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Architectural Thesis CHECKLIST

This document is curated reffering various online resources and the seminar by Dr. Harimohan
pillai on 7th feb 2021.
Document is divided into 5parts,
1. Topic Selection
2. Architectural Case Studies
3. Curate Necessary Content
4. Design Process
5. Report Writing

HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT?

•Each section is given with a set of questions with the instruction below it.
•Fill or tick in the boxes to analyse the quantitative and qualitative progress of thesis.
•Checklist may differ for special types of projects.
•Write down the important notes for each step and comprehensive notes for the whole step for
better understanding of the design process.
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TOPIC SELECTION
The thesis project is the single most important part of your portfolio as a fresh architecture graduate looking for a job in the industry or
applying for a graduate program. The choice of topic will reflect your interest in or experience with a particular specialized subject.
Hence, when choosing a thesis topic, you should try to align it with your plans for the near future.

EXPLORED THESIS TOPICS

<10 11-30 31-50 51-100 100>

*Number of topics explored before shortlisting the top thesis topics

Future Scope?
SHORTLISTED THESIS TOPICS

References?
Interesting?

Experience?

Final score
Proposed?

Adviced?
Filtered topics according to a specific interest or a specific criteria.

Scale?
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*Rate the each criteria from 0-5 and put in the final score at end

FINAL THESIS TOPIC

Based on personal interest | Live project proposals | Advice from experts | Future scope of the project |
Available resources/ references

Notes.

Backing
Reasons for choosing the topic and the process of choosing topic

Propogation
Scope of topic in current and future scenarios

*Check in the box if the criteria is fulfilled

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ARCHITECTURAL CASE STUDIES

LIVE CASE-STUDIES
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LITURATURE CASE-STUDIES
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Case-study 1

Case-study 2

Case-study 3

Case-study 4

Case-study 5

Case-study 6
CASE STUDY DETAILS

Style
Architecture | History | Social impact | Cultural value

Site plan analysis

Context planning | Zoning | Landscaping | Circulation | User

Plan | Elevation | Section

Detailed study | materials | geometry | execution | planning

Climate
Micro climate | Wind patterns | Sun paths | precipitation |
Historical data

Concept and programme

Conceptual analysis | Area programme | Space analysis

Form and function

Geometrical study | Form-space-function

Circulation
Road network | Vertical circulation | Internal/external
circulation | Site circulation

Services
Water supply | Electrical | Drainage | Road network | HVAC |
MEP

Structure
Notes.

Construction techniques | Construction details | Material

technology *Tick the box if criteria is covered
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CURATE NECESSARY CONTENT

CONTEXTUAL STUDY
Notes.

Site Analysis
Location | Zoning and size | Legal information | Natural physical features |
Man made features | Circulation | Utilities | Climate | Sensory | Human and culture

Site Surroundings
1. Micro level (Immediate surrounding)
2. Macro level (Intermediate surrounding)
3. Meso level (Large surrounding)
Current scenario | Climatic data | Cultural data | Historical data |
Future presumptions

CONCEPTUAL STUDY
Notes.

Ideological references
Books | Valid online resources | Meetings | Interviews |
Personal ideology ...so on

Factual references
Facts | Present conditions | Human participatory interventions |
Books | Technical papers | Articles ...so on

*Tick the box if criteria is covered

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DESIGNING
Design is a careful process of putting the bricks together with a
EMPATHY strong bond and long life.
Design process could be broken down into 5 distinct steps:

1. EMPATHY:
DEFINITION
Understanding the topic and curated content from various
DOGM

perspectives.
SKEPT
ATIC DESIGNING PAT

2. DEFINITION
IC DESIGNING PAT
Defining all the content, data, outcomes and results to a factual
IDEOLOGY
and skeptical statement.

3. IDEOLOGY
Defining an anchor around which the design is to be revolved.
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PROTOTYPE
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4. PROTOTYPE
Putting all together to form a physical interpretation.

EXECUTION
5. EXECUTION
Validating all the data through various aspects.

Designing is a space making process which suits the user most efficiently and marks a tangible impact on the society. On fundamental level, it
deals with dividing the area to achieve certain requirements, following certain rules and regulations. The design process is not a linear path, it is
an art of intersecting various aspects while staying on a balanced path to avoid an unbalanced outcome. Various aspects and assets of design is
to be assessed first and then intersection between every asset is to be found out, which ultimately steer us to an efficient pathway of designing.

DESIGN STAGES

Initial Stage
Conceptual thinking/Sketching | Research | Programatic zoning |
External/Internal connectivity | Contextual analysis | Ideological/Conceptual
implementation | Construction application | Sectional implementation |
Architectural expression | Conceptual model

Intermediate Stage
Site zoning | Site circulation | Single line space organisation | Schematic
sections, Elevations | Concept execution | Service planning | Structural
planning | Material execution | Psychological, social, cultural, historical and
user consideration | Standards and bye-laws | Block model

Final Stage
Final plans, elevations and sections | Details | Site plan | Service plan |
Architectural diagrams | Detailed model

*For detailed checklist for designing, refer to website ARCHI eSTUDIO, By Dr. Harimohan pillai
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REPORT WRITING

Report
Abstract | Acknowledgements | Table of Contents | List of Maps, Charts,
Graphs & Tables | List of Abbreviations and Acronyms | Executive summary |
Introduction | Literature Review | Research Design | Architectural Research |
Conclusions and Recommendations | Design Proposal | Research Appraisal |
References and Bibliography | Inferences | Annexures |

*Tick the box if criteria is covered

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