Architecture 1 PDF
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Architecture 1 PDF
UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT
REGULATIONS 2009
B.ARCH
SEMESTER I
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
3 0 0 3
MA9112 Mathematics
History of Architecture & Culture I 2 0 0 2
AD9111
AD9112 Building Materials I 2 0 0 2
STUDIO
Sub Total 12 0 22 23
SEMESTER II
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
2 0 0 2
AD9121 Mechanics of Structures I
History of Architecture & Culture II 2 0 0 2
AD9122
AD9123 Building Materials II 2 0 0 2
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AD9125 Theory of Architecture 2 0 4 4
STUDIO
Sub Total 10 0 26 23
SEMESTER III
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
2 0 0 2
AD9131 Mechanics of Structures II
History of Architecture & Culture III 2 0 0 2
AD9132
AD9133 Building Services I 3 0 0 3
STUDIO
Sub Total 12 0 22 23
SEMESTER IV
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
3 0 0 3
AD9141 Design of Structures I
History of Architecture & Culture IV 2 0 0 2
AD9142
AD9143 Building Materials III 2 0 0 2
2
AD9145 Site Surveying and Planning 3 0 0 3
STUDIO
Total 14 0 18 23
SEMESTER V
Code No L T S M
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
3 0 0 3
AD9151 Design of Structures II
History of Architecture & Culture V 2 0 0 2
AD9152
AD9153 Building Materials IV 2 0 0 2
AD xxxx Elective I - - - 3
STUDIO
Total 11 0 20 24
SEMESTER VI
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
3 0 0 3
AD9161 Design of Structures - III
History of Architecture & Culture VI 2 0 0 2
AD9162
AD9163 Building Materials V 2 0 0 2
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AD9164 Specification and Estimation 3 0 0 3
AD xxxx Elective II - - - 3
STUDIO
Total 11 0 20 24
SEMESTER VII
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
AD9171 - - 10
Practical Training -
Total - - - 10
SEMESTER VIII
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
3 0 0 3
AD9181 Urban Planning
Professional Practice and Ethics I 2 0 0 2
AD9182
AD9183 Architectural Acoustics & Lighting 2 0 0 2
AD xxxx Elective IV 0 0 0 3
STUDIO
Total 8 0 20 24
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SEMESTER IX
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
THEORY
AD9191 3 0 0 3
Landscape and Ecology
Professional Practice and Ethics II 2 0 0 2
AD9192
AD9193 Project Management 3 0 0 3
Elective V 3 0 0 3
AD xxxx
AD xxxx Elective VI 3 0 0 3
STUDIO
Total 16 0 16 24
SEMESTER X
Code No L T S C
COURSE TITLE
AD9101 Thesis 0 0 32 16
Total 0 0 32 16
Note:
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LIST OF ELECTIVES
SEMESTER V & VI
Architecture 2 0 2 3
Note:
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B. ARCH (Regulations 2009)- SYLLABUS
SEMESTER I
MA 9112 MATHEMATICS 3 0 0 3
AIM
This course aims to develop the skills of the students in engineering mathematics. They will be
trained on the basis of chosen topics of Mathematics necessary for effective understanding of
engineering subjects. At the end of this course, the students would have an understanding of
the appropriate role of the mathematical concepts learnt.
OBJECTIVES
CONTENT
UNIT I MATRICES 9
Direction cosines and ratios 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.
Curvature Cartesian and polar co_ordinates Centre and radius of curvature Circle of
curvature Involutes and evolutes Envelopes.
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UNIT V ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL QUATIONS 9
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.
TOTAL 45 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
1. Veerarajan, Y., Engineering Mathematics (for first year), Second edition, Tata Mc
Graw Hill pub., Co., Ltd., New Delhi 2002.
2. Venkataraman, M.K., Engineering Mathematics, Volume I, Fourth Edition. The
National Pub, Co., Chennai, 2003.
REFERENCES
AIM
To inform about the development of architecture in the Ancient Western World and the cultural
and contextual determinants that produced that architecture.
OBJECTIVE
CONTENT
UNIT I PREHISTORIC AGE 4
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.
