The Higher Education Review

Architecture education landscape has changed a lot over the years in India, this is primarily due to the increasing demand for top notch architecture professionals. This has led to more and more architecture institutions mushrooming in the country and yet many people are unaware about architecture education system in India. Saveetha College of Architecture and Design is one of the most pioneering names in the Indian architecture education domain and their commitment to quality has helped them to develop into one of the most preferred names in the Indian higher education realm. The institute operates under SIMATS Deemed to be University and apart from the architecture college, SIMATS also runs Saveetha College of Liberal Arts and Science, Saveetha College of Pharmacy, Saveetha College of Physical Education, Saveetha College of Nursing, Saveetha Dental College, and Saveetha School of Engineering.

Saveetha College of Architecture and Design operates with a vison to be recognized for setting the standards of excellence in architectural education, high quality scientific research and sustainable buildings. With its mission to provide unsurpassed knowledge in the field of architecture and design, it is giving each student the ability and passion to work wisely, creatively, and effectively for the betterment of society, and to create architects with excellent design skills,environmental consciousness, and exceptional work ethics.

Imparting Immense Industrial Exposure
Saveetha College of Architecture and Design aspires to work collaboratively with industries to achieve holistic design solutions which resonates with the local context, technology, culture, and economy. The institute strives to create a multidisciplinary teaching learning experience and the vision is to reach to the maximum number of students

and offer the best possible education to them. Saveetha College of Architecture and Design aims to be the best not just in India but in the world through their unique educational philosophies and innovative teaching pedagogies. To ensure best in class education to their students, Saveetha College of Architecture and Design also has world-renowned architects like Peter Rich, Jeremy Smith, Dr. T. Empler, and Ar. M. Hariharan among their advisory board members.

Adding more about the uniqueness of the education, Saveetha College of Architecture and Design is following a choice-based credit system in the institute, and have a variety of courses that ensure maximum industry exposure to the students. We have innovative architecture, cognitive thinking, art appreciation and critique, ergonomics and product design, theater and films at design, lean startup management and dynamic architecture among our elective programs portfolio which makes it that much more customized and student centric, which allows students to choose any course they want regardless of the year they are in,and this increases the individuality of the programs as well as the experience each student gets from the peer group learning.



Building Perfect Learning Environment
The institute offers world class infrastructural amenities starting from interactive classrooms to state of the art infrastructure labs and studios. All of their faculty members have Master’s Degree from a world class universities from different specialized areas of architecture. SCAD conducts regular faculty development programs and apart from that, their faculty are encouraged to attend faculty development programs conducted by AICTE and Council of Architecture, ATTAL and so on so that they can improve their quality as well as effectiveness of teaching. Many of their faculty have published more than 15 research papers, various books and they work

constantly to enrich the culture of research in architecture education.

When asked more about their international tie-ups and workshops, "We have MOUs with various international universities and student transfer is one of the biggest focuses of our MOUs. Our students have regular industry interactions so that they can meet industry experts and gauge how much they need to grow and improve to increase their employability. The institute regularly conducts national level conferences and seminars where both world famous Indian and foreign architects take part in. Workshops are another thing that we conduct on a regular basis and these workshops will be on different facets of architecture and design. And even amidst covid, we have continued to conduct international design studios and webinars on a regular basis”. briefs Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan, Founder & Chancellor.

"Saveetha College Of Architecture And Design Aspires To Work Collaboratively With Industries To Achieve Holistic Design Solutions Which Resonates With The Local Context, Technology, Culture, And Economy"

Evolving with the changing times, the institute is reducing the prevalent industry academia gap in the architecture domain. Multiple Integration Learning Algorithm or MILA is one unique pedagogy that the institute uses in the theoretical aspect of architecture learning. To add feathers to its cap, Saveetha College of Architecture and Design focuses on offering hands-on training to the students where they regularly take part in real-life projects. And as of now, the institute and its students are working on building a knowledge center to further expand their horizons.

Saveetha College of Architecture and Education excels under the Dynamic leader, Honorable Founder Chancellor & pioneering educator Dr. N. M. Veeraiyan, Chancellor, of the University strives to help the students realize their true potential by offering the right blend of theoretical and practical education with a vision to impart education on par with international standards by updating the curriculum and reforming examination system and to expose & engage students & faculty in research activities.