B.Arch CurriculumFree, forever
A tribute to Amogh N P
Theory of Architecture
The ideas beneath the building. What architecture is made of, how it mediates between people and nature, the principles that order a good composition, how a building is experienced, and where a design concept comes from — the conceptual foundation for every studio that follows.
Course byAmogh N P· Architect & interior designer
The syllabus
5 units · 5 liveTranscribed from the official B.Arch syllabus and fact-checked against the standard texts. All five units are live as full interactive lessons.
Unit 1 — The Elements of Architecture
LivePoint, line, plane, volume; form and space; Vitruvius — firmness, commodity and delight.
Unit 2 — Nature & Man — Architecture as Interface
LiveShelter and the primitive hut; the human measure; climate and site; genius loci and biophilia.
Unit 3 — The Principles of Design
LiveBalance, rhythm, proportion, scale, emphasis and hierarchy; Ching's ordering principles; proportion systems.
Unit 4 — Expression & Experience
LiveExperiencing architecture; the senses and phenomenology; perception; light and materiality; movement; character.
Unit 5 — Concepts in Architecture
LiveThe design concept and the parti; sources of concepts; organising ideas; concept to form.
Course outcomes
What you will be able to doUnderstand the elements of architecture (point, line, plane, volume, form, space) and Vitruvius's qualities of good architecture.
Analyse architecture as an interface between the human being and nature — shelter, the human measure, climate and the spirit of place.
Apply the principles of design — balance, rhythm, proportion, scale and hierarchy — to architectural composition.
Evaluate how architecture is expressed and experienced — through perception, light, movement and character.
Develop a design concept and reduce it to a parti.
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.
More about Amogh →Begin with the elements.
Point, line, plane, volume — the vocabulary of all architectural form, and Vitruvius's timeless test of what makes a building good.
The curriculum is free, forever