CENTRALUNIVERSITYOFRAJASTHAN.pdf

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF RAJASTHAN Department of Architecture Syllabus for M. Architecture Effective from academic session 2011-2013 Central University of Rajasthan City Road, Madanganj-Kishangarh-305802 Ajmer District Masters Programme in Sustainable Architecture Programme Design by Prof. Neeraj Gupta for Central University of Rajasthan Finalized in Workshop held at Jaipur on 11- 12 May 2011 (revised on 20/5/11) Title of the Programme: Masters Programme in Sustainable Architecture (leading to “M. Arch. Sustainable Architecture” degree) 1. Preamble: Buildings consume vast amounts of resources during their construction, operation and entire life cycle. Directly or indirectly, they account for nearly half of the primary energy consumption of the nation. Emissions from making or operating buildings damage the environment, create waste disposal problems and add to global warming. Buildings occupants can face ill-health and discomfort if the internal environment and air quality of buildings is improper. Thus designing sustainable built environment both in rural as well as urban context is important to provide good quality of life to inhabitants and to protect earth?s environment. Architecture education in India, especially at undergraduate level has very little emphasis to integrate technical, economic, social and environmental aspects to design sustainable built environment. This Masters programme aims to train Architects – to understand issues associated with Sustainable Architecture, including environmental concerns, assessment methods, energy consumption, construction materials, health, economic and social