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Architecture

About the Department

Meenakshi School of Architecture, approved by Council of Architecture, New Delhi and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai 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 Design of Building Environment, Construction & Engineering 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 and well-connected 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 Studios & Classrooms, Modern conference and Audio Visual halls, well equipped laboratories, workshops, computer labs, playgrounds, canteen and a health centre.

Vision & Mission

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.

Programmes Offered

Bachelor of Architecture

PEOs, POs, PSOs
Course Outcomes

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)

PEO1: Become a practicing architect who can provide holistic and innovative solutions to needs and problems of society.

PEO2: Find gainful employment in architectural firms/ building sector and contribute in design and decision making.

PEO3: Be a part of organisations that influence policy and contribute to larger changes in society and environment.

PEO4: Contribute to the discipline of architecture through higher studies, research and development.

PEO5: Become a thinker and entrepreneur who can direct creative vision, explorations, services and products towards a better future in an interconnected world.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)

After going through the five years of study, our B.Arch. graduates will exhibit ability to,

PO1: Analysis and Design Skill: Analyse and design architectural projects of allscales in a competent, innovative and appropriate manner as the situation.

PO2: Understanding of Form and demands of Architecture: :Represent, understand and analyse forms and attributes of architecture in different ways (manual/ graphic/ diagrammatic/ digital means) so as to inform the architectural design process.

PO3: Ability for Cognition, Expression and Communication: Understand situations through experience and express ideas through various modes- reading, writing, speaking, art, cognitive mapping, etc., that are consistent with the self and the world.

PO4: Historical, Social and Cultural Awareness: Identify/ analyse/ understand with sensitivity the various cultural, social and historical aspects of architecture as well as make meaningful and contextual design decisions.

PO5: Critical and Creative Thinking: Critically understand/ theorise existing situations and make positive creative transformations towards the future.

PO6: Knowledge in Making of Building: Understand and contribute to constructional aspects of buildings involving material strength and choice, building component and structural design.

PO7: Support and Services to Buildings: Understand and work out basic and advanced services for a building in an optimal manner so as to enhance the quality of life in a building.

PO8: Environment and Physical Context: Understand the relationships between environment and architecture and design livable buildings that are sensitive to as well as tap the potential of the environment at different scales.

PO9: Skill in Building Analysis and Optimisation of Design: Calculate/analyse building costs and environmental performance and optimise design for varied criteria.

PO10: Profession and Ethics: Serve as a competent and ethical professional architect.

PO11: Life Long Learning, Research and Development: Understand and address specific aspects of the discipline of architecture in depth through rigorous exploratory and experimental studies and research.

PO12: Larger contribution to Society: Understand broader interdisciplinary connections with architecture and engage them to serve as a catalyst for positive change.

COURSE OUTCOMES

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Master of Architecture

PEOs, POs, PSOs
Course Outcomes

PROGRAMME EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (PEOs)

PEO1: Become a more competent architect with ability to discern problems and identify solutions through both deep and broad parameters.

PEO2: Find gainful employment in architectural firms/ building sector through offering of specialized knowledge.

PEO3: Be a part of organisations that influence policy and decision making through contributing in-depth knowledge in relevant fields of study.

PEO4: Become a teacher/ researcher with ability to apply critical, investigative and analytical thinking towards future society.

PEO5: Become a thinker and entrepreneur who can anticipate and project future transformations in the built environment.

PROGRAMME OUTCOMES (POs)

PO1: Independently carry out research / investigation and design development work to solve practical problems of built environment.

PO2: Write and present a substantial technical report/ research document.

PO3: Intensify thoughts, techniques and knowledge with a demonstration of mastery in specific areas of architecture.

PO4: Resolve architectural problems with due consideration to environmental issues.

PO5: Look at the larger urban cultural and social context in the making of design decisions.

PO6: Look at the larger urban cultural and social context in the making of design decisions.

COURSE OUTCOMES

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Regulation - 2017

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Faculty

FACULTY MEMBERS

S.No	NAME OF THE FACULTY	QUALIFICATION	DESIGNATION
1	Ar. M Uma Chakkaravarthy	B.Arch., MCP.,(Ph.D.)	Head of the Department/Professor
2	Ar. Joohi Bansal	B.Arch.	Design Chair
3	Ar. Mythili Madhusudhan	M.Arch.	Professor
4	Ar. B. Jayanthi	M.Arch.,(Ph.D.)	Associate Professor
5	Ar. Ramesh M	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
6	Mr. Lenin A	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
7	Ar. D. Anusuya	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
8	Mrs. Manimegalai V	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
9	Mr. Ramesh Kumar A L	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
10	Mr. Jagan A	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
11	Mr. Imran Ali A M	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
12	Ar. I. Xavier Raja	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
13	Mrs. T. Padmavathi	M.Sc., M.Phil.	Associate Professor
14	Er. Jayalakshmi S	B.E., M.Plan.	Assistant Professor
15	Er. N Nazia Amreen	M.E.	Assistant Professor
16	Ar. Preethima D	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
17	Ar. Raiza Gaizer	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
18	Mr. Vignesh R	M.F.A.,(Ph.D.)	Assistant Professor
19	Ar. Shakthi Kumar Pv	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
20	Ar Gowtham	B.Arch., MAA.	Assistant Professor
21	Mrs. Sinduja G	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
22	Mrs. Jayanthi P	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
23	Mr. Sivabalakumaran B	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
24	Mr. Akhilesh B V	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
25	Ms. Keerthana S	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
26	Mrs. Nalini S	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
27	Mr. Ramu Sp	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
28	Mrs. Selvabhavani S	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
29	Ms. Soundarya Surya R	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
30	Ms. Jumana Tasneem K Z	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
31	Mr. Veera Vignesh G M	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
32	Mr. Hemanathan K V J	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
33	Mr. Durairaj N	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
34	Mr. Sambantham S P	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
35	Ms. Smrithi Vkp	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
36	Mr. Ajey K	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
37	Mr. Gokul	B.Arch.	Assistant Professor
38	Mr. Rajakumar	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
39	Ar. A.P. Narendran	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
40	Ar. Ramji S	B.Arch.	Design Chair
41	Ar. Ezhilmaran	M.Arch.	Professor
42	Ar. Sathish Kumar	M.Arch.	Professor
43	Ar. Safrin Rex Dulice J	M.Arch.,(Ph.D.)	Associate Professor
44	Mr. Muthukumar T	M.Arch.	Associate Professor
45	Ms. Nebasath Robina M	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
46	Ms. Pradeepa Priyadharshini T	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
47	Mrs. Ramya V	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor
48	Mr. Pugalenthi R	M.Arch.	Assistant Professor