New Delhi: Architecture is a multi-disciplinary subject which covers various fields, including spatial design, aesthetics, safety management, material management etc.
An architecture degree offers a unique combination of design, culture, science and technology. It gives the skills you need to design and create new buildings, from private homes to skyscraper office towers, shopping centres and hotels.
So, if the magnificence of skyscraper or the chicanes of classy hotel beckon you to create your own masterpiece in this ever growing concrete world, then architecture is probably your calling.
NewsMobile jots down the best Architecture Colleges in the country to help you pursuit your dreams.
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Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai
Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai is considered as one of the foremost institutions of Architecture in India and is a recognised college of architecture all over the world.
The college was set up in the year 1857 by the erstwhile Government of Bombay from the grants made by the philanthropist Sir Jamshedji Jeejeebhoy, the first Baronet of Bombay. This college has consistently been ranked in the top 3 architecture colleges in the country ever since the survey began around four years ago.
Courses Offered: Bachelors of Architecture, Masters of Architecture
Contact No:Â 022 2262 1649
Website:Â www.sirjjarchitecture.org
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Department of Architecture, IIT Roorkee
This Institute was established in 1847 and was named Thomason College of Engineering. It was awarded the status of the first Technical University of free India and was renamed the University of Roorkee.
In the year 2001, the University was declared an Institute of National importance and was accorded the status of an ‘Indian Institute of Technology’.
Courses offered: Bachelor of Architecture
Contact No:Â 01332-285311
Email:Â aplng@iitr.ernet.in
Website:Â www.iitr.ac.in/departments/AR/pages/index.html
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Department of Architecture, NIT Tiruchirapalli
The Department of Architecture in National Institute of Technology, Trichy had a humble origin 21 years back. The department was started with just three faculty members and hardly any infrastructure.
Growth of the department in these twenty one years has been phenomenal. Today, they have faculty members who have specialised in all important branches of architecture and a group of able students drawn from all over the country.
Courses offered: Bachelor of Architecture, Masters of Technology in Structural Engineering, Masters of Technology in Plant Design
Contact No:Â 0431 – 2503000 / 2504000
Email:Â deanac@nitt.edu
Website:Â www.nitt.edu
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Chandigarh College of Architecture, Chandigarh
Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA), Chandigarh was established in 1961 and was set up as a part of the great Chandigarh Experiment to impart education in Architecture.
The college conducts a 5-year course divided into two stages: Stage One is from the first semester to the sixth semester; Stage Two is from the seventh semester to the tenth Semester
It trains the students by exposing them to live problems, situation and circumstances. Peoples, places, objects and events are thus the major inputs in imparting instruction in architecture.
Course offered: Bachelor of Architecture
Contact No:Â 0172 – 2740558, 2740685, 2740689
Email:Â cca@chd.nic.in
Website:Â www.cca.nic.in
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Department of Architecture, BIT, Mesra
The Department of Architecture was established at BIT Mesra in the year 1993. The institute has been accredited by NAAC, NBA established by the UGC and AICTE respectively.
It provides multifarious scope of Architecture as the art and science of designing spaces and adding value to a meaningful, built environment.
The college has been catering to the manpower needs of almost all the major sectors of the economy since the last five decades.
Course offered: Bachelor of Architecture
Contact No:Â 0651 2275444/2275896
Email:Â bitlalpur@bitmesra.ac.in
Website:Â www.bitmesra.ac.in