Amogh N P
✦ In loving memory of Amogh N P — Architect · Designer · Visionary ✦
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A complete Design Drawing course, the Student Foundations track, entrance prep, studio survival, portfolio, internships, thesis and careers — researched and written for B.Arch and B.Des students in India.

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Flagship course

Design Drawing

Learn to draw like an architect — from the first stroke to the final board. 17 studio lessons in observation, the formal drawing systems (plan, section, elevation, axonometric, perspective), and design communication — ending in a full-pipeline capstone with an interactive self-assessment.

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B.Arch curriculum · New

Building Materials & Construction I

The first course of the full B.Arch curriculum — how India's traditional buildings are actually made. Five units from a building section through rural materials, mud/stone/lime, bamboo and timber roofing. The flagship Bamboo lesson is live, with interactive diagrams, a labelling exercise and a hand-drawing studio task.

Semester 125ARS1225 unitsBamboo lesson liveFree
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B.Arch curriculum · New

Theory of Architecture

The ideas beneath the building — the elements of architecture, architecture as an interface with nature, the principles of design, expression & experience, and design concepts. Five illustrated units with original diagrams, interactive widgets and cited sources.

Semester 125ART1015 unitsElements · Principles · ConceptsFree
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B.Arch curriculum · New

Mathematics in Architecture

The maths an architect actually uses — coordinate geometry, statistics, area & volume, geometry, and the Platonic solids. Five units with live calculators, original diagrams and verified formulas (golden-ratio myths flagged, not repeated).

Semester 125ART1025 units4 live calculatorsFree
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B.Arch curriculum · New

Architectural Design I — Studio

The foundation studio, where drawing, theory and tools become design. Five lessons — studio culture & the crit, the design process, brief & site, precedent study, and concept to form — plus six original foundation briefs and a project self-assessment rubric.

Semester 125ARS1215 lessons6 briefsSelf-assess rubric
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B.Arch curriculum · New

Architectural Graphics I

The instrument side of drawing — the precise companion to Design Drawing. Five lessons: setting up the board & standards, geometric construction & conic curves, first-angle orthographic projection, measured drawing & heritage documentation, and constructed isometric / axonometric / oblique views — with 19 original construction diagrams.

Semester 125ARS1235 lessons19 diagramsFirst-angle (India)
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B.Arch curriculum · New

Career & Communication

A map of the whole profession — and how architects communicate. Five lessons: the architect's path & visual language, design & interiors, heritage & vernacular, the city scales (urban design, landscape, planning), and management, allied streams & the portfolio. 12 career streams, 13 diagrams, cross-linked to our deep career guides.

Semester 125ARP1115 lessons12 streamsPortfolio & interview
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Guided tracks

Two structured paths through the Academy.

Beyond the drawing course, the Academy carries a deep student track and a resources hub — all free.

Student Foundations Track

An 8-module deep-research track + companion library — drawing, software, portfolio, jury survival, internship readiness, thesis, case-study analysis, and career pathways.

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Student Resources Hub

Software stack with Indian licensing, downloadable templates, a 40+ item reading list, an Indian architecture timeline, and career pathways.

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By where you are

Find your next step.

The student guides, grouped by what you're trying to do right now.

Before architecture school

Get in — entrance prep, the schools shortlist, and the parallel B.Des Interior route.

