Architecture

Hi Reshu,
No, Candidates desirous of taking admission to First year of undergraduate course in Architecture(Bachelor of Architecture) in India take NATA.
NATA scores are used by admissions authorities of different Government, Govt. Aided & unaided schools / colleges of Architecture, to provide common measure for comparing the qualifications of applicants, for admission in addition to their scholastic performance in Class 12 or equivalent examination.
For detailed and updated information about NATA visit: NATA | Architecture-Score Card, Application, Fees Exam Pattern
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Hi Reshu,
Time: Unlike EEE and other exams, NATA doesn't require that much intense preparation. 1 month after the board exams, to get the material and study overall.
Study material: What sort of learning suits you? Self study or classes? Depending on that choose your study plan. Choose wisely, some courses are extremely expensive and totally unnecessary.
Some places offer comprehensive courses, along with books and online tests. I would totally recommend these online tests, because they give you an authentic feel of how the test is going to be.
Also, I feel it's better to go for NATA class or get a self study course, because it's much more productive than buying random books and reading the same material again.
The Test: The test is for 200, 100 aptitude and 100 sketching.
The 100 marks for aptitude basically consists of an online test, which consists of MCQs. The computer assigned to you randomly selects a difficulty level. Depending on your level of knowledge, it adjusts the questions as the test progresses.
Strategy: Since there is only one correct answer, you have much higher chances of scoring more here. Pay more attention to this round.English vocabulary is pretty easy. Basic antonyms and synonyms and things like that. Also, cover all the the important architects and their buildings ( especially in India).
Also, view questions ( view from left side and so on) form a major part of your paper. Concentrate on that.
Sketching: For 100 marks you get the view problems, ( ant's views, bird's view, worm's view) basic colour theory problems and such. But since the test is more subjective, they don't give that good marks. So, my last suggestion is, prepare according to your strengths. Manage your weaknesses and maximize your strengths.
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Hi Anchal,
When it is a matter of choosing a career in the field of civil engineering or architecture, one has to know the basic differences between the two which includes the difference of working environments, career scope, core subjects and future prospects in these two fields. Though these fields are similar in many aspects but there are differences which makes them unique and individual fields.
The nature of civil engineering is more mathematical and thus detailed structural designs, structural analysis, construction and maintenance is the responsibility of a civil engineer.
On the other hand, the nature of architecture is more artistic and towards the utilization of space to produce a good architectural design (A Plan or A Map or A Drawing) simultaneously keeping high aesthetic value, compatibility with building bye-laws and ekistics' principles. There are scientific principles involved but not as much as those are involved in civil engineering.
For more details, kindly refer the link below:
https://www.shiksha.com/comparison-between-civil-engineering-and-architecture-course-article-10173-1
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Hi Anchal,
Though I am not an expert but based on what I have seen I am trying to attempt the same.
Number one is stone used, Delhi sultanate used the local stones, the Mughals were partial to Red Sandstone, hence the Mughal forts, and buildings look more beautiful ( Humanyun's tomb, Red Fort both in Delhi and Agra)
The Mughals buildings also have more intricate Kalamkari work with influences from central Asia and Persia. Compared to the same the Delhi Sultanate buildings are more bland.
Mughals also built most of their buildings from ground up, while a lot of Delhi Sultanate buildings were used from rubble of the buildings they destroyed. Hence you can clearly see a lot of earlier stones being used in Qutub Complex.
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Hi Anchal,
Computer architecture pertains primarily to the CPU of a computer - e.g., what instruction set does the computer use? How many and what types of registers do we have? What other components do we need (floating point arithmetic units, instruction pipeline etc.) How does the CPU cache work?
Software architecture pertains to the design of software systems - e.g., how many/what tiers does this system have (UI, business logic, data access etc.)? How should we split the system into interoperable modules?
Information architecture pertains to the the high level concepts of the system as observed by a user - e.g., in a typical e-commerce store, what are the key concepts (users, products, hierarchy of product categories, reviews etc.)? How do these key concepts relate to one another? E.g., a product, say a book, has many instances (1000 copies in the inventory), and a user can buy one or more instances of a product. A user can write a review for one or more products etc.
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Hi Gunjan,
List of must read books by architecture aspirant :
1. 101 Things I Learned in Architecture by Mathew Frederick
2. BLDGBLOG Book by Geoff Manaugh
3. Translation by Aaron Betsky
4. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
5. Towards a New Architecture by Le Corbusier
6. 10 x 10 (Architecture) by Editors of Phaidon Press
7. DesignIntelligence Almanac of Architect & Design 2009
8. A History of the Future by Donna Goodman
9. Ecology of Fear: Los Angeles and the Imagination of Disaster by Mike Davis
10. Becoming an Architect: A Guide to Careers in Design by Lee W. Waldrep
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Hi Gopal,
"Form Follows Function" is a common approach to designing a building. It means that, the form of a building should be a natural outcome of the building's function. Architect Louis Sullivan once famously said “form ever follows function” to denote that in architecture and interior design the form or look of a space is secondary to its practical functionality.
For example, think of a sports stadium. The function is to allow many spectators to watch a sporting event. The form then has a big open area in the middle, with seats surrounding it in a step-like fashion. All stadiums have this basic form because of their function. The concept can also be more subtle though.
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