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Masters in Architecture Education

Masters in Architecture Education

Overview and Rationale

The department was established in 2007 and offers a unique flagship program on Architecture Pedagogy leading to an M. Arch degree.

At the time of conceptualizing and starting the program, it was the only one of its kind in India, an exclusive course in Architecture Pedagogy crafted by a team of highly acclaimed academicians with the help of professionals from the field of education, psychology, and core architecture.

The two-year four-semester program has an intake of 20 students and is recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA), the Government of Maharashtra, and R.T.M. Nagpur University.

  • The objective of this programme is to offer a professional course to architects who wish to be associated with teaching.
  • This programme is also most sought after by architects who want to enhance into a finer approach to professional practice.

Genesis of Program

  • Today all schools of architecture require highly skilled professionals who can delve deeply into the design philosophy of the school and translate it into fine design solutions. This is possible only if the teacher has an in-depth knowledge of the pedagogical processes and also of teaching techniques.
  • The path-breaking experiments in teaching methods adopted have resulted in the department acquiring FOUR Intellectual Property Rights (IPR).

The concerns of education in architecture led to a group of teachers and educationists work on formulating a course where the architecture inputs could be integrated with inputs from the field of education.

Core areas of the program

Conceptual Framework of the program

1) Faculty Profile

Our Chief Mentors

Founders of the Course

Prof. Shirish Deshpande

Dr. Ujwala Chakradeo

Vice-Chancellor, SNDT Women’s University, Mumbai

Our Guiding Force

Dr. Roopal Deshpande

Principal
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Dr. Roopal is well-known as a keen researcher and her sessions on History of Architecture have a wide audience. She initiates a very vibrant atmosphere for research and training at SMMCA.  A doctorate from VNIT, she also heads IRICH, an inter-disciplinary research hub run by the Women’s Education Society.

Our Core Faculty

Dr. Lakshmi Rao

Associate Professor
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Dr. Rao brings to the table a vast experience of over 45 years in the field of Education, Training and Research.  As Head of the Department of Architecture Education, she works extensively with the students on their Higher Order Thinking and Meta Cognitive Processes. Along with her doctoral degree in education, she also holds post-graduate degrees in Chemistry, Journalism and Psychology.

Dr. Ushoshi Guha

Associate Professor
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Dr. Guha is an Former IAS officer, renowned educationist and senior faculty at the Department of Architecture Education. She is also a Patent attorney with the Government of India.  Her company Lex Regia has its expertise in filing patents, copyrights and trademarks.

Dr. Madhura Rathod

Associate Professor
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Dr. Madhura, is a part of the core faculty of Architecture Education. An excellent communicator, she has a unique style of dealing with complex subjects making them engaging.  She also heads the Design and Consultancy cell of the college.  She is the convenor of INTACH, Nagpur Chapter.

Ar. Renuka Chutke Chakradeo

Assistant Professor
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As Co-Ordinator of the PG Programme Ar. Renuka is a fine multitasker. Her endearing way of teaching subjects related to societal context of architecture are well received by the students. She has completed her masters from SMMCA in 2015. She is MASA Research fellows and working onher research on Chitar Oli at Nagpur. She is also the winner at COA-TRC PG thesis awards, for her post graduate dissertation. She is currently pursuing doctoral research.

Our Wellness Coaches

Dr. Nanda Rathi

Professor and Head

PG Department of Human Development, LAD and SRP College for Women, Nagpur

Ar. Sonal Fuke

Associate Professor and Psychologist

Our Expert Visiting Faculty

Dr. Priya Choudhary

Professor

Dr. Neeta Lambe

Associate Professor
Dr. Sujata Godbole

Dr. Sujata Godbole

Associate Professor

Dr. Sampada Peshwe

Associate Professor
Ar. Manjiri Indurkar

Ar. Manjiri Indurkar

Assistant Professor
Ar. Anuradha Bhute

Ar. Anuradha Bhute

Assistant Professor

Ar. Radhika Deshpande

Assistant Professor

2) Our USP

Our USP: Innovation through Studios

  • The course is unique in its concepts and generation of ideas.
  • The studios are evolutionary in nature and the student’s contribution has a decisive role in the output of the studios.
  • The output of studios is unique with respect to the topic and exploratory path.
  • Final outputs in the form of books, movies, posters, research papers are adding a creative angle to the medium of expression.

