List of Architecture Colleges in India

DELHI - Colleges of Architecture
School of Planning and Architecture - I P estate, New Delhi - 110002
Vastu Kala Academy School of Architecture and Interior Designing - Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi-110067
Jamia Millia Islamia - Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-110025
T V B School of Habitat Sstudies - Vasant Kunj, New Delhi -110070

ANDHRA PRADESH Architecture Colleges
College of Engineering - Andhra University, Visakhapatnam -530003
School of Planning and Architecture - Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Mahavir Marg, Hyderabad-500028

GOA Architecture Colleges
Goa College Of Architecture - Campal, Panaji, Goa-403001

CHANDIGARH Architecture Colleges
Chandigarh College of Architecture - Sector 12, Chandigarh-160012

GUJARAT Architecture Colleges
D C Patel school of Architecture - Gujarat
School of Architecture Centre for Environment Planning and Technology - Nevrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009
Faculty of Technology and Engineering - Baroda

BIHAR Architecture Colleges
Birla Instituteof Technology - Mesra 835 215
Bihar Institute of Technology - Patna-800 005

MAHARASHTRA Architecture Colleges
Shri Siddheshwar Shikshan Mandals College of Architecture - Siddeshwar Peth, Solapur 413 001
S S E Society's College of Engineering and Technology - Akola - 444001
BMC's Lalit Kala kendra - Jalgaon Dist 425 107
Kamla Raheja Vidyanidhi Institute for Architecture and Environmental Studies - Juhu scheme, Mumbai -400032
Manoharbhai Patel Institute of Engineering and Technology - Gondia-441614
Pillais College of Architecture - Sector-8, New Panvel - 400 206
Academy of Architecture - Prabhadevi, Mumbai - 400025
G S Mandal's Marathawada Institute of Technology - Aurangabad - 431005
Vivekanand Institute of Technology - Sadashiv Peth, Pune -411 030
Paravara Rural education society - Shrirampur, Ahmednagar 413 713
DY Patil College of Engineering & Technology - Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Shri Prince Shivaji Maratha boarding House's coll of Architecture- Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Visveshwaraya Regional College of Engineering - Nagpur
Sir J J College of Architecture - D.N.Road, Mumbai - 400001
Shri V .B. Patil Trust's College of Architecture - Sangli 416 416
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Architecture - Pune 411 043
N D M V P Samaj's College of Architecture - Nashik- 422 022
Dr. DY Patil College of Architecture - CBD, New Mumbai -400 614
Rizvi College of Architecture - Rizvi Complex, Bandra, Mumbai 400 050
Marathawada Mitra Mandal's College of Architecture - Pune 411011
Dr. Bhanuben Nanavati College of Architecture for women - Pune -411 052. Maharashtra
Kavikulguru Institute of Technology and service - Ramtek 441 106
L B H S S Trust's College of Architecture - Mumbai
B K P S College of Architecture - Pune -411 030. Maharashtra
Lady Amritbai Daga College for women - Nagpur
Priyadarshini College of Engineering - Nagpur
N T V's College of Architecture - Dhule
Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Architecture - near Konkan Bhavan, CBD, New Mumbai- 400614
Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College -Aurangabad - 431003
L S Raheja school of Architecture - Bandra, Mumbai - 400 050

HARYANA Architecture Colleges
C R State College of Engineering - Sonepat District, Haryana
Sushant School of Arts and Architecture - Sushant lok, Gurgaon - 122001

KARNATAKA Architecture Colleges
P D A College of Engineering - Gulbarga 585102
B M S College of Engineering - Banglore -560 019
Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering - Kanakapura road, Banglore 560078
College of Engineering - Gulbarga.
R V College Of Engineering - Banglore - 560059
Manipal Institute of Technology - Manipal 576119
Banglore Institute of Technology - Visveswara puram, Banglore 560 004
BLDE Association's College of Engineering and Technology - Bijapur 586103
Siddagana Institute of Technology - Tumkur 572103
Maland College of Engineering - Hasan 573201
B V Bhoomraddi College of Engineering and Technology - Hubli -580031
University Visveswaraya College of Engineering - Janana Bharati campus, Banglore city.
Malik Sandal Institute of Art and Architecture - Bijapur 586 101
M S Ramaiah institute of Technology - Banglore 560054

KERALA Architecture Colleges
Regional Engineering College - Calicut - 673 601.
College of Engineering - Trivandrum
T K M College of Engineering - Quilon-691 005.

