Bapurao Deshmukh College of Architecture, Sevagram.

History of Art & Architecture III 3S-A-4

Study of the Modern Movements in Architecture
For the study of emergence of the Modern movement and its impact on contemporary Indian Architecture
it is expected to learn various isms in architecture, hence it is expected by the students to trace out
them through readings from various books & official websites for the same.
Following are some of the movements, which shall be worked upon while following a given frame for
write up.
Arts & Crafts Movement
Beaux Arts
Prairie Style
Futurism
Expressionism
Modernism
Constructivism
Art Deco
International Style
Usonian
Postmodernism
Structural Expressionism
Deconstructivism
Frame for Write Up
Time Period
Region/s seen in
Architects following them
Famous architectural examples
Preceding and Succeeding Movements
if any
Guidelines for Submission
Weekly discussion will carried out at the end of every class.
Assignment to be submitted in soft copy format first, on or before 1
st
August 2014.
A time line for isms to be created.
One format in Microsoft Word is to be followed for all the compilations.
Font that looks professional shall be used; Font Size for Body, Sub - Headings & Headings
shall be 11, 12 & 14 respectively.
1 inch margin on all four sides and line spacing 1 shall be strictly adhered to.
Name of assignment on header and batch details and college name with logo of college in the
footer.
Write up shall be in points or can be in paragraphs, but not exceeding 500 words limit. (1 ism
on 1 page)
Coloured Photographic evidences (in optimum size) to be composed in plates of A4 Size.
A cover page with Assignment Title, Batch Details, Name and Address of College following
appropriate fonts and font size
Table of Contents mentioning topic, compilers names & page number.
Table of Figures to be added.
Bibliography and References to be mentioned compulsorily.
Two final copies to be submitted in 2 stick files/ soft binding on 11
th
August 2014.
In case of any difficulty you can reach me directly.
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