SMMCA endeavors to integrate education, research and social outreach so as to promote academic excellence through innovation, creativity and scholarly development.
- Research oriented approach – In SMMCA architecture research is taken up for not just creating new knowledge but also to bridge the knowledge gaps. The faculties & students are encouraged to take up research with a complete support by creating conducive environment in the institution and to facilitate them to manifest their concepts and ideas to realization.
- Innovative methods – Innovations are done by teachers in line with the course content in subjects like Architectural Design, Basic Design, Theory of Architecture, Advanced Building materials etc. To link academic and profession and include practical aspects of architecture, well known practicing architects are invited to conduct Design Workshops on various design issues
- Collaborative learning modes – The institution takes initiatives to conduct students-teachers exchange programs with eminent architecture institutions in and outside India to expand the learning arenas. The institution has independently or in collaboration conducted programs to benefit the society. Various awareness programs are conducted at society level. Special programs are crafted for school children to make them understand the role of architect at different aspects of cultural and social contribution.
- Creative exercises – Creative exercises in form of standalone exercises & warm-up exercises before a design project help students in conceptualization, detailing and finalization of the given problem.
- ICT based Teaching Learning – ICT based teaching learning includes involvement of various tools like e-learning, web based learning which helps in keeping the students updated and enhances teachers’ capacity and ability.
- Participative Learning – SMMCA believes in interactive classroom culture which can be through panel discussions, talking and listening, group discussions, writing and reflecting, group interactions, group assignments, role play etc.
- Experiential learning – Architecture students need to learn by seeing and doing which is appropriately explored in academic content of the studio works.
- Experimentation and Simulation – Students acquire expertise in Design course as well as present the design ideas convincingly and are able to handle complex graphic presentations with the use of various soft wares. Various design issues are handled by experimentation and simulations.
- Expert lectures – Architectural Design course each time exposes the students to different design issues and challenges. Experts from architecture industry are invited to deliberate on industry relevance of the curricular topics, to present ongoing research topics, futuristic trends and research.
- Social awareness – SMMCA aims to produce socially responsible architects with sensitivity towards social issues of immediate contexts, national concerns and global effects.
- Personality development – SMMCA has high aspiration for its graduates, and in the pursuit of our academic mission, we constantly endeavour to provide them employability skills, life skills, and nurture attitudes and dispositions through curricular and co-curricular activities.
