The Programme
Research & Innovation
Pushing the boundaries of Knowledge with practical Applications
About Us
The C.A.R.E. (Centre for Applied Research and Education) School of Architecture intends to serve as a platform, connecting academia and industry. We believe that the practice of Architecture about the process of understanding, above aesthetics and visually pleasing edifices. The discernment is about ‘The Environment and the People’. School takes a wholistic and interdisciplinary approach to education. We aim to cultivate creative thinking capabilities with scientific temper, contextual sensitivity, strong social connect and empathy. Our campus is designed by the renowned Architect Sanjay Mohe. The backdrop proves to be an excellent setting to learn architecture. The healthy faculty development programme at C.A.R.E, assists us to sustain a continuous dialogue towards an effective curriculum. Besides, we can boast an experienced advisory committee, with eminent practicing architects and academicians.
National Award for Excellence in Architectural Thesis 2020-21
CARE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
Manifesto
The figures that matter: Ideal staff student ratio of 1:10 Student intake per year limited to 80 These figures gain importance in the light of the demands that the architectural education /course poses where Teachers act more as facilitators and mentors than as mere tutors and are in one to one contact with the students.
recent activity
National Award for Excellence in Architectural Thesis 2020-21
We take immense joy in informing you that Abishek Raj, Alumni of Csoa (batch 2020) makes it to the top 3 winners of the National Awards for Excellence in Architectural Thesis for the year 2020-21 conducted by the Council of Architecture. Thesis Topic: Reconception of railway station – Madurai Guide: Ar.Vijaykumar Sengottuvelan The intent behind Read more about National Award for Excellence in Architectural Thesis 2020-21[…]
Online-semester
We were thrilled to see all the ‘CARE faces’ (on-screen, after all), after such a long time. We have officially kick-started our ‘Online-semester’ with an inaugural talk by the Director, CARE School of Architecture, followed by a brief account on cyber safety and best online practices, among the faculty and students. We are prepared to Read more about Online-semester[…]
Photo Talks – CARE Photography Club
CARE Photography Club, Sunday evening ‘Photo Talks’, brings in two exciting, energetic, and young Architects from TN. They are joining in to share and discuss their experience of capturing architectural spaces. There will be a discussion about their thoughts on architectural photography. They will be presenting their works.Fazal Hussain, White Edge Architects.Binsan Oommen, Triple O Read more about Photo Talks – CARE Photography Club[…]
CARE Literary Club conducted its first reading cum an interactive activity session
The CARE Literary Club conducted its first reading cum an interactive activity session on August 8, 2020. Ar. Aarifah, a budding entrepreneur, passionate storyteller and an ardent reader was the speaker of the day. From a very young age, we all have read and heard tales and fables. Ar. Aarifah says that these stories, apart Read more about CARE Literary Club conducted its first reading cum an interactive activity session[…]
A fun and informative debate session – CARE Literary Club
A fun and informative debate session was organised by the CARE Literary Club on the 29th of July, 2020. Two teams of four students from CSOA expressed their views over the topic, “Social Media – Improves Communication or Creates An Illusion”. Some interesting points such as how social media is acting as a platform for Read more about A fun and informative debate session – CARE Literary Club[…]
Student photographers – CARE Photography Club
Four student-photographers presented their different paths into photography in 15 minutes each. The stories behind their thought process and understanding were exciting for others to listen to and watch. 21st June 2020. Photography Club
Talks on Photography, Week 5, Sakthi Murugan, Conservation Architect
Talks on Photography, Week 5, Sakthi Murugan, Conservation Architect, Sunday 7pm, (28 June 2020). Sakthi, presented his images, and his mind behind all those. He shared images that he took in class 9, until his last conservation project. He explained how his understanding towards imaging evolved over time. His inclusive convergent learning (i.e., architecture, conservation & Read more about Talks on Photography, Week 5, Sakthi Murugan, Conservation Architect[…]
ஓவியம் – கூறுகளும் கொள்கைகளும்
The students of CARE Photography Club organised a book reading session on 31 May 2020, through Google meet. We read and discussed the book of Artist Pughazhendi. This book explains the elements and principles of art in Tamil. In a 2-hour long session, we read the chapters on Lines and Space; we talked about photography Read more about ஓவியம் – கூறுகளும் கொள்கைகளும்[…]
‘O’Shell
We are in the news! From Winter at C.A.R.E Workshops, 2019. We are published in designboom. We call it the ‘O’Shell’. It is a prototype from the ‘Procedural Design II’, a Winter Workshop, mentored by Balaji Rajasekaran (dMac Group) and coordinated by the C.A.R.E Design Cell. Winter at C.A.R.E Workshops is conceived as the medium Read more about ‘O’Shell[…]
Heritage Walk | Malaikottai
As a culmination of Architectural Conservation Elective class, we (C.A.R.E. School of Architecture) offered a Heritage walk around the Rockfort area, Tiruchirapalli. Final year students took the role of Lead Walkers. They explained the historical and heritage significance to the group, that came out of their research and field study. The course and the Read more about Heritage Walk | Malaikottai[…]
