,
4. George Michell Ed, Temple Towns of Tamil Nadu, Marg Pubs, 1995.
5. Raphael D., Temples of Tamil Nadu; Works of Art, Fast Print Service Pvt Ltd., 1996.

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 215ART03 - THEORY OF ARCHITECTURE - II

OBJECTIVES:
 To introduce factors that lending meaning to architecture, expression,
communication.
 To understand architecture as a product of historical context through introduction to
aspects of style, character and architectural movements
 To understand the generation of individual meaning in architecture through study of
philosophies/theories and exemplary works of architects
 To introduce thorough case studies, tools for representing, analyzing and interpreting
architecture.
 To actually learn to represent, analyze and interpret the architectural experience
holistically through live case studies

UNIT I MEANING IN ARCHITECTURE

Architecture as a vehicle of expressing, symbolism and communication- Illustrative
examples

UNIT II ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

Ideas of character, style, architectural movement: Illustrative examples across various
periods in history.

UNIT III WORKS OF ARCHITECTS

Role of individual architects in the generation of architectural form, through study of
exemplary works, architectural inspirations, philosophies, ideologies and theories of
architects.

UNIT IV ANALYZING ARCHITECTURE

Introduction to modes of understanding architecture in totality in terms of the various
Aspects studied before in the subject – understanding how case studies have used
representational, analytic and interpretational tools.

UNIT V EXPERIENCING ARCHITECTURE

Understanding architecture in totality in terms of the various aspects studied in this
Course firsthand experience, analysis and interpretation of building

REQUIRED READING
1. Yatin Pandya, Elements of Space making, Mapin 2007
2. SimonUnwin, Analyzing Architecture, Routledge 2003
3. Francis D.K.Ching, Architecture, Form, Space and Order; III Edition, John Wiley,
2007
4. Leland M.- Roth, Understanding Architecture: Its Elements- History, And Meaning,
Icon Editions, 1993
5. Haze J Conway, Rowan Roenisch, Understanding Architecture, Routledge 2005

REFERENCES
1. Anthony Antoniades, Poetics of architecture - Theory of design, Wiley 2008
2. Steen Eiler Rasmussen - Experiencing architecture, MIT Press 1964
3. Peter von Meiss -Elements of architecture - From Form to Place, Span Press 1992
4. Bryan Lawson -How Designers Think, Architectural Press Ltd" London, 1980.
5. Hanno Rauterberg, Talking Architecture, interview with Architects, Preste12008 The
A-Z of Modern Architecture-Taschen 2007.

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 215ART04 BUILDING MATERIALS - II

OBJECTIVES:
 To have an understanding of the properties, characteristics, strength, manufacture,
processing and application of materials such as brick and other clay products.
 To inform the properties and characteristics of timber, its conversion, preservation
and uses.
 To inform of the various market forms of timber, their production, properties and
application in the building industry.

UNIT I BRICKS
Classification of bricks including bricks substitutes like fly ash bricks, characteristics,
ingredients of bricks – Manufacture of bricks – Forms of bricks – Testing of bricks –
Storing– Light weight bricks – Case studies and application. Light weight bricks.

UNIT II CLAY PRODUCTS

Manufacture of burnt clay bricks, paving bricks, hollow bricks – terracotta, porcelain,
stoneware, earthenware Glazing and their uses – Glazed ceramic tiles, Fully vitrified
tiles, Ceramic sanitary appliances, Stoneware pipes and fittings. Roofing materials –
Manufacture of Mangalore tiles, pot tiles, pan tiles – Case studies and application.

UNIT III TIMBER

Classification of trees, structure of trees, Defects in timber, Storage of timber, Uses of
timber, characteristics, seasoning of timber, Defects and diseases, Decay of timber,
Preservation, Fire resistance, Conservation of timber.

UNIT IV TIMBER PRODUCTS

Market forms of timber, Industrial timber, - Veneers and Veneer Plywoods, Particle
board, Hard board, Fibre board, Block board and Lamin boards, Laminates, advantages
and Blockboard uses.

UNIT V PAINTING AND VARNISHING IN TIMBER

Composition, characteristics, preparation, Primer, Painting different surfaces. Enamels,
Paint, Varnishing – types of varnishing Miscellaneous paints, defects, uses and cost of
materials.

REQUIRED READINGS
1. Rangwala S. C., Engineering Materials, Charotar, Publishing House, Anand–388 001,
India, 2007.
2. Duggal S.K., Building materials, New Age International, New Delhi, 2009.
3. Reshpande B., Materials and Construction, Oriental Watchman Publishing House,
Poona-2.

REFERENCES:
1. Varghese P.C., Building Materials, Prentice Hall of India put Ltd, New Delhi 110001,
2005.
2. Spencke R.J. and Cook S.J., Building materials in developing countries, John Wiley
and sons 1983.

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 Practical

215ARP01 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - I

OBJECTIVES
 To involve students in a number of drawing exercises that will analyze the various
building components in a simple load bearing structure.
 To involve students in a number of drawing exercises that will look at the design and
detail of simple structures using naturally occurring materials such as mud, bamboo,
straw, etc.
 To involve students in a number of drawing exercises that will look at the design and
detail of various building components in a simple load bearing structure using stone.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Functional requirements of building and its components, introduction to concept of load
bearing and framed structures. Exercises – involving the same.

UNIT II SOILS
Detailing of walls, roofs, flooring and foundations using soils (rammed earth,
Compressed blocks). Design exercises using soil for building components in small scale
buildings like laborer’s house, art centre, snack bar including detailing of arches, walls
door and window openings and understanding of the same through case studies.

UNIT III BAMBOO

Design and Construction Techniques using bamboo for building components for small
Scale buildings like snack bar, tree house including detailing of doors and windows,
arches, barrel walls, weave structures and understanding of the same through case
studies

UNIT IV STRAW BALES

Design Exercises : using straw bales for building components for Load bearing, Post and
Beam systems, Foundations systems, Roofing options, plastering, door and window
Detailing for small scale buildings and understanding of the same through case studies

UNIT V STONE
Design Exercises – Using stone (Ashlar, rubble etc.,) for building components including
detailing of arches, corbels, coping, sills, lintels, corbels, arches, cladding in small scale
buildings like classrooms, library and community hall and understanding the same
through case studies

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Arora S.P. and Bindra S.P., Text book of Building Construction, Dhanpat Rai & Sons,
New Delhi - 110002, 2012
2. Klans Dukeeberg, Bambus – Bamboo, Karl Kramer Verlag Stuttgart Germany, 2000.

REFERENCES:
1. Don A. Watson Construction Materials and Processes McGraw Hill 1972, WB Mckey
Building construction, Vol 1,2, Longman UK 1981.
2. Barry, The Construction of Buildings Affiliated East West press put Ltd New Delhi
1999.
3. Francisa D.K. Ching, Building Construction Illustrated John Wiley & Sons 2000.

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 215ARP02 ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING - II

OBJECTIVES:
 To involve students in a number of exercises that will help them develop the skill of
representation in advance drawing techniques involving perspective and sciography.
 To involve students in a number of exercises that will help to understand the
measured drawing method to document buildings of architectural interest using
simple and advance
 techniques of representation.

UNIT I SCIOGRAPHY
Principles of shade and shadow – construction of shadow of simple geometrical shapes–
construction of sciography on building, shadows of architectural elements.

UNIT II PERSPECTIVE: SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Characteristic of perspective drawing. Concepts and methods of perspective drawing.
One point and two point perspective of simple geometrical shapes like cube, prism,
Combination of shapes, simple one, two and three-point perspective of building interiors
and exteriors. Adding of figures, trees furniture etc., shade and shadows and applying
rendering techniques.

UNIT III PERSPECTIVE: SHORT OUT METHOD

Introduction to short cut perspective method. Adding of figures, trees furniture etc.,
shade and shadows and applying rendering techniques.

UNIT IV MEASURED DRAWING: HISTORIC DOCUMENT STUDY

Combined study of historic document along with small building by using simple
Measuring tools like tapes, photograph etc.

UNIT V MEASURED DRAWING: DOCUMENTATION

Documentation of a complete building of a special interest in terms of history, building
construction, architectural excellence or technology.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. John M.Holmes, Applied Perspective, Sir Isaac, Piotman and Sons Ltd., London
1954.
2. Robert W.Gill, Basic Perspective, Thames and Hudson, London, 1974.
3. Leslie Martin C., Architectural Graphics, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1964.
4. Francis Ching, Architectural Graphics, Van Nostrand and Reinhold Company, NY
1975.

REFERENCES:
I. MEASURED DRAWING
1. Claude Batley, Indian Architecture, D.B.Taraporevale Sons and Co., Ltd., Bombay
2. William Kirby Lockard, Drawing as a Means to Architecture, Van Nostrand, Reinhold
Company, New York.
3. George A Dinsmore, Analytical Graphics – D.Van Nostrand, Company Inc., Canada.

II.PERSPECTIVE
 Interiors: Perspective in Architectural Design Graphic - SMA Publishing Co. Ltd.,
Japan, 1967.

III. SCIOGRAPHY
 Ernest Norling, Perspective drawing, Walter Fostor Art Books, California, 1986.
 Bernard Alkins - 147, Architectural Rendering, Walter Foster Art Books, 1986.
 Rober W.Gill, Advanced Perspective, Thames and Hudson, London, 1974.

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 215ARP03 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - I

OBJECTIVES:
 To enable the conceptualization of form, space and structure through creative
thinking and to initiate architectural design process deriving from first principles.
 To involve students in a design project(s) that will involve simple space planning and
the understanding of the functional aspects of good design.
 To involve students in a small scale building project(s) which will sensitize them to
intelligent planning that is responsive to the environmental context.
 To involve students in building case study by choosing appropriate examples to
enable them to formulate and concretize their concepts and architectural program.
 To engage in discussion and analytical thinking by the conduct of seminars/
workshops.
 To enable the presentation of concepts through various modes and techniques that
will move constantly between 2D representation and 3D modeling.
 Scale and Complexity: projects involving small span, single space, single use spaces
with simple movement, predominantly horizontal, as well as simple function public
buildings of small scale; passive energy
 Areas of focus/ concern: architectural form and space
 aesthetic and psychological experience of form and space in terms of scale, colour,
light, texture, etc., function and need: user requirements, anthropometrics, space
standards, circulation image and symbolism
 Typology/ project: bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, shop, exhibition pavilion, children’s
environment, snack bar, residence, petrol bunk, fire station.

REQUIRED READING :
1. Joseph De Chiara, Michael J Crosbie, Time Saver Standards for Building Types,
McGraw Hill Professional 2001.
2. Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, Human Dimension and Interior Space, Whitney Library
of Design, 1975
3. Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, Time Saver Standards for Interior
Design and Space Planning, McGraw Hill 2001.
4. Ernst Neuferts Architects Data, Blackwell 2002
5. Ramsey et al, Architectural Graphic Standards, Wiley 2000

REFERENCES:
1. Hideaki Hareguchi, A Comparative analysis of 20th century houses, Academy
Editions, 1988
2. Robert Powell, Tropical Asian House, Select Books, 1996
3. Terence Conran, The Essential House Book, Conran Octopus, 1994
4. Sam F. Miller, Design Process: A Primer for Architectural and Interior Design, Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.

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 III Semester

315ART01 - MECHANICS OF STRUCTURES - II

OBJECTIVES:
To enable a student to understand the basic concepts of shear force and bending
moment acting on beams subjected to various loading conditions through exercises.
• To determine the stresses in beams and strength of sections by working out problems.
• To calculate deflection of beams using methods.
• To study the theory of columns by working out problems.
• To understand the concept of inter determinate structure and its analysis.
• Case studies and Models wherever feasible.

UNIT I SHEAR FORCE AND BENDING MOMENT

Basic concepts – shear force and bending moment diagrams for cantilever and simply
Supported beams subjected to various types of loadings (Point loads, uniformly
Distributed loads) – Over hanging simply supported beams – Point of contra flexure.

UNIT II STRESSES IN BEAMS

Theory of simple bending – Bending stress distribution – Strength of sections – Beams
Of composite sections (Flitched beams) – Shearing stress distribution in beam sections.

UNIT III DEFLECTION OF BEAMS

Slope and deflection at a point–Double Integration method and Macaulay’s method for
Simply supported and cantilever beams

UNIT IV COLUMNS
Short and long columns – Concept of Elastic stability – Euler’s theory – Assumptions
And Load carrying capacity of Columns with different end conditions – Concept of
Effective length Slenderness ratio – Limitations of Euler’s theory – Rankine’s formula.
–
UNIT V STATICALLY INDETERMINATE BEAMS
Introduction – Determination of degree of statically indeterminacy for beams and
frames – Concept of Analysis (No Problems).

OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Apply the concepts of determining the techniques of finding the stresses.
Use the theory of simple bending theory to find the deflection in beams.
Analyze and solve the different types of columns.
Analyze the différant types of indeterminate beams.

REQUIRED READING:
1. R.K. Bansal, “A Text Book on Strength of Materials”, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi,
2006.
2. B.C. Punmia, “SMTS-I, Strength of Materials”, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi, 1994.

REFERENCES :
1. M.M. Ratwani & V.N. Vazirani, “Analysis of Structures”, Vol. 1, Khanna Publishers,
Delhi, 2012.
2. Timoshenko, S.P. and D.H. Young, “Elements of Strength of Materials”, Fifth edition,
East West Press, 1993.
3. A.R. Jain and B.K.Jain, “Theory and analysis of structures”, Vol. 1, Nemchand and
Bros, Roorkee, 1987.
4. R.K. Rajput “Strength of Materials”, S.Chand, 2006.

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 315ART02 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE - III
OBJECTIVES:
 To understand Church architecture as evolving within specific cultural contexts
including
aspects of society, religion, politics and climate
 To gain knowledge of the development of architectural form with reference to
technology, style and character in the Western World through the evolution of the
church from early Christian times up to the Renaissance period.

UNIT I EARLY CHRISTIAN

Birth and spread of Christianity – transformation of the Roman Empire – early Christian
worship and burial. Church planning – basilican concept: St. Clement, Rome; St. Peters
Rome, - Centralized plan concept: S, Vitale, Ravenna; S. Hagia Sophia, Constantinople;
St. Marks, Venice.

UNIT II EARLY MEDIEVAL PERIOD

The Carolingian Renaissance – Feudalism and rural manorial life – Papacy – Monasticism
Craft and merchant guilds. Medieval domestic architecture – Medieval monasteries
Monastery of Cluny III, Cluny - Romanesque churches – Development of vaulting – Pisa
Group – Abbaye aux Hommes – Durnham cathedral.

UNIT III LATE MEDIEVAL PERIOD

Political and social changes: Re-emergence of the city – Crusades - Scholasticism.
Development of Gothic architecture Church plan, structural developments in France and
England – Notre Dame, Amiens; Notre Dame, Paris; Salisbury Cathedral; Westminster
Abbey– wooden roofed churches – domestic architecture.

UNIT IV RENAISSANCE AND MANNERIST

Idea of rebirth and revival – Humanism – Development of thought – the Renaissance
Patron – Urbanism Renaissance architecture: Brunelleschi and rationally ordered space
– ideal form and the centrally planned church: Alberti and Donato Bramante – Merchant
Prince palaces: Palazzo Ricardi – Villas of Palladop : Villa Capra Vicenza – Mannerist
architecture : The Renaissance in transition – Michaelangelo : Library at S. Lorenzo,
Florence, Capitoline Hill –Inigo Jones.

UNIT V BAROQUE AND ROCOCO

Protestantism – Counter Reformation – French Revolution – Monarchy and growth of
nations. Roman Baroque churches: The central plan modified – St. Peters, Rome;
French Baroque: Versailles – English baroque – Sir Christopher wren; St. Paul’s London
– Domestic Architecture in England. Rococo Architecture – Interiors – hotels.

OUTCOMES:
 A detailed understanding of Western (Christian) architecture.
 An understanding about the spatial and stylistic qualities associated with church
architecture
 An idea about Chennai Christian Architecture with the help of assignments.
 An Understanding of the architecture as an outcome of various social, political and
economic
 upheaveals, and as a response to the cultural and climate conditions.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Sir Banister Fletcher, “A History of Architecture”, CBS Publishers, 1996.
2. Spiro Kostof, “A History of Architecture - Setting and Rituals”, Oxford University
Press, London, 1995.

REFERENCES:
1. Pier Luigi Nervi, General Editor, “History of World Architecture” - Series, Harry
N.Abrams, Inc.Pub., New York, 1972.
2. S.Lloyd and H.W.Muller, “History of World Architecture” - Series, Faber and Faber
Ltd., London, 1986.
3. Leland M Roth; “Understanding Architecture”: Its elements, history and meaning;
Craftsman House, 1994.
4. White J.F, White S.J., “Church Architecture: Building and Renovating for Christian
worship”, OSL Publications, 2008
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 315ART03 - CLIMATE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

OBJECTIVES:
• To study human heat balance and comfort.
• To familiarize students with the design and settings for buildings for daylight and
factor that influence temperature
• To inform about the air pattern around buildings and the effect of wind on design and
siting of buildings
• To expose the students to the various design strategies for building in different types
of climatic zones.

UNIT I CLIMATE AND HUMAN COMFORT

Factors that determine climate of a place – Components of Climate – Climate
Classifications For building designers in tropics – Climate characteristics. Human body
heat balance Human body heat loss – Effects of climatic factors on human body heat
loss – Effective temperature – Human thermal comfort – Use of C.Mahony’s tables.

UNIT II DESIGN OF SOLAR SHADING DEVICES

Movement of sun – Locating the position of sun – Sun path diagram – Overhead period
Solar shading–Shadow angles – Design of appropriate shading devices

UNIT III HEAT FLOW THROUGH BUILDING ENVELOPE CONCEPTS

The transfer of heat through solids – Definitions – Conductivity, Resistivity, Specific
heat, Conductance, Resistance and Thermal capacity – Surface resistance and air
cavities – Air to air transmittance (U value) – Time lag and decrement – Types of
envelops with focus on glass.

UNIT IV AIR MOVEMENT DUE TO NATURAL AND BUILT FORMS

The wind – The effects of topography on wind patterns – Air currents around the
building – Air movement through the buildings – The use of fans – Thermally induced
air currents – Stack effect, Venturi effect – Use of court yard.

UNIT V CLIMATE AND DESIGN OF BUILDINGS

Design strategies in warm humid climates, hot humid climates, hot and dry climates
And Cold climates – Climate responsive design exercises

OUTCOMES
 Understanding of Thermal balance in Human beings
 Designing Climate responsive structure
 Conceptual understanding of Air flow in Buildings

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. O.H. Koenigsberger and Others, “Manual of Tropical Housing and Building” – Part I -
Climate design, Orient Longman, Madras, India, 2010.
2. Bureau of Indian Standards IS 3792, “Hand book on Functional requirements of
buildings other than industrial buildings”, 1987.

