SANSKAR COLLEGE OF ARCHITECHTURE & PLANNING

Sessional Exam 2018-19

Roll No:……………………………………………..

Subject: Vernacular Architecture Subject Code: NAR 904

Semester: IX Course: B.Arch.
Max. Marks: 30 Time: 2 Hrs.
Special Instruction if any: All sections are compulsory to attempt
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SECTION –A
Attempt all parts. All parts carry equal marks. Write answer of each part in short. 5x1 = 5
Q. No. 1 What is vernacular architecture
Q. No. 2 Define Ikra wall system
Q. No. 3 Role of vernacular architecture in present era
Q. No. 4 Enumerate any TWO characteristic features of the vernacular architecture of the hot arid climate.
Q. No. 5 Write a short note on Mud as a vernacular building material.

SECTION –B
Attempt any two questions from this section. 5x2 = 10
Q. No. 1 Enumerate the characteristic features of the vernacular architecture of any ONE of the following:
(a) Gujrat
(b) Nagaland
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
Q. No. 2 Define and differentiate Vernacular architecture from Traditional architecture. Discuss the need of studying
vernacular architecture in the current architectural era.
Q. No. 3 Demonstrate the influence of vernacular principles on the architecture of any TWO of the following
architects:
(a) Geoffery Bawa
(b) Laurie Baker
(c) Charles Correa

SECTION –C
Attempt any one of the following 15x1 = 15
Q. No. 1 ‘Indigenous architecture is inherently sustainable’. Comment.
Q. No. 2 In vernacular architecture the conception of space begins with a single cell shelter’. Elucidate and illustrate through
sketches.