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-361 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN – Vl
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Total
2
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10
12
Final
Exam.
90
B.Arch 3rd year (6th Semester)
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
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45+25*
115+25#
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
300
12 hours
10
* Marks are to be awarded on the basis of educational tour conducted during the winter break after the
previous semester.
# Marks of the Time Problem
OBJECTIVE
 To learn various aspects of design on hilly terrains
 To understand the importance of services and structures in design of a building complex.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-seven weeks)
 Design of a Institutional building complex on a sloping terrain, giving due emphasis to contextual
issues such as climate, topography, local architectural character, etc.
UNIT ll (Time-six weeks)
 Design of Auditoriums, Museums, etc. with emphasis on structures and services
(Air conditioning, acoustics, lighting, firefighting, etc.)
NOTE:
 Two design problems each of 05 to 06 weeks and one time problem of 01 week is 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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Landscape Architecture , A manual of Site planning and design – Simonds
Public Municipal and Community buildings – Charles K. Hoyt
Commercial Spaces - Cerver Franscisco Asensio
Cinema Building – Adwin Meathosle
Architecture for Industry – Brata Carter
Campus Architecture –DOBER A.P.KANVINDE, Richard P.
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-362 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MATERIALS – Vl
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4
6
Final
Exam.
45
B.Arch 3rd year (6th Semester)
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
30
-
75
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
150
4hours
05
OBJECTIVES
 To familiarize the student with the system of making detailed working drawings required for
construction on site.
 Introduction to Acoustics in Architecture.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-seven weeks)
 Introduction to methodology of preparing working drawings, Systems of dimensioning, Writing
specifications, etc.
 Preparation of detailed working drawing for Site Plan, Foundation Plan & Foundation details,
Floor plans and Elevations, Sections & Toilets.
UNIT Il (Time-three weeks)
 Introduction to general principles of sound such as Reverberation, Absorption, Reflection, etc..
 Introduction to Building acoustics with reference to various building types such as studios,
auditoriums etc.
 Detailed studies of various types of Acoustical materials and their application.
UNIT Ill (Time-four weeks)
 Preparation of detailed drawings of commercial Kitchen, Counter (shops, Bank, hotel etc.)
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.
 The students shall bring one of their previous semester’s major projects for preparation of working
drawing.
REFERENCE BOOKS
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Construction Planning and Management – U.K.Shrivastava
Total Construction Project Management – George J Ritz
Building drawing with an integrated approach to Built environment – Shah, Patki & Kale
Building Construction Drafting and Design – John Molnar, P.E.
Building Construction Details – Hans Banz
Building Construction – Sushil Kumar
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 3rd year (6th Semester)
AR-363 ESTIMATION COSTING & SPECIFICATION
Contact Hours per
Week
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Total
3
1
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4
Final
Exam.
70
Sessional
Mid
term
External
Internal
20
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30
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
120
3 Hours
04
OBJECTIVE
 To inculcate an awareness regarding factors effecting cost of buildings.
 To familiarize the student with the commonly used methods of preparing estimates of
Architectural Projects.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-three weeks)
 Introduction to different types of specification and their uses.
 Writing specification for civil works of the design project done during the previous
Semester starting with excavation, earth work, foundations, damp proof course, brick masonry
work, concreting, flooring, plastering, painting, doors and windows, painting, varnishes, sanitary
fixtures, electric fixtures etc.
 Importance of specification as part of contract documents.
UNIT ll (Time-three weeks)
 Introduction to the various types of Estimates in common usage.
 Introduction to Bill of Quantities of Materials. Detailed studies regarding its importance and
methods of preparation. Illustrative examples for the same.
UNIT lll (Time-eight weeks)
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Introduction to Standard rates and their derivation from given rates.
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Case studies/practical expertise in preparing detailed estimates of quantities of materials and
analysis of rates of materials and labour for a small residential building.
Note:
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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.
Scope of the subject will be limited to preparing detailed estimate and costing of two storied
residential building in masonry and reinforced cement concrete.
