Rural, Urban Planning and Architecture
Course Code BCV306A
CIE Marks 50
Teaching Hours/Week (L: T:P: S) 3:0:0
SEE Marks 50
Total Hours of Pedagogy 40
Total Marks 100
Credits 03
Exam Hours 03
Examination type (SEE) Theory
Module-1
Introduction: Aim and importance of Architecture, Architecture as a fine art. Role of an architect and an
engineer.
Essential principles and qualities of architecture with examples
Factors of architecture: Mass, Form, Colour, Solids, and Voids, Uniformity, Balance and Symmetry, Painting
with examples.
Module-2
Architectural influence of the following: Association, Tradition, Climate, Materials, Topography, Religion
social customs and aspiration of time.
Architectural characteristics of the following architecture with examples. 1. Egyptian, 2. Greek, 3. Roman, 4.
Buddhist, 5. Hindu, 6. Jain, 7. Chalukyan, 8. Modern architecture
Factors that have influence present day Modern Architecture, Aesthetic difference between the past and
present Architecture.
Students are advised for a technical tour related Architecture and town planning to gain additional
knowledge in this subject
Module-3
Human settlements, Rural and urban pattern of growth, Factors that promote growth and
development of Rural and urban areas
Ancient Town Planning in India: Principles of town planning and circulation pattern with
examples
Module-4
Industrialisation: Impact on town planning, Urbanisation causes, its effect on town and cities,
remedial measures both in urban and rural planning
Circulation pattern in cities: Urban roads and streets, their fuctional classification, traffic survey data
and its use in town planning
Module-5
Contemporary objectives and methods of planning of town: Development plans for cities, objectives and
stages involved in their preparation and implementation, space standards for planning.
Suggested Learning Resources: Books
1. History of Architecture – Fletcher
2. Urban pattern – Galliaon
3. Indian architecture – Vol. I & II – Perey Brown
4. Principle of town and country planning – Lewis Keeble
5. Urbanization and Urban Syatems in India, Ramachandran R, Oxford University Press, New Delhi.
6. Town planning – Rangwala, Charothar Publication
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