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UNIT II ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS: EGYPT 4
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)
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
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
Erecthion- orders in architecture: Doric, Ionic, Corinthian - optical illusions in architecture
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.
TOTAL 30 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
1. Sir Banister Fletcher, A History of Architecture, University of London, The Antholone
Press, 1996.
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. S.Lloyd and H.W.Muller, History of World Architecture - Series, Faber and Faber Ltd.,
London, 1986.
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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.
AIM
This course is devised to make students understand the basic materials of construction such as
soil, lime, stone and rocks and other naturally occurring materials such as bamboo, palm, straw,
etc.
OBJECTIVE
2. To inform the properties, characteristics and use of bamboo, palm, straw, etc. and
methods of preservation and treatment.
3. To sensitize the students to the use of these naturally occurring materials in the context
of creating a green architecture.
CONTENT
UNIT I SOILS 6
UNIT II LIME 4
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.
Cane, gate, coir, coconut - Growth, Form, Shape, Leaves, Flowering, Propagation
Straw as a building material, - Basics, Fire, moisture, insects and pests proof.
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UNIT V ROCKS AND STONES 4
Preservation of stones
TOTAL 30 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
1. P.C. Varghese, Building Materials, Prentice Hall of India put Ltd New Delhi 110001,
2005.
2. S. C. Rangwala, Engineering Materials, Character Publishing house, Anand
388 001, India, 2002.
3. Dunkelberg (K), Bambus Bamboo, Bamboo as a Building Material, Karl Kramer Verlag
Stuttgart, 2000.
4. UNO, Use of Bamboo and reeds in construction UNO publications
5. Chris magword and petermack, straw bale building, New society publishers , Canada,
2000.
REFERENCES
1. S.K. Duggal, Building materials, Oxford and IBH publishing Co, put, Ltd, New Delhi
110001, 1997.
2. R. F spencke and D.J.Cook. Building Materials in Developing Countries John Wiley
and sons 1983.
3. Rural Construction NBO New Delhi
AIM
To sensitize the students to understand the diversities and complexities in natural environments
and the need for intervention in the context of global warming and climate change.
OBJECTIVE
To provide an overview of natural resources, various ecosystems & its characteristics and
conservation of biodiversity.
To create an awareness about impact of human activities such as pollution and its
consequences.
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UNIT I THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES 3
(a) Forest resources: Use and over-exploitation, deforestation, case studies. Timber
extraction, mining, dams and their effects on forests and tribal peoples.
(b) Water resources: Use and over-utilization of surface and ground water, dams-benefits
and problems.
(c) Mineral resources: Use and exploitation, environmental effects of extracting and using
mineral resources, case studies.
(d) Food resources: World food problems, changes caused by agriculture and overgrazing,
effects of modern agriculture, fertilizer-pesticide problems, water logging, salinity, case
studies.
(e) Energy resources: Growing energy needs, renewable and non-renewable energy
sources, use of alternate energy sources, case studies.
(f) Land resources: Land as a resource, land degradation, man included landslides, soil
erosion and desertification.
Role of an individual in conservation of natural resources.
Equitable use of resources for sustainable lifestyles.
Concept of ecosystem.
Definition
TOTAL 45 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS:
2. Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001, Environmental
Encyclopedia, Jaico Publ. House, Mumbai, 1196p.
REFERENCES:
2. Heywood, V.H & Watson, R.T. 1995. Global Biodiversity Assesment. Cambridge Univ.
Press 1140p.
3. McKinney, M.L & Schoch, R.M. 1996. Environmental Science System & Solutions, Web
enhanced edition. 639p.
4. Trivedi R.K., Handbook of Environmental Laws, Rules, Guidelines, Compliances and
Standards, Vol I and II, Enviro Media ( R ).
AIM
To develop presentation skills, visual expression and representation, imaginative thinking and
creativity through a hands on working with various mediums and materials.
OBJECTIVE
1. To familiarize the students with the various mediums and techniques of art through which
artistic expression can be achieved
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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.
CONTENT
UNIT I DRAWING 15
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 15
UNIT IV SCULPTURE 15
Introduction of sculpture Sculpture using various materials such as clay, plaster of Paris, paper
mache, and wire.