REFERENCE BOOKS
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Estimating and Costing in Civil Engineering – B.N.Dutta
Textbook of Estimating and Costing – G.S.Birdie
Cost Planning of Buildings – C. Ferry, Doughlus
Building Construction Estimating – D. Stephen
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 3rd year (6th semester)
AR-364 STRUCTURE - VI
Contact Hours per Week
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Total
2
1
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3
Final
Exam.
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
25
-
10
55
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
90
3 hours
03
OBJECTIVES
To understand the principles of design of RCC structures.
UNIT l (Time – one week)
 Drawing & Detailing of reinforcement of domes.
UNIT ll (Time – one week)
 Introduction to shell & folded plate, classification and reinforcement.
UNIT lII (Time – Two weeks)
 Types of Retaining walls in masonary & RCC.
UNIT lV (Time – Four weeks)
 Prestressed Concrete Structures: Introduction, method of pre – stressing, losses of prestress,
designing of rectangular and T – beams.
UNIT V (Time – Six weeks)
 Fundamentals of Flexibility method and stiffness method, computer – oriented direcr stiffness
method and its application in the analysis of continuous beams, Plane truss and Plane frame
members
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 OF BOOKS:
 R.C.C. Design
 R.C.C. Design
 Reinforced concrete
 Prestressed concrete structures-
P.Dayaratnam
B.C.Punmia
A.K.Jain
N.Krishnaraju
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-365 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ARCHITECTURE - lV
Contact Hours per Week
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D
Total
Final
Exam.
B.Arch 3rd year (6th Semester)
Sessional
Midterm
External
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
Internal
90
Individual
03
1 - 3 4
35
55
OBJECTIVE
At the end of this part of the course the students should be able to create three dimensional objects in
space, which can also be used for the purpose of presentation as well as visualization using different
rendering techniques.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time - Three weeks)
 3D Rendering:-Introduction to 3D Rendering, Simulating the Sunlight angle, Adding shadows,
Adding Materials and adjusting it’s appearance, Adding a background scene, Effects with light,
Adding Reflections and details with Ray Tracing, Creating and adjusting Texture maps, Adding
Landscape and people and Improving your images and editing.
UNIT lI (Time - three weeks)
 Mastering 3D Solids:- Introduction to Solid modeling, Creating solid forms, Creating Complex
primitives, Editing Solids, Enhancing the 2D drawing process and Properties of Solids.
UNIT lI (Time- Eight weeks)
 Creating walkthrough in MAX/MAYA/Viz
 Final presentation to be prepared using Photoshop.
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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Mastering AutoCad 2000 – George Omura
Mastering 3D Max
Mastering Adobe Photoshop.
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 3rd year (6th Semester)
AR-366 ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE
Contact Hours per Week
L
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Total
2
1
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3
Final
Exam.
55
Sessional
Midterm
External
Internal
10
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25
Total
Exam
Duration
Credit
90
3 hours
03
OBJECTIVES
To familiarize the students with the use and importance of open spaces in context to basic elements of
landscape.
CONTENTS
UNIT l (Time-three weeks)
 Introduction to the elements of landscape such as Earth, Rock, Water and Vegetation and
their effect in relation to the built environment. Plant types, characteristics, structure and
colour of foliage
UNIT ll (Time-eight weeks)
 Landscape Planning, site analysis Detailed studies of landscape elements explaining their
use in site planning and landscape design.
UNIT lll (Time-three weeks)
 Purpose of the designed open space, Introduction to landscape design and its role in built
environment.
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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Time Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture – Charles W. Harris & Nicholas T. Dines
Landscape Design – Leroy G. Hannebaum
Design on the Landscape – P.A.Preece
Landscape Design, An International survey – Fieldhouse & Harvey
Landscape Detailing – Micheal Littlewood
Planting Design –- P. Walker, Theodre D.
Landscape Architecture Construction – Landphair & Klatt
Site Design Graphics – Michael S. Kendel
Landscape an Inspiration – Hans Dieter Schael
‘Introduction to Landscape Design’John Wiley and Sons’ - Motloch, John L.
‘Landscape Architecture’McGraw-Hill.- Simonds John Ormsbee,Trees of Chandigarh- Rajnish Wattas