ARCHITECTURE. - Frank Parsons (American Educator), 1909

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1 ABOUT ARCHITECTURE

2 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

3 WHAT DO ARCHITECTS DO?

4 ARCHITECTS Design Buildings

5 ARCHITECTS Design landscapes

6 ARCHITECTS Design interior spaces

7 ARCHITECTS Design cities

8 ARCHITECT IS A RECOGNISED PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED WITH COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE UNDER AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT. (Architect s Act 1972)

9 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.

10 HOW DOES ONE ACQUIRE SUCH QUALIFICATION? Bachelor s 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.

11 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)

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

13 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.

14 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.

15 B. Arch. Course Various subjects one learns can be grouped into Five main streams: Design Technology Humanities Environment Professional Practice

16 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

17 Major Skills ARCHITECTURE 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.

18 Major Skills ARCHITECTURE 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.

19 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.

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

21 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

22 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

23 Roles of Architect Demographers Land & Real estate developers Facility Managers City & Regional planners Sociologists & Economists Structural and Civil engineers Environment engineers HVAC Consultants Photographers Architect Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Artists Landscape architects Interior Architects Lighting designers Product and Visual Designers Acoustics Consultants and more

24 Traditional Career options Architect Urban Designer Landscape Architect Interior Architect Urban Planner Project Manager Traffic and Transportation Planner Housing Consultant Architecture Teacher

25 Non-traditional Career options Architectural Journalist Architectural Historian Art Director Architectural Critic Architectural Photographer Architectural renderer / visualizer Architectural Documentation

26 Non-traditional Career options Building Inspector Building Contractor Building Construction manager Design Auditor Conservator Corporate Architect Cartographer Construction inspector Developer Draftsperson

27 Non-traditional Career options Environmental planner Exhibition Designer Facilities Manager Furniture Designer Graphic Designer Housing Rehab Specialist Interior Designer Industrial Designer/Product Designer

28 Non-traditional Career options Lighting Designer Property assessor and valuer Researcher Set Designer Surveyor Technical Illustrator Politician Administrative Services

29 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.

30 Thank You