Architecture

Hi Anu,
Business done creatively or not is still business. If your slant is creative, then do it. Make something happen creatively and business will follow. Keep doing it.
If you're asking what can you do professionally after a B. Arch degree, that's a different question. You can work for an architect and be an architect under another architect's license without any trouble. It happens all the time in the U.S. in fact. Once you get into a firm, you can advance fairly far without having a professional degree and license.
It's only to become Associate or Partner in the firm that you would need your own license and thus a higher degree.
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Hi Anu,
B. Arch is more about technical course. It is the related to designing and constructing buildings and other physical structures.
Project management is much inclined towards the management aspects. Although Project management is not a rocket science, yet it often gets dressed up that way. In reality, project management is just a set of tools- a roadmap if you will, that enables managers to guide a project from point A to point B and do so in a way that demonstrates efficiency, cost-savings and plain 'ol ingenuity.
Being said that, the benefits of project management are ten-fold. If you want to pursue master's in project management, it is strongly recommended to pursue it from either from NITIE (Mumbai), NICMAR (Pune), SP Jain (Mumbai), VJTI (Mumbai).
The basic Benefits of pursuing master's in project management are:
1. Garner the skillets which required to manage project effectively
2. Learn Project Management Processes
3. Management Job Opportunities instead of technical job (B.Arch.)
4. Job opportunities in world-class construction, IT companies.
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Hi Nidhi,
In the US, in order to maintain an architectural licenses, we are required to attend a certain number of continuing education programs per year. These are open to anyone, not just licensed architects. Many companies have gone into business to offer these courses, and to make money off of them. While these can be good courses, some of them are expensive. A better way is to check with your local AIA to see what continuing education programs they offer. Also, once a year the AIA has a national convention that lasts 3 days, and these are packed with continuing education courses. While there is a registration fee for these, it's still a great value because of the number of courses available.
This year the convention will be in Atlanta on May 14-16. These conventions are a great way to see what the latest issues are facing architects, and how various architects and firms are addressing these issues. Check out the web site at convention.aia.org for more details. If you are an AIAS member and a Student, the cost is only $25. If you are a "Young Professional" (meaning not-licensed), it's $350. If you are out of school and a non-member the cost is $575. It's well worth joining your local AIA as an AIAS or as a young professional. It's also a good way to network and meet other professionals from around the country.
These continuing education courses won't address your need for more skills on BIM or CAD. Usually the best way to get these skills is to either diligently work through the tutorials on your own, or to take a course through a local community college. Learning to use BIM or CAD commands and actually using these programs for a project can be very different. Look for instructors who are professionals and who use the software in their work. They are usually the best instructors and they'll pass along tips for things you'll need to know when you're drawing on a project.
Learning is a life long activity, especially these days. Software and Technology are changing daily, and we must always take responsibility to keep up or we'll get left behind.
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Hi Nidhi,
No, you cannot do architecture with a Bachelor's degree in Information technology. Architecture and that too for a master's degree require a lot many basics and if you have done bachelor's in civil you can still do it but not with other field. How much exposure can one have in architecture with bachelors in Information technology? Do you know any basics of Architecture? If you think that by googling everything you know architecture then you are thinking wrong, architecture is a very artistic field and there are many skills require for it, you need to develop them and the only way you can do is Bachelor in Architecture or B.Arch.
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Hi Reshu,
If you are planing to go on core stream, campus placements for naval architectures might seem poor compared to other branches in Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Do consider the following options.The list is not exhaustive.
Go for apping. This might seem audacious.Consider this option if you have high CG / good projects / recommendations and budget for higher studies.
Doing a PhD is also a choice although very few prefer it.
Join in some shipyard,almost all shipyards take in naval architectures but don't expect white collar jobs and high pays.Shipyards generally buy designs from other companies and they employ freshers from naval architect to work in ship building or repair sites,not in their design offices.You can get transferred to design offices in less than one year but the work you do there is modelling not designing.Cochin Shipyard and L&T shipyard to my knowledge have been taking naval architects from IITM and Cochin University Of Science and Technology.
There are lot of design companies situated at various locations.If you prefer India,don't expect huge payment but you will learn lot of stuff compared to what you learn't in your classrooms.
Working as a project associate in IIT's is a good option if you don't have any idea of what to do or If you are planning to try one more year for higher studies.
Then there are few ship maintenance companies who recruit naval architectures full time.You might not have any co-naval architect workers along with you and might not learn much unless you are a one-man army type learning and doing everything on your own.
If you have very sound knowledge and have a few friends with same mentality,a startup is a good option.You can start a design consultancy. Friends with an year or more of experience in design field will be good for roping in to start the company.
MBA can shift your career path. In my opinion, choose MBA if you are really not interested in continuing what you are studying now.I heard from various sources that people from Shipyard and other big industries in this field prefer people HR expertise.Managing people to make this meet the deadline need specific requirements and skills.
There are lot of other non-core options ahead of you if you are not interested in naval architecture. Consider them if your real passion is to do something else.
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Hi Reshu,
You can do B.Arch with any stream provided you have Mathematics as a subject at XII level. You will have to pass a test called NATA and then join B.Arch course. you can visit www.coa.gov.in
There is a problem created by AICTE & MHRD, govt of India. As per AICTE you must pass Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics at XII in order to join B.Arch. However, Council of Architecture is the apex body to regulate the Architecture education in the country.
Students with excellent drawing abilities, clarity of thought, creativity, strong aesthetic sense and social awareness are likely to get through. The duration of the undergraduate architecture courses or B.Arch is 5 years. This course provides both theoretical and practical training and helps a candidate develop and sharpen his creative skills. Higher degrees like M.Arch and Ph.d can also be acquired thereafter.
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