REFERENCES:
1. Martin Evans, “Housing Climate and Comfort”, Architectural Press, London, 1980
2. B. Givoni, “Man, Climate and Architecture”, Architectural Sciences Series – Applied
Science Publishers Ltd., London, 1981.
3. B. Givoni, “Passive and Low Energy Cooling of building”, Van Nortrand Reinhold New
York, USA, 1994.
3. Galloe, Salam and Sayigh A.M.M., “Architecture, Comfort and Energy”, Elsivier
Science Ltd., Oxford, U.K., 1998.

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 315ART04 - BUILDING MATERIALS –III

OBJECTIVES:
• To have an understanding of the properties, characteristics, strength, manufacture,
processing and application of materials such as cement, glass, paints and other
finishing materials.
 To inform about the properties, characteristics and use of concrete in construction
including its manufacture
 To inform about the properties, characteristics and manufacture of various type of
concrete using aggregates.

UNIT I REQUIREMENTS OF INGREDIENTS FOR MORTAR/ CONCRETE

Cement: definition, composition, strength, properties, manufacture, test for cement,
types Of Cement
Sand : sources, impurities, classification, tests for bulking of sand, quality of sand
Coarse aggregate : Sources, shape, size, grading, sampling and analysis, impurities
Water: sources, requirements, water quality, tests

UNIT II CEMENT CONCRETE AND ITS MANUFACTURE

Definition, properties, specification, proportioning, water-cement ratio, workability,
curing, water-proofing, guniting, special concretes. Manufacture, construction of
formwork, placing, quality assurance testing, fabrication, incorporation of steel in
concrete.

UNIT III TYPES OF CONCRETE AGGREGATES AND CONCRETE

Lightweight aggregates, aerated concrete, no-fines concrete, polymer concrete, RCC,
Prestressed concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete, ready-mixed concrete.

UNIT IV SURFACE FINISHING, FLOORING AND DAMP-PROOFING

Surface finishing: Smooth finishes, textured finishes, ribbed, etched, exposed aggregate
Finish weathering of finishes- external renderings- roughcast, dry dash, textured,
stucco, gypsum and POP applications, protective and decorative coatings. Paints-
properties and defects in paints, enamels, distemper, plastic emulsion, special paints
fire retardant, luminous and bituminous paints. Materials for damp-proofing and water
proofing concrete structures: Hot and cold applications, emulsified asphalt, vinyl, epoxy
resins, chemical admixtures, bentonite clay etc.- properties, uses and cost of materials.
Types of flooring- laying methods for marble, mosaic, and terrazzo, plain cement
flooring, Flooring stones & tiles.

UNIT V GLASS
Composition of glass, brief study on manufacture, treatment, properties and uses of
glass. Types of glass - float glass, cast glass, glass blocks, foamed glass. Decorative
glass, solar control, toughened glass, wired glass, laminated glass, fire-resistant glass,
glass blocks, structural glass - properties and application in building industry, glazing
and energy conservation measures.

OUTCOMES:
This subject helps the students to understand the properties characteristics. Strength,
manufacturing process of various construction materials. Which in turn help them to
choose the suitable materials according to the contact – In response to the
surroundings.
REQUIRED READING:
1. M.S.Shetty, “Concrete Technology”, S.Chand, 2005.
2. S.C.Rangwala, “Engineering Materials”, Charotar Publishing House, India, 1997.
3. S.K Duggal, “Building Materials”, Oxford and IBM Publishing Co, Pvt Ltd, 1997.
REFERENCES:
1. Arthur Lyons, “Materials for Architects and Builders”, An introduction Arnold,
London, 1997.
2. Don A.Watson, “Construction Materials and Processes”, McGraw Hill Co., 1986.
3. S.N Sinha, “Reinforced Concrete Design”, Tata-McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2002
4. Howard Kent Preston, “Prestressed concrete for Architects and Engineers”, McGraw
Hill, New York, 1964
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 Practical

315ARP01 - COMPUTER AIDED VISUALISATION

OBJECTIVES:
 To introduce Computer operation principles and explore image editing through a
visual composition using graphics.
 To impart training in Computer aided 2D drafting and 3D Modeling through projects
 To enable the rendering of a building so as to create a photo realistic image.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AND IMAGE EDITING

Technology of small computer system, computer terminology operation principles of
P.C, introduction to application software, and graphic system, and use of printers,
scanner,plotter, File management, etc. Understanding Bitmap images and Vector
Graphics, Image size and Resolution. Basic Tools for Editing and Creating Graphics.

UNIT II THE BASICS OF BUILDING MODELLING

Creating a basic floor plan, About Temporary Dimensions, Adding and Modifying Walls,
Working with Compound Walls, Using Editing Tools, Adding and Modifying Doors, Adding
And Modifying Windows

UNIT II VIEWING THE BUILDING MODEL

Understanding the drawing unit’s settings, scales, limits, drawing tools, drawing
objects, Object editing, and text, dimensioning. Transparent overlays, hatching utilities,
line type, line weight and colour. Multiline, Polyline, etc. Styles, blocks and symbol
library.

UNIT IV INTRODUCTION TO 3D MODELLING

Project: Create 3D sculpture using 3D primitives (cubes, spheres etc.)
Tools: Slide facilities script attributes, V-port, editing session. Introduction to 3D-
Modeling technique and construction planes, drawing objects, 3D surfaces setting up
Elevation thickness and use of dynamic projections. Solid modeling with primitive
command and Boolean operation.

UNIT V 3D RENDERING AND SETTING

Project: Visualize a building. Explore the potential of lights and camera and use the
same in The model created for the final submission.
Tools: Rendering and scene setting to create a photo realistic picture, understanding
Material mapping, environment setting and image filling. Exercise to identify and
visualize a building using the above said utilities. 3D modelling softwares like sketch up,
Autocad rivet, etc

OUTCOMES:
– The students benefit by learning software which helps them to better visualize
complicated forms and also helps in producing photo realistic images of those 3D
forms.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Deke McClelland, “Photoshop 7 Bible Professional Edition”, Wiley John & Son INC,
New York, 2000.
2. A. Watt, “Fundamentals of Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics”, Addison
Wesley,
Massachusetts, 1989.
3. Aouad, “Computer Aided Design guide for Architecture, Engineering and
construction”, Spon process, 2012

REFERENCES:
1. Ralph Grabowski, “The Illustrated AutoCAD 2002 Quick Reference”, 1st edition,
Cengage Learing, 2001
2. Sham tikoo, “Autocad 2000: A Problem-Solving Approach”,.Delmar Cengage
Learning, 1999.
3. Fiorello. J. A., “CAD for Interiors beyond the basics”, Wiley publications, 2011.

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 315ARP02 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTION – II
OBJECTIVES
 To understand both in general and in detail the methods of construction by using
basic
 materials such as brick; clay products and natural timber for both structural and non-
structural components.
 To understand both in general and in detail the methods of construction by using
manmade timber products such as ply wood.
 To understand the quality assurance measures and testing procedures related to
material,
workmanship and performance for the topics discussed.
UNIT I BRICKS & CLAY PRODUCTS
Basics of brick bonding principles, exercises involving different types of brick bonding.
Design and construction of various structural components using bricks in single or
(Ground+1) buildings – small house, community hall, snack bar etc. and understanding
The same through case studies including methods of construction of various non
Structural building components such as partition walls, screens, compound walls,
parapets, coping understanding the same through exercises and case studies. Design
exercises using clay blocks for flooring, roofing and walling in single or (Ground+1)
buildings including detailing of Mangalore tiles, pot tiles, pan tiles roofing
understanding the same through exercises and case studies.
UNIT II TIMBER JOINERY
Methods of construction using natural timber in joinery works including methods of
Fixing And options for finishing - Windows (panelled, louvered, glazed and sliding
windows) – Doors (panelled, glazed, sliding, sliding/folding, louvered and pivoted) –
Ventilators (top hung, Bottom hung, pivoted, louvered, and glazed) – Hardware for
doors, windows and ventilator- Exercises involving the above through drawings and
application of the above for a single or(G+1) building with schedule of joinery.
UNIT III TIMBER WALLS, FLOORS, TRUSSES AND STAIRCASES
Methods of construction using natural timber in various structural components of the
building such as walls, floors, roof trusses - Exercises involving the above through case
studies - Types of timber staircases. Methods of construction of timber staircases- basic
principles and design details including detailing of handrail and baluster- Exercises
involving the above throughdrawings.
UNIT IV TIMBER PARTITIONS, PANELLING, FLASE CEILING
Methods of construction using man-made timber products such as ply woods, block
boards, etc., in fixed partitions, sliding/folding partitions, wall panelling, false ceiling –
Exercises of the above through drawings and case studies.
UNIT V GLASS
Construction methods using glass for single storey glass structures like pavilions, green
houses, staircases. Construction methods using glass for single/multi-storey buildings
including curtain walling details – Exercises of the above through case studies and
drawings.
OUTCOMES:
 An Understanding of Brick and clay products and timber in methods of construction
and in detailing.
 An Understanding of Testing Procedures, Quality assurance and workmen ship is
imparted,
REQUIRED READING
1. Don A. Watson, “Construction Materials and Processes”, McGraw Hill, 1972.
2. W.B. McKay, “Building Construction”, Vol, 1 and 2, Longmans, UK, 1981.
3. S.C Rangwala “Building Construction”, Charotar Publishing House, India, 2000
4. S.K.Sharma, “A Text book of Building Construction”, S.Chand & Co Ltd., New Delhi,
1998.
REFERENCES
1. American Institute of Timber Construction (AITC), “ Timber Construction Manual”,
Wiley Publishers, 2004
2. Francis D.K Ching “Building Construction” illustrated, John Willey & Sons, 2008.
3. Wills H Wagner, Howard Bud, “ Modern Carpentry”, Good Heart – Wilcox publishers,
Portland, 2003
4. Barry, “Construction of Buildings”, Volume 1&2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford,
2005.

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 315ARP03 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - II

OBJECTIVES:
To create an understanding of the inter relationships amongst various elements of
architecture – form, function, space planning, user perception and behaviour.
• To understand the characteristics of site and the importance of site planning which
includes built form and open space.
• To understand the relationship between form and spaces and the importance of
aesthetics.
• To ascertain the response of user group through case studies.
• To enable the presentation of concepts through 2D drawings, sketches and model.

CONTENT:
Scale and Complexity :Project involving organization of multiples of single unit space
With predominantly horizontal movement as well as single use public buildings of small
scale; passive energy
Areas of concern/ focus:
• form-space relationships
• spatial organization
• behavioral aspects especially those relating to children
• site planning aspects
• appropriate materials and construction
Suggestive Typologies/ projects: residential buildings, institutional buildings: nursery or
Primary schools, schools for children with specific disabilities, primary health center,
banks, neighbourhood market, neighbourhood library, Gate complexes including
security Kiosk and entry / exit gates.

OUTCOMES:
The characteristics of site, importance of site planning and built form/open space
relationship as been understood. User group responses were ascertained through case
studies. Presentation of concepts was enabled through 2D drawings, sketches of model.

REQUIRED READING
1. Joseph De Chiara, Michael J Crosbie, “Time Saver Standards for Building Types”,
McGraw Hill Professional, 2001.
2. Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Human Dimension and Interior Space”, Whitney Library
of Design, 1975
3. Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Time Saver Standards for Interior
Design and Space Planning”, McGraw Hill, 2001.
4. Ernst Neuferts, “Architects Data,” Blackwell, 2002.
5. Ramsey et al, “Architectural Graphic Standards”, Wiley, 2000.

REFERENCES
1. Richard P. Dober, “Campus Planning” - Society for College and University Planning,
1996.
2. Achyut Kanvinde, “Campus design in India”, American year Book, 1969
3. Kevin Lynch, “Site planning”, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1967
4. Sam F. Miller, “Design Process: A Primer for Architectural and Interior Design”, Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1995.

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 IV Semester

415ART01 - DESIGN OF STRUCTURES - I

OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce the design of various timber components in a building.
• To enable the understanding of the types, efficiency and strength, advantages and
disadvantages of Rivet and welded joints in steel.
• To enable the design of Tension (beams) and compression (columns) steel members
in a building under various conditions.
• Case studies and models wherever applicable.

UNIT I TIMBER STRUCTURES - DESIGN OF BEAMS AND COLUMNS

Grading of Timber – Permissible Stresses – Design of timber beams – Madras terrace
roof – Design of timber columns.

UNIT II STEEL STRUCTURES - BOLTED AND WELDED JOINTS

Assumptions – failure of Bolted joints – Strength and Efficiency of Bolted Joints – Types
Design of Bolted Joints for Axially Loaded Members (Excluding eccentric
connections)Types of welded joints – Advantages and disadvantages – Design of Fillet
welds (Excluding eccentric connections). (Exercises).

UNIT III TENSION MEMBERS

Introduction – Net sectional area – permissible stresses. Design of Axially loaded
Tension member – Lug angle – code provision – tension splice.

UNIT IV COMPRESSION MEMBERS

Introduction – various sections – built up section – Design of columns (excluding
Lacing,Battening and other connections.)

UNIT V STEEL BEAMS

Introduction – laterally supported and unsupported beams – Design of laterally
Supported beams.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
 Design the timber beams and columns by applying the codal provisions.
 Able to design the steel joints for maximum efficiency and strength.
 Tension members and compression members are designed for various conditions by
applying the codal provisions.
 Différent types of laterally unsupported & supported beams to be designed for
various conditions.

REQUIRED READING:
1. M.R. Shiyekar, “Limit State Design in Structural Steel”, PHI Learning Private Limited,
2010.
2. N. Subramanian, “Design of Steel Structures”, Oxford Higher Education, 2008.

REFERENCES:
1. S.K. Duggal, “Limit State Design of Steel Structures”, McGraw Hill Education, Private
Limited, 2010.
2. Dr. V. L. Shah, Prof. Veena Gore, “Structures Publications”, Pune, 2012.
3. S.S. Bhavikatti, “Design of Steel Structures” by Limit State Method as per IS800-
2007, I.K. International Publishing House Pvt, Ltd, 2012.

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 415ART02 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE – IV

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand Islamic architecture as evolving within specific cultural contexts
including aspects of society, religion, politics and climate
 To gain knowledge of the development of architectural form with reference to
technology, style and character in the Indian context through the evolution of the
mosque and tomb in the various phases of Islamic rule in the country.
 To gain knowledge of the expertise of the Mughal rulers in city building and garden
design.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE

History of Islam: birth, spread and principles - Islamic architecture as rising from Islam
as a Socio cultural and political phenomenon- evolution of building types in terms of
forms and functions: mosque, tomb, minaret, madarasa, palace, caravanserai, market –
character of Islamic architecture: principles, structure, materials and methods of
construction, elements of decoration, colour, geometry, light

UNIT II ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA & ARCHITECTURE OF THE DELHI

SULTANATE
Advent of Islam into the Indian subcontinent and its impact including the change in the
architectural scene- overview of development based on political history and the
corresponding classification of architecture - Islamic architecture in India: sources and
influences Establishment of the Delhi Sultanate- evolution of architecture under the
Slave, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid and Lodhi Dynasties – tombs in Punjab- important
examples for each period.

UNIT III ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE IN THE PROVINCES

Shift of power to the provinces and evolution of regional architecture with their own
unique influences: geographic, cultural, political, etc., - Bengal, Gujarat, Jaunpur,
Malwa, Kashmir, Deccan (Gulbarga, Bidar, Golconda and Bijapur) - important examples
for each region.

UNIT IV MUGHAL ARCHITECTURE

Mughals in India- political and cultural history- synthesis of Hindu-Muslim culture, Sufi
movement – evolution of architecture and ouline of Mughal cities and gardens under the
Mughal rulers: Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan, Aurangazeb- important
examples- decline of the Mughal empire.

UNIT V CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES

Cross cultural influences across India and secular architecture of the princely states:
Oudh, Rajput, Sikh, Vijayanagara, Mysore, Madurai- important examples

OUTCOMES:
 Various criticisms against modernism
 The conditions associated with post modernity in terms of cultural, political conditions
etc.
 An understanding of various postmodern directions in architecture
 Architectural responses as reactions to changing cultural paradigms
 An understanding of post independent Indian architecture

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. George Mitchell, “Architecture of the Islamic World - Its History and Social meaning”,
Thames and Hudson, London 1978.
2. Robert Hillenbrand, “Islamic Architecture- Form, Function and Meaning”, Edinburgh
University Press 1994.
3. Brown Percy, “Indian Architecture (Islamic Period)”, Taraporevala and Sons, Bombay,
1983.
4. Satish Grover, “Islamic Architecture in India”, CBS Pub, New Delhi, 2002

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REFERENCES:
1. Christopher Tadgell, “The History of Architecture in India”, Penguin Books (India) Ltd,
New Delhi, 1990.
2. R.Nath, “History of Mughal Architecture”, Vols I to III - Abhinav Publications, New
Delhi, 1985.
3. Catherine Asher, “Architecture of Mughal India”, Cambridge University Press, 2001
4. Monica Juneja, “Architecture in Medieval India: Forms, Contexts, Histories”, New
Delhi,Permanent Black, 2001

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 415ART03 - ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this course the student is expected to understand what constitutes the
environment, what are precious resources in the environment, how to conserve these
resources, what is the role of a human being in maintaining a clean environment and
useful environment for the future generations and how to maintain ecological balance
and preserve bio-diversity. The role of government and non-government organization in
environment managements.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND NATURAL

RESOURCES
Definition, scope and importance of environment – need for public awareness - Forest
resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies- timber extraction,
mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal people – Water resources: Use and
over-utilization of surface and ground water, floods, drought, conflicts over water, dams-
benefits and problems – Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects
of extracting and using mineral resources, case studies – Food resources: World food
problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing, effects of modern agriculture,
fertilizer-pesticide problems, water logging, salinity, case studies – Energy resources:
Growing energy needs, renewable and non renewable energy sources, use of alternate
energy sources. case studies – Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation,
man induced landslides, soil erosion and desertification – role of an individual in
conservation of natural resources – Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles.
Field study of local area to document environmental assets – river / forest / grassland /
hill /mountain.

UNIT II ENVIRONMENT, ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY

Concept of an ecosystem – structure and function of an ecosystem – producers,
Consumers And decomposers – energy flow in the ecosystem – ecological succession –
food chains, food webs and ecological pyramids – Introduction, types, characteristic
features, structure and function of the (a) forest ecosystem (b) grassland ecosystem (c)
desert ecosystem (d) aquatic ecosystems (ponds, streams, lakes, rivers, oceans,
estuaries) – Introduction to biodiversity definition: genetic, species and ecosystem
diversity – biogeographical classification of India – value of biodiversity: consumptive
use, productive use, social, ethical, aesthetic and option values – Biodiversity at global,
national and local levels – India as a mega-diversity nation – hotspots of biodiversity –
threats to biodiversity: habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man-wildlife conflicts –
endangered and endemic species of India conservation of biodiversity: In-situ and ex-
situ conservation of biodiversity. Field study of common plants, insects, birds; Field
study of simple ecosystems – pond, river, hill slopes, etc.

