Architecture and Planning (AR)

The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2022 will be conducted in 29 subject papers. There is a detailed syllabus for every paper. Here is the complete syllabus for the paper Architecture and Planning (Code: AR). The paper includes three parts – Part A, Part B1, and Part B2 – with a range of topics under each part.

Part A: Common 

Section 1: Architecture, Planning and Design 

• Architectural Graphics
• Computer application in Architecture and Planning
• Visual composition in 2D and 3D
• Circulation- horizontal and vertical
• Anthropometrics
• Universal design
• Building by-laws
• Codes and standards
• Organization of space
• Space Standards

Section 2: Construction And Management

• Estimation and Specification
• Principles and design of disaster resistant structures
• Form and Structure
• Temporary structures for rehabilitation
• Project management techniques e.g. PERT, CPM etc
• Professional practice and ethics

Section 3: Environmental Planning And Design

• Ecological principles
• Natural and man-made ecosystem
• Environmental pollution – types, causes, controls and abatement strategies
• Climate change and built environment
• Sustainable development, goals and strategies
• Environmental considerations in Planning and design
• Climate responsive design

Section 4: Urban Design, Landscape And Conservation

• Historical and modern examples of urban design
• Concepts and theories of urban design
• Elements of urban built environment – urban form, spaces, structure, pattern, fabric, texture, grain etc
• Public spaces, character, spatial qualities and Sense of Place
• Urban design interventions for sustainable development and transportation
• Urban renewal and conservation
• Historical public spaces and gardens
• Development controls – FAR, densities and building by-laws.
• Landscape design
• Principles, tools and techniques of urban design
• Heritage conservation
• Site planning

Section 5: Planning Process

• Salient concepts, theories and principles of urban planning
• Concepts and theories by trendsetting planners and designers
• Concepts of cities – Eco-City, Smart City
• Urban sociology
• Social, Economic and environmental cost benefit analysis
• Methods of non-spatial and spatial data analysis
• Development guidelines such as URDPFI
• Ekistics

Section 6: Housing

• Housing typologies
• Residential densities
• Concepts, principles and examples of neighborhood
• Affordable Housing
• Real estate valuation

Section 7: Services And Infrastructure

• Methods of solid waste management – collection, transportation and disposal
• Water supply and distribution system
• Design of roads, intersections, grade separators and parking areas
• Water harvesting systems
• Principles, Planning and Design of stormwater drainage system
• Building Management Systems
• Para-transits and other modes of transportation, Pedestrian and slow moving traffic planning
• Recycling and Reuse of solid waste
• Sewage disposal methods
• Firefighting Systems
• Water treatment
• Land use – transportation – urban form inter-relationships
• Hierarchy of roads and level of service
• Building Safety and Security systems

Part B1: Architecture

Section B1.1: History And Contemporary Architecture 

• Principles of Art and Architecture
• World History of Architecture: Egyptian, Greco-Roman classical period, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque-Rococo, etc
• Indian vernacular and traditional Architecture, Oriental Architecture
• Works of renowned national and international architects
• Recent trends in Contemporary Architecture: Art nouveau, Art Deco, Eclecticism, International styles, Postmodernism, Deconstruction in architecture, etc
• Influence of Modern art and Design in Architecture

Section B1.2: Building Construction And Structural Systems

• Building construction techniques, methods and details
• Building systems and prefabrication of building elements
• Principles of Modular Coordination
• Construction planning and equipment
• Building material characteristics and applications
• Principles of strength of materials
• Alternative building materials
• Foundations
• Design of structural elements with different materials
• Elastic and Limit State design
• Structural systems
• Principles of Pre-stressing
• High Rise and Long Span structures, gravity and lateral load resisting systems

Section B1.3: Building Services And Sustainability 

• Sewerage and drainage systems
• Principles of internal and external drainage system 
• Sustainable building strategies
• Water supply
• Intelligent Buildings
• Air-Conditioning systems
• Building Performance Simulation and Evaluation
• Elevators and Escalators – standards and uses
• Solar architecture
• Thermal, visual and acoustic comfort in built environments
• Plumbing systems
• Sanitary fittings and fixtures
• Principles of electrification of buildings
• Natural and Mechanical ventilation in buildings

Part B2: Planning 

Section B2.1: Regional And Settlement Planning 

• Various schemes and programs of central government
• Transit Oriented Development (TOD), SEZ, SRZ etc.
• Types and hierarchy of plans
• Standards for housing and community facilities
• Regional delineation
• Public Perception and user behaviour
• Housing for special areas and needs
• Slums, Squatters and informal housing
• National Housing Policies, Programs and Schemes.
• Settlement hierarchy

Section B2.2: Planning Techniques And Management

• Management of Infrastructure Projects
• Urban Economics, Law of demand and supply of land and its use in planning
• Demography and equity in planning
• Planning Legislation and implementation – Land Acquisition Act, PPP etc
• Urban geography and econometrics
• Tools and techniques of Surveys – Physical, Topographical, Land use and Socio-economic Surveys
• Decision support system and Land Information System
• Local self-governance, Panchayati Raj institutions
• Graphic presentation of spatial data
• Application of G.I.S and Remote Sensing techniques in urban and regional planning

Section B2.3: Infrastructure Planning

• Road capacity and Travel demand forecasting
• Traffic analyses and design considerations
• Traffic survey methods, Traffic flow Analysis
• Process and Principles of Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering
• Urban and Rural Infrastructure System Network
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Mass transportation planning
• Traffic and transport management and control in urban areas