AR3401: Regional and Vernacular Built Environments in India syllabus for B.Arch 2021 regulation

Regional and Vernacular Built Environments in India 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 4th sem scheme and its subjects, do visit B.Arch 4th sem 2021 regulation scheme. The detailed syllabus of regional and vernacular built environments in india is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Unit I

HUMAN SETTLEMENTS AND THEIR DETERMINANTS 7 Determinants of morphology of human settlements – climate, culture, socio-economic aspects, geography, etc, Differentiating between rural and urban settlements. Overview of settlement evolution in India. Relation between settlement morphology and architecture. Discussion of the terms traditional architecture, regional architecture, indigenous architecture, vernacular architecture, etc.,

Unit II

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Unit III

SETTLEMENT MORPHOLOGY AND REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF GUJARAT AND RAJASTHAN 10 Determinants and morphology of rural and urban settlements in Gujarat. Vernacular/ regional architecture of Gujarat as particular productions. Determinants and morphology of rural and urban settlements in Rajasthan. Vernacular/ regional architecture of Rajasthan as particular productions.

Unit IV

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Unit V

SETTLEMENT MORPHOLOGY AND REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE OF TAMILNADU AND KERALA 10 Determinants and morphology of settlements in Kerala. Vernacular/ regional architecture of Kashmir as particular productions. Determinants and morphology of rural and urban settlements in Tamil Nadu. Vernacular/ regional architecture of Tamil Nadu as particular productions. Colonial and modern influences.

Course Outcomes:

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Text Books:

1. Bernard Rudofsky, ‘Architecture without Architects’, University of New Mexico Press, 1987.
2. Paul Oliver, ‘Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World’, Routledge, 2007.
3. Amos Rapoport, ‘House, Form and Culture’, Prentice Hall Inc. 1969.
4. Carmen Kagal, ‘Vistara- The Architecture of India’, The Festival of India, 1986.

Reference Books:

1. Kosambi D.D, ‘The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline’, Vikas,1997.
2. R W Brunskill, ‘Illustrated Handbook on Vernacular Architecture’, Faber and Faber, 2000.
3. V.S. Pramar, ‘Haveli – Wooden Houses and Mansions of Gujarat’, Mapin, 1989.
4. Kulbushanshan Jain and Minakshi Jain, ‘Mud Architecture of the Indian Desert’, Aadi Centre, Ahmadabad, 1992.
5. G.H.R. Tillotson, ‘The Tradition of Indian Architecture: Continuity, Controversy, Change since 1850’, Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1989.
6. S. Muthiah et al, ‘The Chettiar Heritage’, Chettiar Heritage, 2017.
7. Weber. W and Yannas. S, ‘Lessons from Vernacular Architecture’, Routledge, 2014.

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