School of Architecture (SOA)

About the School

CMR University, School of Architecture, is one of the youngest schools in Karnataka, started in the year 2015. The School aims to create professionals who are socially and ecologically sensitive and will proactively address the needs of the contemporary and future built environment.

The school focuses on promoting collaborative learning, through an elaborate curriculum in a highly interactive teaching-learning environment. Through the tools of maker-centered learning, the School helps students reflect upon their intentions, choices, and actions. The legacy of the CMR Group in the field of education also compliments this unique learning journey at the School of Architecture.

Vision

To nurture ecologically responsible professionals to address the challenges of contemporary human habitat through a maker-centered approach.

Mission

• Nurture collaborative engagement across and between the disciplines.
• Nurture a critical interplay with technology and its application.
• Nurture a continuous engagement with stakeholders to address the challenges of Bengaluru and its environs.
• Nurture an attitude that aids the holistic well-being of the community and its ecosystems.
• Nurture an ability to comprehend and contribute towards knowledge systems pertaining to the built environment.

How We Engage

The School believes in nurturing students through continuous engagement in multiple domains. Our Studio mode of learning addresses various scales from miniature objects to metropolises. This mode of learning enables students to organize intuitive inputs, and develop various tools (backed by Design Thinking), to find solutions for problems.

Student Clubs

Chingari

• ‘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 motivation among students to keep learning and educating themselves about architecture. The School of Architecture has successfully organized three exhibitions, under Chingari.
• Through Chingari, we promote all round development of students by organising a wide range of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.