NATA & JEE B.Arch Entrance PreparationDeep-research entrance reference for the Indian B.Arch aspirant — the two national gateways (NATA and JEE Main Paper 2), eligibility under the Architects Act 1972 and COA recognition framework, the test-structure breakdowns, the two-year preparation calendar, the daily drawing discipline, the aptitude and visual-reasoning programme, math syllabus mapping, coaching-vs-self-study evaluation, mock-test cadence, day-of-test playbook, score-band-to-school mapping, JoSAA and state counselling logistics, and the institute-specific entrance routes (CEPT, NID, JJ, MIT-ADT). Written for Class 11 and 12 students, with peer-reviewed references.Read guide
Indian Architecture Schools — A Working ShortlistWorking shortlist of Indian B.Arch institutions for the 2026 admission cycle — the four-tier map, COA recognition framework, the centrally-funded ecosystem (SPAs, IITs, NITs), the institute-specific design schools (CEPT, NID, JJ), state university pathways, regional private colleges, total cost of attendance ranges (₹4L to ₹45L over 5 years), pedagogy profiles, the geographic distribution map, application deadlines, scholarship landscape, and the decision framework. With campus-visit checklists, faculty-quality indicators, and peer-reviewed references.Read guide
B.Des Interior Design — The Student TrackWorking reference for B.Des Interior Design students in India — the structural distinction from B.Arch, the entrance landscape (NID DAT, Pearl GAT, SET-Design, NIFT, Sushant), four-year curriculum mapping (foundation through commercial through capstone), the SketchUp + V-Ray software backbone, deep materials and FF&E vocabulary, lighting and acoustics literacy, portfolio building (different from B.Arch), internship pathways at studios and brands, career trajectories from in-house designer to studio principal, salary expectations, the IIID voluntary framework, and the long-horizon practice map. With peer-reviewed references.Read guide

Studio survival

Get through studio — jury presentation, model-making, and heritage documentation.

Studio Jury Survival — Presentation, Critique, IterationModule 4 of the eight-module Student Foundations track. The complete jury-craft reference for B.Arch and B.Des students in India — the four jury types, the seven-minute presentation arc, the listening discipline during critique, the underlying-question framework for reading feedback, post-jury iteration protocol, the eight common jury mistakes, and a twelve-test pre-jury readiness diagnostic. With references to architectural critique pedagogy from CEPT, SPA, IIT, and the Beaux-Arts tradition.Read guide
Model-Making for Architecture StudentsWorking reference for physical model-making in Indian B.Arch studios — the five model types (massing, working, presentation, sectional, detail), scale-to-material mapping (1:1000 through 1:1), Indian material sources and prices (foamboard, basswood, mountboard, MDF, acrylic), the tool kit, hand- versus laser-cutting decisions, 3D-printer integration, scale figures and entourage, lighting and photography for jury showings, storage and transport across the five-year programme, the model-making cost map, and common student failure modes. With references to the studio-jury and software-stack companion guides.Read guide
Heritage Documentation & Measured Drawing StudioWorking reference for the Indian B.Arch heritage documentation studio (Year 3 / Year 4) — the three-stage process (reconnaissance, detailed measurement, drawing production), the eight typologies students typically document (haveli, temple, vernacular cluster, urban precinct, industrial heritage, colonial building, stepwell, single element), the tool kit (tape measure to total station to photogrammetry), drawing conventions for measured records, the INTACH and ASI institutional frameworks, the Indian conservation regulatory environment (Ancient Monuments Act 1958, AMASR Act), the conservation career pathway, scholarship + research opportunities, and the long-horizon contribution to Indian architectural memory. With peer-reviewed references.Read guide

Portfolio, internship & career

Get hired — portfolio, internship readiness, interview prep, and career pathways.

