Thesis detailed syllabus for Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna University official website and presented for the B.Arch students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Bachelor of Architecture 10th sem scheme and its subjects, do visit B.Arch 10th sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of thesis is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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CONTENT
Thesis is the culmination in the journey of architectural education that encapsulates ability of design exploration and skills of design execution. Students should decide a thesis topic of their choice in terms of design potential and/or idea/issue exploration. The topic could be project based with specific areas of study/ approach or study/ approach based leading to a project. If the latter, care should be taken to choose topics that can lead to sufficient architectural design component. Students should submit the topic for approval with a rough outline of their interest in the topic, the nature of the project, area of focus, study and design scope, challenges, possible case studies, methodology and outcome. The areas of study/research/design can include any of the broad areas of the discipline – contemporary needs of society, history, theory, architectural philosophy, sustainability, structural or service oriented design, projects that involve complex planning and integration of several aspects, appropriate architecture, urban design, contemporary processes, social housing, urban oriented architectural design, conservation oriented architectural design, etc. The progress of work will be reviewed periodically throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, students should submit the final thesis project for the viva voce exam. The final submission will comprise of study sheets, optional study models, design approach sheets, optional design process models, design presentation sheets, final model, detailed drawings of an important part of the project, project report summarising the entire thesis work and soft copy of all the work.
Course Outcomes:
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Text Books:
- Linda Grant and David Wang, ‘Architectural Research Methods’, John Wiley and Sons, 2013.
- Joseph De Chiara, Michael J Crosbie, ‘Time Saver Standards for Building Types’, McGraw Hill Professional, 2001.
Reference Books:
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For detailed syllabus of all other subjects of Bachelor of Architecture, 2021 regulation curriculum do visit B.Arch 10th sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
For all Bachelor of Architecture results, visit Anna University B.Arch all semester results direct link.