UNIT III ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Definition – causes, effects and control measures of: (a) Air pollution (b) Water
pollution (c) Soil pollution (d) Marine pollution (e) Noise pollution (f) Thermal pollution
(g) Nuclear hazards – soil waste management: causes, effects and control measures of
municipal solid wastes – role of an individual in prevention of pollution – pollution case
studies – disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides. Field study
of local polluted site – Urban / Rural / Industrial / Agricultural.

UNIT IV SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

From unsustainable to sustainable development – urban problems related to energy –
Water conservation, rain water harvesting, watershed management – resettlement and
rehabilitation of people; its problems and concerns, case studies – role of non
governmental organization environmental ethics: Issues and possible solutions –
climate change, global warming, acid rain, ozone layer depletion, nuclear accidents and
holocaust, case studies. – wasteland reclamation – consumerism and waste products –
environment production act – Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) act – Water
(Prevention and control of Pollution) act – Wildlife protection act – Forest conservation
act – enforcement machinery involved inenvironmental legislation- central and state
pollution control boards- Public awareness.

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UNIT V HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Population growth, variation among nations – population explosion – family welfare
programme – environment and human health – human rights – value education – HIV /
AIDS – women and child welfare – role of information technology in environment and
Human health – Case studies.

OUTCOMES:
1. Students are sensitized on the need for natural resource management, and
sustainable lifestyles
2. Students appreciate the value of ecosystem and the need and methods for
conserving the same.
3. Students understand the how pollution and hazards can be mitigated.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Gilbert M.Masters, “Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science”, 2nd
edition, Pearson Education, 2004.
2. Erach Bharucha, “Text book of Environmental Studies”, University Press,
Hyderabad,2006.
3. Anubha Kaushik and Kaushik C.P., “Perspectives in Environmental Studies” New age
International (P) Ltd., New Delhi, 2005.
4. Venugopala Rao.P, “Principles of Environmental Science and Engineering” Prentice
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2006.

REFERENCES:
1. Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, “Environmental Encyclopedia”, Jaico Publ.,
House, Mumbai, 2001.
2. Dharmendra S. Sengar, “Environmental law”, Prentice hall of India PVT LTD, New
Delhi, 2007
3. Rajagopalan, R, “Environmental Studies-From Crisis to Cure”, Oxford University
Press, 2005
4. Richard T. Wright, “Environmental Science” Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi, 2007

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 415ART04 - BUILDING MATERIALS – IV

OBJECTIVES:
 To study ferrous and non ferrous materials in construction.
 To have an understanding of the properties, characteristics, strength, manufacture,
processing and application of materials such steel and steel alloys, aluminum and
aluminum alloys.
• To inform the innovations in the steel industry and the standards and accepted
industrial practices involved.
• To inform the properties, characteristics and application of plastics in the construction
industry as well as other light weight roofing materials.
UNIT I FERROUS METALS: STEEL
Iron ore: definition, introduction, manufacture of iron ore, types- pig iron, wrought iron
And cast iron their properties and uses. Steel - definition, properties, Manufacture,
casting, heat treatment, mechanical treatment process of steel, market forms of steel,
fire protection of steel - Corrosion of ferrous metals (Causes, factors of corrosion and
prevention).
UNIT II STEEL ALLOYS AND INNOVATIONS IN STEEL INDUSTRIES
Steel alloys- properties and uses. Structural steel-definition and protection. Steel
sheeting- Types of sheeting. Stainless steel in building Industry as a structural entity by
studying codes. Study of innovations in steel industry. Design and construction
parameters developed by INSDAG.
UNIT III NON-FERROUS METALS
Aluminium and Aluminums Alloys (Manufacture, properties, durability, and uses) –
Aluminium products (extrusions, foils, castings, sheets etc.) - Other non-ferrous metals
copper, lead, zinc (Manufacture, grades, forms, sizes) - Study of protection to non-
ferrous metals and products such as anodizing, powder coating, painting, stove
enamelling, chromium plating, varnishing, melamine treatments.
UNIT IV PLASTICS
Polymerisation, thermoplastics, thermosetting plastics, elastomers, properties of
plastics, strength, plastic forming process, uses of plastics and decorative laminates –
Plastics in construction (polythene, poly propylene, PVC, ethylene, polycarbonate,
acrylic flooring, PVC tiles).
UNIT V OTHER MATERIALS
Light-roofing materials (Recent trends in roofing materials like Corrugated GI Sheets,
Pre- Coated metal sheets, Polycarbonate sheeting, Teflon coated sheets, PTFE Steel
Alloys Properties and uses) - Adhesives, Sealants and joint fillers (Relative movement
Within buildings, types of sealants- elasto-plastic, elastic sealants- joint design- fire
Resistant sealants- gaskets- adhesives, epoxy, wall paper, bitumen, plastic pipe) –
Materials for flooring finishes such as epoxy, oxychloride, hardeners, PVC, carpets.
OUTCOMES:
 An Understanding of ferrous and Non-ferrous metals in terms of its properties,
manufacture and their applications in architectural construction.
 The students are made to be aware of plastics and its applications in building
industry as well as light roofing materials adhesives, Sealants and fillers apart from
flooring finishes.
REQUIRED READING:
1. S.C.Rangwala, “Engineering Materials”, Charotar Publishing House, India, 1997.
2. S.K Duggal, “Building Materials”, Oxford and IBM Publishing Co, Pvt. Ltd., 1997.
3. P.C Varghese, “Building Materials”, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2005
REFERENCES:
1. Don A.Watson, “Construction Materials and Process”, McGraw Hill Co., 1972.
2. Arthur Lyons, “Materials for Architects and Builders”, An introduction Arnold, London,
1997.
3. Gorenc, Tinyou, Syam, “ Steel Desinger’s Handbook”, CBS Publishers and
Distributors,
New Delhi, Bangalore, 2005
4. Ralph Monletta, “Plastics in Architecture” – A guide to acrylic and Polycarbonate,
Marcel
Dekker Inc, New York, 1989
5. Jack M Landers, “Construction Materials, Methods, Careers”, Good Heart - WilCox
Company, Inc Publishers, Homewood, IL, 1983
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 415ART05 - BUILDING SERVICES - I

OBJECTIVES:
 To Study Water supply, treatments, distribution and plumbing system for all type of
buildings.
 To Study Waste water treatments, Sewer lines for all types of buildings.
 To Study Drainage system for a Small Campus and a Residential neighbourhood.
 To understand Refuse collections, disposal, composting, Landfill, Bio gas for a Town
and City.
 Applications of all the above systems to a Buildings, Small Campus and a Residential
neighbourhood.

UNIT I WATER QUALITY, TREATMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION

Sources of water supply – Water Quality - Water requirements for all type of residential,
commercial, Industrial buildings and for town – Water treatment methods – Screening,
aeration, Sedimentation, Filtration, Disinfection, Softening, conveyance of water
Distribution of water – Choice of pipe materials - Types of fixtures and fittings – System
Of plumbing in all type of buildings.

UNIT II WASTE WATER, TREATMENTS AND DISPOSAL

Waste water – Sewage disposal, primary treatment. Secondary treatment, Biological
treatment and Modern types of Sewage Treatment Plants - Sewer line fixtures and
traps, Manholes, Septic tank.

UNIT III STORM WATER DRAINAGE AND RAIN WATER HARVESTING

Basic principles of storm water drainage – drain pipes and type of pipe – storm water
gutter– rain water harvesting principles – storage sumps.

UNIT IV SOLID WASTE, COLLECTIONS, TREATMENTS, DISPOSAL, MODERN

DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
Refuse collection, disposal, Incinerator, Composting, Vermicomposting, Sanitary Land
filling, Bio gas system and Modern renewable energy system. Modern plumbing system,
drainage Collection system, disposal for a housing colony, small towns – Selection of
pumps and Construction of pump rooms.

UNIT V APPLICATION OF THE ABOVE UNITS

Layout design and details of water supply distribution system in a Campus or Small
Residential neighbourhood - Layout design and details of sewage and drainage system
For Different types of buildings - water supply pipe lines, storm water drainage pipe
lines and Rain water Harvesting for small residential neighbourhood.

OUTCOMES
1. Students have through understanding of how water and waste water are managed, in
residential unit, small campus and for a large city.
2. Students are aware of the principles and best practices for Solid waste management
in residential unit, small campus and for a large city.
REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Manual of water supply and treatment, Second edition, CPHEEO, Ministry of works
and housing, New Delhi, 1977
2. AFE Wise, JA Swaffied Water, “Sanitary & Waste Services in buildings”, V Edition,
Mitchell Publishing, Co. Ltd., 2002.
3. Punmia B.C., “Waste Water Engineering”, Laxmi Publications, 2009.
4. Arceivala S.J., “Waste Water Treatment for Pollution Control”, Tata McGraw Hill,
2008.
5. S.C.Rangwala, “Water supply and sanitary engineering”, Chartar publishing house,
Anand, 1989.
REFERENCES:
1. G.M. Fair, J.C. Geyer and D.Okun, “Water and Waste water engineering”, Volume II,
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1968
2. Manual on sewerage and sewerage treatment, CPHEEO – Ministry of works and
housing, New Delhi, 1980
3. Renewable energy, basics and technology, supplement volume on integrated energy
systems, Auroville, 1998.

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 Practical

415ARP01 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTION -III

OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce construction of building components in Reinforced Cement Concrete.
• To introduce various water proofing, insulation & protection systems and their
methods of construction.
• To expose the students to the advanced construction systems developed by research
institutes in the country and the detailing of the same.
• To understand the quality assurance measures and testing procedures related to
material, workmanship and performance for the above topics.
UNIT I CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION
Detailing of walls, roofs and flooring, foundations using RCC in simple framed buildings
Including detailing of RCC beams, columns, slabs (one way slabs, 2-way slab,
continuous, flat slab etc.,), detailing of apertures (lintels, sunshades, arches etc.,)
Exercises of the above through case studies and drawings of selected building types.
UNIT II WATER-PROOFING AND DAMP-PROOFING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Construction methods for water-proofing and damp proofing for walls, roofs,
basements, Retaining walls, swimming pools etc. -Exercises of the above through case
studies and drawings.
UNIT III DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION METHODS FOR CONCRETE STAIRCASES
Staircases - basic principles, for different types of staircase for support conditions for
Stairs and details of handrail, baluster etc. and finishes for stairs - Exercises of the
above through case studies and drawings
UNIT IV ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS DEVELOPED BY RESEARCH
ORGANISATIONS IN INDIA
Design and detailing of building materials and components developed by research
organizations like CBRI, SERC, NBO, and BMTPC – Exercises of the above through case
studies and drawings.
UNIT V PLASTICS AND OTHER MATERIALS
Design and construction details using primary plastic building products for walls,
Partitions and roofs. Design and construction details using secondary building products
for windows, doors, rooflights, domes, and handrails. Use of GI Sheets, Polycarbonate
sheets, Teflon.
OUTCOMES:
The students understood how Reinforced Cement Concrete could be used for the
Various components of a building as well as in waterproofing and insulation and
protection systems. The role of advanced construction systems that have been
developed by research institutes Throughout the country were also explored. Quality
assurance and testing methods, after looking at the basics and research explorations
associated with the materials were looked at.
REQUIRED READING
1. M.S.Shetty, “Concrete Technology”, S.Chand & Co.ltd, New Delhi, 1986.
2. Dr. B.C.Punmia, “A Text book of Building Construction”, Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2005.
3. T.D Ahuja and G.S. Birdie, “Fundamentals of Building Construction”, Dhanpat Rai
Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1996
4. S.P Arora and S.P Bindra, “ A Text Book of Building Construction”, Dhanpat Rai
Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1990
5. Alan Blanc, “Stairs, Steps and Ramps”, Butterworth, Heinemann Ltd., 1999.
REFERENCES:
1. Francis D.K. Ching, “Building Construction illustrated”, John Wiley & Sons, 2000
2. W.B. McKay, “Building Construction”, Vol 1 and 2, Longmans, UK, 1981.
3. Barry, “Construction of Buildings”, Volume 1&2, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford,
2005
4. Pamphlet and Manuals supplied or published by SERC, BMPTC, HUDCO and Other
research organization
5. R.M. Davis, “Plastics in Building Construction”, Battersea College of Technology,
Blackie, London, 1966

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 415ARP02 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - III

OBJECTIVES:
 To create a holistic understanding of the socio-cultural, geographic and economic
aspects that shape the built environment as well as to expose the students towards
the design of simple community oriented buildings.
• To make a comprehensive study of a rural settlement that is an exemplar of
collective design evolved organically over a period of time.
• To expose the students on the methodology of conducting various surveys covering,
physical, visual characteristics and demographic aspects.
• To understand the vernacular / traditional architecture involving local materials and
construction techniques.
• To emphasis on the importance of designing built form and open spaces that meet
the aspirations of the community.
• To enable the presentation of concepts through 2D and 3D presentation including
sketches and model.

CONTENT:
Scale and Complexity: Projects involving public and community oriented buildings –
Multi room, single use, small span, multiple storied, horizontal and vertical movement;
active cum passive energy; comprehensive analysis of rural settlement in a hierarchical
manner. Area of concern/ focus :
• Rural settlements and architecture
• Community oriented design
• Simple public buildings (not more than Ground+ 2 floors)
Suggestive Typologies/ projects : Rural projects that involve studies and design at
settlement and building level- noon meal centre, market, primary health centre;
department store, higher secondary school, campus students centre.

OUTCOMES
 Students ability to understand the concept of community and settlement evolution
and the built environment as influenced by Socio-economic, Cultural,
Environmental and Technical factors.
 Ability to provide a sensitive approach to the design of the built environment taking
into account the above mentioned factors.

REQUIRED READING
1. Joseph De Chiara, Michael J Crosbie, “ Time Saver Standards for Building Types”,
McGraw Hill Professional 2001.
2. Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Human Dimension and Interior Space”, Whitney Library
of Design, 1975
3. Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Time Saver Standards for Interior
Design and Space Planning”, McGraw Hill, 2001.
4. Ernst Neufert “Architects Data”, Blackwell 2002
5. Ramsey et al, “Architectural Graphic Standards”, Wiley, 2000

REFERENCES:
1. Richard P. Dober, “Campus Planning”, Society for College and University Planning,
1996.
2. Kanvinde, “Campus design in India”, American year Book, 1969
3. Kevin Lynch, “Site planning”, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1984
4. Sam F. Miller, “Design Process: A Primer for Architectural and Interior Design”, Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1995

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 V Semester

515ART01 - DESIGN OF STRUCTURES - II

OBJECTIVES:
To inform about the methods of design through working stress and limit state
methods.
To use the above two methods for the design of Concrete beams and slabs under
various conditions.
To use the limit state method for design of a concrete staircase.
Case studies and models wherever applicable.

UNIT I DESIGN OF CONCRETE MEMBERS AND WORKING STRESS DESIGN OF

BEAMS
Concept of Elastic method, Ultimate Load Method and Limit State Method – Advantages
Of Limit State Method over other methods. Analysis and Design of Singly and Doubly
Reinforced rectangular and flanged beams for bending.

UNIT II LIMIT STATE DESIGN OF BEAMS

Analysis and design of singly and doubly reinforced rectangular and flanged beams for
Bending – Design of Continuous beams using IS code co-efficient.

UNIT III LIMIT STATE DESIGN OF SLABS

Behavior of one way and two way slabs – Design of one way and two way slabs for
Various Edge conditions - Corner effects.

UNIT IV DESIGN OF CIRCULAR SLABS

Design of Simply supported and fixed Circular slabs subjected to uniformly distributed =
loads.

UNIT V DESIGN OF STAIRCASE BY LIMIT STATE METHOD

Types of Staircases – Design of Dog Legged Staircase.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Understand the different concepts of WSM and LSD methods using the codal
provisions.
RC beams and slabs to be designed by applying the above concepts.
Dog legged staircase design using LSD.

REQUIRED READING
1. S.N. Sinha, “Reinforced Concrete Design”, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd, New
Delhi, 1998.
2. Shah, “Reinforced Concrete”, Vol. 1 and 2, Charotar Publishing House, Anand, 1998.

REFERENCES:
1. P.Dayaratnam, “Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Oxford and IBH
Publishing Co., 1983.
2. C. Sinha and S.K. Roy, “Fundamentals of Reinforced Concrete”, S.Chand & Co., New
Delhi, 1983.
3. Dr. B.C. Punmia, “Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Vol, 1 & 2 Laxmi publication,
Delhi, 2004.
4. IS 456 “Indian Standard, Plain and Reinforced Concrete, Code of Practice, Bureau of
Indian Standards, 2000.
5. S.Unnikrishnan Pillai and Devados Menon, “ Reinforced Concrete Design” – Tata
McGraw Hill Publishing Co. Ltd., New Delhi, 1999.

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 515ART02 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE - V

OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce the condition of modernity and bring out its impact in the realm
ofarchitecture
• To study modern architecture as evolving from specific aspects of
modernityindustrialisation, urbanisation, material development, modern art as well as
society’s reaction to them.
• To study the further trajectories of modern architecture in the post WWII period.
• To create an overall understanding of the architectural developments in India
influenced by colonial rule.

UNIT I LEADING TO A NEW ARCHITECTURE

Beginnings of modernity –Origin and development of Neo Classicism- Structural Neo
classicists: Laugier, Soufflot, Schinkel, Labrouste - Romantic Neo classicists:Ledoux,
Boulle, Durand, Jefferson- Industrialization and its impact- Urbanization in Europe and
America- split of design education into architecture and engineering streams- Emergent
new building / space types- Growing need for mass housing- Development of Industrial
material and construction technologies- concrete, glass and steel- structural engineering,
standardization Industrial exhibitions- Chicago School and skyscraper development.

UNIT II REVIEWING INDUSTRIALISATION

Opposition to industrial arts and production - Arts and Crafts in Europe and America :
Morris, Webb- Art Nouveau: Horta, Van De Velde, Gaudi, Guimard, Mackintosh – Vienna
secession: Hoffman, Olbrich- Wright’s early works

UNIT III MODERN ARCHITECTURE: DEVELOPMENT AND

INSTITUTIONALISATION
Adolf Loos and critique of ornamentation- Raumplan: Peter Behrens- Werkbund –
Modern architecture and art - Expressionism: Mendelsohn, Taut, Polzeig- Futurism-
Constructivism, Cubism-Suprematism- De–Stijl Bauhaus- Gropius, Meyer and Mies
CIAM I to X and its role in canonizing architecture- growth of International Style Ideas
and works of Gropius, Le Corbusier, Aalto, Mies, later works of Wright.

