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ABOUT THE SCHOOL
The Sushant School of Art & Architecture (SSAA) was established in September 1989 by
Chiranjiv Charitable Trust, a premier voluntary organization devoted to the cause of education.
In the last 20 years, SSAA has established itself as one of the top three architectural institutes
in the Indian subcontinent (as per the EUMD India List of Top Architectural Institutes in India
by the British Council). The B Arch. degree at Sushant School from the current academic year
shall be awarded through Ansal University, Haryana. The school is recognized by the ministry
of Human Resource Development, Government of India, All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) and the Council of Architecture (COA).
SSAA is located within a sprawling 14 acre campus against the scenic Aravalli hills and
boasts of modern infrastructure and facilities. In every stage of its long history, the school
has renewed the faith in the agenda of change, which can inspire the students to experiment,
create and refine their ideas and encourage a process of guided self learning. The emphasis
is on the development of faculties of perception, analysis, assimilation and decision making
with the help of both objective information and subjective attitudes based on reasons.
Architectural education at SSAA encompasses training in specific skills and exposure to a
broad range of issues. Technology and humanities are integrated with design to enhance
this process.
SSAA has a reputed tradition of excellence, which is demonstrated in excellent work being
done by the alumni in many countries across the globe. The faculty at Sushant School is
geared towards developing in each student, a strong sense of design, technical sensibility
and all–round awareness early in their career and endeavours to form many more research
and practice alliances in the future.
Through its alumni and faculty linkages, the Sushant School has cultivated associations with
a number of international universities such as Oxford Brookes’ University, University of York,
University of Melbourne, University of Virginia, University of Montreal, University of British
Columbia, and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, Illinois Institute of Technology in
Chicago, The Frank Lloyd Foundation, USA and The Schumacher Institute, Bristol, UK. The
school is an affiliate member of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA),
USA. International relationships ensure that SSAA renews its respected status within the
world design community.
brief of the programme
The five year under graduate programme in Architecture aims at attaining a high level of
excellence in architectural design, supported by lateral inputs from other subjects. The
students are exposed to a wide range of regular subjects and elective courses to equip
them with the knowledge and skills required to deal with the regional, climatic, economic,
technological and socio-cultural diversity of India, and the need for evolved solutions that
are unique to their context.
TO STIMULATE SENSITIVITY AND UNVEIL
CREATIVE TALENTS
TO REINFORCE INTELLECTUAL CAPABILITIES
AND DEVELOP PROFICIENCY IN PROFESSIONAL
SKILLS TO ENABLE GRADUATES TO COMPETENTLY
PURSUE ALTERNATIVE CAREERS WITHIN THE
BROAD SPECTRUM OF ARCHITECTURE
TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO STUDENTS TO
TRY OUT THE ROLE THEY WILL EVENTUALLY PLAY
AS RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY UNDER
SUPERVISION AND INTERACTIVE GUIDANCE
Each year of study at the school concentrates on a thematic base, addressed
programmatically in the design studio and supported by theoretical understanding and
related technological knowledge. Rural and urban settlement, social housing, community
structure and cultural fabric, urban process and architecture of the city are some of the
themes, connected with each other at various levels of the five years of study. The three
pillars of sustainability (environmental, social and economic) form the underlying principle
of learning at the school: a common thread through the years. Students are encouraged
to develop their individual design approach with an understanding of making of
architecture through the analysis of history of ideas, theories and cultural agendas, which
constitute the base for an architectural outcome of a particular time. Faith in creative
architecture therefore gets linked with the historical continuum in order to reinforce the
process of introspection.
YEARBOOK 2013