TOTAL 75 PERIODS
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.
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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 painting,
water colour, oil colour, etc. The Grumbacher Library Books, New York 1996.
4. Caldwell peter, Pen and Ink Sketching, B.T. Bats ford Ltd., London, 1995.
AIM
OBJECTIVE
1. To involve students in a number of exercises that will help them to understand the nature
of geometrical forms in terms of drawing plane and solid projections. .
CONTENT
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TOTAL 75 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
1. IH. Morris, Geometrical Drawing for Art Students - Orient Longman, Madras, 2004.
2. Francis Ching, Architectural Graphics, Van Nostrand Rein Hold Company, New York,
1964.
REFERENCES
2. C.Leslie Martin, Architectural Graphics, The Macmillan Company, New York, 1964
AIM
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.
OBJECTIVE
3. 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.
CONTENT
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:
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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 through design of simple architectural elements like
entrance gates, walls, courtyards, porches, 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. V.S.Pramar, 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. John W.Mills - The Technique of Sculpture, B.T.Batsford Limited, New York - Reinhold
Publishing Corporation, London, 1966.
4. Elda Fezei, Henny Moore, Hamlyn, London, New York, Sydney, Toronto, 1972.
5. C.Lawrence Bunchy - Acrylic for Sculpture and Design, 450, West 33rd Street, New
York, N.Y.10001, 1972.
SEMESTER II
AIM
OBJECTIVE
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 sectural properties (centroid, moment of inertia, section modulus and
radius of gyration) for various sections by working out problems.
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To study the struss 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.
CONTENT
Introduction to Determinate and Indeterminate plane trusses - Analysis of simply supported and
cantilevered trusses by method of joints.
UNIT III PROPERTIES OF SECTION 10
Stress strain diagram for mild steel, High tensile steel and concrete - Concept of axial and
volumetric stresses and strains. (excluding composite bar)
TOTAL 45 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
REFERENCES
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AD9122 HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CULTURE II 2 0 0 2
AIM
To inform about the development of architecture in India from ancient times to its evolution
through history under two religious movements- Buddhism and Hinduism- and the cultural and
contextual determinants that produced that architecture.
OBJECTIVE
CONTENT
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 6
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.
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
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UNIT V TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE -NORTHERN INDIA 4
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
TOTAL 30 PERIODS
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 Publishing
Housing 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. A.Volwahsen, Living Architecture - India (Buddhist and Hindu), Oxford and IBM,
London, 1969.
AIM
This course is devised to make students understand some basic materials of construction such
as brick, clay products and timber and its various market forms.
OBJECTIVE
2. To inform the properties and characteristics of timber, its conversion, preservation and
uses.
3. To inform of the various market forms of timber, their production, properties and
application in the building industry.
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CONTENT
UNIT I BRICKS 8
Manufacture of burnt clay bricks, paving bricks, hollow bricks terracotta, porcelain, stoneware,
earthenware and glazing and their uses.
Roofing materials - Manufacture and uses of Mangalore tiles, pot tiles, pan tiles
Market forms of timber, Industrial timber, - Veneers, Plywoods, Laminates, advantages and
Blockboard uses.
TOTAL 30 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
REFERENCES
1. P.C. Varghese, Building Materials, Prentice Hall of India put Ltd, New Delhi 110001,
2005.
2. R.J. Spencke and S.J. Cook, Building materials in developing countries, John Wiley and
sons 1983.
3. To have an understanding of the various finishes that can be applied to timber.
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AD9124 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION I 1 0 4 3
AIM
This course is devised to provide an understanding of the various components that go into the
making of a building shell and to focus on the various technicalities of construction and
construction detail using some of the basic building materials.
OBJECTIVE
1. To involve students in a number of drawing exercises that will analyze the various
building components in a simple load bearing structure.
2. 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.
3. 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.
CONTENT
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 8
Functional requirements of building and its components, introduction to concept of load bearing
and framed structures.
Foundations basic rules, design details, Base courses basic rules, design details walls
basic principles Design of openings, arches vaults, floors and roofs.
