A. Srivathsan in his preliminary overview of the new Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, notes that the bill could transform architectural education. The VBSA Bill proposes restructuring India’s higher education regulation, by dissolving UGC and related authorities, creating three new councils for regulation, accreditation, and standards.
Ravindra Punde, architect and academician, calls for a fundamental reimagining of architecture education in India, arguing it must shift from colonial pedagogies to address climate change, social inequality, and ethical responsibility through ecology-centred, community-engaged, and culturally diverse learning.
Pramod Balakrishnan paints a stark picture of the architectural profession, highlighting its internal divisions and its focus on serving the elite. He argues that this, coupled with a flawed educational system churning out compliant technicians rather than innovative visionaries, is stifling the field’s potential.
Council of Architecture announced the relaxation in admission criteria for architecture colleges in India.
On Architecture Education: B S Keshav, Principal at McGan’s Ooty School of Architecture, Tamilnadu, shares his thoughts on avenues of employment and careers after undertaking the Bachelors in Architecture course.
Architecture Education needs to be looked at with fresh eyes to keep up with the rapidly changing world scenarios and every stakeholder of the educational ecosystem has a role to play in equipping learners with the required exposure to keep pace and bridge the gap between academics and the profession. Universities, individual architecture colleges, teachers and students themselves will have to do their bit to adapt to a rapidly changing world scenario.
The Architecture institutes functioning across the country are held culprit for the deterioration of quality of current generation of Architects entering the profession, with this conclusion, the focus shifts to the regulation of Architecture institutes.
Our curriculum is extremely rigid in terms of the choices and alternatives it offers the aspiring students. There is no denial on the urgency to revise and rebuilt the curriculum in parts or as a whole.
On Architecture Education: Let your degree in architecture alone not define your life. There is much you can do with your B.Arch Degree and it’s okay, if you decide to not pursue the architecture profession at all.
Alvin Toffler in his book ‘Future Shock’ shared: The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those
Some time ago, we asked a question to educators, students and professionals about things they would like to see changed in Architecture Education in India.
About The Author M.Arch in Architecture Education – Associate Prof Asif R Khan is currently working as Principal (i/c)/ Head of Department- Al Salama Institute of Architecture, Perinthalmanna,
“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” – Charles Kettering In the last two decades, the world has
Indian Institute of Architects, Northern Chapter, organised an interactive conference at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on Sept 28 and Sept 29, 2012. The focus of this
In this comprehensive analysis of architecture admissions and education, A. Srivathsan and Chirayu Bhatt reveal a concerning decline in enrolment figures, emphasizing the need for radical changes in the regulatory framework, autonomy for institutions, and a reevaluation of the profession’s role to address the structural issues and ensure the quality of architectural education.
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