Architectural Thesis

Syllabus:

Design Thesis: This is a guided self-study course consisting of the design of a project of the student’s choice to demonstrate the ability of the student to design a building with command on design strategy and with technical proficiency. The Thesis will require a comprehensive documentation of the design intent, the rationale and development of the design brief, the understanding and analysis of the climatic, physical, social and economic contexts of the design, design methodology and history of design development, selecting and devising appropriate construction systems, leading to a final design presentation with three dimensional representation and model. Students will be encouraged to explore debatable and complex design issues and to construct methods of design to apply their creative imagination. The design thesis is seen as the culmination of the Architectural Design Course and the evidence of the student being independently proficient in architectural design.

The thesis will require demonstrating comprehensive research and documentation ability employing rational methodologies and processes. The final output could be an architectural design project with architectural drawings, model and report.

The overall supervision shall be by a Thesis coordinator to be appointed from within the faculty and individual guidance shall be provided to each student.

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