Syllabus approved in the 6th regular Senate meeting held on 01/05/2006 to be implemented from 2006
Batch under Credit Scheme and revised in the 8th Regular senate meeting held on 08/12/07
AR-241 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – lV
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10
12
Final
Exam.
90
B.Arch 2nd year (4th Semester)
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
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45+25*
115+25#
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
300
9 hours
10
* Indicates marks are to be awarded on the basis of educational tour conducted during the winter break
after the previous semester.
# Indicates marks to be awarded for Time Problem.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the course is to understand the rural life of India their settlement pattern and the
traditional construction techniques being incorporated.
The Study should include the Anthropometric for the disabled persons. The study should be conducted
under the broad heading Barrier Free Environment.
CONTENTS
UNIT – I (08-weeks)
 Study of Vernacular settlement with emphasis on contextual architecture, socio-economic
Characteristics, climate, geomorphic factors, local materials, building techniques, spatial analysis
etc.
 Design exercise based upon study of above vernacular settlement.
UNIT – II (4-weeks)
 Design of Office complex, Guest house/Motel, Museum, District Library etc.
NOTE:
Two design problems to be completed in this semester. The concerned faculty is required to frame a
detailed programme for each of the above design problems and time problem with reference to the above
contents.
REFERENCE BOOKS
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Building drawing with an integrated approach to Built Environment – Shah, Kale & Patki.
Planning and Design of Library buildings – Godfrey Thompson
Shopping centers – Nadine Beddington
School Buildings: Planning-Design-Management – A.K.Jain
Buildings for the Performing Arts: Design and Development guide – Ian Appleton
Syllabus approved in the 6th regular Senate meeting held on 01/05/2006 to be implemented from 2006
Batch under Credit Scheme and revised in the 8th Regular senate meeting held on 08/12/07
AR – 242 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS – lV
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6
Final
Exam.
45
B.Arch 2nd year (4th Semester)
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
30
-
75
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
150
4hours
05
OBJECTIVES
To familiarize the students with methods of detailing different parts of building in RCC..
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-nine weeks)
 Introduction to RCC framed structure.
 RCC Foundations in framed structure.
 Different type of RCC roofs such as Flat (one way, two way & continuous), conical & circular
slabs.
 Introduction to formwork. Detailed studies of various types of formwork for concrete, Scaffolding
and temporary supports and Shoring & Underpinning
 RCC staircase such as dog legged, open well.
UNIT ll (Time- four weeks)
 Introduction to various types of floor finishes such as P.V.C. sheets, Tiles, Carpets,
Veneers
etc. Detailed drawings of their fixing details.
 Introduction to Cladding materials of Interior and Exterior walls in various materials such as Brick
tiles, Stones, Vitreous tiles, Paneling etc. Detailed drawings of their fixing details.
UNIT lll (Time-one week)
 Introduction to various materials like P.V.C. Fiber based product, etc. Detailed studies such as
properties and application of the same in building industry.
NOTE:
The time mentioned at the end of each of the above units indicates the tentative time taken to complete
each. The marks for sessional work may be divided accordingly.
REFERENCE BOOKS
 Construction Technology Vol. 1 -- R. Chudley
 Construction of Buildings Vol. 2 -- R Barry
 Handbook of Architectural details for Commercial buildings – Joseph De Chiara
 Time Saver Standards for Building Materials and systems – Donald Watson
 Time Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning – Joseph De Chiara, Julius Panero
& Martin Zelnik.
 Building Design and Construction Handbook -- Merrit
Syllabus approved in the 6th regular Senate meeting held on 01/05/2006 to be implemented from 2006
Batch under Credit Scheme and revised in the 8th Regular senate meeting held on 08/12/07
AR – 243 MODERN TRENDS IN ARCHITECTURE – I
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Week
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3
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4
Final
Exam.
70
B.Arch 2nd year (4th Semester)
Sessional
Mid
term
External
Internal
15
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35
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
120
3 Hours
04
OBJECTIVE
 To understand the impact of industrial revolution on the architectural development
 Different architectural styles evolved after the industrial revolution.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-three weeks)
 Emergence of different Architectural movement after industrial revolution such as Art Noveau, Art
Deco.
UNIT Il (Time- four weeks)
 Introduction to Industrial revolution and its impact on new towns.
 Introduction to Colonial architecture in India: New Delhi, Calcutta & Madras.
 Role of Louis Sullivan and Peter Behrene
UNIT IIl (Time- Seven weeks)
 To understand the trends in post modern Architecture
 Role of Master Architects – Walter Gropius, Frank Llyod Wright, Mies Van der Rohe and Le
Corbusier.
 Study the works done by Philip Johnson, Eero Sarrinen, Oscar Niemeyer, Jorn Utzon.
NOTE
 The time mentioned at the end of each of the above units indicates the tentative time
taken to complete each. The marks for sessional work may be divided accordingly.
 Analysis of architectural style/building typology must include functional, constructional
Architectural/structural and ornamental aspects.
REFERENCE BOOKS
 The World of Architecture – Paul Holbertson
 A History of Architecture – Sir Banister Fletcher
 Documenting Chandigarh – Kiran Joshi
 Modern Architecture, A Critical History - Kenneth Frampton
 Details of Modern Architecture – Edward R. Ford
 Architecture of the 19th Century – Claude Mignot
 Twentieth Centuery Architecture, A visual History – Dennis Sharp.
