ARCHITECTURE

Designing buildings and other structures is referred to as architecture. A broader definition would encompass any built environment, structure, or object, including furniture and objects, as well as town planning, urban design, and landscape architecture. It could also be described as the alteration of our environment through the use of forms, shapes, space, and light.
The practise of architecture necessitates a solid technical foundation in engineering, logistics, geometry, construction methods, functional design, and ergonomics. Additionally, it calls for a certain aesthetic and artistic sensibility. Finally, it necessitates a concern for issues facing society and human questions. The field of architecture is very diverse and humanistic, as well as technical, artistic, and social. Architecture courses are typically found at the intersection of those fields. Architects frequently take on the roles of leader, mediator, or centralizer in groups made up of very different specialists, which calls for a certain level of ability to synthesise information from very different areas.
Today, however, due to the wide-ranging nature of construction, the demand for a variety of different structures, and the general tendency toward specialisation that is very prevalent in the construction industry, architecture is frequently divided into several different specialisations.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a solid understanding of the various components that go into architectural design as well as a general idea of which area of the field they might be most qualified for.

Process of doing PHD in Architecture

The following guidelines are intended to supplement the general Ph.D. programme regulations in effect at various universities and serve as a convenient resource for architectural institutions planning to launch a Ph.D. programme in architecture.

Institutional Eligibility:

• Only after a school has operated a Master's degree programme in architecture or related fields for at least five years is it allowed to offer a Ph.D. programme in architecture.
• The institution must employ at least five full-time employees with master's degrees and one or more with doctoral degrees in architecture or a closely related field.
• The library should contain at least the quantity of books and periodicals that the Council of Architecture has deemed to be the minimum necessary.
• Research scholars should have free access to the institution's "Broad Band Internet" facility. A minimum of 25% of the library budget must be set aside for journals and books with a research focus.
• The institutional library should be a part of a "Library Network" that includes other sizable libraries in the city and/or university.

Candidates who wish to apply for admission to the Ph.D. programme must meet the requirements listed below-

• A Bachelor's degree in architecture or its equivalent, as well as a Master's degree in architecture or a related field from a reputable university.
• Ten years of teaching, research, or professional practise experience and a first-class bachelor's degree in architecture or a closely related field.

Coursework: All candidates must successfully complete the required "Research Methodology" course as well as one of the optional courses listed for the programme, or any two courses that the institution's Research Committee specifies and recommends. In addition, a candidate with only a B.Arch. degree must complete successfully six subjects from the School's Master's Degree courses that have been recommended by the Research Committee.

Advisors/Guides-The following individuals could serve as advisors or guides:

• Professors in schools of architecture who are the co-guides or supervisors of a doctoral candidate.
• Architects and faculty members with a Ph.D. in architecture and three years of teaching, research, or practise experience
• These other professors oversaw P.G. level research for ten years.
• The co-guide should be an architect by trade.
• Typically, a doctoral advisor can only work with five candidates at once. The Institutional/Departmental Research Committee or Committee for Doctoral Programme may be asked for special permission in exceptional circumstances.
• Professionals with significant architectural work experience ought to be on the doctoral committee.
• Each full-time Ph.D. scholar receiving a government, university, or institutional assistantship may be given the opportunity to teach for at least four hours per week while residing at the institute. This decision will be made in consultation with the appropriate internal guide.

Submission of Thesis: Within three months of the announcement of the thesis examination results, the candidate must submit a hard copy of the Ph.D. thesis to the Council of Architecture as well as a CD and the necessary number of copies in the prescribed format as per the regulations/guidelines of the respective university.

JOB PROSPECTS OF AN ARCHITECTURE

At the start of your career as an architect, it will be ideal for you to be aware of all the practical facets of the job and strike the right balance between knowing the client's needs and producing a design that is imaginative and technically sound. Options include working with builders, construction firms, private consultancies, and many others. Jobs are available in the public sector at organisations like the National Institute of Urban Affairs, National Building Organization, Public Works Department, Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Ministry of Defence, Departments of Railways, Post and Telegraphs, Public Sector Undertakings, National Building Construction Corporation Ltd., Town and Country Planning Organization, etc. for those who want to build a career in shaping the nation's future infrastructure.