CE2025 ARCHITECTURE | ANNA UNIVERSITY BE CIVIL ENGINEERING 6TH

SEMESTER SYLLABUS
UNIT I ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Architectural Design an analysis integration of function and aesthetics
Introduction to basic
elements and principles of design.
UNIT II SITE PLANNING
Surveys Site analysis Development Control Layout regulations- Layout design
concepts.
UNIT III BUILDING TYPES
Residential, institutional, commercial and Industrial Application of anthropometry
and space
standards-Inter relationships of functions Safety standards Building rules and
regulations
Integration of building services Interior design
UNIT IV CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIVE DESIGN
Man and environment interaction- Factors that determine climate Characteristics
of climate
types Design for various climate types Passive and active energy controls
Green building
concept
UNIT V TOWN PLANNING
Planning Definition, concepts and processes- Urban planning standards and zoning
regulations- Urban renewal Conservation Principles of Landscape design
REFERENCES
1. Francis D.K. Ching, Architecture: Form, Space and Order, VNR, N.Y., 1999.
2. Givoni B., Man Climate and Architecture, Applied Science, Barking ESSEX, 1982
3. Edward D.Mills, Planning and Architects Handbook, Butterworth London, 1995.

4. Gallian B.Arthur and Simon Eisner, The Urban Pattern City Planning and
Design,
Affiliated Press Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 1995.
5. Margaret Robert,
HutchinsoLondon ,

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ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Concept that focuses on the components or elements of a structure or system and
unifies them into a coherent and functional whole, according to a particular
approach in achieving the objective(s) under the given constraints or limitations
An idea that takes the parts of a structure and turns them into a whole system. This is done with
objectives and limitations.