UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE
B.ARCH. SEMESTER-I
Scheme of Teaching
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AR 107 HISTORY OF ARCH.
Scheme of Examination (%)
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
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40
Total
100
Duration of Examination
3 Hrs.
Credit
2
Objectives:
Understanding of the period in terms of its context of location,
climate as well as the socio cultural, historical, economic and political
influences of the time.
Methodology:
• Visually intensive lectures using power point presentations to
acquaint students with historic sites and buildings.
• Site visits , seminar presentations and model making.
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CONTENTS
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Introduction & importance of History of Architecture
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Primitive Beginnings: Stone Age to Neolithic settlements with examples
from Carnac and Stonehenge.
Egyptian: Early tomb architecture and later temple architecture with
examples like Great pyramids of Cheops. Mastabas, Funery temples and,
later temples like Khons etc.
Mesopotamian: Cities of Mesopotamian like Ninveh. Khorsahbad, Babylon.
and architectural construction like Ziggurat.
Indus Valley civilization: Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa.
Suggested Readings:
1. Brown, Percy, Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods)
2. Burns, E. M., Ralph, P.L., Learner, R. E. & Meacham, S., World Civilizations-Their
History and their culture
3. Fletcher, Banister Sir, History of Architecture
4. Grover, Satish, Buddhist and Hindu Architecture in India
Guidelines for the Teachers:
The study is to be linked with the social developments of civilizations, geographical
and geological factors, materials and structures etc.
UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTURE
B.ARCH. SEMESTER-III
Scheme of Teaching
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AR 207 HISTORY OF ARCH.
Scheme of Examination (%)
INTERNAL EXTERNAL
60
40
Total
100
Duration of Examination
3 Hrs.
Credit
2
Objectives:Study of the building ‘types’ and the development of architectural form and
character based on the developments in construction and technology.
Methodology:
• Visually intensive lectures using power point presentations to
acquaint students with historic sites and buildings.
• Site visits and seminar presentations and model making
S.NO.
CONTENTS
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Sources of Islamic Architecture in India
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The Delhi Imperial Style: Slave, Khalji, Tughlaq, Sayyid, &Lodhi
Dynasties.
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Provincial Architecture: Punjab, Bengal, Gujrat,, Mandu , Chanderi,
Jaunpur & Ahmedabad
Forts & Tombs: Qutb Shahi Forts , Tombs of Golconda , Architecture of
Vijay Nagar, Bijapur & Bidar
Mughal Architecture: Babur, Humayun,, Akbar, Jahangir and Shahjahan
& Aurangzeb.
Sher Shah’s mosque , Fatehpur Sikri & Taj Mahal
Architecture of Mughal to Modern Buildings: Lucknow, Agra,
Varanasi, Jaipur, Udaipur, & Architecture in Victorian period
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Suggested Books:
1. Grover, S., “The Architecture of India: Islamic”, Vikas Publishing House. 1981
2. Parihar, S., “Some Aspects of Indo-Islamic Architecture”, Abhinav Publishers.
1999
3. Brown, Percy, Indian Architecture (Islamic Periods)
4. Burns, E. M., Ralph, P.L., Learner, R. E. & Meacham, S., World CivilizationsTheir History and their culture
5. Fletcher Banister Sir, History of Architecture
6. Maheshwari, Sanjeev & Garg, Rajeev, Ancient Indian Architecture (From Blossom
to Boom)
7. Bhartiya kala Parkashan ,Encyclopeadia of Indian Architecture ( islamic)- Vol IV
Guidelines for the Teachers:
The study is also to be linked with political, geographical factors, materials and
structures etc.