UNIT IV MODERN ARCHITECTURE : LATER DIRECTIONS

Post WW II developments and spread of international style – Later works of Corbusier:
Brasilia, Unite- Works of later modernists: Louis Kahn, Paul Rudolph, Eero Saarinen,
Philip Johnson

UNIT V COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA

Colonialism and its impact- early colonial architecture :forts, bungalows, cantonments –
Stylistic transformations: Neo- classicism, Gothic Revival and Indo Saracenic - PWD and
institutionalization of architecture - Building of New Delhi showcasing imperial power.

OUTCOMES:
The condition of modernity and its impact on architecture has been introduced. The
Evolution Of modern architecture from specific aspects of modernity like
Industrialisation, Urbanisation etc and its post-world was II trajectories were studied. An
overall understanding of the architectural developments of colonial India was obtained.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Kenneth Frampton, “Modern Architecture: A Critical History”, Thames & Hudson,
London, 1994.
2. Manfredo Tafuri., “Modern Architecture”, Harry N. Abrams Inc, 1980.
3. Leonardo Benevolo, “History of Modern Architecture”, 2 Vols., reprint, MIT Press,
1977.
4. Miki Desai et. al., “Architecture and independence”, Oxford University Press, 2000.
5. William J. Curtis, “Modern Architecture since 1900”, Phaidon Press, 1982.

REFERENCES:
1. Thomas Metcalf, “An imperial Vision”, Faber & Faber/ Electa, 1980.
2. Christian Norburg-Schulz., “Meaning in Western Architecture”, Rizzoli, Revised
edition, 1993.
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 515ART03 - BUILDING SERVICES - II

OBJECTIVES:
• To inform the students of the laws and basics of electricity and wiring systems within
domestic and commercial buildings
• To expose the students to the fundamentals of lighting and lighting design
• To familiarize the students to the basic design principle systems of vertical distributions
systems within a building
• To expose the student with the NBC Code for all of the above building services

UNIT I ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS: ELECTRICAL WIRING SYSTEMS

Laws of electrical circuits: Ohms and Kichoffs Laws Basics of electricity – Single/Three
Phase supply. Earthing for safety – types of earthing - ISI specifications Electrical wiring
systems in domestic and commercial buildings. Conduits, Types of wiring Diagram for
connection. Bus way, Bus Bars, lighting track and conduits (Aluminum metallic, non
metallic) arrangements. Power handling, equipment, switch board, panel boards.
Lighting conductors : Purpose, materials, fixing, earthing arrangements Electronic and
Communication systems Communication and data systems- communication spaces,
pathways, cabling systems, voice and data, communication, Electronic security systems,
computer labs/server, Rooms etc. Electrical Installations in Buildings. Main and
distribution boards – transformers – switch gears– substations – space requirement and
Layout of the same in building types.

UNIT II FUNDAMENTALS OF LIGHTING

Principles of light – Electromagnetic radiation, waves, nature of vision, measurement of
lighting. Principles of illumination: definitions, Visual tasks, Factors affecting visual tasks
Units of light, definitions of flux, solid angle, luminous intensity –utilization factor –
depreciation factor- MSCP – MHCP, brightness, glare.

UNIT III ILLUMINATION AND LIGHTING

Electric light sources: brief description, characteristics and application of different types
Of lamps, methods of mounting and lighting control Luminaries classification/ - Lumen
Method for design – Room reflectance/ Glare – manufacturer’s data on luminaries /
luminaries cost.

UNIT IV LIGHTING DESIGN: INSTALLATION AND APPLICATION IN BUILDINGS

Artificial light sources, spectral energy distribution, Luminous efficiency- color
temperature – color rendering, Additive, subtractive color and their application areas and
outdoor lighting Lighting for Office, Schools, Libraries, Residential, Hospital, Parking,
Outdoor. Elementary ideas of special features required and minimum level of illumination
for the physically handicapped and elderly in building types Solar energy systems for
lighting – Photovoltaic systems for Residential/Commercial buildings. Reducing electric
loads, installation and maintenance – LEED certification & energy efficient lighting,
Lighting controls, Solar systems – Case studies and exercises involving in the above.

UNIT V CONVEYING SYSTEMS

Basic design Principles, criteria for planning sizing, selection and layout of vertical
Distribution systems – (lifts, Escalators and moving walkways) along with mechanical,
dimensional details Elevators- types of elevators - design criteria, capacity, frequency,
car size, speed, numberand size of elevators, layout of banks of elevators, planning and
locating service cores in buildings, types of elevators – pit, machine room details – NBC
code Escalators and Conveyors parallel and criss cross escalators, horizontal belt
conveyors, horizontal moving walkways – design criteria, speed size, capacity, number
Detailing for comfort, convenience of users- special features for physically handicapped
and elderly - Case studies and exercises involving in the above.

OUTCOMES:
 The students understand the basics of Electricity and wiring system
 The students are exposed to Fundamentals of Lighting and Lighting design
 An Understanding of Vertical transportation system in a building

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REQUIRED READINGS:
1. E.P. Ambrose, “Electric Heating”, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1968.
2. Philips, “Lighting in Architectural Design”, McGraw Hill. New York, 1964.
3. R. G. Hopkenson & J. D. Kay, “The lighting of Buildings”, Faber & Faber, London,
1969.
4. Elevators, Escalators , “Moving Walkways”, Manufactures catalogues, John Wiley,
1967.
5. National Building Code of India, 2005 (NBC 2005)

REFERENCES:
Electrical Systems:
1. Handbook of building Engineers in metric systems, NBO(India), 1968
2. National Building Code of India, 2005 (NBC 2005)

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 515ART04 - SITE ANALYSIS AND PLANNING
OBJECTIVES:
To teach the importance of site and its content in architectural creations
To orient the students towards several influencing factors which govern the siting of a
building or group of buildings in a given site.
To teach various techniques of site analysis through exercises and case studies.
To teach the students the methodology of preparing a site analysis diagram. This will
serve as a prelude to any architectural creation through exercises.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Definition of plot, site, land and region, units of measurements. Introduction to survey,
methods of surveying, where they are used, Surveying Instruments and their
application. Need for surveying. Measuring and drawing out a site plan from the
measurements

UNIT II SITE DRAWINGS

Computation of area by geometrical figures and other methods. Drawing marking out
plan, Layout plan and centerline plan – Importance, procedure for making these
drawings and dimensioning. Setting out the building plan on site – Procedure and
Precautions. Exercises on the above.

UNIT III SITE ANALYSIS

Importance of site analysis; On site and off site factors; Analysis of natural, cultural and
Aesthetic factors – topography, hydrology, soils, vegetation, climate, surface drainage,
accessibility, size and shape, infrastructures available - sources of water supply and
means of disposal system, visual aspects; Preparation of site analysis diagram. Study of
microclimate:- vegetation, landforms and water as modifiers of microclimate. Study of
land form;- contours, slope analysis, grading process, grading criteria, functional and
aesthetic considerations – Case studies and exercises on the above.

UNIT IV SITE CONTEXT

Context of the site. Introduction to existing master plans land use for cities,
Development Control Rules. Preparation of maps of matrix analysis & composite
analysis. Site selection criteria for housing development, commercial and institutional
projects - Case studies.

UNIT V SITE PLANNING AND SITE LAYOUT PRINCIPLES

Organization of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, types of roads, hierarchy of roads,
networks, road widths and parking, regulations. Turning radii & street intersections

OUTCOMES
The contextual importance on site analysis can be understood based on the various
site factor with respect to the study area.
A first hand understanding of site drawings for Landscape Architecture and Urban
design is studied.
Various scientific and analytic site analysis techniques is understood.
A methodological approach for preparation of master plans for small scale and large
scale projects can be understood.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Kevin Lynch, “Site planning”, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1984.
2. Edward. T. Q., “Site Analysis”, Architectural Media, 1983.

REFERENCES:
1. B.C.Punmia, Ashok K. Jain, Ashok Kr. Jain, Arun Kr. Jain, “Surveying”, Vol.I, Firewall
Media, 2005.
2. P.B.Shahani, “Text of surveying”, Vol. I, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, 1980
3. Joseph De.Chiarra and Lee Coppleman, “Urban Planning Design Criteria”, Van
Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1982
4. Storm Steven, “Site engineering for landscape Architects”, John wiley & Sons Inc,
2004. Second Master Plan – Development Regulations – CMDA, 2008

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 Practical

515ARP01 - BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - IV

OBJECTIVES:
• To understand both in detail the methods of construction using steel for structural
purposes such as roof trusses and roof covering.
• To understand both in detail the methods of construction of building components
using steel such as staircases, rolling shutters, doors and windows.
• To understand both in detail the methods of construction of building components
using
aluminum such as doors and windows, partitions and curtain walling.
• To understand both in detail the methods of construction of building components
using plastics such as doors and windows, partitions, roofs and curtain walling.
• To understand quality assurance measures and testing procedures related to
material, workmanship and performance for the above topics.

UNIT I STEEL CONSTRUCTION INCULDING STAIRCASES

Design exercises using structural steel sections for walls, foundations, column-beam
connections and design and detailing of steel roof trusses (north-light, butterfly truss,
space frames etc.,) including construction methods for roof covering using steel,
aluminium, asbestos, etc., for long span structures like furniture, apparel factory etc., -
Steel staircases basic principles for different types of staircases - Support conditions for
stairs And details of handrail, baluster etc. - finishes for stairs - Exercises of the above
through case studies and drawings.
UNIT II STEEL DOORS, WINDOWS AND ROLLING SHUTTERS
Diferent Types of doors and windows (openable, sliding etc., methods of construction
using Steel) - Design and detailing of steel rolling shutter, collapsible gate etc.- Exercises
of the above through case studies and drawings.
UNI III ALUMINIUM DOORS, WINDOWS AND VENTILATORS
Brief study of aluminium products- market forms of aluminium, aluminium extrusions-
sketches of the above - Aluminium doors and windows - design details for doors
(openable, sliding, pivoted and fixed) - Design details for windows (openable, sliding,
fixed, louvered) – Design details for Ventilators (top hung, pivoted and louvered) –
Exercises of the above through case studies and drawings.
UNIT IV ALUMINIUM ROOFING, PARTITIONS, STAIRS
Aluminium roofing (Northlighting, glazing bar, roofing sheets, construction details
including Gutter details) - Aluminium partitions (fixed partitions, false ceiling, shop front
construction methods and details) - Aluminium staircase - design and construction
details- including detailing of handrail and baluster - Exercises of the above through
case studies and drawings.
UNIT V ALUMINIUM CURTAIN WALLING
Aluminium Curtain walling (design and construction details using aluminium for curtain
walls)
OUTCOMES:
 The students are able to understand in detail the method of construction of various
building components using steel, aluminum and plastic.
 This also helps the student to understand the different construction practices adapted
for the various components specific to the material in which its made.
REQUIRED READING
1. Dr. B.C. Punmia, “A Text book of Building Construction”, Laxmi Publications Pvt. Ltd.,
New Delhi, 2004.
2. T.D Ahuja and G.S. Birdie, “ Fundamentals of Building Construction”, Dhanpat Rai
Publishing Company Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1996
REFERENCES
1. Alan Blanc, “Architecture and Construction in Steel”, E & FN Spon, London, 1993
2. Alan Blanc,” Stairs, Steps and Ramps”, Butterworth, Heinemann Ltd., 1999
3. W.B. McKay, “Building Construction” Vol. 1 and 2, Longmans, UK, 1981.
4. Barry, “ Introduction to Construction of Buildings”, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford,
2005
5. Alan J. Brookes, “Cladding of Buildings”, E & FN Spon, London, 1998

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 515ARP02 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN - IV

OBJECTIVES:
 To explore the design of buildings addressing the socio – cultural & economic needs
of contemporary urban society.
 To enable the students to understand the importance of spatial planning within the
constraints of Development Regulations in force for urban areas.
 To enable the students to design for large groups of people in a socially and culturally
sensitive manner, taking into account aspects such as user perception, crowd
behaviour, large scale movement of people and identity of buildings.
 To emphasis on the importance of understanding the relationship between open
space and built form, built form to built form and site planning principles involving
landscaping circulation network and parking.
 To explore computer aided presentation techniques involving 2D and 3D drawings
and models as required.

CONTENT:
Scale and Complexity: Buildings and small complexes that address the social andcultural
Needs of contemporary urban life (residential. Commercial, institutional) with a thrust on
Experiential qualities; multi bayed, multiple storied and circulation intensive; passive and
active energy Areas of concern/ focus
behavioral aspects and user satisfaction
socio-cultural aspects
designing for the differently abled
Building byelaws and rules
Appropriate materials and construction techniques
Climatic design
Typology/ project: Housing Projects- detached, semi-detached, row housing, cluster
housing,
apartment; housing and facilities for other user groups- Old age Home, orphanage,
working women’s hostel, home for physically and mentally challenged; Museum/ Art
centre, Educational campus, R & D centre, shopping complex

OUTCOMES
Understanding DCR and its applications
Understanding Campus Planning
Sensitive to Socio-Economic aspects
An orientation to Computer Aided Drafting

REQUIRED READING
1. Joseph De Chiara, Michael J Crosbie, “Time Saver Standards for Building Types”,
McGraw Hill Professional, 2001.
2. Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Human Dimension and Interior Space”, Whitney Library
of Design, 1975
3. Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Time Saver Standards for Interior
Design and Space Planning”, McGraw Hill, 2001.
4. Ernst Neuferts, “Architects Data”, Blackwell, 2002
5. Ramsey et al, “Architectural Graphic Standards”, Wiley, 2000.

REFERENCES
1. Richard P. Dober, “Campus Planning” - Society for College and University Planning,
1996.
2. Kanvinde, “Campus design in India”, American year Book, 1969
3. Kevin Lynch, “Site planning”, Literary Licensing, LLC, 2012
4. Sam F. Miller, “Design Process: A Primer for Architectural and Interior Design”, Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1995

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 VI Semester

615ART01 - DESIGN OF STRUCTURES - III

OBJECTIVES:
1. To use limit state design for the analysis and design of columns.
2. To enable the learning of design of structural elements like footings, retaining walls
and masonry walls.
3. To understand the principle, methods, advantages and disadvantages of pre stressed
concrete.
4. Case studies and models applicable.

UNIT I LIMIT STATE DESIGN OF COLUMNS

Types of columns – Analysis and Design of Short Columns for Axial, Uniaxial and biaxial
bending – Use of Design aids.

UNIT II DESIGN OF FOOTINGS

Types of footings – Design of wall footings – Design of Axially loaded rectangular footing
(Pad And sloped footing). Design of Combined Rectangular footings.

UNIT III FLAT SLABS

Design Principles of flat slabs – Code Provision – Simple Design Problems.

UNIT IV DESIGN OF MASONRY WALLS

Analysis and Design of masonry walls – use of Nomograms - code requirements.

UNIT V INTRODUCTION TO PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Principle of Prestressing – Methods of Prestressing, advantages and disadvantages.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Understand the different concepts in designing footings and columns and Masonry
walls using LSD methods.
Concepts of Prestressed concrete and applying them in real case.

REQUIRED READING:
1. B.C. Punmia, “Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Vol. 1 & 2, Laxmi Publications, Delhi,
2004.
2. IS 456, “ Indian Standard, Plain and Reinforced Concrete”, Code of Practice, Bureau
of Indian Standards, 2000.
3. 3 SP – 16, Design Aids for Reinforced Concrete to IS 456 National Building Code of
India, 1983.
4. IS 1905, Code of Practice for Structural Safety of Buildings, 1987.
5. Ashok K.Jain, “Reinforced Concrete:Limit State Design”, Nemchand, Bros Roorkee
1983.

REFERENCES:
1. P. Dayaratnam, “Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Oxford and IBH
Publishing CO., 1983.
2. N.C.Sinha and S.K.Roy, “Fundamentals of Reinforced Concrete”, S.Chand and Co.,
New Delhi, 1983.
3. Krishna Raj, “Prestressed Concrete Structures”, 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2005.

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 615ART02 - HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE - VI

OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce the context for the critiques of modern architecture and the evolution of
new approaches.
• To study in detail the different post modern directions in architecture.
• To understand the trajectory of architecture in India from the end of colonial rule to
the contemporary period- architectural debates associated with nation, establishment
of modern architecture and subsequent quest for Indianness.

UNIT I CRITIQUING MODERNISM

TEAM X- Brutalism- projects of Smithsons and Aldo Van Eyck – writings of Jane Jacobs,
Robert Venturi, Aldo Rossi and Christopher Alexander.

UNIT II AFTER MODERNISM – I

Conditions of Post Modernity- various postmodern directions in architecture–
canonization of Post Modernism– works of Graves, Venturi, Moore- postmodern
classicism- ideas and works Of Urbanism: Soleri, Archigram and Metabolism- Neo
Rationalism.

UNIT III AFTER MODERNISM – II

High Tech architecture: Works of Stirling, Rogers and Piano – Deconstructivist theory
And practice- Eisenmann, Hadid, Gehry, Libeskind, Tschumi

UNIT IV ALTERNATIVE PRACTICES AND IDEAS

Critical Regionalism- Ideas and works of Baker, Fathy, Ralph Erskine, Lucien Kroll, Ando,
Bawa, Barragan, Siza

UNIT V POST INDEPENDENT ARCHITECTURE IN INDIA

Architectural debates associated with nation formation– early modernist architecture-
Post independence city planning: Chandigarh and Bhuvaneswar- influences on post
Independence architects- Architecture of Kanvinde, Raje, Doshi, Correa, Nari Gandhi, Raj
Rewal- PWD architecture – new directions after 1960s- post- independent architecture of
Chennai

OUTCOMES
The context for the critique of modern architecture and the evolution of new approaches
were introduced. The different post modern directions in architecture were studied in
detail. The trajectory of Architecture in post-colonial india was understood.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Kenneth Frampton, “Modern Architecture: A Critical History”, Thames & Hudson,
London, 1994.
2. Diane Ghirardo , “Architecture after Modernism”, Thames & Hudson, London, 1990.
3. Miki Desai et. al., “Architecture and independence”, Oxford University Press, 2000
4. Christopher Alexander, “Pattern Language”, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1977
5. Robert Venturi , “Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture”, 1977.

REFERENCES:
1. Michael Hays ed., “Architecture Theory” since 1968, CBA, 1999
2. Jane Jacobs, “Deaths and Life of Great American Cities”, Vintage, 2003
3. James Steele, “Hassan Fathy”, Academy Editions, 1985
4. Kenneth Frampton ed, “Charles Correa”, The Perennial Press, 1998
5. William Jr. Curtis, “Balkrishna Doshi, An Architecture for India”, Rizzoli, 1988

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 615ART03 - BUILDING SERVICES – III

OBJECTIVES:
• To expose the students to the science behind an air-conditioning and refrigeration
system.
• To familiarize them with the various air- conditioning systems and their applications
• To study the design issues for the selection of various systems and their installation
• To inform of the various ways by which fire safety design can be achieved in
buildings through passive design.
• To familiarize the students with the various fire fighting equipment and their
installation.
• To familiarize the students with the fundamentals of acoustics and principles in
designing various built environment.

