Department of architecture
Introduction
Established in 2009, Department of Architecture is attracting talented students from the entire province. Pleasing and inspiring ambience at the department gives the opportunity to students (coming from diverse backgrounds) to provide imaginative and innovative solutions to the contemporary design problems considering the future challenges. Design studios, well equipped with latest technological and display facilities, are the places of critical, thought provoking, stimulating discussions and assignments / projects where individual students are guided by highly qualified faculty to develop their own architectural expressions. Rich heritage of Gujrat District, its historic buildings, urban patterns, built environmental issues and future development are under study at the department where emphasis is placed on designing with sensitivity to the context.
The department actively encourages and participates in various national and international events of research. Guest talks, seminars and study tours are arranged to link the teaching at the department with society and professional practice.
Graduating students have various career choices. Either go into professional field as practicing architects or open up their own consultancy firms after gaining suitable experience. Landscape architects, interior designers, urban designers and planners, sustainable design consultants, archaeologists, architectural historians, critics, scholars and teachers are some of main choices the students have before them after completing their education.
Vision
Architecture, we believe, does not exist in isolation. Several tangible and intangible factors shape up the built environment in any cultural space. Architects besides applying the principles of aesthetics and creating functional comfort also consider the available technology, financial resources and specific local environmental and socio cultural conditions and shape up natural and urban environments in which buildings contribute a significant role. In this way every project demands an innovative solution within a defined context. Considering these factors in mind the challenges of architecture become multidimensional. The architects will have to create such oeuvre that is functionally comfortable, socially responsive, technologically futuristic and economically viable along with being climatically comfortable.
In recent times the challenges of architects have become more and more complex requiring the best use of modern technology and appropriate materials in the areas with strong historical and cultural context. The students are kept informed to use their best knowledge to solve the challenging demands of context of space and time and suggest appropriate design solutions.
Mission
At the Department of Architecture our mission is to challenge the students to develop their abilities to meet the complex contemporary day requirements. Using the knowledge of local environment and socio-cultural conditions while shaping up natural and urban environments in which buildings contribute a significant role. Students’ abilities are tested given the strong historical and cultural context in solving complex problems by creativity & logic, making as a core of their degree requirement. Program offers students’ a diverse interdisciplinary and thorough program of studies in comprehensive studios or class environment and preparing them for leadership roles in the field of Architecture, Construction, Built Environment and community development.
Chairperson message
The Department of Architecture at the University of Gujrat is one of the new and most progressive institutions in the country. Over the course of the last seven years it has steadily built a reputation for academic excellence; not merely for the technical skills our students and graduates have acquired, but for the deep understanding of the social obligations and responsibilities they carry in a rapidly transforming society like ours. From the beginning, the Department has consciously adopted a modern, progressive curriculum, with an emphasis on the unique cultural and climatic context of the region. Our vision of excellence is based on five core values: Leadership, Hard work, Communication, Creativity, Persistence and Offbeat thinking.