Faculty Academic Infrastructure Supporting Infrastructure

  Faculty

The college has a sanctioned strength of 23 faculty members including the Principal. However, at present, the following teachers comprise the regular faculty. Seven teachers are serving on contract basis.  

Lecturers on contract basis:

1. Mrs Harleen K. Virk, B.Arch

2.Ms Anu Singh, M.Arch.

In addition to the above, we have a strong back up visiting faculty that comprises of professionals from the field -both at a very senior level as well as bright young and other suitable professionals from the profession. We have approx. 30 visiting professionals contributing as  visiting teachers.

Academic Infrastructure

Library
The College has a centrally air-conditioned library with approx. 17,000 titles in architecture and related fields.  There is also an exclusive thesis section where all the 10^th Semester thesis reports are kept for record and consultation.  With time this section has developed into a major resource centre for architectural studies of the region.  Teaching aids like audio and videocassettes are also available. Training reports of Seventh semester students are also available here for reference.

In addition we have a wide array of CDs and videocassettes on such diverse subjects as Building construction, Computers, Stanley Home Design Software, Low cost building, Energy efficiency etc.  The College is a regular subscriber to 61 national and international journals like A+D, Inside Outside, Architectural Design, A+U, Architectural Review, Architectural Science Review, Construction World, Digit , Japan Architect, Marg, and National Geographic etc.

Computer Centre
There is a well equipped, air-conditioned Computer Center networked with a number of workstations supported by dot-matrix printers, laser printer, inkjet colour printers, 05 scanners, 04 Laptops and 03 plotters. It has 74 PCs along with latest CAD software like 3-D studio, Auto Architect Architectural Suit (NFR) Autocad-2009, Photoshop Version 7.0, Corel Draw 10, ArchiCad 12, XP Windows, Windows Microsoft 7, Antivirus Kespersky, A.D.T. 3.3, stellar. It also has a multi-media projector. As a result, students have been regularly presenting seminars and design proposals using the latest audio-visual presentation techniques. The faculty has a separate computer lab with the latest infrastructure and round the clock Internet access, which helps in constant updating of information and enhancing the knowledge bank. Besides this, efforts are on to provide each faculty member with a personal computer. 

Workshop
The college workshop caters to the need of ‘hands on’ experience in handling of building construction tools and model making. It has facilities including machines and trained personnel in the fields of carpentry, metal work and model making.

The workshop is equipped with machines, tools and materials of carpentry, black smithy, model making, painting and polishing etc. which have resulted in numerous innovative working models

Building Material's Museum The college museum houses samples of building materials, architectural products, structural system models, various kinds of trusses, joinery details, metal doors and windows, etc. for ready reference and for use as teaching aids. The Museum also has detailed models of tensiles structures, electrical & sanitary fixtures and fittings besides samples of wall tiles, laminates and types of glass. The final year thesis models are also displayed.

Audio-Visual Section

The audio-visual section has four overhead projectors, seven slide projectors, one video projector, one VCR, 3 no.s slide viewers, 1 coloured T.V., one Sony Stereo System with Cassette and VCD player, one Kodak  public address system, as well as stage lighting equipment, along with “Hotline 203 Projectavision” (with big screen) for screening educational films for students. Audio-visual lectures are delivered by professors to complement class room teaching.

The photographic laboratory has been equipped with darkroom facilities for B/W processing, five 35 mm(SLR) cameras, a medium format camera, enlargers, and developing & printing gadgets.

Photographic Laboratory
The photographic laboratory has been equipped with darkroom facilities for B/W processing, five 35 mm(SLR) cameras a medium format camera, enlargers, and developing & printing gadgets.

 

Research, Design and Development Cell

The cell has been engaged in the study and documentation of various aspects of the Chandigarh experiment. It also undertakes classification and compilation of research material based on the students’ B.Arch. thesis, publication of College Newsletter and Research Journals, and research papers on architecture and allied disciplines. At present, two architects are working as Research Assistants in the Cell. The research cell is currently involved in the publication of the updated Informograph on Chandigarh and Natural heritage- a history of Chandigarh . The informograph is available at the students’ section in the college.

Publications of the Research cell:

Aesthetic legislation: A documentation of Urban Controls in Chandigarh

The publications include concepts of Chandigarh Master Plan and Statute of Land as envisaged by Le Corbusier. Extracts from Building Byelaws, regulations and acts have been included along with a brief history of their evolution and purpose, Drawings of architectural controls along with photographs of buildings reflecting the architectural vocabulary of these “Control Areas” have been included. The volume also includes periodic revisions and amendments made in these controls. The document, available in the college, is priced at Rs. 300 for the general public and at Rs. 200 for students.

 

The Making of Chandigarh

The prime objective of this publication is to make a compact informative text document, which clearly outlines the history of and gives an insight into the making of the city. The emphasis would be to highlight the developments that had taken place before Corbusier’s arrival.

 

Documenting Natural Heritage of Chandigarh : Gardens of the city

The objective is to document present green spaces and gardens of the city.

Supporting Infrastructure

 

Assembly Hall 

The Assembly Hall of 200 seats capacity has all modern facilities such as air conditioning, acoustic treatment and public address system and is frequently used for presentations, lectures and students’ seminars.

Hostels

Adequate accommodation is available for both boys and girls in separate hostel buildings. The boys hostel, Corbu House, with accommodation for 99 students is located in the college campus while Architecture Girls Hostel has 100 rooms, at a nearby location in Sector 11-B.

 

Students Centre

Facilities for indoor games, recreation clubs, lounging, and canteen have been provided in this centre housed in an independent block next to the college building 

 

Co-curricular Activities 

Sports & Games

The College provides for many sports facilities including Cricket, Basket Ball & Volleyball. It has a Physical Fitness Center with a Multi-Station machine for all-round physical fitness exercise.

 

 Associations & Clubs 

A students’ body “Chandigarh Association of Student-Architects” (CASA), exists in the College to promote student welfare and co-curricular activities. CASA is affiliated to the National Association of Students of Architecture (NASA) which holds an annual convention comprising design and studio-work competitions, exhibitions, literary, and cultural events.

Alumni Association of Chandigarh College of Architecture (AACCA) has also been formed with a view to promote “Esprit-de-corps” amongst the alumni and to help promote the developmental activities of its alma mater.

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