UNIT I AIR CONDITIONING: BASIC REFRIGERATION PRINCIPLES

Thermodynamics – Heat – Temperature – Latent heat of fusion – evaporation, saturation
temperature, pressure temperature relationship for liquid refrigerants – condensate
cycle, air cycle, chilled water cycle and cooling water cycle – vapor compression cycle –
compressors – evaporators – Refrigerant control devices – electric motors – Air handling
Units – cooling Towers.

UNIT II AIR CONDITIONING: SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Air conditioning system for small buildings – window types, evaporative cooler, packaged
Terminal units and through the wall units split system
b) Case for Central Plant – DX system – Chilled Water System – Air Cooled and Water
Cooled condensers – Air Distribution system – VAV & VRV Systems – Low temperature
applications - Configuring/ sizing of mechanical equipment, equipment spaces and sizes
for chiller plant, cooling tower, Fan room, Circulation Pumps, Pipes, ducts – case studies.

UNIT III AIR CONDITIONING: DESIGN ISSUES AND HORIZONTAL

DISTRIBUTION OF SYSTEMS
Design criteria for selecting the Air conditioning system for large building and energy
conservation measures - Typical choices for cooling systems for small and large buildings
– Horizontal distribution of services for large buildings - Grouped horizontal distribution
Over central corridors, Above ceiling, In floor, Raised access floor, Horizontal distribution
Of mechanical services – case studies.

UNIT IV FIRE SAFETY: DESIGN AND GENERAL GUIDELINES OF EGRESS DESIGN

- FIRE DETECTION AND FIRE FIGHTING AND INSTALLATION
Principles of fire behavior, Fire safety design principles _ NBC Planning considerations in
buildings – Non- Combustible materials, egress systems, Exit Access – Distance between
exits, exterior corridors – Maximum travel distance, Doors, Smoke proof enclosures
General guidelines for egress design for Auditoriums, concert halls, theatres, other
building types, window egress, accessibility for disabled- NBC guidelines – lifts lobbies,
stairways, ramp design, fire escapes and A/C, electrical systems – case studies Fire
Detection and Fire Fighting: Heat smoke detectors – sprinkler systems -Fire fighting
pump and water requirements, storage – wet risers, Dry rises –Fire extinguishers &
cabinets -Fire protection system – CO2 & Halon system - Fire alarm system, snorkel
ladder -Configuring, sizing and space requirements for fire fighting equipments.

UNIT V ACOUSTICS
Fundamentals – Sound waves, frequency, intensity, wave length, measure of sound,
Decibel scale, speech and music frequencies, Reverberation time. Acoustics and building
design-site selection, shape volume, treatment for interior surfaces, basic principles in
designing open air theatres, cinemas, broadcasting studios, concert halls, class rooms,
lecture halls, schools, residences, office buildings including constructional measures and
sound reinforcement systems for building types – case studies

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OUTCOMES:
 The students are exposed to various air conditioning systems and their applications.
They are also exposed to various design issues in the distribution system.
 An understanding of fire safety, fire fighting, fire prevention and installations in
buildings
 including codal requirements.
 The students are exposed to fundamentals of a acoustics and its applications in
buildings

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. William H.Severns and Julian R Fellows, “Air conditioning and Refrigeration”, John
Wiley and Sons, London, 1988
2. “Fire Safety: National Building Code of India 1983” published by Bureau of Indian
Standards.
3. Dr. V. Narasimhan, “ An introduction to building physics”, Kabir Printing works,
Chennai-5, 1974.
4. David Egan, “Concepts in Architectural Acoustics”, 1972.
5. National Building Code of India, 2005 (NBC 2005).

REFERENCES:
1. A.F.C. Sherratt, “Air conditioning and Energy conservation”, The Architectural Press,
London, 1980
2. Andrew H Buchanan, “Design for fire safety”, First edition John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,
New York., 2001

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 Practical

615ARP01 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

OBJECTIVES:
• To enable students to appreciate the various stages in which architectural drawings
are prepared such as Concept Stage, Schematic / Preliminary Stage, Approval Stage,
Design Development Stage, Tender Drawings & Documentation Stage and
Construction Drawing Stage
• To enable students to appreciate the challenges in detailing for both the newly
designed buildings as well as while carrying out additions and alterations to existing
buildings.
• To enable students to understand the various Furniture, Fittings & Equipment (FFE)
that are needed in buildings and their installation methods.
• To train students towards adopting an integrated approach while dealing with
complex buildings incorporating various allied requirements.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN BUILDING INDUSTRY

Smart Materials: Characteristics, classification, properties, energy behaviour, intelligent
environments. Recycled and ecological materials and energy saving materials: Straw-
bale, card board, earth-sheltered structures, recycled plastics, recycled tyres, paper
crete, sandbags, photovoltaic, solar collectors, light-pipes, wind catchers - Exercises of
the above through case studies and drawings.

UNIT II DETAILING OF WALLS, ROOFS AND FLOORING FOR INSTITUTIONAL

BUILDINGS
a) Detailing of a residence - selected spaces.
b) Detailing of classrooms, library (in school, college)
c) Detailing of lecture hall, auditorium, exhibition spaces
d) Detailing relevant to a small industrial structure showing wall cladding, insulated
roofing, gantry support, floor trenches and industrial doors - Exercises of the above
through case studies and drawings

UNIT III DETAILING OF WALLS, ROOF, FLOORING FOR COMMERCIAL

BUILDINGS
a) Detailing of shop-fronts, office spaces for commercial buildings including detailing of
crucial elements such as entrance porches, main doors, staircases, show-windows,
enclosed and air-conditioned atrium spaces.
b) Detailing of façade and selected spaces for apartment buildings, hotels and hostels.
c) Detailing of wall cladding (both internal and external), Computer Room Flooring and
profiled our ceiling - Exercises of the above through case studies and drawings.

UNIT IV DETAILING OF BUILT-IN FURNITURE AND FITTINGS

Detailing of built-in elements like kitchen counters, cupboards, cabinets, toilets, toilet
fitting - Exercises of the above through case studies and drawings.

UNIT V DETAILING OF EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS

Detailing of architectural elements like indoor fountains, water walls, transparent floors,
Street furniture, hard and soft landscape, swimming pools, water bodies and courtyard
spaces. Detailing of interior architectural elements in existing buildings (e.g. Staircase in
bookshops, restaurants, playpen in restaurants, reception areas in hotel lobbies etc.) –
Exercises of the above through case studies and drawings.

OUTCOMES
An understanding of the principles of detailing as applicable to various situation in
Indian context.
The student are also exposed to various materials, furniture’s, fittings and the
equipments that are needed in buildings.
The student are also exposed to detailing both newly designed buildings and also as
well as in additions and alternations to existing buildings.

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REQUIRED READING:
1. De Chiara and Callendar, “Time Saver Standard Building Types”, McGraw Hill Co,
1980.
2. Richardson Dietruck, “Big Idea and Small Building”, Thames and Hudson, 2002
3. Edward D Mills, “Planning: The Architecture Handbook”, British Library Cataloguing in
Publication Data, 1985
4. Susan Dawson, “Architect’s Working Details”,(Volume 1-10), 2004
5. Nelson L Burbank, House Carpentry Simplified, Simmons-Board-McGraw Hile,
Publishing Corporation, New York, 1986

REFERENCES:
1. “ Swimming Pools”, Lane Book Company, Menlo Park, California, 1962.
2. David Sauter, “Landscape Construction”, Delmar publisher, 2000.
3. Grant W. Reid , “Landscape Graphics”, Whitney Library of Design, 1987.

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 615ARP02 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – V

OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the design and form of building typologies that are the result of
pressure on urban lands with a thrust on issues like urban land economics,
technology and ecology
• To create an awareness with regard to the design of green buildings and sustainable
architecture.
• To inculcate the importance of services integration and construction in spatial
planning in the context of design of High-rise buildings and service intensive
buildings.
• To highlight on the importance of High rise buildings as elements of identity in urban
areas and urban design principles that govern their design.
• To explore computer aided presentation techniques involving 2D and 3D drawings,
walk through and models as required.

CONTENT:
Scale and Complexity: Advanced and complex problems involving large scale Multi-
Storeyed buildings and complexes for Residential/ Commercial/ Institutional/ Mixed-Use
in an urban context with focus on visual characteristics, service integration and
sustainable practices. Areas of focus/ issues:
• sustainable building practices, green issues, alternative energy
• intelligent building techniques and service integration
• Architectural Detailing
• Advanced building practices
Typology / project: office building, multi-use centre, convention center, multiplex,
Corporate complex, health care and hospitality building

OUTCOMES:
An ability to understand issues in buildings with respect to density, services and energy
consumption as well as make the right choices in design situations involving these
issues.
Understand Green Building concepts and basic principles of sustainable built
environment
Incorporate services Integration
Understand context based programme & design

REQUIRED READING:
1. Joseph De Chiara, Michael J. Crosbie, “Time Savers Standards for Building Types”,
McGraw Hill Professional 2001.
2. Ernst Neuferts, “Architects Data”, Blackwell, 2002.
3. National Building Code of India, Vol 1-5, 2005.
4. Daniel Williams, “Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture & Planning”, John Wiley &
sons Inc, NJ, 2007.
5. Richard P. Dober, “Campus Architecture: Building in the Groves of Academe”,
McGraw-Hill, 1996.

REFERENCES:
1. Kevin Lynch, “Site Planning”, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1984.
2. Mili Mazumdar, “Energy Efficient Buildings in India”, TERI, New Delhi, 2012
3. Diane Tsang, “SPACE Shopping Mall”, Pace Publishing, 2011
4. Lara Menzel, “Office Architecture and Design”, Braua Publishers 2009.
5. Sheri Koones, “Prefabulous and Sustainable: Building and Customizing an affordable,
Energy efficient home”, ABRAMS, 2010.

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 VII Semester

Practical

715ARP01 - PRACTICAL TRAINING - I

OBJECTIVES:
 To expose students to the daily realities of an architectural practice through Practical
Training
• To facilitate an understanding of the evolution of an architectural project from design
to
execution.
• To enable an orientation that would include the process of development of conceptual
ideas, presentation skills, involvement in office discussions, client meetings,
development of the concepts into working drawings, tendering procedure, site
supervision during execution and coordination with the agencies involved in the
construction process.

CONTENT:
The Practical Training -I would be done in offices / firms in India empanelled by the
Institution in which the principal architect is registered under the Council of Architecture.
The progress of practical training shall be assessed internally through submission of log
Books supported by visual documents maintained by students every month along with
The progress report from the employer/s of trainees
The students would be evaluated based on the following criteria:
1. Adherence to time schedule, Discipline.
2. Ability to carry out the instructions on preparation of schematic drawings,
presentation drawings, working drawings.
3. Ability to work as part of a team in an office.
4. Ability to participate in client meetings and discussions.
5. Involvement in supervision at project site.
At the end of the Practical Training - I, a portfolio of work done during the period of
Practical Training along with certification from the offices are to be submitted for
evaluation by a viva Voce examination. This will evaluate the understanding of the
students about the drawings, detailing, materials, construction method and service
integration and the knowledge gained during client meetings, consultant meetings and
site visits.

OUTCOMES
 Students undertake their practical training in India
 Students learn to work on multiple projects in an office and learn all aspects relating
to making of a building starting from Concept Development, Scheme Development,
Presentation, Working Drawings, Specifications, Estimation etc. and through site
visits students get exposed to practical aspects of making a building and other
aspects like client meetings, project planning, project management time
management which they are not exposed to in the college.

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 VIII Semester

Practical

815ARP01 - PRACTICAL TRAINING - II

OBJECTIVES:
 To strengthen further the understanding of students to the nuances of architectural
practice through Practical Training
 To facilitate an understanding of the evolution of an architectural project from design
to execution.
 To enable an orientation that would include the process of development of conceptual
ideas, presentation skills, involvement in office discussions, client meetings,
development of the concepts into working drawings, tendering procedure, site
supervision during execution and coordination with the agencies involved in the
construction process.

CONTENT:
The Practical Training -II would be done in offices / firms in India empanelled by the
Institution in which the principal architect is registered with the Council of Architecture if
The firm is in India or in an internationally reputed firm established abroad. The progress
Of practical training shall be assessed internally through submission of log books
supported by visual documents maintained by students every month along with the
progress report from the employer/s of trainees.
The students would be evaluated based on the following criteria:
1. Adherence to time schedule, Discipline.
2. Ability to carry out the instructions on preparation of schematic drawings,
presentation drawings, working drawings.
3. Ability to work as part of a team in an office.
4. Ability to participate in client meetings and discussions
5. Involvement in supervision at project site.
At the end of the Practical Training -II a portfolio of work done during the period of
internship along with certification from the offices are to be submitted for evaluation
by a viva voce examination. This will evaluate the understanding of the students
about the drawings, detailing, materials, construction method and service integration
and the knowledge gained during client meetings, consultant meetings and site
visits.

OUTCOMES
Students take up internship in any from India or abroad and learn all aspects of making
a Building as specified in AR8032. In addition to this, students also learn on modern
methods of construction using the latest technology and how to handle large scale
projects incorporating project planning, project management, etc

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 IX Semester

915ART01 - SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATION

OBJECTIVES:
1. To inform to students the need and importance of specification, how to write
specification – important aspects of the design of a specification.
2. To inform to students the need for estimation the concept of abstract and detailed
estimates based on measurement of materials and works.
3. To inform to students about cost control and about valuation and depreciation
4. To inform students on writing feasibility report of a project.

UNIT I SPECIFICATION
Necessity of specification, importance of specification, - How to write specification, -
Types of Specification, -Principles of Specification writing, - Important aspects of the
design of specification – sources of information – Classification of Specification.

UNIT II SPECIFICATION WRITING

Brief Specification for 1st class, 2nd class , 3rd class building. Detailed specification for
Earthwork excavation, plain cement concrete, Reinforced concrete, first class and second
class brickwork, Damp proof course, ceramic tiles/marble flooring and dadoo, woodwork
for doors, windows frames and shutters, cement plastering, painting & weathering
course in terrace.

UNIT III ESTIMATION

Types & purpose, Approximate estimate of buildings – Bill of quality, factors to be
considered, - principles of measurement and billing, contingencies, measurement of
basic materials like brick, wood, concrete and unit of measurement for various items of
work – abstract of an estimate.

UNIT IV DETAILED ESTIMATE

Deriving detailed quantity estimates for various items of work of a building. Like
Earthwork excavation, brick work, plain cement concrete, Reinforced cement concrete =
works, wood work, iron works, plastering, painting, flooring, weathering course for a
single storied building.

UNIT V CURRENT TRENDS

Methods of contracting and its link to specification drafting - the Business Environment
and The structure in practice. Valuation, depreciation and its implications – case studies.

OUTCOMES
Students learn the art of building construction through specification writing. Students
learn to Work out the approximate estimate, detailed estimate for small scale building
projects and low cost housing

REQUIRED READING
1. S.C. Rangwala, “Estimating, Costing and Valuation(Professional practice)”, 1984
2. B.W. Dutta, “Estimating & Costing” (Revised by S. Dutta), UBS Publishers
Distribution P.Ltd. India, 1983.
3. M. Chakraborti, “Estimating Costing and Specification”, 1984
4. Gurcharan singh & Jagdish singh, “Estimating Costing and Valuation”, Standard
Publishers
Distributors, 2012

REFERENCES
1. T.N. Building practice, Vol:1 Civil Govt Publication.
2. PWD Standard Specifications. Govt Publication, 2012.

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 915ART02 - HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PLANNING

OBJECTIVES:
To have an overview on the vocabulary of Human settlements To understand the
various elements of Human Settlements and the classification of Human Settlements
To familiarize the students with Planning concepts and process in Urban and Regional
Planning.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Elements of Human Settlements – human beings and settlements – nature shells& Net
Work – their functions and Linkages – Anatomy & classification of Human settlements
Locational, Resource based, Population size & Occupational structure.

UNIT II FORMS OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Structure and form of Human settlements – Linear, non-linear and circular –
Combinations – reasons for development – advantages and disadvantages – case studies
– factors influencing the growth and decay of human settlements.

UNIT III PLANNING CONCEPTS

Planning concepts and their relevance to Indian Planning practice in respect of Ebenezer
Howard – Garden city concepts and contents – Patrick Geddes – Conservative surgery –
Case study – C.A. Perry – Neighborhood concept Le Corbusier – concept and case
studies.

UNIT IV URBAN PLANNING AND URBAN RENEWAL

Scope and Content of Master plan – planning area, land use plan and Zoning regulations
– zonal plan – need, linkage to master plan and land use plan – planned unit
Development (PUD) – need, applicability and development regulations - Urban Renewal
Plan – Meaning, Redevelopment, Rehabilitation and Conservation – JNNURM – case
studies.

UNIT V ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY URBAN PLANNING IN INDIA

Globalization and its impact on cities – Urbanisation, emergence of new forms of
developments – self sustained communities – SEZ – transit development – integrated
townships – case studies.

OUTCOMES:
1. To explore the students about the dynamics of Urban Form and various Human
Settlements pattern
2. To understand the interrelationship between Human Settlements structure and
Social Dynamics

REQUIRED READING:
1. C.L.Doxiadis, Ekistics, “An Introduction to the Science of Human Settlements”,
Hutchinson, London, 1968.
2. Andrew D.Thomas, “Housing and Urban Renewal”, George Allen and Unwin, Sydney,
1986.
3. “Ministry of Urban Affairs and Employment”, Government of India, New Delhi,1999 ‘
4. “Urban Development Plans: Formulation & Implementation” , Guidelines, 1996.
5. Madras Metropolitan Development Authority, ‘Master Plan for Madras Metropolitan
Area, Second Master Plan, 2007.

REFERENCES:
1. Government of India, “Report of the National Commission on Urbanisation”, 1988.
2. Hansen N., “Regional Policy and Regional Integration”, Edward Elgar, UK, 1996.
3. Sandhu. R. S., “Sustainable Human Settlements”, Asian Experience, Rawat
publications, 2001.
4. Gastek.P.,“Living Plans:New concepts for advanced housing”, Brikhauser
publications, 2005.

