The Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) is a college imparting education and research in the field of architecture. It covers the north-western region of India including the states of

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

, and

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as well as the Union Territories of

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

and

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

History

Chandigarh College of Architecture was established on 7 August 1961 in Chandigarh, India, and was set up to impart education in architecture.

Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (6 October 188727 August 1965), known as Le Corbusier ( , ; ), was a Swiss-French architectural designer, painter, urban planner and writer, who was one of the pioneers of what is now regarded as modern architecture ...

, who developed Chandigarh's master plan in 1951, got CCA established as a part of the Chandigarh Experiment.

Courses

The college offers a five-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) for which it is affiliated to the

Panjab University Panjab University (PU) is an Indian collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Lahor ...

in the Faculty of Design and Fine Arts. A semester system has been in place since 1972. A two-tier scheme has been in effect from 1985. The 10 semester course is offered in two tiers: Stage One, from first to sixth semester or three years and Stage Two, from seventh to tenth semester or two years. Stage One consists of theoretical subjects, tutorials, workshop practice and studio work for a basic grounding in the knowledge about architecture and its tools and skills. Stage Two comprises a six-month practical training followed by a large number of elective courses and studies of urban design, professional practice, town-planning and a thesis. In 1998, the program was modified to introduce more interdisciplinary courses and upcoming themes like building automation and sustainable design.

Campus

The campus is housed inside the

PEC University of Technology PEC may refer to: Groups, organizations, companies * Pakistan Engineering Council * Pedernales Electric Cooperative * President's Export Council * Mormon Priesthood Executive Committee, now high council meeting * Private Equity Council * Punja ...

(formerly

Punjab Engineering College Punjab Engineering College (Deemed to be University) (abbreviated PEC or PEC Chandigarh) is a public research & technical institution in Chandigarh. It was founded in 1921 in Lahore, established in Chandigarh in 1953, and focuses on the field o ...

) Campus in Sector 12, Chandigarh. CCA is widely spread in campus with its own cricket ground, basketball court, volleyball court and a gym. The boys hostel is located behind the campus, near the PEC market and the girls hostel is located in Sector 11, Chandigarh.

Annual events

"Corbu Day" is the annual founder's day which is celebrated on 6 October i.e. the birthdate of

. Guest lectures by eminent architects are held on this day. Awards and scholarships are awarded to meritorious students. The annual college fest "Archo" is held in March. The event is an inter-house competition among four houses, namely Kanishka, Kalinga, Maurya and Ashoka. Students participate in cultural, sports and design contests over a period of two weeks. In the year 2011, the college completed its 50 Years and the Golden Jubilee celebrations were carried out. 2011

Pritzker Prize The Pritzker Architecture Prize is an international award presented annually "to honor a living architect or architects whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment which has produced consisten ...

Laureate,

Eduardo Souto de Moura Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura (; born 25 July 1952), better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a Portuguese architect who was the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2011 and the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2013. Along with Fe ...

, was the keynote speaker at the event.

Rankings

CCA has been ranked 30th according to the

National Institutional Ranking Framework National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) is a ranking methodology released annually by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, to rank institutions of higher education in India. The framework was approved by the former Ministr ...

(NIRF) rankings in Architecture Category in the year 2024.

Notable alumni

Baburam Bhattarai Baburam Bhattarai (, ; born 18 June 1954), also known by his nom de guerre Laaldhwoj, is a Nepalese politician, architect and former Prime Minister of Nepal, Prime Minister who presently serves as leader of the Nepal Socialist Party. Bhattarai ...

– 36th Prime Minister of Nepal. * Rajesh Kumar Kaushal – Special Director General, Central Public Works Department, MoHUA, Govt. of India.

References

External links

CCA
– Official website
Alumni
– Official alumni web page
CCA – Fountainhead of Corbusier's vision
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