Thursday, September 6, 2007

Architecture

The Profession: The Architect interfaces between the client and the team of builders. He provides the blueprint based on which the actual construction takes place. The ideal architect should combine the skills of the designer, engineer and visualiser with that of a communications expert.Job Market: Opportunities are available in architectural and construction firms, consultancies, municipal bodies, town planning agencies, landscaping consultancies, corporation offices, government departments etc.

Architecture Collages
1. Academy of Architecture, 278, Shanker Ghanekar Marg,Prabhadevi, Bombay-400 025, Maharashtra2. Adhiyamann College of Engineering, Dr. MGR Nagar,Hosur-635 125, Tamil Nadu3. Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering, Vadamavandal,Cheyyar Taluk, T.S. District-604 410, TamilNadu4. Bangalore Institute of Technology, KR Road, Visveswarapuram,Bangalore-560 0045. Bengal Engineering College, PO Botanical Gardens, Howrah-711 103, West Bengal6. Bharat Institute of Science & Technology, 173 Agaram Road,Selaiyur, Tambaram, Madras-600 073, TN7. Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Architecture, Katraj, Dhankavadi,Pune-411 043, Maharashtra8. Bharati Vidyapeeth’s College of Architecture, Sector-8, CBDOpp. Konkan Bhawan, New Bombay-400 614, Maharashtra9. Bihar Institute of Technology, Patna University, Patna-5,Bihar.10. Birla Institute of Technology, PO. Mesra-835215, Bihar11. BKPS College of Architecture, 2043, Sadashiv Peth, TilakRoad, Pune-411 030, Maharashtra12. BLDE Association’s College of Engineering & Technology,Bijapur-586 103, Karnataka13. BMC’s Lalit Kala Kendra, Pro-College of Architecture, SatwatStreet, Chopda, Distt.Jalgaon-425 107, Maharashtra14. BMS College of Engineering, Post Box No. 1908, Bangalore-560 019, Karnataka15. Boarding House’s College of Architecture, 1061p A, ShivajiPeth, Kolhapur-416 012, Maharashtra16. BV Bhoomraddi College of Engineering & Technology,Hubli-580 031, Karnataka17. Calicut Regional Engineering College, Calicut-673 601,Kerala18. Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh-160 01219. Chandigarh College of Architecture, Sector-12, Chandigarh-1220. College of Engineering & Technology, Bhathinda-1, Punjab21. College of Engineering and Technology, Orissa Universityof Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-3, Orissa22. College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530 003, Andhra Pradesh23. College of Engineering, Engineering College PO, Trivandrum-695 016, Kerala24. College of Engineering, Farmagudi, Goa25. College of Fine Arts and Architecture, Mahavir Marg, Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh26. CR State College of Engineering, Murthal. Dist. Sonepat-131027, Haryana27. Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Shavige MaleswaraHills, Kankapura Road, Southend of Jayanagar, Bangalore-560 078, Karnataka28. DC Patel School of Architecture, Vallab Vidyanagar-288 120,Gujarat29. Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for Women,Karve Nagar, Pune-411 052, Maharashtra30. Dr. D.Y. Patil College of Architecture, C/o. Dnyan PushpaVidyaniketan, Sector IV, CBD New Bombay-400 614, Maharashtra31. Dr. MGR Engineering College, Poonamalle High Road,Maduravoyal, Madras-602 102, Tamil Nadu32. DY Patil College of Engineering & Technology, KasabaBhavada, Kolhapur, Maharashtra33. Faculty of Technology & Engineering, MS University ofBaroda, Post Box No. 51, Kala Bhawan, Baroda-1, Gujarat34. Goa College of Architecture, Home Science College Building,Near Fire Station, Campal, Panaji, Goa-135. Govt. College of Architecture, Tagore Marg, Lucknow-7,UP36. Govt. Engineering College, Raipur-492 010, M P37. GS Mandal’s Marathawada Institute of Technology, P BoxNo. 327, Aurangabad-431 005, Maharashtra38. Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar-Mallar Road, Bidar-585 403, Karnataka39. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, Punjab40. Guru Ramdas School of Planning, GNDU, Amrit-sar-541. Hindustan College of Engineering, PO Box No. 01, Old Ma-habalipuram Road, Padur (Via) Kelambakkam Chinglepet District-603103, Tamil Nadu42. HKE Society’s Poojaya Doddappa Appa College of Engineer-ing, Gulbarga-585 102, Karnataka43. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721 302, West Bengal44. Institute of Environmental Planning & Technology, 302 Apollo Tower, MG Road, Indore, MP45. IPS Academy School of Architecture, C/o. Indore Education & Services Society, Sita Building, 4, Yeswant Niwas Road, Indore-452 003, Madhya Pradesh46. Jadavpur University, Jadavpur, Calcutta-32, West Bengal47. Jagadguru Malikarjuna Murugharajendra Institute of Tech-nology, Chitradurga, Karnataka48. Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110 02549. Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, N-6, CIDCO, Au-rangabad-431 003, Maharashtra50. Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies, Vidyanidhi Marg,Juhu. Scheme, Bombay-400 032, Maharashtra51. Kavikulguru Institute of Technology & Service, Ramtek- 6, Maharashtra52. Lady Amritbai Daga College for Women, Shankar Nagar, Nagpur-440 010, Maharashtra53. LBHSS Trust’s College of Architecture, 341, Kherwadi Marg Bandra (East) Bombay, Maharashtra54. LS Raheja School of Architecture, St. Martin’s Road, Bandra (W), Bombay-400 050, Maharashtra55. Madhav Institute of Technology, Gwalior-5, MP56. Maland College of Engineering, PB No.212, Hassan-573 20157. Malik Sandal Institute of Art & Architecture, 12, Nawbag, Bijapur-586 101, Karnataka58. Malviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur-17, Rajast-han59. Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal-576 119, Karna-taka60. Manoharbhal Patel Institute of Engineering & Technology, Gondia-441 614, Maharashtra61. Marathawada Mitra Mandal’s College of Architecture, 302-A, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune-411 01162. Maulana Azad College of Technology (REC), Bhopal,MP-763. Maulana Azad College of Technology, Bhopal-462 007, MP64. Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai-6, Tamil Nadu65. MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Vidya Soudha, Gokula Extension Post, Bangalore-560 054, Karnataka66. NDMVP Samaj’s College of Architecture, Shivaji Nagar, Gangapur Road, Nashik-422 022, Maharashtra67. NTV’s College of Architecture, Nandurbar Dist. Dhule-425 421, Maharashtra68. Paravara Rural Education Society, Paravaranagar At &PO Loni, Tal. Shrirampur Dist. Ahmednagar-413 713, Maha-rashtra69. PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga-58510270. Periyar Maniammai College of Technology for Women, Periyar Nagar, Vallam, Thanjavur-613 403, Tamil Nadu71. Pillais College of Architecture, Sector-8, New Panvel (W), Near Jenson & Nicholson, Bombay-Pune Road, Distt. Raigad, New Bombay-400 206, Maharashtra72. Piloomody College of Architecture, Badambadi, Cuttack-12, Orissa73. Priyadarshini College of Engineering Electronic Zone, MIDC, Hingna Road, Nagpur-440 016, Maha-rashtra74. Rachna Sansads Academy of Architecture, 278, Shan-kar Ghanekar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai-400 02575. Regional Engineering College, Tiruchirapalli-620 015, TN76. Rizvi College of Architecture, Rizvi Complex, Off Car-ter Road, Bandra(W), Bombay-400 050, Maharashtra77. RV College of Engineering, RV Vidyaniketan PO, Bangalore-560 059, Karnataka78. Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology (South Gujarat University), Dr. R.K.Desai Marg, Athwa Lines, Surat-179. Sathyabama Engineering College, Jeppiaar Nagar, Old Mam-mallapuram Road, Madras-600 09680. School of Architecture and Planning, Sardar Patel Road, Chennai-600 025, Tamil Nadu81. School of Architecture Centre for Environment Plan-ning & Technology (CEPT), KL Campus, Univer-sity Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad-380 009, Gujarat82. School of Planning & Architecture, 4, Block-B, IP Estate, New Delhi-2, Delhi83. School of Planning & Architecture, Jawaharlal Nehru Tech-nological University, Mahavir Marg, Hyderabad-28, AP84. Shri Siddheshwar Shikshan, Mandal’s College of Archi-tecture, Siddeshwar Temple Complex, Siddeshwar Peth, Solarpur-413 001, Maharashtra85. Shri V.B. Patil Trust’s College of Architecture, Near Sangli-Dhamni Road, Sangli-416 416, Maharashtra86. Siddagana Institute of Technology, Tumkur-572 102, Kar-nataka87. Sir JJ College of Architecture, 78/3, Dr. D.N.Road, Fort, Bombay-400 001, Maharashtra88. SRM Engineering College, SRM Nagar, Kattan-kulathur, Chennai-Anna District-603 203, TN89. SSE Society’s College of Engineering & Technology, Near Shivaji Park, Akola-444 001, Maharashtra90. Sthapatya Kala Bhawan Society, 34/3, Newpalasia, Indore, MP91. Sushant School of Art & Architecture, Sushant Lok, Gur-gaon-122 001, Haryana92. Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai-625 015, TN93. TKM College of Engineering, Kollam-691 005, Kerala94. TVB School of Habitat Studies, Sector D, Pocket 2, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110 07095. University of Roorkie, Roorkee-247 667, Uttar Pradesh96. University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Janana Bharati Campus, Bangalore97. Vastu Kala Academy, School of Architecture & Interior De-signing, 9/1, Institutional Area, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-6798. Visveshwaraya Regional College of Engineering, Nagpur-440 011, Maharashtra99. Vivekanand Institute of Technology, 2006, Sadashiv Peth, Pune-30100.Zakir Hussain College of Engineering & Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202 002, UPCourses OfferedCourse Eligibility DurationB.Arch +2/equivalent with Science 5 YearsM.Arch B.Arch 3 semestersAt the Masters level specialisation is offered in Landscape Ar-chitecture, Architectural Conservation, Urban Design, Building Engineering & Management, Environmental Planning, Housing, Transport Planning, Regional Planning, Town and Country Plan-ning, Industrial Design etc.Specialized Areas: Landscape Designing Landscape architects design areas to make them functional, beautiful and compatible with the surrounding environment. A landscaper architect decides the location of buildings, roads, walkways, gardens, even the arrangement of trees, flower-beds, fountains etc. keeping in mind the conservation of natural resources and history of the area. The controlling of urban problems like excess traffic and pollution also comes within the ambit of landscape designing. Hence it may even involve regulating traffic movement and redesigning trafficways. While it is developing its own niche in India, Landscape architects are also in considerable demand in the Middle and the Far East. However, a number of excellent landscape designers are self-taught. Armed with excellent gardening skills and some knowledge of horticulture, they proceeded to experiment with small home gardens before venturing out on more ambitious projects. But in such cases, a great deal of trial and error is involved. Specialised courses can cut down on the learning period in the US and UK.Short term courses are available for graduates. But in India you need Physics and Math in Class 12 to enroll for a BArch degree. While the subject is covered at the BArch level, specialised courses in Landscape Architecture in India, are offered at. 1. School of Planning & Architecture (SPA), New Delhi. Course: Master of Landscape Architecture. Admission through entrance Test & Interview. 2. Centre for Environmental Planning Technology (CEPT), School of Architecture, Kasturbhai Lalbhai Campus, Ahmedabad Course: Masters in Landscape Architecture. The number of seats, however, is limited (roughly in each)

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