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 915ART03 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS

OBJECTIVES:
 To give an introduction to the students about the architectural profession and the
role of professional bodies and statutory bodies.
 To teach the students about the importance of code of conduct and ethics in
professional practice and the mandatory provisions as per Architects Act 1972.
 To expose the students some of the important legal aspects and legislations which
have a bearing on the practice of architectural profession.
 To enable the students to grasp the advanced issues concerning professional
practice such as tendering, contracting including alternative practices in project
execution and project management.
 To expose the students to the implications of globalisation on professional practice
with particular reference to WTO and GATS and equip them for international
practice.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION CODE OF CONDUCT

AND ETHICS
Importance of Architectural Profession – Role of Architects in Society – Registration of
Architects – Architect’s office and its management – Location, organisational structure –
Infrastructure requirement, skills required, elementary accounts – Tax liabilities. Role of
Indian Institute of Architects – Architects Act 1972 (intent, objectives, provisions with
Regard to architectural practice) – Council of Architecture (role and functions) –
Importance of ethics in professional practice – Code of conduct for architects, punitive
action for professional misconduct of an architect.

UNIT II ARCHITECT’S SERVICES, SCALE OF FEES & COMPETITIONS

Mode of engaging an architect – Comprehensive services, partial services and specialized
services – Scope of work of an architect – Schedule of services – Scale of fees (Council
of Architecture norms) – Mode of payment – Terms and conditions of engagement –
Letter of appointment. Importance of Architectural competitions – Types of competitions
(open, limited, ideas competition) – Single and two stage competitions – Council of
Architecture guidelines for conducting Architectural competitions – National and
International Competitions – Case studies.

UNIT III TENDER & CONTRACT

Tender - Definition - Types of Tenders - Open and closed tenders - Conditions of tender
– Tender Notice - Tender documents - Concept of EMD - Submission of tender – Tender
scrutiny - Tender analysis – Recommendations – Work order - E-tendering (advantages,
procedure, conditions). Contract – Definition - Contract agreement - its necessity –
Contents (Articles of Agreement, Terms and Conditions, Bills of Quantities and
specifications, Appendix) – Certification of Contractors Bills at various stages. New
trends in project formulation and different types of execution (BOT, DBOT, BOLT, BOO,
etc.) - Execution of projects – The process (Expression of interest, Request for Proposal,
Mode of Evaluation of Bids, Award of work)

UNIT IV LEGAL ASPECTS

Arbitration (Definition, Advantages of arbitration, Sole and joint arbitrators, Role of
umpires, Award, Conduct of arbitration proceedings) – Arbitration clause in contract
agreement (role of architect, excepted matters) Easement – (meaning, types of
easements, acquisition, extinction and protection) Copy rights and patenting –
(provisions of copy right acts in India and abroad, copy right in architectural profession)
Consumer Protection Act (Intent, Architects responsibility towards his clients)

UNIT V IMPORTANT LEGISLATIONS AND CURRENT TRENDS

Development Regulations in Second Master Plan for CMA, Chennai Corporation Building
Rules 1972 - Factories Act – Persons with Disabilities Act – Barrier Free Environment –
Costal Regulation Zone – Heritage Act. Globalisation and its impact on architectural
profession – Preparedness for International practice – Entry of Foreign architects in India
– Information Technology and its impact on architectural practice. Emerging
specialisations in the field of Architecture – Architect as construction / Project manager –
Architectural journalism – Architectural photography.

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OUTCOMES:
 Understand the role of professional and statutory bodies
 Understand the provisions in Architects Act 1972
 Understand code of conduct
 Understand the process and role of an architect in project execution.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Architects Act 1972.
2. Publications of Handbook on Professional practice by IIA.
3. Publications of Council of Architecture-Architects (Professional conduct) Regulations
1989, Architectural Competition guidelines
4. Roshan Namavati, “Professional practice”, Lakhani Book Depot, Mumbai 1984.
5. Ar. V.S. Apte, “Architectural Practice and Procedure”, Mrs. Padmaja Bhide, 2008
6. Development Regulations of Second Master Plan for Chennai Metropolitan Area -
2026.
7. J.J.Scott, “Architect’s Practice”, Butterworth, London, 1985

REFERENCES:
1. Second Master Plan – Development Regulations – CMDA, 2008
2. T.N.D.M. Buildings rules, 1972.
3. Consumer Protection Act, 2011
4. Arbitration Act, 2005
5. Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995

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 715ART04 - URBAN DESIGN
OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the scope and nature of urban design as a discipline
• To introduce the components of a city and their interdependent roles.
• To understand the evolution of historic urban form
• To learn to interpret the city in different ways and layers.
• To create awareness of contemporary urban issues as well as learn about possible
ways to address them
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO URBAN DESIGN
Components of urban space and their interdependencies- outline of issues/ aspects of
Urban space and articulation of need for urban design- scope and objectives of urban =
design as a discipline
UNIT II HISTORIC URBAN FORM
Western: morphology of early cities - Greek agora - Roman forum - Medieval towns-
Renaissance place making - ideal cities – Industrialization and city growth – the
Eighteenth century city builders Garnier’s industrial city - the American grid planning-
anti urbanism and the picturesque- cite industrielle- citte nuovo-radiant city .
Indian: evolution of urbanism in India- Temple towns - Mughal city form- medieval cities
– Colonial urbanism- urban spaces in modernist cities: Chandigarh, Bhuvaneshwar and
Gandhi Nagar subsequent directions – case studies.
UNIT III THEORISING AND READING URBAN SPACE
Ideas of Imageability and townscape: Cullen, Lynch- place and genius loci- collective
Memory historic reading of the city and its artefacts: Rossi- social aspects of urban
space: life on streets and between buildings, gender and class, Jane Jacobs, Wiiliam
Whyte
UNIT IV ISSUES OF URBAN SPACE
Understanding and interpreting of urban problems/ issues- place-making and identity,
morphology: sprawl, generic form, incoherence, privatized public realm- effects/ role of
real estate, transportation, zoning, globalisation - ideas of sustainability, heritage,
conservation and renewal contemporary approaches : idea of urban catalyst, transit
metropolis, community participation – studio exercise involving the above.
UNIT V BEST PRACTICE IN URBAN DESIGN
Contemporary case studies from developing and developed economies that offer design
guidelines and solutions to address various issues/ aspects of urban space – case
studies.
OUTCOMES
The students understood the role of Urban design as a discipline, and its role in
Understanding and interpreting a city. Various reading methods were explored, to
Understand the historical as well as present urban form. They also looked at addressing
urban design issues in terms of awareness creation as well as with possible ways to
address them.
REQUIRED READING:
1. A.E.J. Morris, “History of Urban Form before the Industrial Revolution”, Prentice Hall,
1996
2. Edmund Bacon , “Design of Cities”, Penguin, 1976
3. Gordon Cullen, “The Concise Townscape”, The Architectural Press, 1978
4. Michelle Provoost et al., Dutchtown, NAI Publishers, Rotterdam, 1999
5. “Time Saver Standards for Urban Design”, Donald natson, McGraw Hill, 2003.
6. Kevin Lynch, “The Image of the City”, MIT Press, 1960.
7. Rithchie. A, “Sustainable Urban Design: An Environmental Approach”, Taylor &
Francis, 2000.
REFERENCES:
1. Jonathan Barnett, “An Introduction to Urban Design”, Harper Row, 1982
2. Lawrence Halprin, “Cities”, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York, 1964
3. Gosling and Maitland, “Urban Design”, St. Martin’s Press, 1984
4. Molcolm Moor, “Urban Design Futures”, Routledge, 2006
5. Geoffrey Broadbent, “Emerging Concepts in Urban Space Design”, Taylor & Francis,
2003.

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 Practical

915ARP01 - ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – VI

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the continuity and dynamics of urban form with a thrust on the
interrelationships between the disciplines of architecture, urban design and town
planning
• To understand the various components and aspects of the urban environment as well
as their interrelationships
• To understand in specific components/issues such as public spaces, physical
infrastructure, socio-cultural aspects- heritage, gender, class, dynamics of urban
growth
• To understand people as users of the urban environment in various scales.
• To explore techniques of mapping and diagramming to understand the dynamic
urban environment.
• To take design decisions in a comprehensive manner understanding their implications
in the larger context.

CONTENT:
Scale and Complexity: projects involving the urban context and architecture in the urban
Context with a thrust on understanding interdependencies and formulating appropriate
design directions.
Areas of focus/ issues:
exploration of relationship between building and larger context
contemporary processes in design
appropriate architecture
addressing issues in urban areas – transportation, sustainability, heritage, sprawl,
place making, identity, collective memory
Mixed use programming
Typology/ project: those involving large scale urban interventions as well as large
scale projects which have impact on the urban context- revitalization and renewal of
urban fragments, evolving guidelines for heritage areas, adaptive reuse, urban
waterfront development, transportation nodes, new communities, multi-use urban
complexes.

OUTCOMES
The students looked at various components and aspects associated with the urban
environment in terms of physical infrastructure, socio cultural aspects, gender issues etc.
and looked at ways to address them through their designs. Mapping and diagramming
techniques were explored in the design process to help explore the design process
better.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Jonathan Barnett, “An Introduction to Urban Design”, Harper & Row, 1982
2. Michelle Provoost et al., Dutchtown, NAI Publishers, Rotterdam, 1999.
3. I. Jawgeih, “Life between Buildings”, Using Public Space, Arkitektens Forleg 1987.
4. Donald Watson, “Time Savers Standard for Urban Design”, McGraw Hill, 2005.
5. Malcolm moor, “Urban design Futures”, Routledge, 2006.

REFERENCES:
1. Edmund Bacon , “Design of Cities” , Penguin, 1976
2. Gordon Cullen, “The Concise Townscape”, The Architectural Press, 1978
3. Lawrence Halprin, “Cities”, Revised Edition, MIT Press 1972.
4. Gosling and Maitland, “Urban Design”, St. Martin’s Press, 1984
5. Kevin Lynch, “Site Planning”, MIT Press, Cambridge 1967

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 X SEMESTER

Practical

1015ARP01 - THESIS

OBJECTIVES:
All the architectural design courses offered since semester II culminate in the thesis
Project To motivate students to involve in individual research and methodology. This is
to train them In handling projects independently.

TOPICS OF STUDY
The main areas of study and research can include advanced architectural design,
Including contemporary design processes, urban design including urban-infill,
environmental design, conservation and heritage precincts, housing etc. However, the
specific thrust should be architectural design of built environment. Preparation of
presentation drawings, working drawings, detailed drawings and study model are part of
the requirements for submission.

METHOD OF SUBMISSION
The Thesis Project shall be submitted in the form of drawings, project report, models,
slides, CDs and reports.

OUTCOMES
A comprehensive understanding in handling a major Architectural independently

REQUIRED READING:
 Linda Grant and David Wang, “Architectural Research Methods”, John Wiley Sons,
2002

REFERENCES:
1. Donald Appleyard, “The Conservation of European Cities”, M.I.T. Press,
Massachusetts, 1979.
2. Richard Kintermann and Robert, “Small Site Planning for Cluster Housing”, Van
Nastrand
Reinhold Company, Jondon/New York 1977.
3. Miller T.G. Jr., “Environmental Sciences”, Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1994
4. Geoffrey And Susan Jellico, “The Landscape of Man”, Thames And Hudson, 1987.
5. Arvind Krishnan & Others, “Climate Responsive Architecture”, A Design Handbook for
6. Energy Efficient Buildings, TATA McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi,
2007

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 Electives

515ART05 - ART APPRECIATION

OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce the vocabulary of art and the principles.
• To inform students about the various art forms through the ages within the cultural
contexts.
• To study Modern Art and the new directions that evolved in the 19th and 20th
centuries.
• To inform the production of art in the Indian context through history and the
contemporary manifestations.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO ART

Definition of art - need for art – role of art – art reality, perception, representation-
categories of art in terms of media and technique - appreciating art: form, content and
context

UNIT II VOCABULARY OF ART

Introducing the vocabulary of art constituted by elements (line, shape, form, space,
colour, light, value, texture) and principles (unity, variety, harmony, rhythm, balance,
proportion, emphasis, contrast, movement)

UNIT III APPRECIATING ART – BEGINNINGS TO MODERN ART

Appreciating art through the study of art production in the West from the beginnings to
the birth of modern art. Important works from the following art traditions will be studied
and analysed in terms of their form, content and context Prehistoric Art - Egyptian and
Mesopotamian art Greek and Roman art– Medieval art - Renaissance and Baroque art –
Neoclassicism - Romanticism – Realism

UNIT IV APPRECIATING ART- MODERN ART AND AFTER

Appreciating art through the study of art production in the West over history from
modern art Till the present. Important works from the following art traditions will be
studied and analyzed in terms of their form, content and context : Context for new
directions in art in the late 19th and early 20th century - Impressionism – post
Impressionism – Fauvism- Expressionism- Cubism – Dadaism – Surrealism - abstract art
– Futurism - Constructivism –Suprematism – De Stijl - Abstract Expressionism - Pop art
- Op artnew forms and media of Art.

UNIT V APPRECIATING ART- INDIAN ART

Appreciating art through the study of art production in India over history. Important
works from the following art traditions will be studied and analysed in terms of their
form, content and context Indus Valley Art - Hindu Buddhist and Jain art - Mughal and
Rajput miniatures – art during the colonial period - modern Indian Art.

OUTCOMES:
Students are able to appreciate the art forms and analyse the same and resizing the
concept in their architecture profession.
Gathered information across the world art and the use of art in architecture and its
use
Gathered, sound knowledge on how to art can be effectively used in to architecture
and Interior Design.

REQUIRED READING
1. Fred, S. Kleiner, “Gardener’s Art through Ages”, Harcourt College Publishers, 2001
2. Bernard S. Myers, Understanding the Arts, Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc, 1964
3. Edith Thomory, “A History of Fine Arts in India and the West”, Orient Longman
Publisher’s Pvt. Ltd, 1982
4. H.H. Arnason, “History of Modern Art”, Thames and Hudson, 1977.

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REFERENCES:
1. Peter and Linda Murray, “The Penguin Dictionary of Art and Artists”, Penguin books
1989.
2. E.H. Gombrich, “The Story of Art”, Phaidon, 2002
3. E.H.Gombrich, “Art and Illsuion”, Phaidon, 2002
4. Artists Handicrafts Association, “Indian Art since the early 1940s- a search for
Identity”,1974
5. A.K.Coomaraswamy, “ Fundamentals of Indian Art”, Historical Research
Documentation
Programme, Jaipur, 1985

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 515ART06 - ENERGY EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE

OBJECTIVES:
 To inform the need to use alternative sources of energy in view of the depleting
resources and climate change.
 To familiarise the students with simple and passive design considerations
 To inform about the importance of day lighting and natural ventilation in building
design
 To make the students aware of the future trends in creating sustainable built
environment.

UNIT I PASSIVE DESIGN

Significance of Energy Efficiency in the contemporary context, Simple passive design
considerations involving Site Conditions, Building Orientation, Plan form and Building
Envelope - Heat transfer and Thermal Performance of Walls and Roofs.

UNIT II ADVANCED PASSIVE ARCHITECTURE- PASSIVE HEATING

Direct Gain Thermal Storage of Wall and Roof - Roof Radiation Trap - Solarium – Isolated
Gain

UNIT III PASSIVE COOLING

Evaporative Cooling - Nocturnal Radiation cooling - Passive Desiccant Cooling – Induced
Ventilation - Earth Sheltering - Wind Tower - Earth Air Tunnels.

UNIT IV DAY LIGHTING AND NATURAL VENTILATION

Daylight Factor - Daylight Analysis - Daylight and Shading Devices - Types of Ventilation
– Ventilation and Building Design.

UNIT V CONTEMPORARY AND FUTURE TRENDS

Areas for innovation in improving energy efficiency such as Photo Voltaic Cells, Battery
Technology, Thermal Energy Storage, Recycled and Reusable Building materials,
Nanotechnology, smart materials and the future of built environment, Energy
Conservation Building code.

OUTCOMES:
The students are exposed to alternative sources of energy and are exposed to passive
designconsiderations
An understanding on day lighting and natural ventilation in design in addition to the
future trends in creating sustainable built environment

REQUIRED READING:
1. Manual on Solar Passive Architecture, IIT Mumbai and Mines New Delhi, 1999
2. Arvind Krishnan & Others, “Climate Responsive Architecture”, A Design Handbook for
Energy Efficient Buildings, TATA McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi,
2001
3. Majumdar M, “Energy-efficient Building in India”, TERI Press, 2000.
4. Givoni .B, “Passive and Low Energy Cooling of Buildings”, Van Nostrand Reinhold,
New York, 1994

REFERENCES:
1. Fuller Moore, “Environmental Control Systems”, McGraw Hill INC, New Delhi - 1993
2. Sophia and Stefan Behling, Solpower, “The Evolution of Solar Architecture”, Prestel,
New York, 1996
3. Patrick Waterfield, “The Energy Efficient Home: A Complete Guide”, Crowood press
ltd, 2011.
4. Dean Hawkes, “Energy Efficient Buildings: Architecture, Engineering and
Environment”, W.W. Norton & Company, 2002
5. David Johnson, Scott Gibson, “Green from the Ground Up: Sustainable, Healthy and
Energy. efficient home construction”, Taunton Press, 2008

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 515ART07 - THEORY OF DESIGN

OBJECTIVES:
To understand design and the role of the designer in changing society.
To familiarize the students with methodologies, theories and models of the design
process.
To inform students about the term creativity and introduce techniques which will
enable creative thinking.
To inform the approaches that generate ideas for architectural design and the
importance of the participatory approach to design.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN

Definition and understanding of design- design in history - changing role of designer on
Society different classifications of design according to scale, process, mode of
production, etc.

UNIT II DESIGN METHODOLOGY MOVEMENT

Context for the rise of the design methodology movement- theories of the first
generation and the second generation design methodologists- various models of the
design process- focus on the design problem: ideas of escalation/regression and wicked
problem.

UNIT III CREATIVE THINKING

Understanding the term creativity- theories on thinking: left brain/ right brain,
convergent And divergent thinking, lateral and vertical thinking- design spectrum from
the logical to chance - blocks in creative thinking- various techniques to generate
creativity.

UNIT IV ARCHITECTURAL CREATIVITY

Design puzzles and traps - approaches to generate ideas for architectural design – types
Of concepts- personal philosophies and strategies of individual designers - channels to
Creativity in architecture.

UNIT V DESIGN AND PEOPLE

Concept of pattern language- participatory approach to design - design as process

OUTCOMES:
An ability to think about architecture as one of the many fields under the broader ambit
Of Design as a fundamental human activity.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Geoffrey Broadbent, “Design in Architecture, Architecture and the Human sciences”,
John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1981.
2. Bryan Lawson, “How Designers Think”, Architectural Press Ltd., London, 1980.
3. Anthony Antoniades, “Poetics of architecture”, Theory of design, John Wiley & sons,
1992.
4. Paul - Alan Johnson, “Theory of Architecture: Concepts, Themes”, Wiley 2008 VNR,
1994
5. Christopher Alexander, “Pattern Language”, Oxford University Press, 1977

REFERENCES
1. Edward De Bono, “Lateral Thinking”, Penguin, 1990.
2. Christopher Jones “Design methods”, Wiley, 1980.
3. Tom Heath, “Method in Architecture, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1984.
4. Nigel Cross, “Developments in Design Methodology”, John Wiley & Sons, 1984.
5. Helen Marie Evans, Dumesnil, Carla Davis, “An Invitation to Design”, Macmillan
Publishing Co., New York, 1982

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 615ART04 - EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

OBJECTIVES:
 To outline the origins of human settlements and its determinants and their
evolution
through the course of history.
 To study the characteristics of Human settlements and the manifestation of
settlements as expression of political aspirations.
 To understand the changing scenario in the context of globalization.

