ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
Meenakshi School of Architecture affiliated to Anna University & AICTE was established in the year 2009 by the Meenakshi Ammal Trust, Chennai, which is a public charitable educational trust formed for reaching quality education to more and more deserving and aspiring students. The trust members are drawn from various walks of life and are eminent personalities with proven success in education, research and teaching apart from social service.
The college offers the right opportunity to step into the world of technology in a confident and successful manner. Handpicked courses are offered in tune with industry requirements and trends in technology development. The vision is to emerge as a center of excellence in technical education and provide an outstanding launch-pad for future technocrats.
The college campus is located in the heart of Chennai city and easily accessible from different parts of the suburbs also. A sprawling and spacious layout with a serene and green environment welcomes the students as they step into the college campus. The campus is a well-planned one and has well designed airy and bright classrooms, modern conference and seminar halls, well equipped laboratories, workshops, computer labs, playgrounds, canteen and a health centre.
Vision
To be center that continuously responds to the ever-changing Social realities through the development and application of knowledge, towards creating a People-centred, Ecologically Sustainable and Social Awareness.
Mission
- Creation and provision of High quality Professional Education and socially relevant in a wide range of Interdisciplinary areas of Architecture.
- Creation and provision of Planning, Design, Construction Technology, Sustainability, Urban Design, Digital Architecture to the students.
- Promotes Professional Ethics, Dignity, Equality, Social Justice and Code of Conduct for all.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES (POs)
PO1: Ability to create architectural designs that satisfy both aesthetic and technical requirements.
PO2: Adequate knowledge of the histories and theories of architecture and the related arts, technologies and human sciences.
PO3: Knowledge of the fine arts as an influence on the quality of architectural design.
PO4: Adequate knowledge of urban design, planning and the skills involved in the planning process.
PO5: Understanding of the relationship between people and buildings, and between buildings and their environment, and the need to relate buildings and the spaces between them to human needs and scale.
PO6: Understanding of the profession of architecture and the role of the architect in society, in particular in preparing briefs that take account of social factors.
PO7: Understanding of the methods of investigation and preparation of the brief for a design project.
PO8: Understanding of the structural design, constructional and engineering problems associated with building design.
PO9: Adequate knowledge of physical problems and technologies and the function of buildings so as to provide them with internal conditions of comfort and protection against the climate
PO10: The necessary design skills to meet building users’ requirements within the constraints imposed by cost factors and building regulations.
PO11: Adequate knowledge of the industries, organizations, regulations and procedures involved in translating design concepts into buildings and integrating plans into overall planning.
COURSE OUTCOMES
| S.NO | NAME OF THE FACULTY | QUALIFICATION | DESIGNATION |
| 1 | AR. M UMA CHAKKARAVARTHY | MCP | HOD & PROFESSOR |
| 2 | AR. JOOHI BANSAL | B.ARCH | DESIGN CHAIR ,PROFESSOR |
| 3 | AR. RAMJI S | B.ARCH | DESIGN CHAIR ,PROFESSOR |
| 4 | AR. MYTHILI | M.ARCH | PROFESSOR |
| 5 | AR. EZHIL MARAN C | M.ARCH | PROFESSOR |
| 6 | AR. SATHISH KUMAR S | M.ARCH | PROFESSOR |
| 7 | AR. XAVIER RAJA I | M.ARCH | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 8 | AR. JAYANTHI BALAJI | M.ARCH | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 9 | AR. ANUSUYA D | M.ARCH | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 10 | AR. RAMESH M | M.ARCH | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 11 | AR. SAFRIN REX DULCIE J | M.ARCH | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 12 | AR. ASHFAQUE AHAMED M.U | MSC CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 13 | AR. GOUTHAM SANTHANAM | MAA | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 14 | AR. PREETHIMA DEVARAJAN | M.ARCH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 15 | AR. NARENDRAN A P | M.ARCH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 16 | AR. SHAKTHIKUMAR PV | M.ARCH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 17 | AR. RAIZA GAIZER | B.ARCH | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 18 | MRS. PADMAVATHI T | M.SC.,M.PHIL | ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR |
| 19 | ER. JAYALAKSHMI | M.PLAN | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 20 | ER. NAZIA AMREEN | M.E | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |
| 21 | MR. VIGNESH R | MFA | ASSISTANT PROFESSOR |