18ARC64: Contemporary Architecture Syllabus for B.Arch 6th Sem 2018 Scheme VTU

Contemporary Architecture detailed Syllabus for B Architecture ARCH, 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information do visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all the other VTU 6th Sem Syllabus for B.Arch 2018 Scheme, do visit B.Arch 6th Sem 2018 Scheme. The detailed Syllabus for contemporary architecture is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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MODULE 1

1. Architecture in India (Pre independence): The Architecture of the Princely States of Jaipur, Bikaner and Mysore: Their city examples – clock towers, railway stations, public offices, assembly halls, water systems, public hospitals, etc.
2. Modern Architecture in India-1: Architecture in India(Post-Independence): Works of public nature in Chandigarh and Ahmedabad (Legislative Assembly Complex including High Court, Legislative assembly and Secretariat, Chandigarh and Mill Owners “Building, Ahmedabad), IIM, Ahmedabad and its significance.
3. Modern Architecture in India-2:Ideas and works of BV Doshi (Institute of Indology Ahmedabad, IIM-Bangalore and Gufa, Ahmedabad) and Charles Correa: (RamaKrishna House, Ahmedabad, Kanchen Junga Apartments, Mumbai and MRF Headquarters, Chennai).

MODULE 2

1. Modern Architecture in India-3:Ideas and works of Raj Rewal and Uttam Jain (Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and Asian Games Village, New Delhi), Achyut Kanvinde(IIT, Kanpur and Nehru Science Centre, Mumbai), Uttam Jain(Lecture Theatres, Jodhpur and Engineering College, Kota).
2. Modern Architecture in India-4: Enrichment of Indian experience- Cost effectiveness and local influences. Lauire Baker and Anant Raje (Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram and St. John Cathedral at Tiruvalla) and Anant Raje(IIFM, Bhopal and Management Development Centre, IIM-A).
3. Parallel trends in Indian architecture:
   1. Revivalistic- monumental, Religious
   2. Experimental-Pondicherry, Belgium embassy, IITB, Sriram Centre Newdelhi
   3. Vernacular influence-Cost effective concepts.

MODULE 3

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MODULE 4

1. High-tech architecture or Structural Expressionism-2: The High-tech architecture practitioners include Italian architect Renzo Piano (Pompidou Centre, Paris and Menil Museum, Houston) and Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (Lyon-Satolas Railway Station and Olympic Stadium at Athens).
2. Postmodern Architecture: Development of Postmodernism with its origins in the alleged failure of Modern architecture from 1950s, and spreading in the 1970s and its continuous influence on present-day architecture. Ideas and works of Michael Graves, James Stirling, Robert Venturi etc.

MODULE 5

1. Hyper theories of Architecture-1: Development of postmodern architecture in 1980s is the ideas of Deconstructivism including, Frank Gehry (AeroSpace Museum, Santa Monica and Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao), Daniel Leibskind (Jewish Museum, Berlin and World Trade Centre, New York ), Rem Koolhas(Dance Theatre, The Hague and Netherlands Sports Museum).
2. Hyper theories of Architecture-2: Ideas of Deconstructivism including, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid (The Peak Club, HongKong and IBA Housing Block 2, West Berlin), Coop Himmelb(l)au, and Bernard Tschumi.

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For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of B.Arch, 2018 scheme visit B.Arch 6th Sem Syllabus for 2018 Scheme.

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