Output in form of the studio

Panel Discussion With Ar.Tejas Deoskar, renowned  Director and Film maker

3) Our Forte

Teacher’s Training Program

  • Ever since the inception of the Department of Architecture Education at SMMCA in 2007, the department has focused on training of Faculty across the country on various areas of the teaching-Learning Process.
  • Faculty Development Programs are being conducted at Regional Centres through NIASA (now COA-TRC)
  • The Department has curated a number of programs for NIASA (now COA-TRC) and went a step further by copyrighting their format for conducting training programs.
  • After successfully conducting many programs, the department also extended its reach to create more trainers by organizing a “Train the Trainers” module under NIASA (now COA-TRC)
  • The Department has also conducted training programs on invitation from different schools of architecture across the country.

List of Training Programs conducted

List of Teacher-Training Programs conducted by the college for COA-TRC (NIASA) and other institutions.

Programs conducted for COA-TRC (NIASA)

Programs conducted for NIASA at regional and overseas centers

Programs conducted by SMMCA at other colleges

Programs conducted at SMMCA

Our Repository of Programmes

SMMCA conducts Faculty Development Programmes both in the online and offline modes. The training modules are developed in consultation with the school of architecture. Some of the training modules are:

  • Basics of Architecture Pedagogy
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy in the classroom/studio
  • Understanding Metacognition
  • Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) for teachers
  • Transactional Analysis
  • Psychological safety of students and teachers in the workplace
  • Counselling techniques for teachers
  • Design Thinking
  • Life Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • IPR and design patents

In addition to the above, the training cell of the college also facilitates programmes in the fields of the core architecture.

SMMCA also conceptualizes and develops need-based programmes for students of architecture and Faculty.

Posters of our recent Programs

4) Our Alumni

Our Alumni: Our Pride

  • Five of our  Alumni have been awarded Ph.D. degrees (Dr.Madhura Rathod, Dr.Trupti Dabe, and Dr. Aparna Kolhe, Dr. Seema Burele, Dr. Sushma Dhepe )
  • More than Ten Alumni pursuing their doctoral research
  • Most Alumni placed in senior positions in schools of architecture

Testimonials

Ar. Nikhil Surendra Kohale | SMMCA Nagpur

Ar. Nikhil Kohale

Associate Professor, Manipal School of Architecture and Planning

“ A dedicated avenue towards learning various aspects of teaching for professional coursework like architecture in a congenial environment is a growing need. SMMCA’s Master’s program on Architectural Education provides an encouraging opportunity to get involved with learning the fundamentals of this domain in an engaging manner. Through this program, one can certainly achieve the much-required orientation towards individual adjustments in their outlook and approach towards education in general. Through a process of sustained engagement with its alumni, all academia and the practice, this program can keep scaling new heights with the influx of fresh ideas and emerging directions. I wish all the coordinators of this much-needed program the very best for a great future of this enriching course.“

Ar.Yatin Moghe

Senior Practising Architect and Academician, Pune

“ SMMCA through this “Master’s course in architecture education” is indeed an all-encompassing one for the graduate student to master by opening doors of opportunity to Ideate, Innovate, Integrate, Invigorate and finally disseminate the learnings in one’s practice (Profession) or transmitting it to the next generation (Academics).“

Some of Our distinguished Alumni

Dr.Sushma Dhepe

Associate Professor, Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune

Dr. Aparna Kolhe

Senior Professor

Ar. Asif Khan

Al Salama Institute of Architecture

www.alsalamaschools.in/architecture/

Ar. Poonam Khan

Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture – SPA, Bhopal

Ar. Mohini Rehpade

Senior Architecture, Public Works Department

Ar. Mahesh Mokha

Practising Architect , Nagpur

Ar. Vikrant Bhute

Practising Architect, Nagpur

Ar. Vidya Singh

Practising Architect, Nagpur

5) Our Partner Affiliates for Training and Placement

Our Partner Affiliates for Training and Placement

  • SPA New Delhi
  • SPA Bhopal
  • NIT Raipur
  • Amity School of Architecture and Planning, Jaipur
  • Vaishnav Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore
  • IPS Academy Indore
  • Dignity college of Architecture Durg
  • BNCA, Pune
  • BRICKS, Pune
  • K.L. Tiwari College of Architecture, Nallsopara
  • P. R. Pote Patil College of Architecture, Amravati
  • Priyadarshini Institute of Architecture and Design Studies, Nagpur
  • Institute of Architecture and Design Studies, Nagpur
  • VNIT Nagpur
  • DG college of Architecture, Malappuram Kerala
  • Global Institute of Architecture Palakkad
  • Adhiyamaan college of Engineering, Hosur
  • Holy Crescent College of Architecture Kerala

Coursework

Details on Eligibility, How to apply, Who can apply and Seats can be found in the admissions sections of our website. Prospectus is available with our office.

Full time M.Arch. Co-ordinator – Dr. Lakshmi Rao.

Department Profile

Revised Syllabus

Syllabus

Time Table

2021-22
2020-21

Proposal to Fee Regulating Authority, Mumbai