UNIT I IMPORTANCE OF EVOLUTION OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Origin of civilization, effects of civilization on Human settlements, determinants of
Human settlements, ancients towns in India.

UNIT II HISTORICAL PERIODS AND GROWTH OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS

Ancient, medieval, renaissance, industrial and post industrial age.

UNIT III HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS

Importance of shelter and its form and scale in city, concepts of land marks, axis and
orientation, city as living commercial, cultural and functional entities.

UNIT IV HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AS POLITICAL EXPRESSION

Washington DC, Brazilia, Pretoria, Milton Keynes, New Delhi. Chandigarh, contributions
of Ebenezer Howard, Lewis Mumford, Patrick Geddes, C.A. Doxiadis.

UNIT V HUMAN SETTLEMENTS IN A CHANGING WORLD

Global city and city origion and Global economy and Trade, information and
communication technology and its impact on cities, city of the future and future of cities,
Sustainable cities.

OUTCOMES:
 The students were able to understand the factors which determinants formation of
settlements from prehistoric to the contemporary era.
 The students understood the expressions of settlements in terms of cultural, social,
economic and political context of a region.
 An understanding how globalization transformed the contemporary settlements.
 The students were able to understand how sustainability is important in the future of
any settlement.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Kosambi D.D., The Culture and Civilisation of ancient Indian historical outline, Vikas
publishing Home Pvt. Ltd. Delhi, 1994.
2. Sjoberg G, The Preindustrial city, the Force Press, New York, 1960.
3. Combaire J, “How cities Grew”, The Florham Press, Madison, N.J., 1959.
4. Dickinson R.E., “ The West European City”, Routledge and Kegan Paul ltd.,
London,1961
5. Sandhu R.S., “Sustainable Human Settlements”; Asian Experience, Rawat
Publications, 2001.

REFERENCES:
1. Dutt B., “Town Planning in Ancient India”, New Asian Publishers, 1972.
2. Mumford L , “The City in History”, Harcourt, Brace, and World, New York, 1961
3. Combaire J, “How cities Grew”, The Florham Press, Madison, N.J., 1959.

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 615ART05 - INTERIOR DESIGN

OBJECTIVES:
To introduce the vocabulary of interior design.
To familiarize the students with an overview of interior and furniture design and
design movements through history.
To inform the various components of interior space and treatment and finishes for the
same.
To familiarize the students with the various components of interior design like lighting,
landscaping and furniture.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR DESIGN

Definition and process of interior design - vocabulary of interior design in terms of
Principles And elements - introduction to the design of interior spaces as related to
typology and function, themes and concepts

UNIT II HISTORY OF INTERIOR AND FURNITURE DESIGN

Overview of interior and furniture design in the Western context through the ages
relating to historical context, design movements and ideas -overview of folk arts and
crafts of India with reference to their role in interior decoration.

UNIT III COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE- INTERIOR TREATMENT AND

FINISHES
Treatment of components such as floors, ceilings, walls, partitions, window treatments,
accessories, etc., in terms of their choice and design related to materials, methods of
construction, colour, texture, etc., based on functional, aesthetic and psychological
criteria.

UNIT IV COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE- LIGHTING AND LANDSCAPING

Interior lighting - different types of lighting - types of lighting fixtures- their effects and
suitability in different contexts Interior landscaping elements: rocks, plants, water,
flowers, fountains, paving, artifacts, etc., their physical properties and effects on spaces.

UNIT V COMPONENTS OF INTERIOR SPACE- FURNITURE

Furniture design as related to human comfort and function, materials and methods of
construction, changing trends and lifestyles, innovations and design ideas - furniture for
specific types of interiors: office furniture, children’s furniture, residential furniture,
display systems, etc.

OUTCOMES:
An understanding of interior design as an interdisciplinary as well as allied field related to
architecture.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Francis D.K.Ching, “Interior Design Illustrated”, V.N.R. Pub. NY 1987
2. Joseph DeChiara, Julius Panero, Martin Zelnik, “Time Saver’s Standards for Interior
Design”, McGraw-Hill Professional 2001
3. John F.Pile, “Interior Design”, John Wiley and Sons 2004
4. Dr.Saranya Doshi, Editor, “The Impulse to adorn - Studies in traditional Indian
Architecture”, Marg Publications 1982
5. Steport - De - Van Kness, Logan and Szebely, “Introduction to Interior Design”,
Macmillan
Publishing Co NY 1980.

REFERENCES:
1. Helen Marie Evans, “An Invitation to design”, Macmillan Pub Co 1982
2. Julius Penero and Martin Zelnik, “Human Dimensions and Interior space”, Whitney
Library of Design NY 1979
3. “ Inca-Interior Design Register”, Inca Publications, Chennai 1989
4. Kathryn B.Hiesinger and George H.Marcus, Landmarks of twentieth Century Design;
Abbey Ville Press 1993
5. Susanne Slesin and Stafford Cliff, Indian Style, Clarkson N. Potter, New york 1990.

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 615ART06 - STRUCTURE AND ARCHITECTURE
OBJECTIVES:
To study evolution of structural systems through history.
To familiarise the students with concepts of structural design through works of
architects / engineers.
To study architectural expression through relevant case studied.
To evaluate the understanding of the relationship between form & structure through a
seminar.

UNIT I HISTORY OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN THE PRE INDUSTRIAL ERA

Development of monolithic and rock cut structures- trabeated construction-arcuate
construction vaults and flying buttresses- tents and masted structures and bridges
through ancient and medieval history.

UNIT II HISTORY OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN IN THE POST INDUSTRIAL PERIOD

Post Industrial modular construction of large span and suspension structures in steel and
concrete- projects of Pier Nuigi Nervi, Maillart, Candella, Buckminster Fuller and Eero
Saarinen.

UNIT III CONTEMPORARY STRUCTURAL EXPRESSION THROUGH CASE STUDY –

I
The select case studies could include KCR Terminal at Hung Hom, Hong Kong, B3 Offices
In Stockley Park , Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art, Renault Centre and Swindon UK by
Normal Foster and Standsted Airport Terminal, London, UK by Fosters/Arup British
Pavilion EXPO 1992, Seville, Spain and Waterloo International Terminal by Nicholas
Grimshaw.

UNIT IV CONTEMPORARY STRUCTURAL EXPRESSION THROUGH CASE STUDY –

II
The select case studies could include Inmos Microchip Factory, Centre Commercial St.
Herbtain, PA Technology, Princeton and Fleetguard, Quimper UK by Richard Rogers
Athens Olympic Stadium and Village, Bridges and Public Bus Stop in St. Gallen , Railway
Station, Lyon, France and Stadelhofen Railway station, Zurich Schweiz by Santiago
Calatrava Kansai International Airport, UNESCO Workshop, the Jean-Marie Tjibaou
Cultural Center, Menil Museum, Thomson Optronics Factory, IBM Traveling Exhibition
Pavilion, Columbus International Exposition, Genoa Italy and Lowara Officers,
Montecchio Maggiore Italia by Reno Piano Building Workshop.

UNIT V SEMINAR
Seminar to present a study of architectural form and structural expression through select
cases which will aid understanding of structural philosophy and analysis, building
envelope and services and construction sequence.

OUTCOMES
1. The student will understand and familiarize the concepts of structural design and its
impact/ functional dimension in the architectural design of the historic and
contemporary buildings.
2. The student will be acquainted with the architectural expression, its relation between
form and structure through relevant case studies.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Shigeru Ban,McQuaid, Matilda, Engineering and Architecture: Building the Japan
Pavilion, Phaidon Press Ltd, UK, 2008
2. Cox Architects, The images publishing group, Australia, 2000
3. Masted structures in architecture, James B Harris, architect.; Kevin Pui-K Li, Oxford ;
Boston : Architectural Press, 2003
REFERENCES
1. Martorell, Bohigas & Mackay, Pavilion of the Future, Expo 92, Seville (MBM),1992.
2. P. COX, Daring Harbour Expo Center, Sydney Australia
3. Enric Miralle & Carme Pinos, Olympic Archery Building, 857072 COH
4. Prada Aoyama Tokyo Herzog & De Meuron. Milan,IT: Progetto Prada Arte Srl, 2003
5. Christopher Beorkrem, Material Strategies in Digital Fabrication, Routledge,Taylor &
Francis Group,2013

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 615ART07 - VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE

OBJECTIVES:
• To introduce the study of vernacular architecture as a process and not a product.
• To provide an overview of the various approaches and concepts to the study of
vernacular architecture.
• To study the various vernacular architecture forms in the various regions of the
country.
• To look at the impact of Colonial rule on the vernacular architecture of India.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Definition and classification of Vernacular architecture – Vernacular architecture as a
process – Survey and study of vernacular architecture: methodology- Cultural and
contextual responsiveness of vernacular architecture: an overview.

UNIT II APPROACHES AND CONCEPTS

Different approaches and concepts to the study of vernacular architecture: an over view
– Aesthetic, Architectural and anthropological studies in detail.

UNIT III VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN

REGIONS OF INDIA
Forms spatial planning, cultural aspects, symbolism, colour, art, materials of
Construction and construction technique of the vernacular architecture of the following: -
Deserts of Kutch and Rajasthan; Havelis of Rajasthan - Rural and urban Gujarat; wooden
mansions (havelis); Havelis of the Bohra Muslims - Geographical regions of Kashmir;
house boats

UNIT IV VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF SOUTH INDIA

Forms, spatial planning, cultural aspects, symbolism, art, colour, materials of
Construction And construction technique, proportioning systems, religious beliefs and
practices in the Vernacular architecture of the following: - Kerala: Houses of the Nair &
Namboothri community; Koothambalam, Padmanabhapuram palace. - Tamil Nadu:
Houses and palaces of the Chettinad region; Agraharams.

UNIT V WESTERN INFLUENCES ON VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE OF INDIA

Colonial influences on the Tradition Goan house - Evolution of the Bungalow from the
Traditional bangla, Victoria Villas – Planning principles and materials and methods of
construction. Settlement pattern and house typologies in Pondicherry and Cochin.

OUTCOMES:
1. An Understanding on the study of Indian vernacular architecture as a process and
also to provide and overview of various approaches and concepts.
2. An exposure to various vernacular architectural forms in various regions
3. An understanding on the impact of colonial rule on vernacular architecture in India.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Paul Oliver, Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, Cambridge
University Press, 1997.
2. Amos Rapoport, House, Form & Culture, Prentice Hall Inc. 1969.
3. R W Brunskill: Illustrated Handbook on Vernacular Architecture, 1987.

REFERENCES:
1. V.S. Pramar, Haveli – Wooden Houses and Mansions of Gujarat, Mapin Publishing Pvt.
Ltd., Ahmedabad, 1989.
2. Kulbushanshan Jain and Minakshi Jain – Mud Architecture of the Indian Desert, Aadi
Centre, Ahmedabad 1992.
3. G.H.R. Tillotsum – The tradition of Indian Architecture Continuity, Controversy –
Change
since 1850, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1989.
4. Carmen Kagal, VISTARA – The Architecture of India, Pub: The Festival of India,
1986.
S. Muthiah and others: The Chettiar Heritage; Chettiar Heritage 2000

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 615ART08 - EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT ARCHITECTURE

OBJECTIVES:
 To understand the fundamentals of Earthquake and the basic terminology
 To provide basic knowledge of earthquake resistant design concepts
 To inform the performance of ground and buildings.
 To familiarsie the students with design codes and building configuration
 To understand the various types of construction details to be adopted in a seismic
prone area.
 To apply the knowledge gained in an architectural design assignment

UNIT I
Fundamentals of earthquakes
(Earths structure, seismic waves, plate tectonics theory, origin of continents, seismic
zones in India.
b) Predictability, intensity and measurement of earthquake
c) Basic terms- fault line, focus, epicentre, focal depth etc.

UNIT II
Site planning, performance of ground and buildings
a) Historical experience, site selection and development
b) Earthquake effects on ground, soil rupture, liquefaction, landslides.
c) Behaviour of various types of building structures, equipments, lifelines, collapse
patterns
d) Behaviour of non-structural elements like services, fixtures in earthquake-prone zones

UNIT III
Seismic design codes and building configuration
a) Seismic design code provisions – Introduction to Indian codes
b) Building configuration- scale of building, size and horizontal and vertical plane,
building
proportions, symmetry of building- torsion, re-entrant corners, irregularities in buildings-
like
short stories, short columns etc.

UNIT IV
Various types of construction details
a) Seismic design and detailing of non-engineered construction- masonry structures,
wood
structures, earthen structures.
b) Seismic design and detailing of RC and steel buildings
c) Design of non-structural elements- Architectural elements, water supply, drainage,
electrical and mechanical components

UNIT V
Urban planning and design
a) Vulnerability of existing buildings, facilities planning, fires after earthquake, socio-
economic impact after earthquakes.
b) Architectural design assignment- Institutional masonry building with horizontal spread
and
height restriction, multi-storeyed RC framed apartment or commercial building .

OUTCOMES
Students ability to understand the formation and causes of Earthquakes and factors to
be considered in the Design of buildings and services to resist Earthquakes.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Guidelines for earthquake resistant non-engineered construction, National
Information centre of earthquake engineering (NICEE, IIT Kanpur, India), 2004.
2. C.V.R Murthy, Andrew Charlson. “Earthquake design concepts”, NICEE, IIT Kanpur,
2006.
3. Agarwal.P, Earthquake Resistant Design, Prentice Hall of India, 2006.

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REFERENCES
1. Ian Davis, “Safe shelter within unsafe cities: Disaster vulnerability and rapid
urbanization”,
2. Open House International, UK, 1987
3. Socio-economic developmental record- Vol.12, No.1, 2005
4. Mary C. Comerio, Luigia Binda, “Learning from Practice- A review of Architectural
design andconstruction experience after recent earthquakes” - Joint USA-Italy
workshop, Oct.18-23, 1992, Orvieto, Italy.

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 615ART09 - LANDSCAPE AND ECOLOGY

OBJECTIVES:
 To familiarize students with the various elements of landscape architecture and the
principle of landscape design.
 To provide an overview of ecological balance and impacts of human activities and
stress the need for environmental protection and landscape conservation.
 To develop and strengthen the competence in dealing with the analytic, artistic and
technical aspects of designing open spaces at different scales.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Introduction to landscape architecture, ecology, ecological balance, landscape
conservation, reclamation and landscaping of derelict lands, environmental impact
assessment.

UNIT II ELEMENTS IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN

Hard and soft landscape elements; Plant materials - classification, characteristics, use
And application in landscape design; Water and Landform,

UNIT III GARDEN DESIGN

Landscape and garden design in history - Japanese, Italian Renaissance and Moghul
Gardens in India, Study of notable examples, Spatial development in landscape design.

UNIT IV SITE PLANNING

Organisation of spaces - circulation, built form and open spaces, site planning and micro
climate, site planning for neighbourhood parks, children’s play area and campus
development.

UNIT V LANDSCAPING OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS 8

Urban open spaces and principle of urban landscape; Street landscaping, landscape
design for waterfront areas and functional areas in urban centers; green roofs and walls.

OUTCOMES
i) Understanding of the scope of landscape architecture in the subject
ii) Basic understanding of elements of landscape
iii) Understanding of impact of human activities on the environment and the role of
architect in mitigating it

REQUIRED READING:
1. Michael Laurie, “An Introduction to Landscape Architecture”, Elsevier, 1986.
2. Geoffrey and Susan Jellico, “The Landscape of Man”, Thames and Hudson, 1987.

REFERENCES:
1. T S S for Landscape Architecture, Mc Graw Hill, Inc, 1995
2. Grant W Reid, From Concept to Form in Landscape Design, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Company, 1993. Brian Hacket, Planting Design, Mc Graw Hill, Inc, 1976
3. Cliff Tandy, “Handbook of urban landscape”, Architectural press, 1973
4. T.K. Bose and Chowdhury, “Tropical Garden Plants in Colour”, Horticulture and Allied
Publishers, Calcutta, 1991.

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 915ART05 - ADVANCED STRUCTURES

OBJECTIVES:
• To study loss of pre- stress and design requirements for determinate beams.
• To study the design of flat slabs and High Rise structures.
• To study the concepts of tensile structures, grids, domes, shells and folded plates.

UNIT I PRESTRESSED CONCRETE

Losses of Prestress – Design requirements – Design of determinate beams.

UNIT II FLAT SLABS

Proportioning of flat slabs – Methods of analysis and design – Design of flat slabs –
Shear in flat slab – Code provisions.

UNIT III HIGH – RISE BUILDINGS

Introduction – Load action in high rise buildings – Various structural systems –
Approximate analysis and Design of frames for gravity and horizontal loadings.

UNIT IV TENSILE STRUCTURES

Concept, Development, Laws of formation, Merits and Demerits of Pneumatic structures
– Basic principles, Various forms, Merits and Demerits of cable structures.

UNIT V GRIDS, DOMES AND FOLDED PLATES

Grids – Types of Grids – Domes – Geodesic domes – Shells and various forms – folded
plates.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
 Concepts of Prestressed concrete and applying them in real case.
 Concepts of flat slab design and sky scrapers with application in real case.
 Theory of tensile structures, grids, domes, shells and folded plates application in
design.

REQUIRED READING:
1. B.C. Punmia, Reinforced Concrete Structures, Vol. 1 & 2, - Laxmi Publications, New
Delhi, 1994.
2. N. Subramanian, “Principles of Space Structures”, Wheeler and Co., Allahabad, 1983
3. Thandavamoorthy T.S., Advanced Structures of Architecture, Eswar Press, 2008.
4. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, “Structural system for tall buildings”,
McGraw Hill, 1995.

REFERENCES :
1. P. Dayarathnam, “Prestressed concrete structures”, Oxford and IBM publishing Co.,
New Delhi, 1982
2. Wolfgang Schueller, “High Rise Building Structures”, John Wiley & sons, New York
1976.
3. Frei Otto, “ Tensile structures”, Volume 1, Pneumatic structures, Volume 2, cable
structures . The MIT press, London, 1967.
4. Tall Building structures, “Analysis & Design”, Bryan Stafford smith. John wiley, 1991.
5. Thomas Herzog, “Pneumatic structures”, Crosby Lockwood staples, London, 1977.

