Sushant School of Art and Architecture

Infobox_University
name = Sushant School of Art and Architecture

type = Public-Private
established = 1989
affiliations = Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, AICTE
director = Prof. Ram Sharma
dean = Prof. Mansinh M. Rana
city = Gurgaon
state = Haryana
country = India
campus = Urban
students = 220
website = www. sushantschool.org

Sushant School of Art and Architecture is a private Architecture college in Gurgaon, India with about 220 students.

History

Sushant School of Art and Architecture was established in September 1989 by Chiranjiv Charitable Trust, a premier voluntary organization devoted to the cause of Education. Located in a sprawling new campus spread over 14 acres of land with scenic Aravali hills as the backdrop, the School offers state of Art infrastructure with modern facilities. The school is recognized by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Council of Architecture. In this school, Architectural education encompasses various fields from training in specific skills to exposure to a broad range of issues in a cyclic manner. As of 2007, the school offers a 5 year undergraduate degree programme in Architecture from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. [ [http://www.coa.gov.in/school/gen_info.htm Council of Architecture :: Schools of Architecture in India ] ] [http://ggsipu.nic.in/indexhome.htm] [http://www.sushantschool.org Sushant School of Art and Architecture ] ] Apart from offering a 5 years Degree Programme leading to Bachelor of Architecture the School is in the process of starting a Masters Programme in Real Estate Planning and Development in collaboration with Institute of Housing Studies (IHS) and Urban Management Center of Erasmus University, Rotterdam. Sushant School is also an affiliate member of the Association of the Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), U.S.A.

Culture at SSAA

Sushant School has established a reputation for being among the best in the country, a place for creative growth and development which encourages freedom of thought and expression, a place of diversity wherein parallel and competing Schools of thought coexist and which allow students to make their own choices. The ultimate choice a student makes for future professional trajectory is entirely her or his own. Thus courses chartered by students are far and wide reflecting attributes of local specificity and global significance.

Earlier this year School recorded phenomenal success with graduate admissions in top grade institution outside India, the number of admissions perhaps exceeding those of any other school in India. [ [http://archinect.com/links/detail.php?id=33815_0_26_0_M21 Archinect : Links : Sushant School of Art and Architecture, New Delhi; India ] ]

The School has developed over a period of years and is in the forefront of Design and Human Settlements and has been focusing attention on emerging issues of local, regional and national importance.The School also organizes workshops and lectures by visiting professionals from India and abroad. As a result, the students and the faculty get to share their views with prominent personalities from all walks of life. A diverse programme of critical studies and practical skills, access to the Information Highway, intellectuals, artists, scientists and other professionals help students to form their views. Development of individual imagination of students and upliftment of their competence in architecture, therefore, shape the basic intention of Sushant School of Art and Architecture. Quality Improvement Program offered by SSAA : The program encompasses Teaching of History in Architecture and is recognized by AICTE.

Faculty

The faculty is drawn from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, with academic thrusts as diverse as Fine Arts, Digital Architecture, Urbanism and Architecture of the City and Habitat and Human Settlements. The Dean emeritus and ex-Director of the school is Prof Mansinh M. Rana, prominent Indian architect and the present Director is Prof. Ram Sharma, another prominent person in the field of Architecture and Urban Design.

Distinguished Visitors

Prominent personalities from all walks of life regularly visit Sushant School and interact with the students and faculty members. These visitors include :

Mr. M.F. Hussain, Artist
Prof. B. V. Doshi, Architect
Dr. George Michael, USA
Prof. Vikram Bhatt, Mc.Gill University, Montreal, Canada
Prof. Mike Jenks, Oxford Brooks University, UK
Prof. B. S. Saini, University of Qweensland, Australia
Prof. David Wheeler, British Council
Prof. Peter Melvin, Architect, London
Prof. Peter Burman, University of York, UK
Prof. Yoginder K. Alagh, Vice Chairman, JNU, Delhi
Prof. Thomas de Muir, UCE University, Birmingham
Prof. Alexander P. Kudryatsev, Moscow School of Architecture
Prof. Rod Hackney, RIBA, UK
Mr. San Yuen, UNDP
Mr. H. Y. Sharada Prasad, ex Information advisor to prime minister
Prof. Ashish Bose, Demographer and Numerologist
Mr. Mark Tully, BBC
Mr. Mangala Mooreinghe, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Grammy award winner
Dr. Abid Hussain, Vice-Chairman, Rajiv Gandhi Institute forContemporary Studies
Mr. Michael Garret, Architect, Vancouver, Canada
Mr. Raj Ahuja, Architect-partner Philip Johnson, New York, USA
Prof. R. Allen Forester, Director, School of Architecture,
University of Illinois, Urbana, USA
Mr. Keshav Malik, Art Critic
Mr. Ashish Karode, Architect
Mrs. Shovona Karode, Art Critic

External links

* http://www.sushantschool.org (official website)
* http://archnet.org/library/academic-directory/one-category.jsp?category_id=4 - 63k -
* http://www.coa.gov.in/school/gen_info.htm (Council of Architecture, India)
* http://archinect.com/links/detail.php?id=33815_0_26_0_M21

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