Anoop Menon writes about architecture as a profession requiring more than talents—critical thinking, problem-solving, and significant financial commitment. He presents an overview of what students should expect from academia and profession in general.
CEPT University offers a professional program architecture and urban design program for practitioners, featuring visits, workshops, and practitioner interaction.
As quite a few architects pursue post-graduation studies in architecture for job market opportunities, firm dreams, or specialization, despite unclear benefits and high costs, Saumya Bansal talks about alternatives that offer practical skills and less financial risk.
A. Srivathsan and Astha Agarwalla comprehensively analyze the annual architecture and planning institutions ranking (NIRF) revealing minimal changes among the top schools. They also present questions about the current ranking system with takeaways for the institutions and students.
Jaimini Mehta critiques architectural education in India, arguing for reform that balances vocational training with liberal education, combining science, humanities, and arts. He challenges the Western-centric approach that has marginalized indigenous architectural knowledge and practices.
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.
Continuing our discussion on architectural internships, we share insights from Architect Chandrakant Kanthigavi of 4Site Architects, Bangalore. Chandrakant highlights the pivotal role interns play in an architectural practice.
The inquiry by Harshad Bhatia delves into the potential of academic projects being implemented in reality.
Council of Architecture announced the relaxation in admission criteria for architecture colleges in India.
The 2018 Walton Studio invited students to reflect on the commercialized, institutionalized and sanitized American celebration of death, through architecture’s perspective.
On January 09, 2023, the Council of Architecture released an Interim Report- Architecture Education Way ahead, in pursuit of Education Reforms. In this article, A. Srivathsan briefly summarises the proposed new reforms and talks about the Council of Architecture’s role moving forward.
Change and Continuity: A settlement for nomads is about finding ways to design a settlement for a nomadic community (Gadulia Lohar) of Rajasthan currently residing in the district Meerut of Uttar Pradesh.
Biome Diaries is envisaged to be a series of pocket-friendly publications about the people, projects, and processes at Biome Environmental Solutions (formerly Chitra Vishwanath Architects).
CALL FOR PAPERS: Gender and Academic Leadership in Architecture in India, Madhavi Desai, Anuradha Chatterjee, Kush Patel
Shubhayan Modak digs deeper into the soaring business of B.Arch Thesis and Portfolios
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