GAT M.Arch (Sustainable Architecture) Admission Test

Exam Title : M.Arch (Sustainable Architecture) Admission

School of Architecture

SYLLABUS

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SYLLABUS:

● Section 1 - Architecture and Design

● Section 2 - Building Materials, Construction and Management

● Section 3 - Environment

● Section 4 - Urban Design

● Section 5 - Housing

● Section 6 - Building Services

● Disaster Resistant Buildings & Management

Each section is given in detail below:

Section 1: Architecture and Design

1 Visual composition in 2D and 3D

2 Principles of Art and Architecture

3 Organization of space

4 Architectural Graphics

5 Computer Graphics– concepts of CAD, BIM, 3D modeling and Architectural rendition

6 Programming languages and automation

7 Anthropometrics

8 Planning and design considerations for different building types

9 Site planning

10 Circulation- horizontal and vertical

11 Barrier free design

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12 Space Standards; Building Codes

13 National Building Code

14 Elements, construction, architectural styles and examples of different periods of Indian and Western History of Architecture

15 Oriental, Vernacular and Traditional architecture

16 Architectural developments since Industrial Revolution

17 Influence of modern art on architecture

18 Art nouveau

19 Eclecticism

20 International styles

21 Postmodernism

22 Deconstruction in architecture

23 Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture

24 Works of renowned national and international architects

Section 2: Building Materials, Building Construction and Project Management

1 Behavioral characteristics and applications of different building materials: mud, timber, bamboo, brick, concrete, steel, glass, FRP, AAC, different polymers, composites.

2 Building construction techniques, methods and details

3 Building systems and prefabrication of building elements

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4 Principles of Modular Coordination

5 Estimation

6 Specification

7 Valuation

8 Professional practice

9 Construction planning and equipment

10 Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM etc

Section 3: Environment

1 Ecosystem- natural and man-made ecosystem

2 Ecological principles

3 Thermal comfort, ventilation and air movement

4 Principles of lighting and illumination

5 Climate responsive design

6 Solar architecture

7 Principles of architectural acoustics

8 Green Building- Concepts and Rating

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9 Environmental pollution- types, causes, controls and abatement strategies

Section 4: Urban Design

1 Concepts and theories of urban design

2 Public Perception

3 Townscape

4 Public Realm

5 Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation

6 Historical and modern examples of urban design

7 Public spaces, character, spatial qualities and Sense of Place

8 Elements of urban built environment – urban form, space, structure, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc.

9 Principles, tools and techniques of urban design

10 Site planning

11 Landscape design

12 Development controls – FAR, densities and building byelaws

Section 5: Housing

1 Housing Concepts, principles and examples of neighbourhood

2 Housing typologies

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3 Slums

4 Affordable Housing

5 Housing for special areas and needs

6 Residential densities

7 Standards for housing and community facilities

8 National Housing Policies, Programs and Schemes

Section 6: Building Services

1 Building Services: Water supply

2 Sewerage and drainage systems

3 Sanitary fittings and fixtures

4 Plumbing systems

5 Principles of internal and external drainage system

6 Principles of electrification of buildings

7 Intelligent Buildings

8 Elevators and Escalators - standards and uses

9 Air-Conditioning systems

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10 Firefighting Systems

11 Building Safety and Security systems

Section 7: Disaster Resistant Buildings and Management

1 Basics of Eco-systems, Factors that cause global climatic changes. Overview of major natural disasters, design and planning solutions for disaster mitigation.

2 Introduction to Natural Disasters

3 Factors Causing Disasters

4 Design and Retrofitting of Buildings for Earthquake resistance

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Time allotted is TWO hours.

2. A total of One Hundred questions are present.

3. Each question carries One marks..

4. Total Paper is of One Hundred Marks.

5. Each correct answer will be awarded full marks..

6. The unanswered questions will receive Zero marks.

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SAMPLE PAPER

PATTERN:

● MCQ Type [Tick one option from four options]

● ‘MATCH THE FOLLOWING’ Type [Tick one option from four options]

● ‘Calculator Usage based Numerical’ Type [Tick one option from four options]

● ‘IDENTIFY FROM PHOTOGRAPH’ Type [Tick one option from four options]

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1. The concept of ‘Dry Garden’ is associated with: A) Japanese Garden

B) Chinese Garden

C) Mughal Garden

D) Egyptian Garden

2. ‘Segregation at source’ is a concept associated with A) Solid waste management

B) Disaster management

C) Traffic management

D) Water management

3. Match the books in Group I with their authors in Group II

Group-I Group-II

P Space, Time and Architecture 1 Jane Jacob

Q Form, Space and Order 2 Kevin Lynch

R The Death and Life of Great American Cities 3 Ian McHarg

S The Image of the City 4 Francis D K Ching

5 Gideon S

Options:

A) P-5, Q-4, R-3, S-2

B) P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-2

C) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

D) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-5

4. ECBC stands for A) Electrical Conduit in Building Construction

B) Energy Conservation Building Code

C) Electrical Credit in Building Code

D) Energy Credit in Building Construction

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5. Identify the architect

A) Hassan Fathy

B) Philip Johnson

C) Laurie Baker

D) Clarence Perry

6. The concentric circles in a solar chart represent A) Azimuth angle

B) Altitude angle

C) Horizontal shadow angle

D) Vertical shadow angle

7. Match landscaping terms in Group-I with their descriptions in Group-II

Group-I Group-II

P Xeriscaping 1 Wide vegetated drain

Q Drip line 2 Tree rings

R Swale 3 Outermost circumference of a tree canopy

S Turf block paver 4 Solution to topsoil erosion and water permeability

5 A little or no irrigation

Options:

