I guess everyone atleast once in their lifetime must have used shadows of tree to protect themself from scorching sunlight.
Here is a small article which tells about the benefits of building green environment in the present world.
http://buildinggreenlife.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/saving-through-shades-of-trees/
http://green-growth.blogspot.com
Students from even commerce and humanities streams can pursue course:
Many students are still unaware that architecture is a career option even for those who did not take up science in class XII. Those from commerce and humanities streams can also get into architecture provided they have studied mathematics in class XII. According to the Council of Architecture (COA), only maths is essential to apply for bachelor of architecture contrary to the popular perception that those who haven’t studied physics, chemistry and maths PCM) can’t dream of becoming architecture.
However, most school pass-outs remain unaware of the latest eligibility criteria for architecture and only science students end up applying for the 142 architecture colleges in the country. “To apply for architecture you are only required to have studied maths in class XII and secured at least 50% aggregate. Earlier, English was also required but we have dropped that requirement now,” said Prof Vijay Sohoni, president, COA.
Sohoni said that while COA has often advertised the eligibility criteria in newspapers, only 10-15% of the students in each architecture institution are from the non-science streams. All the rest are science students despite the fact that knowledge of any science subject is not essential for architecture, Sohoni added. “In architecture we need people who have studied arts and aesthetics or even social sciences,” Sohoni said.
The confusion started with COA and AICTE following their own eligibility criteria with the latter making PCM a pre-requisite for architecture. However, COA had ruled in 1983 that only English and maths would be required. After six cases were settled in different high courts, it was decided that COA was the sole authority to regulate the education in architecture. “After the Bombay High Court decided in the favour of COA, the AICTE approached the Supreme Court. But the SC declined a stay on the HC order in 2005,” said Vinod Kumar, registrar, COA. After this, in January 2006, COA notified that only maths was essential for applying to architecture.
There are 142 architecture colleges in the country out of which 123 conduct admissions through a National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA). The others are regional and centrally-funded institutes, which consider AIEEE rankings. “The confusion over the eligibility criteria for architecture still prevails because AIEEE puts it in the same bracket as engineering. The entrance exam for architecture and engineering is clubbed under AIEEE that requires a student to have passed class XII with PCM. A case in this regard is still pending in the Supreme Court,” Sohoni said.
So, the students who had maths in class XII and wants to pursue architecture can take NATA-an outline test conducted across 100 centers in the city. “The test is not annual. It happens between January and September. One needs to approach the designated center, take an appointment and appear for the test at the allotted time,” Sohoni said.
Report presented by Neha Pushkarna (TIMES CITY)
These are the elements or materials used for designing. They are used to attain certain design goals. These can be categorized in different categories:-
1. Origin:- Natural or Manmade
The landscape materials can be classified on the basis of there origin i.e. natural or manmade.
Natural materials include those which are available from nature like plants, stones, earth, sand etc.
Man-made materials are those which are used after synthesising the natural materials or machine made. They include artificial lakes, ponds, cascades, bridges, fountains, gazebos, street furnitures, etc.
There may be a category in which only chemical is used to make elements like plastic (for pipes), trellis, etc.
Tree houses for birds, dove coats are the elements which enhance the space added with the lanterns, railings (in stone or bamboo) or music.
2. Degree of Hardness :- Hard or Soft
Hard elements include stones, bricks and concrete while Soft materials include plants, water, mud or soil. In order to recharge ground water, protect soil and climatic conditions, we need to provide a lot of soft spaces in our landscape.
3. Growth:- Living or Non-Living
Living elements includes plants which require regular maintainance, fertilisation and good investment while Non-Living elements are installed once.
4. Water requirement:- Dry Gardening or Wet Gardening
Phenomenon of Dry Gardening was taken from the Japenese Gardens. They require less of water in plants like cactus, moss, etc. While Wet Gardening requires a lot of water.
In order to study about Landscape architecture, we need to gain certain knowledge about the terms used in it.
Landscape:- Something which is natural, beautiful, which surrounds us. In short we can say that Landscape is something which we appreciate.
Design:- It is defined as organisation of few components in an orderly manner.
Landscape Architecture:- It is not only organisation of components but creating relationship between the building and surrouding. Functions of a space can be different so we need to modify and organise natural and manmade components to create functional spaces.
Hello friends,
I have listed some of the architecture free journals which are available online. Kindly click on the link below to see the list.
http://archistudents.blogspot.com/2008/08/architecture-journals-collection-part-1.html