MADHYA PRADESH Architecture Colleges
Government Engineering College - Raipur 492010
Maulana Azad College of Technology - Bhopal 462007
Sthapatya Kala Bhawan society - Indore
Madhav Institute of Technology - Gwalior 474005
I P S Academy school of Architecture - Indore 452003
Institute of Environmental planning and Technology - Indore

ORISSA Architecture Colleges
Piloo Mody College of Architecture - Cuttuck 753012.
College of Engineering & Technology - Bhubaneshwar 7510053

PUNJAB Architecture Colleges
College of Engineering and Technology - Bhathinda 151 001
Guru Nanak Dev University - Amritsar 143005

RAJASTHAN Architecture Colleges
Malviya Regional Engineering College - Jaipur 302 017

UTTAR PRADESH Architecture Colleges
Government College of Architecture - Lucknow -226 007
University of Roorkee - Roorkee -247667
Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology - Aligarh 202 002

TAMIL NADU Architecture Colleges
Mohamed Sathak Engineering College - Kilakarai -623806
Periyar Manimmai College of Technology for women - Thanjavur 613 403
Dr. M G R Engineering College - Maduravoyal, Chennai-602102
Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman College of Engineering
Regional Engineering College - Tiruchirapalli 620 015
Thiagarajar College of Engineering - Madurai -625 015
Sathyambama Engineering College - Jeppiaar nagar, Chennai -600 096
S R M Engineering College -Kattankulathur, Chengai-Anna District -603203
Adhiyamann College of Engineering - Hosur
Bharat Institute of science and Technology - Chennai 600 073
Hindustan College of Engineering - Chinglepet District- 603103

WEST BENGAL Architecture Colleges
Bengal Engineering College - Howrah 711103
Jadavpur University - Kolkata- 700032

The above list may be not complete. Please check with the relevant govt/ education boards for the complete list and their recognisation.

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Eternal Expressions of Love : Khajuraho Temple

In the temple architecture of India, the Khajuraho complex remains unique. One thousand years ago, under the generous and artistic patronage of the Chandela Rajput kings of Central India, 85 temples, magnificent in form and richly carved, came up on one site, near the village of Khajuraho.

The amazingly short span of 100 years, from 950 AD - 1050 AD, saw the completion of all the temples, in an inspired burst of creativity.

Today, of the original 85, only 22 have survived the ravages of time; these remain as a collective paean to life, to joy and to creativity; to the ultimate fusion of man with his creator.

Why did the Chandelas choose Khajuraho or Khajirvahila - garden of dates, as it was known then - as the site for their stupendous creations ? Even in those days it was no more than a small village. It is possible given the eclectic patronage of the Chandelas and the wide variety of beliefs represented in the temples, that they had the concept of forming a seat of religion and learning at Khajuraho. It is possible that the Chandelas were also believers in the powers of Tantrism; the cult which believes that the gratification of earthly desires is a step closer to the attainment of the infinite. It is certain however, that the temples represent the expression of a highly matured civilization.

Yet another theory is that the erotica of Khajuraho, and indeed of other temples, had a specific purpose. In those days when boys lived in hermitages, following the Hindu law of being "brahmacharis" until they attained manhood, the only way they could prepare themselves for the worldly role of 'householder' was through the study of these sculptures and the earthly passions they depicted.

The creators of Khajuraho claimed descent from the moon. The legend that describes the origin of this great dynasty is a fascinating one : Hemavati, the beautiful young daughter of a Brahmin priest was seduced by the moon god while bathing in the Rati one evening. The child born of this union between a mortal and a god was a son, Chandravarman. Harassed by society, the unwed mother sought refuge in the dense forest of Central India where she was both mother and guru to her young son. The boy grew up to found the great Chandela dynasty. When he was established as a ruler, he had a dream-visitation from his mother, who implored him to build temples that would reveal human passions, and in doing so bring about a realization of the emptiness of human desire. Chandravarman began the construction of the first of the temples, successive rulers added to the fast growing complex.

Prime Attractions of Khajuraho:

The architectural style of the Khajuraho temples is very different from the temple prototype of that period. Each stands, instead of within the customary enclosure, on a high masonry platform. Combined with the upward direction of the structure, which is further accentuated by vertical projections, the total effect is one of grace and lightness, reminiscent of the Himalayan peaks. Each of the chief compartments has its own roof, grouped in such a way that the highest is in the centre, the lowest over the portico, a triumph of skill and imagination in recreating the rising peaks of a range. The temples of Khajuraho are divided into three geographical groups Western, Eastern and Southern. The Western group is certainly the best known, because it is to this group that the largest and most typical Khajuraho temple belongs : the Kandariya Mahadev. Perfectly symmetrical, it soars 31 km high. Though the four temples that stand at the corners of the main shrine are now in ruins, the main shrine has an exquisitely carved entrance arch with a multitude of themes. Celestial beings, lovers serenading musicians movements captured in stone, frozen in time, yet retaining a quality of warm, pulsating life. The very stone seems to have taken on the living, breathing quality of the carved figures. Beyond the archway of the Kandariya Mahadev, lie the six interior compartments; the portico, main hall, transept, vestibule, sanctum and ambulatory. The ceilings are particularly noteworthy and the pillars supporting them have intricately carved capitals. The transept's outer walls have three horizontal panels showing deities of the Hindu pantheon, and groups of lovers, a pageant of sensuousness, vibrantly alive.

