Architecture - National College of Arts (NCA)

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE

The main objective of the Bachelor of Architecture program is to educate and train students to become professionally sound and creative architects and also to prepare them for higher studies. Teaching is focused on enhancing creative abilities, critical thinking and to inculcate professional competence and ethical practice.

After the first two foundation semesters, the third and fourth semesters are focused on the basics of architectural design with emphasis on the understanding of architecture as a combination of functional and aesthetic concerns. The course introduces design as the study of interrelationship of spaces and generation of architectural form based upon program, building materials, technology and aesthetic sensibilities. Geographical and cultural context plays a critical role in the design process.

The fifth and sixth semesters form the intermediate level of the courses introduce advanced structures, building technologies and design. Understanding of the context in master planning plays a vital role in the design of built environment. The students at this stage are also introduced to the concerns of sustainability.

The seventh and eighth semesters are the start of advanced level that broadens the horizon of study to encompass the issues of urbanism and the built environment. This includes the impact of individual building on its wider physical and cultural context that shapes the built environment. Topics like regeneration of historic urban centers and housing design form the main focus at this level.

The ninth and tenth semesters are for the thesis research and design with a focus on independent research on a topic of personal interest and its articulation in the final design project.

PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES

1st Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FNDN-1101	Drawing I	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1102	Spatial Intelligence I	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1103	Design and Moving Image I	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1104	Sculpture I	Foundation	Studio	3
COMP-1101	Functional English	Compulsory	Theory	3
COMP-1102	Ideology and constitution of Pakistan	Compulsory	Theory	2
FNDN-1103	History of Art I	Foundation	Theory	1
COMP-1104	Introduction to the Arts I	Compulsory	Theory	1
COMP-1105	Civic and Community Engagement	Compulsory	Theory	2
			Total	21

2nd Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
FNDN-1201	Drawing II	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1202	Spatial Intelligence II	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1203	Design and Moving Image II	Foundation	Studio	3
FNDN-1204	Sculpture II	Foundation	Studio	3
COMP-1201	Expository Writing	Compulsory	Theory	3
COMP-1202	Islamic Studies	Compulsory	Theory	2
FNDN-1203	History of Art II	Foundation	Theory	1
COMP-1204	Introduction to the Arts II	Compulsory	Theory	1
COMP-1205	Entrepreneurship	Compulsory	Theory	2
			Total	21

3rd Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-2101	Architecture Design I	Major	Studio	6
ARCH-2102	Materials and Building Construction I	Major	Studio	1
ARCH-2104	Freehand Drawing I	Major	Studio	2
NCA-2101	History of Art I	Major	Theory	2
COMP-2101	A Science of Society	Compulsory	Theory	2
COMP-2102	Information Communication Technologies in Education	Compulsory	Lab/Theory	3 (2+1)
COMP-2103	Exploring Quantitative Skills	Compulsory	Theory	3
	Interdisciplinary	Interdisciplinary		2
			Total	21

4th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-2201	Architecture Design II	Major	Studio	6
ARCH-2202	Materials and Building Construction II	Major	Studio	1
ARCH-2203	Theory of Structure I	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-2204	Freehand Drawing II	Major	Studio	2
NCA-2201	History of Art II	Major	Theory	2
COMP-2201	What is Science/ The science of Global Challenges	Compulsory	Lab/Theory	3 (2+1)
COMP-2202	Tools for Quantitative Reasoning	Compulsory	Theory	3
	Interdisciplinary	Interdisciplinary		2
			Total	21

5th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-3101	Architecture Design III	Major	Studio	6
ARCH-3102	Materials and Building Construction III	Major	Studio	2
ARCH-3103	Theory of Structure II	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-3104	Building Services I	Major	Theory	2
NCA-3101	History of Art III	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-3105	Sustainable Systems I	Major	Theory	2
	Interdisciplinary	Interdisciplinary		2
			Total	18

6th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-3201	Architecture Design IV	Major	Studio	6
ARCH-3202	Materials and Building Construction IV	Major	Studio	2
ARCH-3203	Urban Design	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-3204	Building Services II	Major	Theory	2
NCA-3201	History of Art IV	Major	Theory	2
	Interdisciplinary	Interdisciplinary		2
			Total	16

7th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-4101	Architecture Design V	Major	Studio	6
ARCH-4102	Materials and Building Construction V	Major	Studio	2
ARCH-4103	Engineering System	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-4104	Computer Applications I	Major	Lab	2
ARCH-4105	Sustainable Systems II	Major	Theory	2
	Allied Course	Allied	Theory	2
			Total	16

8th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-4201	Architecture Design VI	Major	Studio	6
ARCH-4202	Architecture Seminar-I	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-4203	Research Methodology	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-4204	Computer Applications II	Major	Lab	2
ARCH-4207	Urban Planning	Major	Theory	2
	Allied Course	Allied	Theory	2
			Total	16

9th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-5101	Architecture Design VII	Major	Studio	5
ARCH-5102	Architecture Seminar-II	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-5103	Thesis Research and Writing	Major	Theory	2
ARCH-5104	Professional Practice	Major	Theory	2
	Allied Course	Allied	Theory	2
	Allied Course	Allied	Theory	2
			Total	15

10th Semester

Code	Courses	Category	Type	Credits
ARCH-5201	Thesis	Major	Studio	15
			Total	15

INTERDISCIPLINARY/ ALLIED COURSES

From 3rd semester onwards, a student will be able to choose an allied/interdisciplinary course from his/her department and from other departments with the help of assigned advisor.
Each Interdisciplinary Course will be of 2 credit hours.