Design of buildings using rammed earth, Adobe blocks, Compressed blocks Exercises of
the above
Foundations Basic rules, design details, Base courses Basic rules, design details. Design of
walls, openings, floors and roofing- Thatch, grass, bamboo, reed.
Design Exercises of buildings using bamboo for building components, structural application of
bamboo Arched, Barrel vaults, weave structures.
Load bearing, Post and Beam systems, Foundations systems, Roofing options. Doors, Window
details stacking and plastering.
UNIT V STONE 12
Stone foundation, Masonry (Ashlar, rubble, cavity composite walls) flooring, coping, sills, lintels,
corbels, arches, cladding.
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Design Exercises Using stone for building components.
TOTAL 60 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
1. S.P Arora and S.P. Bindra, Text book of Building Construction, ganpat Rai publications (P)
Ltd New Delhi - 110002, 2005.
2. Klans Dukeeberg, Bambus Bamboo, Karl Kramer verlag Stuttgart Germany, 2000.
REFERENCES
1. Don A. Watson Construction Materials and Processes Megraw 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.
AIM
The course is devised to introduce architecture as a discipline, to develop sensitivity towards the
aesthetic and psychological experience of form and space and to make aware of how meaning
is created in architecture.
OBJECTIVE
3. To understand not only the organization of form and space but to understand the
organizing elements in a building through the case of selected buildings.
5. To engage students in seminars, case study analysis, workshops, etc that will look
analytically at architecture.
CONTENT
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Introduction to the factors that lend meaning to architecture- architectural expression and
symbolism- character and style- movements, philosophies, ideologies and theories- meaning
and interpretation of architecture
Point, line, plane, form, shape, pattern, light, colour, texture understanding the elements with
respect to architecture
Exercises involving the above
Detailed study of the visual and emotional effects of geometric forms and their derivatives:
sphere, cube, pyramid, cylinder and cone Transformation of forms, Articulation of forms
mass-space/solid-void effects, articulation of edges, corners, surfaces
Exercises involving the above
Proportion, scale, balance, rhythm, axis, symmetry, hierarchy, datum, unity, harmony,
dominance with respect to architecture
Exercises involving the above
Understanding architecture in totality in terms of the various aspects through first hand
experience, analysis and interpretation using the case of a building, architectural style, work(s)
of contemporary architects
TOTAL 90 PERIODS
REQUIRED READINGS
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3. V.S.Pramar, Design Fundamentals in Architecture, Somaiya Publications Private Ltd.,
New Delhi, 1973.
REFERENCES:
3. Peter von Meiss -Elements of architecture - from form to place, Spon Press 1992.
4. Rudolf Arnheim- The dynamics of architectural form, University of California Press 1977
AIM
OBJECTIVE
1. 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.
2. 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.
CONTENT
UNIT I SCIOGRAPHY 15
Principles of shade and shadow construction of shadow of simple geometrical shapes
construction of sciography on building, shadows of architectural elements.
UNIT II PERSPECTIVE 40
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.
Introduction to short cut perspective method. Adding of figures, trees furniture etc., shade and
shadows and applying rendering techniques.
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UNIT III MEASURED DRAWING 20
Combined study of historic document along with small building by using simple measuring tools
like tapes, photograph etc.
Documentation of a complete building of a special interest in terms of history, building
construction, architectural excellence or technology.
TOTAL 75 PERIODS
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. C.Leslie Martin, 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
II. PERSPECTIVE
4. Interiors: Perspective in Architectural Design Graphic - SMA Publishing Co. Ltd.,
Japan, 1967.
III. SCIOGRAPHY
5. Ernest Norling, Perspective drawing, Walter Fostor Art Books, California, 1986.
6. Bernard Alkins - 147, Architectural Rendering, Walter Foster Art Books, 1986.
AIM
To enable the conceptualization of form, space and structure through creative thinking and to
initiate architectural design process deriving from first principles.
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OBJECTIVE
1. To involve students in a design project(s) that will involve simple space planning and the
understanding of the functional aspects of good design.
2. To involve students in a small scale building project(s) which will sensitize them to
intelligent planning that is responsive to the environmental context.
5. To enable the presentation of concepts through various modes and techniques that will
move constantly between 2D representation and 3D modeling.
CONTENT
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
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