Whenever you are zipping through a modern city, the thing you awe at the most are its architectural designs. Dubai, which stands amidst the desert, has become a tourist hotspot thanks to its modern and awe-inspiring architectural marvels like Burj-Khalifa and Burj-Al-Arab. The study of architecture is a mix of design, technology, and science. A Bachelor of Architecture will help you with the knowledge and education to become the master of future landscape design and planning. If you aspire to build a career in architecture in India, exams like AAT and NATA can help you get admission in the best architectural colleges of the country.
Major Entrance Exams for Architecture (in India):
1. Architecture Aptitude Test (AAT) is conducted every year by IIT, Delhi for aspirants to the B. Arch programme offered by the IIT Kharagpur and IIT Roorkee. One of the most important eligibility for appearing in AAT is to qualify JEE Advanced. However, admission to undergraduate architecture courses will not be as per AAT rank or score rather it will be based on the candidate’s rank in JEE Advanced. Nevertheless, its mandatory for students wanting to pursue B. Arch with centrally funded institutes like NITs and IITs, to appear in AAT.
2. National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) exam is conducted by the Council of Architecture (CoA). NATA scores are used to gain admission in different unaided and government colleges of architecture, to provide common comparing grounds for qualification of the applicants.
So, the basic difference between NATA and AAT is that NATA grants you entrance in colleges like CEPT, JJ School of Architecture, MSU Baroda etc. whereas AAT gets you admitted to IITs for their respective B. Arch programs.
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Becoming an Architect abroad:
Completing a degree in architecture is a major step towards being an architect. Architects combine computer graphics experience with beautiful artistry and a sound understanding of materials and angles to create something that is sound, can last through the ages and is pleasing to look at.
Once Bachelor of Architecture is completed, you will need to pass testing and obtain certifications in order to work as an architect as each country has separate rules and guidelines that must be followed. In the UK, you need to pass three-part RIBA examinations, while in France you will also need to complete a Master of Architecture before you will be allowed to become an architect there.
Upcoming Trends in Industry:
Virtual Reality: Creating and exploring the architecture you create using VR is already becoming a trend and is expected to grow in future. With the help of VR, clients can see the proposed designs as they are intended.
Vertical cities: With land becoming a scarce resource and population growing at a constant rate, the cities are going to expand vertically more than horizontally to accommodate the growing millions.
Prospects after becoming an architect:
Even though humans are not going to colonize the space anytime soon, architects are needed in every country and every city in the world, giving you the freedom to live and work almost anywhere you want. Architects are also paid handsomely making the jobs pretty lucrative. Architecture is where Design meets Engineering and so for the people with a creative bent of mind, architecture can be a perfect opportunity to let their minds soar and create something out of their imagination that would stand for decades as their legacy.
