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Welcome to B. Architecture

B. Architecture

The aim of this department is to bridge the gap between industry and education.





“Tell Me and I Forget; Teach Me and I May Remember; Involve Me and I Learn”

This is the Philosophy of Symbiosis School of Architecture, Urban Development and Planning (SSAUDP), which was established in 2017 in order to focus on skill-based education in India. The aim of this department is to bridge the gap between industry and education. With its founding principles of academic excellence, hands-on practices, and research aimed at addressing real-world problems.
The idea of a multi-skilled architect exists since Vitruvian time, as architects used to play the role of master-builders. The complexity of Architectural Practice today requires professionals with a wide array of skillsets – for example, visualization, creative problem solving, computer drafting skills, communication skills, interpersonal skills, management skills, more importantly, multitasking skills and so on. However Architectural education today seems to focus just on graphical skills and form manipulation skills. Architecture though being a skills course in itself has come a long way from the conventional education system. Today an architect requires digital skills along with the traditional skills of sketching and drafting. These skill sets, although essential to design, envisage only a part of an Architect’s role in the practical contexts. There is a high demand for architects with the skills and attributes needed to successfully manage different projects. Those skills attributes are not limited to planning and designing but extended to include a diverse set of employability skills or 21st Century Skills.
The International framework of 21st-century skills is divided into three skill sets and twelve components laid out. Skill Set 1: Learning and Innovation with the components: Critical thinking and problem solving, communication and collaboration, and creativity and innovation. Skill Set 2: Digital Literacies with the components: information literacy, media literacy, and information and communication literacy. Skill Set 3: Life and Career Skills with the components: flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural interaction, productivity and accountability, and leadership and responsibility.
The school focuses on learning by doing, which helps budding architects get involved in every single aspect of the field. The unique feature of the curriculum is the internship after every year, whereas in conventional colleges internships are conducted only in the fourth year. This kind of experiential learning opens up doors to a plethora of other fields that are in demand nationally and internationally. The school has extensive contacts with government and trade organizations, private consultancies, different industries, and small and medium-sized companies. It also offers live workshops, webinars, and seminars with national and international eminent architects. Also recognizing multiple intelligences and mapping the skillsets of the students is a very important aspect that is carried out diligently when the student is admitted. It helps the teachers commiserate with a variety of individual cognitive strengths, develop the skills of the students, help them to do multitasking, and implement varied tools to evaluate their skillsets. This also helps the students understanding their own potential and choose the right career for a bright future.
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Director's Desk

The architectural profession can be seen as a developing and multi-disciplinary career. It is one of the major professions that affect the development of a country. It is the most influential professions in our society as it involves all aspects that affect the way in which our built environment is designed, constructed, and used thus affecting the user him/herself.The holistic development of students and teachers is what we believe in and work for. We strive to achieve this by imbibing a unique value system, transparent work culture, excellent academic and physical environment conducive to learning, creativity & technology transfer. Our mandate is to generate, preserve and share knowledge for developing a vibrant society and we all have to ensure that there is no stone left unturned to equip the student of today for the challenges of life. We always put purpose before short term achievements, the vision before short-cuts. We also believe that nothing is impossible on this earth provided one makes an earnest attempt to proceed ahead with patience, dedication, and perseverance. We mentor our students to imbibe our values and insights into the state of the art facility that nourishes and amplify the students’ talent to mould them into the masters of tomorrow. I deeply appreciate the dedication and hard work of our team SSAUDP, which has made such massive progress possible. I also thank our students and their parents for bestowing their confidence in us. All this would not have been possible without the unstinted support of them. Wishing you the best,
Dr. Gauri Shiurkar Director,
Symbiosis School of Architecture, Urban Development, and Planning

"Symbiosis has become my home, it is a great place to learn and explore. My experience is very vast as the college, its faculties had helped me to overcome my issues. In a field such as Architecture, one needs to have creativity which I used to lack but having such friendly and supportive faculties had helped me to be creative at every single step. The assignments provided are very unique and interesting on their own with 75% practicals’s we get hands-on works which helps us to understand how things are actually been done. We are also provided with the latest machines such as laser machines so that we can make a model with more accuracy and fast. With a large number of Guest Lectures and workshops, we learn different skills which help us while designing. Symbiosis Campus is a very calm place everyone where one can focus on, enjoy, and learn. When it comes to Extracurricular activities the things are more interesting”.

Raj Prasad Dani

“My overall College experience has been great. As I am not a local student , I was worried on how well I would camouflage to the new environment .but the students and faculty here are so friendly and understanding that I got comfortable in no time. As this is a skill based university, we are given a lot of practical work which in a way boosts our confidence in how creative our mind can actually work. The facilities provided to our department are quite good. The computers are loaded with the latest designing softwares, not only the third year students but also the first year students are taught the basics of these softwares and we are already using it in our assignments. We have been provided with ample equipment’s for the workshop classes”.

Sanvitti Shetty

Dr. Gauri Shiurkar

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

Research Areas:

  1. Heritage Conservation

  2. Heritage Management

  3. Architectural Education and Teaching Pedagogy

Dr. Gauri Shiurkar

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

Dr. Gauri Shiurkar

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

Dr. Gauri Shiurkar

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

Office:
Architecture Block, Second Floor, Room – M308, Meeting Hours – 1 pm or on appointment

Educational Details:
• Ph.D. in Architecture
• Master in Architecture (Architectural Conservation)
• Bachelor in Architecture

Work Experience:
28 Years

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