The Temples

» Chaunsat Yogini

Also in the western group is the Chaunsat Yogini, the only granite temple in the Khajuraho group. Dedicated to Kali, it is also unique in being quadrangular in plan. Only 35 of the original 65 cells remain and no image of Kali has survived not surprisingly, since this is the earliest surviving shrine of the group dated to 900 AD. Another Kali Temple (originally dedicated to Vishnu) is the Devi Jagadambe Temple.

» Chitragupta temple

North of it facing eastward to the rising sun, is the Chitragupta temple, dedicated to the sun-god, Surya. The image of this powerful deity in the inner sanctum is particularly imposing 5ft high, and driving a seven-horsed chariot. The group scenes depicted are equally spectacular royal processions, elephant-fights, hunting scenes, group dances. The lavish lifestyle of the Chandelakings and their court is here in all its pomp and glory.

» Vishwanath Temple

Similar in plan to the Kandariya Mahadev is the Vishwanath Temple. Lions flank the northern steps and elephants the southern, leading up to the temple. Within, there is an impressive three headed image of Brahma. Since the first few Chandela rulers were devotees of Vishnu, there are some important Vaishnavite temples in the Khajuraho group, the finest of which is the Lakshmana Temple. The lintel over the entrance shows the trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, with Lakshmi, Vishnu's consort. The sanctum is richly carved and has a three-headed idol of Vishnu's incarnations, Narsimha and Varaha. The boar incarnation also appears in another Vaishnavite shrine, the Varaha Temple. The statue here is a mammoth 9 ft high one, its surface covered with figures from the Hindu Pantheon.

» The Matangeswara Temple

The Khajuraho temples are no longer living places of worship, with a few exceptions. The Matangeswara Temple for example is still a place of worship. Dedicated to Shiva it has an 8 ft high lingam. South of this temple is the open air Archaeological Museum, which has a beautiful displayed collection of statues and friezes collected from the area the remains of long vanished temples

» Hindu and Jain Temples

Hindu and Jain temples make up the Eastern Group, which lies close to the Khajuraho village. The largest Jain temple, Parswanath, is in this group. Exquisite in detail the sculptures on the northern outer wall make this temple perhaps the finest in the group. The themes of these carvings are the timeless ones of every day, mortal activity. A woman sits bent pensively on a letter, a lovely young girl removes a thorn from her foot, the master craftsmen of Khajuraho display here their deep understanding of the trifles that make up a human life. Within, the sanctum has a throne, which faces a bull emblem of the first tirthankara, Adinath. The actual image of Parswanath from which the temple derives its name was installed as recently as 1860.

» Ghantai Temple

The other Jain temple in this group is the Ghantai Temple. Though almost in ruins now, it still bears evidence of its original splendour. Particularly, arresting is the frieze which depicts, in graphic detail, the 16 dreams of Mahavira's mother and a multi-armed Jain goddess riding on a winged Garuda. North of Parswanatha is the more modestly sized Adinatha Temple.

» Chaturbhuj Temple

5 km from the Khajuraho village, lies the Southern Group of temples. The fine Chaturbhuj Temple in this group has a massive intricately carved image of Vishnu in the sanctum.

»Brahma, Vamana and Javari Temples

Duladeo Temple another of the southern group, is a little away from the road to the Jain group of temples. Though remains of temples belonging to the Khajuraho group have been discovered at Jatkari, 3 km away and even at Maribag in Rewa, it is at the 3 main groups that the imperishable glory of Khajuraho, the sensuous celebration of life, the aspiration towards the infinite, remains.

Architecture as a Profession

Architecture as a profession is the practice of providing architectural services. The practice of architecture includes the planning, designing and oversight of a building's construction by an architect. Architectural services typically address both feasibility and cost for the builder, as well as function and aesthetics for the user.

In the 1440s, the Florentine architect, Alberti, wrote his di Re Aedificatoria, published in 1485, a year before the first edition of Vitruvius, with which he was already familiar. Alberti gives the earliest definition of the role of the architect. The architect is to be concerned firstly with the construction. This encompasses all the practical matters of site, of materials and their limitations and of human capabiliity. The second concern is "articulation"; the building must work and must please and suit the needs of those who use it. The third concern of the architect is aesthetics, both of proportion and of ornament.

The role of the architect, although constantly evolving, has been central to the design and implementation of the environments in which people live. Architects must have the skills and knowledge to design, plan and oversee a diverse range of projects, from a small residence to stadium.

The work of an architect is an interdisciplinary field, drawing upon mathematics, science, art, technology, social sciences, politics and history, and often governed by the architect's personal approach or philosophy. Vitruvius, the earliest known architectural theorist, states: "Architecture is a science, arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning: by the help of which a judgement is formed of those works which are the result of other arts." He adds that an architect should be well versed in other fields of learning such as music and astronomy.