 The Search For Identity India – Jon Lang,Madhavi Desai & Miki Desai.
 After the Masters – Peter Scriver
Syllabus approved in the 6th regular Senate meeting held on 01/05/2006 to be implemented from 2006
Batch under Credit Scheme and revised in the 8th Regular senate meeting held on 08/12/07
AR-244 STRUCTURE – IV
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2
1
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3
B.Arch 2nd year (4th Semester)
Final
Exam.
55
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
25
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10
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
90
3 hours
03
OBJECTIVES
To understand the basic properties of RCC as a building material and principles of design of RCC
structures.
UNIT l (Time-two weeks)
INTRODUCTION: Materials, basis properties of concrete and steel
reinforcement, standard loading, characteristics strength, permissible stresses in
concrete and steel as per Indian Standard, Design Philosophies- Working Method,
Ultimate Load, Method and Limit state Method.
UNIT ll (Time- three weeks)
WORKING STRESS METHOD: Design of Beams : Theory of reinforcement beams,
 Design of rectangular (singly and double reinforced) beams, T and L beams.
 Design of doglegged and quarter turned staircase.
UNIT lll (Time-eight weeks)
LIMIT STATE DESIGN METHOD
 Safety and serviceability requirements, limit states, characteristics material strength and loads
and Partial safety factors.
 Design of Beams: Design of singly and doubly reinforced beams including L & T beams for flexure
shear, bond and torsion.
 Design of Compression members: Design of short and slender columns with the aid of SP-161980.
 Design of RCC one way & two way slab waffle and flat slabs.
UNIT lV (Time- three weeks)
 Proportioning of footings: - Square, Rectangular, Circular, Trapezoidal and combined.
NOTE:
The time mentioned at the end of each of the above unit indicates the tentative time taken to complete
each. The marks for sessional works may be divided accordingly.
REFERENCE BOOKS
 RCC Design
 Reinforced Concrete
 Reinforced Concrete Limit State Design
 Comprehensive Reinforced Structure
 IS Codes –1S-456,2000&SP-16,1980
- B.C Punmia
- S.K. Mallick and A.P Gupta
- R. Ramchandra ]
- B.C Punmia
Syllabus approved in the 6th regular Senate meeting held on 01/05/2006 to be implemented from 2006
Batch under Credit Scheme and revised in the 8th Regular senate meeting held on 08/12/07
AR – 245 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE – ll
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1
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3
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4
Final
Exam.
-
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
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35
55
B.Arch 2nd year (4th Semester)
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
90
Individual
03
OBJECTIVES
To teach the students the method of making two dimensional architectural drawing in Autocad.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-six weeks)
 Creating a new drawing:- All Commands and options to create drawing such as line, circle,
entities, Layers, blocks, attributes, text, Dimensioning etc.
 Viewing an existing drawing: - Methods of selection, Commands and option to zoom, pan, snap
etc and Inquiry commands.
 Editing an existing drawing: - System variables, Commands and options for modification and
Utilities.
UNIT ll (Time- eight weeks)
 To make two dimensional drawings of their 3rd and 4th semester design projects (Any two
projects).
NOTE:
The time mentioned at the end of each of the above units indicates the tentative time taken to
complete each. The marks for sessional work may be divided accordingly.
REFERENCE BOOK
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Mastering AUTOCAD 2000 – George Omura
Syllabus approved in the 6th regular Senate meeting held on 01/05/2006 to be implemented from 2006
Batch under Credit Scheme and revised in the 8th Regular senate meeting held on 08/12/07
B.Arch 2nd year (4th Semester)
AR-246 BUILDING CLIMATOLOGY
Contact Hours per Week
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Total
2
1
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3
Final
Exam.
55
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
25
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10
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
90
3 hours
03
OBJECTIVES
 To acquaint students with the concept of climate as a significant determinant of built form.
 Familiarization with climate controlling devices.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-eight weeks)
 Introduction to Climatology, role of climate with respect to shelter and importance of Building
climatology.
 Detailed studies of climatic elements such as Sun path diagram, change of seasons,
distribution of global pressure belts & wind movements. Interrelationship of climatic elements and
psychrometric chart.
 Detailed studies of Climatic design of indigenous shelters in response to different climatic
zones in India.
UNIT ll (Time-four weeks)
 Introduction to thermal comfort, relationship of climatic elements with thermal comfort, thermal
stress index, bio climatic chart, effective temperature & corrected effective
temperature
histogram, heat exchange between building and environment, thermal
properties of material,
solar gain factor and solar temperature.
 Introduction to Solar chart and its importance, understanding the movement of sun optimum
orientation of built form in different climatic zones and concept of shading devices.
UNIT lll (Time-two weeks)
 Calculation for the design of horizontal and vertical shading devices.
 Introduction to microclimate and role of landscape & other passive devices for climate control.
NOTE:
The time mentioned at the end of each of the above units indicates the tentative time taken to complete
each. The marks for sessional work may be divided accordingly.
REFERENCE BOOKS
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Manual of Tropical Housing and Building – Koenigsberger
Environmental design – Randall Thomas
Microclimate Landscape Design – Robert D. Brown & Terry J. Gillespie