Building Your Architecture PortfolioModule 3 of the eight-module Student Foundations track. The complete portfolio reference for Indian B.Arch and B.Des students — the five portfolio stages from Year-1 to graduating-portfolio, project-selection rubric, narrative discipline, six-spread template, layout-grid + typography conventions, print vs digital format trade-offs, what Indian architecture firms actually look for when hiring (data from Hafeez Contractor, Studio Lotus, RMA, Morphogenesis, Studio Mumbai, sP+a hiring practices), and the eight common student portfolio mistakes. With twelve-test pre-submission diagnostic.Read guide
Internship Readiness — How to Find, Choose, and ExcelModule 5 of the eight-module Student Foundations track. The complete internship reference for B.Arch and B.Des students in India — firm-typology framework (5 firm archetypes), the application package (CV + portfolio + cover letter + work-sample selection), the outreach protocol (cold-email vs warm referral vs internship-portal), the first-week protocol, daily-performance expectations, how to ask for feedback, conversion from internship to job offer, common pitfalls, and a twelve-test pre-internship readiness diagnostic. With salary benchmarks for Indian internships in 2026.Read guide
Internship Interview Prep & Résumé Content for Architecture StudentsWorking reference for the Indian B.Arch and B.Des student preparing for internship applications and interviews — the twelve sections of a strong one-page résumé with content guidance, the cover letter framework that gets read, the five-stage interview process (application screen, phone/video screen, portfolio walk-through, sketch/design test, offer and negotiation), the portfolio walk-through discipline, sketch-test preparation, salary benchmarks (₹5-25K typical), offer-letter evaluation, common failure modes, and the sustained application discipline across Year 3 and Year 4. Companions to the existing CV template SVG in the Student Resources hub.Read guide
Career Pathways After B.Arch — Practice, Specialisation, AlternativesModule 8 of the eight-module Student Foundations track. The complete career-pathway reference for Indian B.Arch graduates — four trunk pathways (Practice India, M.Arch India, M.Arch Abroad, Alternative Careers) with timelines, salary ranges, top schools (CEPT, SPA, IIT, Harvard GSD, AA London, ETH Zurich, etc.), pros and cons of each, the decision framework for choosing among them, alternative-career options (UX/product design, real estate, journalism, academia, entrepreneurship), the twelve-test fit diagnostic, and a closing reflection on the long-run view of architectural career trajectories.Read guide

Skills & wellbeing

Go deeper — software, thesis methodology, competitions, and looking after yourself.

The Software Stack — A Working Learning PathModule 2 of the eight-module Student Foundations track. The complete software-curriculum reference for B.Arch and B.Des students in India — five-tier learning path (AutoCAD → SketchUp + Photoshop + Figma → Revit + Rhino → Lumion / V-Ray / Twinmotion → AI tools), Indian student-licence map, hardware-spec recommendations at three budget tiers (₹50K / ₹80K / ₹1.5L), file-format ecosystem (DWG, RVT, SKP, 3DM, OBJ, FBX, GLB), the cracked-software warning, the 2026 AI-tool landscape (Veras, Spacely, Midjourney, ChatGPT for studio), and the eight common student software mistakes.Read guide
Thesis Methodology — Research, Programming, Site SelectionModule 6 of the eight-module Student Foundations track. The complete thesis reference for B.Arch and B.Des students in India — topic-selection framework (interest × India context × research feasibility), primary research methods (ethnography, climate analysis, archive work, literature review), programme development, site selection (5-criterion rubric), thesis document structure, the 12-month thesis calendar, the common B.Arch thesis pitfalls (over-scoped projects, theoretical disconnection, data-thin propositions), and the 12-test thesis-readiness diagnostic. With references to architectural research methodology from Linda Groat, David Wang, and Indian thesis-pedagogy practice at CEPT, SPA, and IIT.Read guide
Architecture Competitions — A Working Calendar for StudentsWorking calendar of architecture competitions for Indian B.Arch and B.Des students — the major Indian competitions (NASA Trophies, Zonasa, IIA Awards, brand-sponsored awards), the global student-eligible competitions (Bee Breeders, YAC, ARCHmedium, Inspireli, d3 Natural Systems, Velux Daylight, Solar Decathlon, Lyceum, Berkeley Prize), the five-year strategy from observation in Year 1 to thesis-aligned entries in Year 5, submission discipline, board production framework, team formation principles, cost mapping, and the portfolio-compounding effect of consistent competition entries. With peer-reviewed references.Read guide
Studio Burnout & Mental Health for Architecture StudentsPlain-language reference on studio burnout and mental health for Indian B.Arch and B.Des students — why architecture school is structurally high-burnout, the six recognisable warning signs (sleep collapse, appetite disruption, cynicism, withdrawal, output decline, hopelessness), the daily / weekly / quarterly recovery protocol, the all-nighter culture and why it damages output rather than improves it, navigating harsh faculty crits, imposter syndrome, peer dynamics, where to seek help in India (iCall, Vandrevala, AASRA, campus counsellors), the role of family conversations, and the long-horizon practice of sustainable studio output. With crisis helplines, peer-reviewed references, and the understanding that this guide is published in memory of Amogh N P.Read guide

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