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GATE Architecture and Planning Syllabus
Subject Code: AR
Course Structure
Sections/Units | Topics |
---|---|
Section A | Architecture and Design |
Section B | Building Materials, Construction and Management |
Section C | Building and Structures |
Section D | Environmental Planning and Design |
Section E | Urban Design |
Section F | Urban Planning and Housing |
Section G | Planning Techniques and Management |
Section H | Services, Infrastructure and Transportation |
Course Syllabus
Section A: Architecture and Design
Visual composition in 2D and 3D
Principles of Art and Architecture
Organization of space
Architectural Graphics
Computer Graphics – concepts of CAD, BIM, 3D modeling and Architectural rendition
Programming languages and automation.
Anthropometrics
Planning and design considerations for different building types;
Site planning
Circulation- horizontal and vertical
Barrier free design
Space Standards
Building Codes
National Building Code
Elements, construction, architectural styles and examples of different periods of −
Indian and Western History of Architecture
Oriental, Vernacular and Traditional architecture
Architectural developments since Industrial Revolution
Influence of modern art on architecture
Art nouveau, Eclecticism, International styles, Post Modernism, Deconstruction in architecture
Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture
Works of renowned national and international architects
Section B: Building Materials, Construction and Management
Behavioral characteristics and applications of different building materials viz. mud, timber, bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP, AAC, different polymers, composites
Building construction techniques, methods and details
Building systems and prefabrication of building elements
Principles of Modular Coordination, estimation, specification, valuation, professional practice
Construction planning and equipment
Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM etc.
Section C: Building and Structures
Principles of strength of materials
Design of structural elements in wood, steel and RCC
Elastic and Limit State design
Structural systems in RCC and Steel
Form and Structure
Principles of Pre-stressing
High Rise and Long Span structures, gravity and lateral load resisting systems
Principles and design of disaster resistant structures
Section D: Environmental Planning and Design
- Ecosystem - natural and man-made ecosystem
- Ecological principles
- Concepts of Environmental Impact Analysis
- Environmental considerations in planning and design
- Thermal comfort, ventilation and air movement
- Principles of lighting and illumination
- Climate responsive design
- Solar architecture
- Principles of architectural acoustics
- Green Building- Concepts and Rating
- ECBC
- Building Performance Simulation and Evaluation
- Environmental pollution - types, causes, controls and abatement strategies
Section E: Urban Design
Concepts and theories of urban design
Public Perception
Townscape
Public Realm
Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation
Historical and modern examples of urban design
Public spaces, character, spatial qualities and Sense of Place
Elements of urban built environment – urban form, spaces, structure, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc
Principles, tools and techniques of urban design
Urban renewal and conservation
Site planning
Landscape design
Development controls – FAR, densities and building bye laws
Section F: Urban Planning and Housing
Planning process
- Types of plans −
- Master Plan
- City Development Plan
- Structure
- Plan −
- Zonal Plan
- Action Area Plan
- Town Planning Scheme
- Regional Plan
- Salient concepts −
- Theories and principles of urban planning
- Sustainable urban development
- Emerging concepts of cities −
- Eco-City
- Smart City
- Transit Oriented
- Development (TOD), SEZ, SRZ etc.
Housing
- Concepts
- Principles and examples of neighbourhood
- Housing typologies
- Slums
- Affordable Housing
- Housing for special areas and needs
- Residential
- Densities
- Standards for housing and community facilities
- National Housing Policies, Programs and Schemes
Section G: Planning Techniques and Management
Planning Techniques
Tools and techniques of Surveys −
Physical
Topographical
Land use
Socioeconomic Surveys
Methods of non-spatial and spatial data analysis
Graphic presentation of spatial data
Application of G.I.S. and Remote Sensing techniques in urban and regional planning
Decision support system and Land Information System
Management
- Urban Economics
- Law of demand and supply of land and its use in planning
- Social, Economic and environmental cost benefit analysis
- Techniques of financial appraisal
- Management of Infrastructure Projects
- Development guidelines such as URDPFI
- Planning Legislation and implementation – Land Acquisition Act, PPP etc.
- Local self-governance
Section H: Services, Infrastructure and Transportation
Building Services
- Water supply
- Sewerage and drainage systems
- Sanitary fittings and fixtures
- Plumbing systems
- Principles of internal and external drainage system
- Principles of electrification of buildings
- Intelligent Buildings
- Elevators and Escalators - standards and uses
- Air-Conditioning systems
- Firefighting Systems
- Building Safety and Security systems
Urban Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Water Supply
- Sewerage
- Drainage
- Solid
- Waste Management
- Electricity
- Communications
Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
Road capacity
Traffic survey methods
Traffic flow characteristics
Traffic analyses and design considerations
Travel demand forecasting
Land-use – transportation - urban form inter-relationships Design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas
Hierarchy of roads and level of service
Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas
Mass transportation planning
Paratransit and other modes of transportation
Pedestrian and slow moving traffic planning
Intelligent Transportation Systems
Principles of water supply and sanitation systems
- Water treatment
- Water supply and distribution system
- Water harvesting systems
- Principles, Planning and Design of storm water drainage system
- Sewage disposal methods
- Methods of solid waste management −
- Collection
- Transportation
- Disposal
- Recycling and Reuse of solid waste
- Power Supply and Communication Systems, network, design and guidelines
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