B.Arch CurriculumFree, forever
A tribute to Amogh N P
Career & Communication
A first-year map of the whole profession — and how architects communicate. Where an architecture degree can take you (design, interiors, heritage, the city scales, management and the allied creative streams), how the profession is regulated in India, and the visual, verbal and written communication that carries your ideas — ending with the portfolio, the CV and the interview.
Course byAmogh N P· Architect & interior designer
The course
5 units · 5 liveUnderstand the profession and its streams, then learn to communicate your work and your career. All five lessons are live.
Unit 1 — The Architect's Path & Visual Communication
LiveThe Architects Act 1972 & COA; the protected title; IIA; the B.Arch path (NATA/JEE, internship, registration); M.Arch streams; and visual communication as the architect's language.
Unit 2 — Design & Interior Design
LiveArchitectural practice and the work stages; interior design as a distinct stream (FF&E, IIID); the architect/interior boundary; design begins with listening.
Unit 3 — Heritage, Conservation & Vernacular
LiveConservation careers; preservation / conservation / restoration / adaptive reuse; ASI, INTACH & UNESCO; vernacular architecture and India's traditions; allied design streams.
Unit 4 — Urban Design, Landscape & Planning
LiveThe scale ladder; urban design (the public realm); landscape architecture (ISOLA, Olmsted); urban & regional planning (ITPI, master plans, Smart Cities).
Unit 5 — Management, Allied Streams & Communicating Your Career
LiveProject & construction management; real estate (RERA); facility management; BIM / computational; journalism; set design & academia. The portfolio, CV, interview and the pitch.
Twelve ways to be an architect
The career fanOne degree opens an enormous fan of careers. This course maps them — and the communication that carries you through any of them.
Architectural design
Practice — briefing to construction
Interior design
Inside the envelope — FF&E, finishes, light
Conservation
Documenting & repairing historic buildings
Vernacular & sustainability
Climate-wise traditional building
Urban design
The public realm between buildings
Landscape architecture
Open space, ecology, site
Urban & regional planning
Land use, policy, the master plan
Project & construction management
Time, cost, quality on site
Real estate & development
The client/investor side (RERA)
BIM & computational design
Digital models, parametric, fabrication
Architectural journalism
Writing & criticism for the public
Set design, product & academia
The allied creative & research streams
Go deeper
Detailed routesThis course is the map; these guides and courses are the detailed routes. Follow the ones that call to you.
Course outcomes
What you will be able to doExplain how the architecture profession is regulated in India and the path to becoming an architect.
Describe the core design streams — architecture and interior design — and their boundary.
Describe the heritage streams — conservation and vernacular architecture.
Distinguish the city-scale streams — urban design, landscape and planning — by scale and scope.
Survey the management & allied streams, and communicate a career through portfolio, CV and interview.
The author
Amogh N P
Architect, interior designer, and creative polymath. Studio Matrx began in his notebooks — his vision of design made honest, useful, and open to everyone. Its Academy is written and taught in his memory, and free, forever.
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See the whole profession, learn to communicate your work — and decide where you want to go.
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