One Stop GATE Forum: Gate Syllabus of ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

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                                    City planning: Historical development of
                                    cities; principles of city planning; new
                                    towns; survey methods, site planning,
                                    planning regulations and building bye-laws.

                                    
                                    Housing: Concept of shelter; housing
                                    policies and design; community planning;
                                    role of government agencies; finance and
                                    management.


                                    Landscape Design: Principles of landscape
                                    design and site planning; history and
                                    landscape styles; landscape elements and
                                    materials; planting design.

                                    
                                    Computer Aided Design: Application of
                                    computers in architecture and planning;
                                    understanding elements of hardware and
                                    software; computer graphics; programming
                                    languages - C and Visual Basic and usage of
                                    packages such as AutoCAD.

                                    
                                    Environmental and Building Science: Elements
                                    of environmental science; ecological
                                    principles concerning environment; role of
                                    micro-climate in design; climatic control
                                    through design elements; thermal comfort;
                                    elements of solar architecture; principles
                                    of lighting and illumination; basic
                                    principles of architectural acoustics; air
                                    pollution, noise pollution and their
                                    control.

                                    
                                    Visual and Urban Design: Principles of
                                    visual composition; proportion, scale,
                                    rhythm, symmetry, harmony, balance, form and
colour; sense of place and space, division
                                    of space; focal point, vista, imageability,
                                    visual survey.

                                    
                                    History of Architecture: Indian - Indus
                                    valley, Vedic, Buddhist, Indo-Aryan,
                                    Dravidian and Mughal periods; European -
                                    Egyptian, Greek, Roman, medieval and
                                    renaissance periods.

                                    
                                    Development of Contemporary Architecture:
                                    Architectural developments and impacts on
                                    society since industrial revolution;
                                    influence of modern art on architecture;
                                    works of national and international
                                    architects; post modernism in architecture.

                                    
                                    Building Services: Water supply, Sewerage
                                    and Drainage systems; Sanitary fittings and
                                    fixtures; principles of electrification of
                                    buildings; elevators, their standards and
                                    uses; air-conditioning systems; fire
                                    fighting systems.

                                    
                                    Building Construction and Management:
                                    Building construction techniques, methods
                                    and details; building systems and
                                    prefabrication of building elements;
                                    principles of modular coordination;
                                    estimation, specification, valuation,
                                    professional practice; project management,
                                    PERT, CPM.

                                    
                                    Materials and Structural Systems:
                                    Behavioural characteristics of all types of
                                    building materials e.g. mud, timber, bamboo,
                                    brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP;
                                    principles of strength of materials; design
                                    of structural elements in wood, steel and
RCC; elastic and limit state design; complex
                                    structural systems; principles of
                                    pre-stressing.

                                    
                                    Planning Theory: Planning process;
                                    multilevel planning; comprehensive planning;
                                    central place theory; settlement pattern;
                                    land use and land utilization.


                                    Techniques of Planning: Planning surveys;
                                    Preparation of urban and regional structure
                                    plans, development plans, action plans; site
                                    planning principles and design; statistical
                                    methods; application of remote sensing
                                    techniques in urban and regional planning.

                                    
                                    Traffic and Transportation Planning:
                                    Principles of traffic engineering and
                                    transportation planning; methods of
                                    conducting surveys; design of roads,
                                    intersections and parking areas; hierarchy
                                    of roads and levels of services; traffic and
                                    transport management in urban areas; traffic
                                    safety and traffic laws; public
                                    transportation planning; modes of
                                    transportation.


                                    Services and Amenities: Principles and
                                    design of water supply systems, sewerage
                                    systems, solid waste disposal systems, power
                                    supply and communication systems; Health,
                                    education, recreation and demography related
                                    standards at various levels of the
                                    settlements.

                                    
                                    Development Administration and Management:
                                    Planning laws; development control and
                                    zoning regulations; laws relating to land
                                    acquisition; development enforcements, land
                                    ceiling; regional and urban plan
                                    preparations; planning and municipal
                                    administration; taxation, revenue resources
                                    and fiscal management; public participation
                                    and role of NGO.

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annu Newbie Joined: 03Apr2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 19	Topic: Gate Syllabus of ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING Posted: 03Apr2007 at 10:39pm
	City planning: Historical development of cities; principles of city planning; new towns; survey methods, site planning, planning regulations and building bye-laws. Housing: Concept of shelter; housing policies and design; community planning; role of government agencies; finance and management. Landscape Design: Principles of landscape design and site planning; history and landscape styles; landscape elements and materials; planting design. Computer Aided Design: Application of computers in architecture and planning; understanding elements of hardware and software; computer graphics; programming languages - C and Visual Basic and usage of packages such as AutoCAD. Environmental and Building Science: Elements of environmental science; ecological principles concerning environment; role of micro-climate in design; climatic control through design elements; thermal comfort; elements of solar architecture; principles of lighting and illumination; basic principles of architectural acoustics; air pollution, noise pollution and their control. Visual and Urban Design: Principles of visual composition; proportion, scale, rhythm, symmetry, harmony, balance, form and colour; sense of place and space, division of space; focal point, vista, imageability, visual survey. History of Architecture: Indian - Indus valley, Vedic, Buddhist, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Mughal periods; European - Egyptian, Greek, Roman, medieval and renaissance periods. Development of Contemporary Architecture: Architectural developments and impacts on society since industrial revolution; influence of modern art on architecture; works of national and international architects; post modernism in architecture. Building Services: Water supply, Sewerage and Drainage systems; Sanitary fittings and fixtures; principles of electrification of buildings; elevators, their standards and uses; air-conditioning systems; fire fighting systems. Building Construction and Management: Building construction techniques, methods and details; building systems and prefabrication of building elements; principles of modular coordination; estimation, specification, valuation, professional practice; project management, PERT, CPM. Materials and Structural Systems: Behavioural characteristics of all types of building materials e.g. mud, timber, bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP; principles of strength of materials; design of structural elements in wood, steel and RCC; elastic and limit state design; complex structural systems; principles of pre-stressing. Planning Theory: Planning process; multilevel planning; comprehensive planning; central place theory; settlement pattern; land use and land utilization. Techniques of Planning: Planning surveys; Preparation of urban and regional structure plans, development plans, action plans; site planning principles and design; statistical methods; application of remote sensing techniques in urban and regional planning. Traffic and Transportation Planning: Principles of traffic engineering and transportation planning; methods of conducting surveys; design of roads, intersections and parking areas; hierarchy of roads and levels of services; traffic and transport management in urban areas; traffic safety and traffic laws; public transportation planning; modes of transportation. Services and Amenities: Principles and design of water supply systems, sewerage systems, solid waste disposal systems, power supply and communication systems; Health, education, recreation and demography related standards at various levels of the settlements. Development Administration and Management: Planning laws; development control and zoning regulations; laws relating to land acquisition; development enforcements, land ceiling; regional and urban plan preparations; planning and municipal administration; taxation, revenue resources and fiscal management; public participation and role of NGO. Post Resume: Click here to Upload your Resume & Apply for Jobs

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