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 915ART06 - ARCHITECTURAL JOURNALISM AND PHOTOGRAPHY

OBJECTIVES:
 To provide basic introduction to the skills relevant to the practice of professional
journalism.
 It introduces students to the fundamentals of writing, explaining of various strategies
and
their criticism.
 Introduction to Photojournalism and the contributions of photography to the
professional practice of architecture and develop proficiency in this art using modern
photography techniques.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Introduction to journalism, key concepts and objectives of Journalism – Specialized
journalism: with emphasis on architectural journalism - Journalism skills: research,
reporting, writing, editing, photography, columnists, public relationships, criticism.
Issues such as copyright, public art policy, the arts and urban redevelopment.
Introduction to local culture scene.

UNIT II TECHNOLOGIES IN JOURNALS

Environment, Social Change, Persuasion- Interviewing techniques, Argument and debate
as a technique in the investigation of social problems; evidence, proof, refutation,
persuasion; training in argumentative speaking. Introduction to software needed in
journalism and photography, video coverage, walk-through of buildings, production of
contemporary architectural journalism. Understanding the individual demands in the
context of newspapers, radio, film, and television.

UNIT III CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL JOURNALISM

Role of the Editor - Editing of Articles, Features and other stories - Editing for online
newspaper and magazines - Text preparation, Mode of presentation, Standards and
Guidelines for documentation, Code of ethics, Basic knowledge on Press laws, Press
Council of India, Multimedia/online journalism and digital developments.

UNIT IV DISCUSSIONS AND ISSUES

Regional, National and International discussion forums, Changes in contemporary and
historical design practices. Discussions on topics needed in an architectural journal and
current issues - types of journals, works of key architectural journalists, Public Discourse
on the Internet, Mass Media and Public Opinion – critique on selected pieces of
journalism.

UNIT V ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY

Introduction to architectural photography and role of the photographic image in the
Global World – basic instruction in Photojournalism Equipment: cameras and lenses –
techniques:film speed, exposure measurement, gray scale– photo- finishing and editing
digital images. Perspectives: Single Point, Two- Point, Three- Point and methods of
correcting distortions – Lighting: External and Interior

OUTCOMES:
An ability to critically think and analyse about the effects of architecture on society as
well as The tools to enable recording of the same.

REQUIRED READING
1. Edward Jay Friedlander and John Lee, “Feature Writing for Newspapers and
Magazines”, 4th edition, Longman, 2000.
2. Fuller, David & Waugh, Patricia eds., “The Arts and Sciences of Criticism”, Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1999.
3. Foust, James, Online Journalism, “Principles and Practices of News for the Web”,
Holcomb Hathaway Publishers, Scottsdale, AZ, 2005.
4. M. Harris, “Professional Architectural Photography”, Focal Press, 2001.
5. M. Harris, “Professional Interior Photography”, Focal Press, 2002

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REFERENCES:
1. Huckerby, Martin., The Net for Journalists: A Practical Guide to the Internet for
Journalists in Developing Countries. UNESCO/Thomson Foundation/ Common wealth
Broadcasting
Association, 2005.
2. Ward, S. J. A. “Philosophical Foundations of Global Journalism Ethics.” Journal of
Mass
Media Ethics., Vol. 20, No. 1, 3-21, 2005
3. M . Heinrich, “Basics Architectural photography”, Bikhauser Verlag AG, 2008.
4. Gerry Kopelow, “Architectural Photography: the professional way”, 2007

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 915ART07 - CONSTRUCTION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

OBJECTIVES:
1. The understand different management techniques suitable for planning and
constructional
projects.
2. To understand the management system for accomplishing the task efficiently in
terms of both time and cost.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Project management concepts-objectives, planning, scheduling Controlling and role of
decision in project management. Traditional management system, Gantt’s approach,
Load chart. Progress Chart, Development of bar chat, Merits and Demerits.

UNIT II PROJECT PROGRAMMING AND CRITICAL PATH METHOD

Project Network-Events Activity, Dummy, Network Rules, Graphical Guidelines for
Network, Umbering the events, Cycles, Development of Network-planning for Network
Construction, Models of Network construction, steps in development of Network. Work
Break Down Structure, hierarchies. Concepts: critical path method-process, activity time
estimate, Earliest Event time, Lastest allowable Occurrence time, start and finish time of
activity, float, critical activity and critical path problems.

UNIT III ANALYSIS

Cost model-Project cost, direct cost, indirect cost, slope curve, Total project cost,
Optimum duration contracting the network for cost optimization. Steps in cost
optimization, updating, resource allocation-resource smoothing, resource leveling.

UNIT IV PROGRAMMING EVALUATION REVIEW TECHNIQUE

PERT network, introduction to the theory of probability and statistics. Probabilistic time
estimation for the activities for the activities of PERT Network.

UNIT V COMPUTERIZED PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Introduction: Creating a New project, building task. Creating resources and assising
costs, Refining your project. Project Tracking-Understanding tracking, recording actual.
Reporting on progress. Analyzing financial progress.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Apply the project management techniques in solving the constructional problems
efficiently.
Different PMT to be applied in respective areas.
The course of a work from the start to the finish to analysed before the
commencement of the project.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Dr. B.C. Punmia and K.K. Khandelwal-Project planning and control woth PERT/CPM,
Laxmi publications, New Delhi, 1987.
2. Elaine Marmel, Microsoft office Project 2003 Bible, Wiley Dreamtect (P) Ltd., New
Delhi, 2004.
3. Sam Kubba, “Green Construction Project Management and Cost Oversight”, Elsevier,
2010.

REFERENCES:
1. S.P. Mukhopadyay, “Project Management for architects and Civil Engineers”, IIT,
Kharagpur 1974.
2. Jerome D. Wiest and Ferdinand K. Levy, “A Managementuide to PERT/CPM”, prentice
hall of Indian pub. Ltd. New Delhi 1982.
3. SR.A. Burgess and G. White, “ Building production and project management”, the
construction press, London 1979.

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 915ART08 - CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY

OBJECTIVES:
• To study the advancements in construction with concrete for large span structures.
• To familiarize the students with the manufacture, storage and transportation of
concrete.
• To inform the various equipment used in the construction industry and the criteria for
choice of equipment.
• To familiarize the students with an overview of construction management, planning
and scheduling.

UNIT I CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS

Structural systems and design: Planning - pre-stressed, concrete constructions pre-cast
concrete and pre- fabrication system - Modular coordination.

UNIT II CONSTRUCTION PRACTICE

Modern Construction Materials - Manufacture, storage, transportation and erection of pre
cast component forms, moulds and scaffoldings in construction - safety in erection and
dismantling of constructions.

UNIT III CONSTRUCTION METHODS AND EQUIPMENT

Uses of the following: Tractors, bulldozers, shovels draglings, cableways and belt
conveyors, batching plants - Transit mixers and agitator trucks used for ready mix
concrete pumps Guniting equipments - Air compressors - welding equipment – cranes
and other lifting devices Choice of construction equipment for different types of works.

UNIT IV CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY FOR HIGHRISE BUILDINGS

Planning and scheduling for high rise building: Scheduling- Simulation – Typical Floor
Construction Cycle – Appropriate working schedule.

UNIT V CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Overview of construction management topics including estimating, cost control, quality
control, safety, productivity, value engineering, claims, and legal issues.

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
Apply the concepts for large span structures.
Concepts of construction management, planning and scheduling: apply them with
examples.
Materials storage and equipments for construction to be known before beginning of
the work.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. R. Chudley, Construction Technology, Pearson, 2005.
2. R. Barry, The Construction of Buildings, The English Language Book Society and
Crosby
Lockwood, Staples, London, 1976.
3. Construction Planning equipment and Methods by RL Peuriboy Tata McGraw Hill,
1979
4. Modern Construction and Management. Frank Harris John Wiley and Sons, 1983.

REFERENCES:
1. National Building Code of India, 2005 (NBC 2005).
2. Frank R. Dagostino, Materials of Construction, Details given Reston Publishing
Company, nc. Virginia, 1976.
3. M. Mohsin, Project Planning and Control, Vikas Publishers, New Delhi, 1983
4. Concrete Technology – Theory and Practice, M.S. Shetty, Chand & Co, New Delhi,
2005.
5. Gurcharan Singh, “Building, Planning, Designing and Scheduling”, Standard
Publications, 2009.

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 915ART09 - CONTEMPORARY PROCESSES IN ARCHITECTURE

OBJECTIVES:
 To investigate various theories of media and its influence on the perception of space.
 To study the various aspects of Digital Architecture and its exploration through
emerging
phenomena that relies on abstraction of ideas.
 To study the works of contemporary architects who have illustrated the influence of
the
digital media in evolving architecture. This is to be presented as Seminars.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Investigation of contemporary theories of media and their influence on the perception of
space and architecture. Technology and Art – Technology and Architecture – Technology
as Rhetoric – Digital Technology and Architecture.

UNIT II ASPECT OF DIGITAL ARCHITECTURE

Aspects of Digital Architecture – Design and Computation – Difference between Digital
Process and Non-Digital Process – Architecture and Cyber Space – Qualities of the new
Space – Issues of Aesthetics and Authorship of Design – Increased Automatism and its
influence.

UNIT III CONTEMPORARY PROCESS

Emerging phenomena such as increasing formal and functional abstractions – Diagrams
– Diagrammatic Reasoning – Diagrams and Design Process – Animation and Design –
Digital Hybrid.

UNIT IV GEOMETRIES AND SURFACES

Fractal Geometry – Shape Grammar - Hyper Surface - Liquid Architecture – Responsive
Architecture.

UNIT V SEMINAR
Students would make presentation on the ideas and works of the following architects.
The proposal must be discussed with course faculty prior to presentation. Greg Lynn,
Reiser + Umemotto, Lars Spuybroek / NOX Architects, UN studio, Diller Scofidio,
Dominique Perrault, Decoi, Marcos Novak, Foreign Office Architects, Asymptote, Herzog
and de Meuron, Neil Denari.

OUTCOMES
 Students would be able understand the effect of contemporary theories of media on
contemporary architectural design.
 Student shall gain insight to the various contemporary design process/theories and
their relation to computation.
 Students would be able to identify and go in depth into specific and appropriate
aspects relating to the discipline of architecture and reflect this in the realm of design

REQUIRED READING
1. Work of Architecture in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, Differences MIT press,
1997.
2. Peter Eisenman, Vision Unfolding, Architecture in the Age of Electronic Media, 1992.
3. William J Mitchell, the Logic of Architecture: Design, Computation and Cognition. MIT
Press, Cambridge, 1995
4. Ali Rahim, “Contemporary Process in Architecture”, John Wiley & Sons, 2000
5. Contemporary Techniques in Architecture”, Halsted Press, 2002

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REFERENCES:
1. Gillian Hunt, “Architecture in the Cybernetic Age”, Architectural Design Profile
no.136,1998
2. Sarah Chaplin, “Cyberspace Lingering on the Threshold”, (architecture,
postmodernism and difference, Architectural Design Profile No. 118: Architects in
Cyberspace, 32-35, London: Academy Edition, 1995
3. Rob Shields (ed.), “ Cultures of the internet: Virtual Spaces, Real Histories, Living
bodies”, Sage, London, 1996
4. John Beckman, The Virtual Dimension, Architecture, Representation and Crash
Culture,
Princeton Architecture Press, 1998.
5. William J Mitchell, “City of bits: Space, Place and the Infobahn”. MIT Press,
Cambridge, 1995.

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 915ART10 - SUSTAINBLE PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE

OBJECTIVES:
• To understand the concept of sustainability and sustainable development
• To inform the various issues like climate change, ecological footprint, etc.
• To understand low impact construction practices, life cycle costs and alternative energy
resources.
• To familiarize the students with the various rating systems for building practices with
case studies.
• Through case studies to understand the concept of sustainable communities and the
economic and social dimensions.

UNIT I
Concept of Sustainability – Carrying capacity, sustainable development – Bruntland
report – Ethics and Visions of sustainability.

UNIT II
Eco system and food chain, natural cycles – Ecological foot print – Climate change and
Sustainability.

UNIT III
Selection of materials Eco building materials and construction – Biomimicry, Low impact
construction, and recyclable products and embodied energy. Life cycle analysis. Energy
sources – Renewable and non-renewable energy.

UNIT IV
Green building design – Rating system – LEED, GRIHA, BREEAM etc., case studies.

UNIT IV
Urban ecology, social and economic dimensions of sustainability, urban heat Island
effects, sustainable communities – Case studies.

OUTCOMES:
1. The students are oriented about the concepts of ecosystem carrying capacity,
ecological footprint, sustainability and sustainable development.
2. The students are aware of the emerging vulnerabilities of global warming and climate
change and understand the contribution of building industry to the same.
3. The students are familiar with the various approaches to achieving sustainable
buildings and communities
4. The students understand the various incentives and evaluation systems for green
buildings

REFERENCES:
1. Dominique Gauzin – Muller “Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism: Concepts,
Technologies and examples”, Birkhauser, 2002.
2. Slessor, Eco-Tech : “Sustainable Architecture and High Technology”, Thames and
Hudson 1997.
3. Ken Yeang, “Ecodesign : A manual for Ecological Design”, Wiley Academy, 2006.

REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Arian Mostaedi , “Sustainable Architecture : Low tech houses”, Carles Broto, 2002.
2. Sandra F.Mendler & Willian Odell, “HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design”, John
willey and sons, 2000.
3. Richard Hyder, “Environmental brief:Pathways for green design”, Taylor and Francis,
2007.
4. Brenda Vale and Robert Vale, “Green Architecture: Design for a sustainable future”,
Thames and Hudson 1996.

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 1015ART01 - ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION

OBJECTIVES:
 To introduce the various issues and practices of Conservation.
 To familiarise the students with the status of conservation in India and the various
agencies involved in the field of conservation worldwide and their policies.
 To outline the status of conservation practice in the country and the various
guidelines for the preservation, conservation and restoration of buildings.
 To inform the students about the character and issues in our heritage towns through
case
studies.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATION

Understanding Heritage. Types of Heritage. Heritage conservation- Need, Debate and
purpose. Defining Conservation, Preservation and Adaptive reuse. Distinction between
Architectural and Urban Conservation. International agencies like ICCROM, UNESCO and
their role in Conservation.

UNIT II CONSERVATION IN INDIA

Museum conservation – monument conservation and the role of Archeological Survey of
India – role of INTACH – Central and state government policies and legislations –
inventories and projects- select case studies of sites such as Hampi, Golconda,
Mahabalipuram - craft Issues of conservation

UNIT III CONSERVATION PRACTICE

Listing of monuments- documentation of historic structures- assessing architectural
Character – historic structure report- guidelines for preservation, rehabilitation and
adaptive re-use of historic structures- Case studies of Palaces in Rajasthan, Chettinad
and Swamimalai dwellings, seismic retrofit and disabled access/ services additions to
historic buildings heritage site management.

UNIT IV URBAN CONSERVATION

Over view of urban history of India and Tamil Nadu- understanding the character and
issues of historic cities – select case studies of towns like Srirangaram, Kumbakonam
And Kanchipuram historic districts and heritage precincts.

UNIT V CONSERVATION PLANNING

Conservation as a planning tool.- financial incentives and planning tools such as
Transferable Development Right(TDR)-urban conservation and heritage tourism-case
studies of sites like for Cochin, Pondichery French town.- conservation project
management.

OUTCOMES
1. The student understands importance of heritage, issues and practices of conservation
through case studies.
2. The student will gain understanding on historic materials and their properties various
technologies for investigating masonry, foundation and also traditional and modern
repair methods.

REQUIRED READING:
1. Donald Appleyard, “The Conservation of European Cities”, M.I.T. Press,
Massachusetts, 1979.
2. James M. Fitch, “ Historic Preservation: Curatorial Management of the Built World”
University Press of Virginia; Reprint edition, 1990
3. Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage: Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century”
Univ. of North Caroling press, 2003.
4. Conservation Manual , Bernard Fielden; INTACH Publication, 1989.

REFERENCES:
1. B.K. Singh, “State and Culture”, Oxford, New Delhi
2. A.G. K. Menon ed. “Conservation of Immovable Sites”, INTACH Publication, N.Delhi.,
1988
3. Seminar Issue on Urban Conservation

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 1015ART02 - URBAN HOUSING
OBJECTIVES:
 To outline the Issues concerning housing in the Indian Context and the various
agencies involved in the production of housing.
 To outline factors that influence housing affordability and to familiarize students with
various schemes and policies of the government in the housing sector.
 To inform about the standards and guidelines for housing
 To inform about the various housing design typologies and the processes involves in
housing project development.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO HOUSING AND HOUSING ISSUES–INDIAN CONTEXT
Housing and its importance in Architecture and its relationship with neighbourhood and
city planning. Housing demand and supply – National Housing Policy – Housing agencies
and their role in housing development – impact of traditional life style – Rural Housing,
Public, private sector housing.
UNIT II SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Social economic factors influencing housing affordability – equity in housing development
sites and services/-slum upgradation community participation – Rajiv Awas Yojana
Crime prevention, Health principles in Housing.
UNIT III HOUSING STANDARDS
UD PFI – guide lines, standard and regulations – DCR – performance standards for
housing.
UNIT IV SITE PLANNING AND HOUSING DESIGN
Site Planning : Selection of site for housing, consideration of physical characteristics of
site, locational factors, orientation, climate, topography – Landscaping- Housing design –
Traditional housing, row housing, cluster housing – apartments and highrise housing
Relating to Indian situations – case studies in India – integration all types of services,
parking, incorporation of green sustainable practices –prefabrication in housing.
UNIT V HOUSING PROCESS
Various stages and tasks in project development – community participation and housing
management – Environmental aspects and national calamities and disaster mitigation.
OUTCOMES
Ability to understand issues relating to Housing policy and its impact on housing
Development in Indian context. Students also learn about Evolution of settlement
pattern, Design for diversity, Costing etc for a cross section of income groups and design
of Disaster resistant structures.
REQUIRED READINGS:
1. Richard Kintermann and Robert small, “Site planning for Cluster Housing”, Van Nastr
and Reinhold company, Jondon/New York 1977.
2. Joseph de Chiara and others, “Time Saver Standards for Housing and Residential
development”, McGraw Hill Co, New York 1995.
3. Forbes Davidson and Geoffrey Payne, “ Urban projects Manual”, Liverpool University
press, Liverpool 1983.
4. HUDCO publications – Housing for low income, sector model.

REFERENCES:
1. Christopher Alexander, “A pattern Language”, Oxford University press, New York
1977
2. Leuris (S), Front to back: “A Design Agenda for Urban Housing”, Architectural Press,
2006. Mohanty. L.N.P., Mohanty. S, “Slum in India” APH Publications., 2005
3. Saxena A. K. , “Sociological Dimensions of Urban Housing and Development “,
Common wealth Publications, 2004
4. Geol. S. L. Dhaliwal. S. S. “Slum improvement through participatory Urban based
Community structures”, Deep & Deep Publications, 2004.

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