A) P-5, Q-3, R-1, S-4

B) P-3, Q-5, R-1, S-4

C) P-2, Q-3, R-1, S-5

D) P-5, Q-2, R-4, S-1

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8. For an activity, ‘optimistic time duration’ is 4 days, ‘pessimistic time duration’ is 11 days and ‘most-

likely time duration’ is 8 days. The PERT value of time duration is______ days (up to one decimal

place). A) 7.8 - 7.9 Days

B) 10.8 - 10.9 Days

C) 5.8 - 5.9 Days

D) 6.8 - 6.9 Days

9. A Housing Finance Institution in Private Sector is A) HUDCO

B) SBI

C) PNB

D) HDFC

10. Shodhan House, Ahmedabad was designed by A) Anant Raje

B) Le Corbusier

C) Louis I. Kahn

D) B.V. Doshi

11. Who is the Pritzker Award Winner 2018? A) Renzo Piano

B) Channa Daswatte

C) Charles Correa

D) B. V Doshi

12. ‘U’ Value refers to A) Utility function for convective heat transfer

B) Thermal transmittance of building components

C) Energy transfer between building components

D) Measure for area related heating and cooling loads

13. Identify the building

A) CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Hyderabad

B) CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Bangalore

C) CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Visakhapatnam

D) CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre, Bhubaneshwar

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14. As per National Building Code 2005, the minimum size of a habitable room in square metres is A) 9.5

B) 10.5

C) 11.5

D) 12.5

15. Walls with high Thermal Inertia are suitable for which type of climate A) Hot-Dry

B) Hot-Humid

C) Temperature

D) Cold

16. In case of residential apartments, the effective floor area available for use within an apartment, is

known as A) Carpet Area

B) Built-up Area

C) Plinth Area

D) Super Built-up Area

17. Beam or lowest division of the entablature which extends from column to column, is known as A) Arabesque

B) Arcade

C) Architrave

D) Arbour

18. Match the building materials in Group-I with their distinctive properties in Group-II

Group-I Group-II

P Cement 1 Charring

Q Steel 2 Brittle

R Wood 3 Evaporation

S Glass 4 Tensile strength

5 Setting Time

Options:

A) P-5, Q-3, R-2, S-1

B) P-5, Q-4, R-1, S-2

C) P-1, Q-4, R-5, S-2

D) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-5

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19. The most important property of concrete in its fresh state is A) Elasticity

B) Compressive Strength

C) Tensile Strength

D) Workability

20. ‘Finger Plan’ Concept was initially adopted in A) Copenhagen

B) Paris

C) Canberra

D) Tokyo

21. Identify the Planning Model

A] Burgess Model (Concentric Zone Theory)

Or

B] Hoytt’s Sector Model

A) None of the Above

B) Both the Statements

C) Statement A

D) Statement B

22. Match the CAD terms in Group I with their corresponding functions in Group II

Group-I Group-II

P Tiled Viewport 1 Boolean operator

Q UCS 2 Solid Model

R DXF 3 Coordinate System

S Extrude 4 Drawing Interchange Format

5 Model Space

Options:

A) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

B) P-2, Q-5, R-2, S-1

C) P-5, Q-3, R-4, S-2

D) P-3, Q-5, R-4, S-2

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23. Match the urban design concepts in Group I with their corresponding authors in Group II

Group-I Group-II

P Proxemics Theory 1 Gordon Cullen

Q Serial Vision 2 Edward T. Hall

R Urban Imageability 3 Oscar Newman

S Defensible Space 4 Paul Zucker

5 Kevin Lynch

Options:

A) P-2, Q-1, R-5, S-3

B) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4

C) P-4, Q-1, R-5, S-2

D) P-3, Q-5, R-2, S-1

24. Match the architectural movements in Group-I with their proponents in Group-II.

Group-I Group-II

P Deconstruction 1 Joseph Paxton

Q Historicism 2 Kenzo Tange

R Metabolism 3 Walter Gropius

S Art Nouveau 4 Victor Horta

5 Frank O Gehry

Options

A) P-5, Q-4, R-2, S-3

B) P-5, Q-1, R-2, S-4

C) P-5, Q-2, R-3, S-3

D) P-2, Q-4, R-1, 5-5

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25. Identify the logo

A. IGBC

B. GRIHA

C. COA

D. LEED - US Green building Council

26. The ratio between ‘illumination at a working point’ to ‘total light available simultaneously outdoor’ is

known as A) Daylight Factor

B) Sky Component

C) Internally Reflected Component

D) Externally Reflected Component

27. City of Brasilia was designed by A) Charles Correa

B) C. A. Doxiadis

C) Otto Koeningsberger

D) Oscar Neimeyer

28. Master Plan of Vidyadhar Nagar, jaipur was prepared by A) B V Doshi

B) Otto Koeningsberger

C) Raj Rewal

D) Anant Raje

29. An ancient City which had marketplace referred as ‘Forum’ was found in the settlements of A) Greek

B) Roman

C) Indian

D) Chinese

30. Tsunami is

A) Man Made Disaster

B) A Disaster which occurs below the Ground

C) Not a Disaster

D) An Earthquake that occurs at Sea.

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31. Tick the right

A) Philip Johnson

B) F L Wright

C) Louis Sullivan

D) Charles Correa

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