Course abstract

Structure is an integral part of designing Architecture since the primitive age. Starting from the Stonehenge to the creation of the world’s tallest tower in recent times, structure and its designed form presented an excellent Architecture to experience, to appreciate and also fulfill the functions for which they are created. Therefore, the present course has an extreme importance to create an interest among the students, architects and engineers as well to learn the relationship between Structure, Form and Architecture to make a synergy between them and make the space creation structurally strong, stable, functionally optimized and Aesthetically pleasant Architecture. The course will highlight the basic of structural forms, its pros and con to make upon a decision to select the appropriate form for the Architectural Design. Suitable case studies along with a few demonstrations with study model experiment can help students to clear the doubts and help them in designing the assignments with grip as this course presently is not offered by many of the colleges as a part of their curriculum.