Architecture is the process and product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures. It works as cultural symbols and as works of art. Several historical civilizations are identified with their surviving architectural achievements.
Architecture can also mean-
- A term to describe buildings and other physical structures.
- The art and science of designing buildings and non-building structures.
- The style of design of construction of buildings and other physical structures.
- It also provides knowledge of science and humanity.
Singapore Polytechnic
Singapore Polytechnic is an institution of higher learning in Singapore. It is the first polytechnic established in Singapore. It was established in 1954 to provide studies, training, and research in technology, science, commerce, and the arts. The ordinal campus was located at Prince Edward Road then it was relocated to its present-day location that is Dover MRT station in 1978.
This university offers full-time diploma courses and a range of continuing education programs. It has eleven academic schools.
- School of Architecture and the Built Environment (ABE)
- SP Business School(SB)
- School of Chemical and Life Sciences(CLS)
- School of Computing(SoC)
- School of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)
- School of Life Skills and Communication (LSC)
- School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering (MAE)
- School of Mathematics and Science (MS)
- Professional & Adult Continuing Education (PACE) Academy
- Media, Arts and Design School (MAD)
- Singapore Maritime Academy(SMA)
The course available for architecture is the Bachelor’s Diploma Degree of 3 years which has the eligibility criteria for the admission is that the candidate has to clear 12th with minimum of 70% in all 5 subjects, 70% in English and 75% in mathematics.
The student also needs to clear TOEFL with minimum marks of 79, SAT with minimum marking in critical reading/Verbal of 560, Mathematics with 600 and SATII (Physics/Chemistry with a minimum score of 600).
The course fees per year for accommodation is around 3 lakhs INR and tuition fee per year is around 4 lakhs INR.
Nanyang Polytechnic
Nanyang Polytechnic is a polytechnic located in the precinct of Yio Chu Kang in the town of Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. As an industry-oriented alternative to junior college education, polytechnic graduates are sought for work or for continuing their higher education degrees.
It has seven academic schools, offering a variety of courses-
- School of Business Management (SBM)
- School of Chemical & Life Sciences (SCL)
- School of Engineering (SEG)
- School of Health & Social Sciences (SHSS)
- School of Information Technology (SIT)
- School of Interactive & Digital Media (SIDM)
For the eligibility of the candidate, they should have GCE ‘O’ level of Net ELR2B2 or equivalent examinations results to fulfill the required aggregate.
In English Language grade between 1-7, Mathematics (Elementary/Additional) grade between 1-6 and in any other subject’s grade between 1-6.
The course fees per year are 4 lakhs INR around and 1 lakh INR around.
Nanyang Technological University
Nanyang Technological University is the second oldest public autonomous research university in Singapore. This university comprised of eight colleges and schools, including the College of Engineering, College of Science, Le Kong Chain School of Medicine, and College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
The university is situated in the southwest area of Singapore and has two campuses. The main campus of the university is located in Yunnan Garden. It covers a wide area of over 200 hectares.
The university also comprises of Medical District houses with the Chinese Heritage Center, which is the national monument.
The university provides with M.Sc. in Smart Product Design by coursework.
This program is designed to equip engineers and scientists with in-depth knowledge about product design and development. human-centered ergonomics and management of innovation to develop new products.
The college provides with M.Sc. in Smart Product Design by coursework.
The eligibility criteria are that the student should be good in a bachelor’s degree. He/she should have secured 600 in paper-based, 250 in internet-based in the TOEFL, or have secured 6.5 in IELTS.
The fees of the course per year are around 40 lakhs and campus accommodation takes around 4 lakhs.
National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore was founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and the Federated Malay States Government Medical School in Singapore.
It is ranked within the top 100 universities in the world and the top 3 universities in Asia.
The BA. (Arch.) is a preeminent four-year honors degree that serves as the core foundation for concurrent Master’s Degree offered by NSU Architecture. It makes the students go through design excellence, exploration, and making. The fundamental skill one should have been drawing, model-making, and representation of arts-based curriculum comprising of architectural history, theory.
In the first year, the student is introduced to the foundational concepts in design, representation, and critical thinking through making. Also, they study precedent, materiality as well as the equatorial environment. And in the second and third years, the study and investigate issues of structure, site, and envelope.
The eligibility criteria are that the student should have cleared higher school and also cleared IELTS with 6.5, MUET with 200 and TOEFL with 580 for paper-based and 92-93 for internet-based.
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