School of Architecture

“Fuelling Dreams for the future”

The B.Arch. program is strong in the fundamentals of architectural theory and practice, and responds to the changing definitions of architecture in the Indian and global contexts. The emphasis on ‘Practice to Theory’ and ‘Theory to Practice’ makes the B-Arch program competitive and relevant. The maker-centred pedagogy is an integrated process of directed, experiential, hands-on, reflective and independent learning. Being a systemic interdisciplinary course, it focuses on creative problem solving and instils self-motivation to learn.

About the School

The School of Architecture is established in the academic year 2015-16 since then, it has carved a niche for itself in the field of architectural education. The emphasis on ‘practice to theory’ and ‘theory to practice’ makes the architectural program competitive and relevant to the profession and society. The maker-centric pedagogy is an integrated process of hands-on experiential, reflective directed as well as independent thinking. The school believes in the pursuit of performance and output of the faculty and students in a focused manner.

The School’s faculty brings decades of experience at the highest levels of the profession. CMRU has drawn leaders in the field of architectural education to form the core team of faculty. Leading architects from India and abroad comprising visiting faculty will give students an insight into the trends and requirements of the real world within the academic framework.

Vision
To be a recognized maker-centric school of architecture where creative and competent professionals are honed to be socially and ecologically relevant, and become humane global citizens addressing the changing needs of the contemporary built environment

Mission

• Attract and retain well-qualified fulltime faculty and highly skilled architectural professionals
• Create necessary infrastructure appropriate to the needs of programs and activities of the school
• Create and facilitate an ambience for interdisciplinary engagement among students and faculty and an attitude for learning by doing
• Develop and operate mutually beneficial programs partnering with architectural professionals and NGO’s
• Create necessary framework for the faculty and students to engage in professional competitions, assignments and research
• Engage with building industry, civic bodies and general public to work towards addressing the civic issues of Bengaluru city and its environs
• Create mechanisms to understand and address societal problems in order to make a positive impact in social, economic and ecological terms
• Create necessary online and offline information infrastructure

Accreditation
The School has the approval of the Council of Architecture, New Delhi which is the statutory body regulating Architectural Profession and Education in India and is allotted the code no KA-37.

How We Engage

Students are engaged in a variety of activities in the school. They include studio guidance for the main course of Architectural Design lectures and quizzes on knowledge based supportive courses like history and theory, hands-on work in the foundation studies and Mid-semester workshops, working with various digital media including the latest software, engaging in the field work for surveying of sites, site visits and study tours. The idea is to make the student well rounded in all the gamut of activities related to the ecology and human habitat.

Student Clubs

Chingari

We promote all round developments of a student by organising a wide range of academic co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Students are given a platform to showcase their talents and skills to enhance their personalities.

‘Chingari’ is the annual student exhibition at the School of Architecture. Started in 2016, the event is a platform for students to showcase their work to industry representatives, interact with experts and gain exposure in the field of architecture. As evident from its name, the aim of the event is to kindle the motivation among students to keep learning and educating themselves about architecture. School of Architecture has successfully organized Three Exhibitions.