ABOUT

ARCHITECTURE

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The building of a career is quite
as difficult a problem as the
building of a house, yet few ever
sit down with pencil and paper,
with expert information and
counsel, to plan a working
career and deal with the life
problem scientifically, as they
would deal with the problem of
building a house, taking the
advice of an architect to help
them.
- Frank Parsons (American Educator), 1909

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WHAT DO ARCHITECTS DO?

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ARCHITECTS

Design Buildings

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ARCHITECTS

Design landscapes

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ARCHITECTS

Design interior spaces

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ARCHITECTS

Design cities

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ARCHITECT

IS A RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL
REGISTERED WITH COUNCIL OF
ARCHITECTURE UNDER AN ACT OF
PARLIAMENT. (Architects Act 1972)

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WHO CAN APPLY FOR REGISTRATION AS
AN ARCHITECT?

Any resident Indian who has completed his

undergraduate education in the field of
Architecture from an institute, duly recognised
by the Council of Architecture is qualified to
apply for registration as ARCHITECT.

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HOW DOES ONE ACQUIRE SUCH
QUALIFICATION?
Bachelors Degree course in Architecture
(B. Arch.) is a Five year Full-time course,
available in more than 400 institutes
throughout India and many other recognised
institutes around the world.

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WHO CAN SEEK ADMISSION TO B. ARCH.
COURSE?
There are two criteria:
You must have passed XII or Equivalent examination
with mathematics as one of the subjects and have
score more than 50% marks in aggregate
AND
You must pass recognised Aptitude test i.e., National
Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
Here is a short profile of the person we are
looking for, as a raw material for the discipline
of Architecture.

Intelligent: Intellectually alive to understand

the communitys problems, to meet
community leaders as an intellectual equal
and to contribute to the solutions.

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
Sensitive: Sensitively responsive to people,
place and situation, with a developed
knowledge of the way people use and
respond to environment checking his
intuition against all the hard data he can lay
his hands on.
Imaginative: Capable of thinking creatively,
flexibly, broadly and not getting hung up on
preconceptions of passing fashion.

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WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR
Practical: Willing to dirty his hands and not
remain aloof since many problems demand
down to earth positive action.
Organized: Able to get and keep matters
under control to manage at all levels.
Idealistic: Still able to dream to hold to
ideals, to play.

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B. Arch. Course
Various subjects one learns can be
grouped into Five main streams:

Design
Technology
Humanities
Environment
Professional Practice

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B. Arch. Course
Training aims to Develop skills of various kinds, including

Assimilation of required information

Comprehension of information into Knowledge
Analyzing the task at hand &
Relating specific knowledge to the
accomplishment of task

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Major Skills
Fundamental Design Skills
Ability to apply basic spatial organisation,
structural, and constructional principles to the
conception and development of interior and
exterior spaces, building elements and
components.
Collaborative Skills
Ability to identify and assume divergent roles that
maximize individual talents and to cooperate with
others when working as a member of team.

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Major Skills
Verbal and Writing Skills
Ability to speak and write effectively on
subject matter contained in the
professional curriculum.
Graphic Skills
Ability to employ appropriate
representational media, including
computer technology, to convey
essential formal elements at each stage
of the programming and design process.

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Major Skills..
Research Skills
Ability to employ basic methods of data
collection and analysis to inform all
aspects of the programming and
design process .
Critical Thinking Skills
Ability to make a comprehensive
analysis and evaluation of a building,
building complex, or urban space.

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Other Concerns
Understand Human Behavior & Human
Diversity
Understand International, National and
Regional Traditions
Environmental Conservation
Universal Accessibility
Formal Ordering Systems
Structural Systems
Environmental System

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Other Skills

Life-Safety Systems
Building Service Systems
Building Economics and Cost Control
Building Materials and Assemblies
Legal Responsibilities
Contracts and Documentation
Ethics and Professional Judgment

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Employment Opportunities
Assignments from Private Clients
Assignments from Public enterprise clients
Education
Employment in Public and Private sector
Architectural Competitions
Project initiation on own
Non Government Organisations

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Roles of Architect
Demographers

Sociologists & Economists

Structural and Civil engineers

Land & Real estate developers

Environment engineers

Facility Managers

HVAC Consultants

City & Regional planners

Architect

Photographers

Electrical & Mechanical Engineers

Artists

Landscape architects

Interior Architects

Lighting designers

Product and Visual Designers

Acoustics Consultants

and more

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Traditional Career options

Architect
Urban Designer
Landscape Architect
Interior Architect
Urban Planner
Project Manager
Traffic and Transportation Planner
Housing Consultant
Architecture Teacher

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Non-traditional Career options

Architectural Journalist
Architectural Historian
Art Director
Architectural Critic
Architectural Photographer
Architectural renderer / visualizer
Architectural Documentation

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Non-traditional Career options

Building Inspector
Building Contractor
Building Construction manager
Design Auditor
Conservator
Corporate Architect
Cartographer
Construction inspector
Developer
Draftsperson

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Non-traditional Career options

Environmental planner
Exhibition Designer
Facilities Manager
Furniture Designer
Graphic Designer
Housing Rehab Specialist
Interior Designer
Industrial Designer/Product
Designer

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Non-traditional Career options

Lighting Designer
Property assessor and valuer
Researcher
Set Designer
Surveyor
Technical Illustrator
Politician
Administrative Services

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Higher Education
Masters / P.G. Diploma Programs in

Architecture
Urban Design
Landscape Architecture
Housing
Architectural Conservation
Building Construction Management
Furniture & Interior Design
Urban & Regional / City Planning
Industrial Design / Product Design
Visual Communications
Business Administration and many more.

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