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    This document provides an overview of the key topics covered in the GATE syllabus for architecture and planning. It lists 14 major topics, including city planning, housing, landscape design, computer aided design, environmental studies, visual and urban design, history of architecture, building services, building construction and management, materials and structural systems, planning theory, techniques of planning, traffic and transportation planning, and infrastructure, services and amenities. It also briefly outlines some of the main concepts and issues covered within each of these topic areas.

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    This document provides an overview of the key topics covered in the GATE syllabus for architecture and planning. It lists 14 major topics, including city planning, housing, landscape design, computer aided design, environmental studies, visual and urban design, history of architecture, building services, building construction and management, materials and structural systems, planning theory, techniques of planning, traffic and transportation planning, and infrastructure, services and amenities. It also briefly outlines some of the main concepts and issues covered within each of these topic areas.

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    Syllabus

    City planning: Evolution of cities; principles of city planning; types of cities & new towns; planning
    regulations and building byelaws; eco-city concept; sustainable development.

    Housing:Concept of housing; neighbourhood concept; site planning principles; housing typology;


    housing standards; housing infrastructure; housing policies, finance and management; housing
    programs in India; self help housing.

    Landscape Design: Principles of landscape design and site planning; history of landscape styles;
    landscape elements and materials; plant characteristics & planting design; environmental considerations
    in landscape planning.

    Computer Aided Design:Application of computers in architecture and planning; understanding elements


    of hardware and software; computer graphics; programming languages – C and Visual Basic and usage
    of packages such as AutoCAD, 3D-Studio, 3D Max.
    Environmental Studies in Building Science: Components of Ecosystem; ecological principles concerning
    environment; climate responsive design; energy efficient building design; thermal comfort; solar
    architecture; principles of lighting and styles for illumination; basic principles of architectural acoustics;
    environment pollution, their control & abatement.

    Visual and Urban Design: Principles of visual composition; proportion, scale, rhythm, symmetry,
    harmony, datum, balance, form, colour, texture; sense of place and space, division of space; barrier free
    design; focal point, vista, image ability, visual survey, figure-background relationship.

    History of Architecture:Indian – Indus valley, Vedic, Buddhist, Indo-Aryan, Dravidian and Mughal
    periods; European – Egyptian, Greek, Roman, medieval and renaissance periods- construction and
    architectural styles; vernacular and traditional architecture.

    Development of Contemporary Architecture: Architectural developments and impacts on society since


    industrial revolution; influence of modern art on architecture; works of national and international
    architects; art novuea, eclecticism, international styles, post modernism, deconstruction in architecture.

    Building Services:Water supply, sewerage and drainage systems; sanitary fittings and fixtures; plumbing
    systems, principles of internal & external drainage systems, principles of electrification of buildings,
    intelligent buildings; elevators & escalators, their standards and uses; air-conditioning systems; fire
    fighting systems, building safety and security systems.

    Building Construction and Management: Building construction techniques, methods and details; building
    systems and prefabrication of building elements; principles of modular coordination; estimation,
    specification, valuation, professional practice; project management techniques e.g., PERT, CPM etc;

    Materials and Structural Systems: Behavioural characteristics of all types of building materials e.g. mud,
    timber, bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP, different polymers, composites; principles of strength
    of materials; design of structural elements in wood, steel and RCC; elastic and limit state design;
    complex structural systems; principles of pre-stressing; tall buildings; principles of disaster resistant
    structures.
    Planning Theory: Regional planning; settlement system planning; history of human settlements; growth
    of cities & metropolises; principles of Ekistics; rural-urban migration; urban conservation; urban
    renewal; Five-year plan; structural and sectoral plan.

    Techniques of Planning: Planning survey techniques; preparation of urban and regional structure plans,
    development plans, action plans; site planning principles and design; statistical methods of data analysis;
    application of G.I.S and remote sensing techniques in urban and regional planning; decision making
    models.

    Traffic and Transportation Planning: Principles of traffic engineering and transportation planning; traffic
    survey methods; design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas; hierarchy of roads
    and levels of services; traffic and transport management in urban areas, intelligent transportation
    system; mass transportation planning; para-transits and other modes of transportation, pedestrian &
    slow moving traffic planning.

    Infrastructure, Services and Amenities: Principles of water supply and sanitation systems; water
    treatment; solid waste disposal systems; waste treatment, recycle & reuse; urban rainwater harvesting;
    power supply and communication systems — network, design & guidelines; demography related
    standards at various levels of the settlements for health, education, recreation, religious & public-semi
    public facilities.

    Development Administration and Management: Planning laws; development control and zoning
    regulations; laws relating to land acquisition; development enforcements, urban land ceiling; land
    management techniques; planning and municipal administration; disaster mitigation management;
    73rd& 74th Constitutional amendments; valuation & taxation; revenue resources and fiscal
    management; public participation and role of NGO & CBO; Institutional networking & capacity building.

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