Code	Courses	Type
ARCH-2102	Materials and Building Construction I	Theory-Studio
ARCH-2104	Freehand Drawing I	Studio
ARCH-2106	Computer Applications I	Lab
ARCH-2202	Materials and Building Construction II	Theory -Studio
ARCH-2204	Freehand Drawing II	Studio
NCA-2201	History of Art II	Theory
ARCH-2206	Computer Applications II	Lab
ARCH-3102	Materials and Building Construction III	Theory -Studio
ARCH-3104	Urban Design I	Theory- Studio
ARCH-3106	Sustainable Systems I	Theory
ARCH-3202	Materials and Building Construction IV	Theory
ARCH-3203	Building Services II	Theory
ARCH-3204	Urban Design II	Theory-Studio
NCA-3201	History of Art IV	Theory
ARCH-3206	Sustainable Systems II	Theory
ARCH-4102	Landscaping I	Theory
ARCH-4103	Urban Planning I	Theory- Studio
ARCH-4106	Engineering System I	Theory
ARCH-4107	Project Management I	Theory
ARCH-4202	Landscaping II	Theory
ARCH-4203	Urban Planning II	Theory- Studio
ARCH-5102	Landscaping III	Theory-Studio
ARCH-5103	Professional Practice	Theory
ARCH-2207	Architectonic	Theory
ARCH-2205	Lighting Design	Theory
ARCH-3205	Architecture Signage Design	Theory

STUDENT'S
WORK

FACULTY

Prof. Dr. Syed Faisal Sajjad

Dean Faculty of Architecture
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. U.E.T
PhD, Architecture, UET, Lahore

Khalid Ibrahim

Head of Department
Associate Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. U.E.T., Lahore
MDS- Historic Preservation
BAC, USA

Dr. Zahid Usman

Associate Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Sc. in Architectural Lighting Design, KTH, Stockholm, Sweden
Ph.D (Built Environment), International Islamic University, Malaysia

Rabia Ezdi

Associate Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Sc. Urban Management and Development, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Holland

Amna Majeed

Associate Professor
B. Arch. NCA
Master of Urban Design
Development and Design,
University of New South
Wales, Sydney, Australia

Dr. Hafsa Imtiaz

Associate Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch, Urban Building from Glasgow School of Art, Makintosh School of Architecture, UK
Ph.D. ,Taylor’s University, Malaysia
MPCATP, A I AP

Muhammad Azib Bajwa

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. UET, Lahore
M. Arch. UET, Lahore

Syed Ali Pasha

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. NCA, Lahore
M. Arch. Architecture Design, University of Nottingham, UK

Sulman Lateef

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. NCA

Fariha Shahid

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. UET, Lahore

Asad Ali

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. Kingston University of London

Umair Zia Malik

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. U.E.T., Lahore

Zunaira Batool

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi
M. Phil in Conservation & Management-NCA, Lahore

Daniya Atta

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. Colombia University, New York, USA

Sarah Khadijah Cheema

Assistant Professor
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London,
London’s Global University

Naveed Hussain

Lecturer
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. Punjab University, Arts & Design, Lahore

Mulghalarra Khan

Lecturer
B. Arch. NCA
M.Sc. Urban Studies, Vrije University of Brussels
Master of Arts Urban Studies
(MA), University of Vienna (Universitat Wien)

Sama Khan

Lecturer
B. Arch. NCA
M. Arch. (Architecture, Cultural Identity & Globalization), University of Westminster, London, UK

Mahina Reki

Lecturer
B.Arch. NCA
M.Arch. Ghazi University Ankara, Turkey

Jabir Hussain

Lecturer
B.Arch. NCA

Awais Aqdus

Lecturer
B.Arch. Comsats
Master of Monumental Heritage, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Salman Gohar

Lecturer
B.Arch. NCA
M. Interior Design NCA

CENTRE FOR FOUNDATION STUDIES FACULTY

Faran Faisal
Incharge Foundation Studies
Assistant Professor

Prof. Dr. Murtaza Jafri
Prof. Dr. Syeda Farida Batool
Ms. Shehnaz Malhi
Tausif Zain Ul Abedin
Muhammad Arshad Saeed
Saadia Amin Raja
Wasim Akhtar
Ali Baba
Ammara Khalid
Ali Zafar
Syed Muhammad Hassan Zaidi
Rizwana Irfan
Sumaira Ameen
Naveen Zehra
Mujahid Shoaib Butt
Nariman Aziz
Ateeq ur Rehman
Zohreen Murtaza
Ghazala Raees

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