BS Architecture

The bachelor degree program in Architecture design equip students with the design activity that fundamentally shapes our world (Built and Social), which can be channelized to create a living environment that is both aesthetic and just. The degree aims for the students to find their own place, from where they can contribute to the shaping of human environment. This shall be achieved through a focused approach to the academic process and a well-defined ethos of our school. It is centered on a learning process that emphasizes on social responsibility as the key professional ethos. In this regard the academic process starts with un-learning the dogmas of conventional school education in Pakistan. At School of design, Art and Architecture Technologies (SDAAT), the students are also introduced to the tools of critical thinking that enables them to reflect on ideas and concepts that exist in our professions as fallacies. SDAAT looks at it as a disabling factor that stems from a weak grasp over the language used as medium of instruction. The ideas and concepts in that particular language are therefore not fully comprehended by the students. At the higher stages of learning, SDAAT has developed a parallel program of studies mainly focused on community based participatory development, involving all the stakeholders and more so the residents in all the stages of planning and development. The academic ethos of SDAAT at the higher stages of learning is based on concern and respect for life in a region. Culture is that set of beliefs and practices which animates, sustains and binds people and is further explored through an insight into the set of ideas and beliefs that a community holds and sees its embodiment in design and architecture. Most of the School’s focus shall be on the emancipation of culture in design practices. This shall be achieved through community development projects, creative partnerships with traditional building craftsmen and through field placements of students, especially in the areas where it is most needed. SDAAT shall particularly focus on hard areas that are under constant threat of natural calamities. This shall be done in consultation and partnership with professionals and experts who are already working in these areas.

Creation of new knowledge and establishing a repository of this knowledge is of high importance for SDAAT. For this purpose, all the research conducted and formulated on the above mentioned areas shall be brought together in the form of regular research journals. SDAAT shall collaborate with the research center in writing and formalizing these researches. This research work shall contribute to the central repository of PAF- IAST. Along with the students, the teachers of SDAAT shall also be required to conduct their independent researches and produce research papers of quality and value.

The bachelor degree in architecture provide students a great opportunity to develop both technical skills and creative ones. And because of the broad range of skills involved in this degree, students studying architecture can find career opportunities in many industries including interior design, urban planning and construction management.

Here are some of the many fields where you can use your architecture degree:

• Architectural technologist
• Interior and spatial designer
• Building surveyor
• Town planner

BS Animation Design

Animators, Game Designers, Filmmakers, Architects, Fashion Designers, Textile Designers, Film editors, Director of Photography, film Directors, Art and Design Teachers, Character Designers, Art Directors, Visualizers, and most of all Entrepreneurs.