Trivandrum BK

The history of Thiruvananthapuram- The capital city of Kerala-dates back to the 18th century AD, when the city became capital of the princely state of Travancore. Under the Travancore kingdom Thiruvananthapuram flourished as an educational hotspot The first English medium school in the state, the first college for women in the state & the last of the contributions was College of Engineering, Trivandrum which was the first technical education institution of the state. D C School of Architecture & Design, Trivandrum is the latest education venture of D C Kizhekkemurri Foundation in this capital city.

The cosmopolitan & urbanized nature of Trivandrum city along with the historic core of the city offers a multi layered unique practical oriented education possibility in the field of architecture to students. Heritage walks, sketch tours, live interactive sessions with practising architects, workshops of different building materials etc are all part of curriculum in D C School of Architecture & Design, Trivandrum.

D C School of Architecture and Design Trivandrum, promoted by D C Books is the latest capital city venture of D C KIZHEKEMURI foundation who has been a major contributor to the educational and cultural realm of Kerala for several decades.

The academic philosophy of DCSAAD aims at a holistic, sustainable and integrated approach through traditional and contemporary teaching-learning practices for developing the individuality & selfesteem in each student and to add values to their responsibilities as a social being. A pool of renowned faculty with years of experience, practicing architects, artists and personalities of various connected disciplines from around the world are joining us in this journey of redefining architectural education.

The Kerala Architecture Festival hosted annually by DCSAAD at Trivandrum is a one of a kind event with discussions on culture, design, politics & literature, Commonly known as SPACES FEST it provides students a venue to see & experience for themselves unique design concepts, helping them expand their horizon of imagination like never before.

Our campus of 2.5acres which is located with in the lush green Kinfra Film and TV park, Kazhakkoottam. It is well established with spacious studios, state of the art library, well equipped computer lab, material museum & other labs. We have hostel & college bus facility for accommodation & transportation. The college has a basket ballcourt, shuttle court & gymnasium for extracurricular activities apart from an amphitheater & an FM radio with in our premises. The entrepreneurship club run by DCSMAT, Tvm, our sister concern, provides the managerial skills required for the profession.

Every society-settled or nomadic has a spatial relationship to the natural world. This spatial relationship called architecture is the product of the culture it was designed for. Architecture serves both utilitarian & aesthetic ends of the culture & it cannot be distinguished nor separated. Architecture education is multidisciplinary - art, technology, science, humanities all play a role in developing good architects. Apart from imparting design skills & technological know how, the course focus on social issues too to impart the right values.

The team at D C School of Architecture & Design, Trivandrum, continuously strives to improve the academic content & develop new teaching methodologies to engage the students. Co-curricular activities like workshops, seminars, heritage walks, sketch tours & social projects are geared towards shaping future architects to be responsible citizens

Ar. MIJI MATHEW

The 5 year B. Arch course in DCSAAD, Trivandrum, is addressing the latest challenges, opportunities and pedagogies of Architectural education in the national and international scenarios and remodels them into the context of Kerala. The course is approved by Council of Architecture, New Delhi, and the college is affiliated to APJ ABDUL KALAM technological University or commonly known as Kerala Technological University.

Seats: 40seats.

Eligibility for Admission

The candidate must have passed the 1O + 2 Senior School certificate examination or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) as subjects.
Candidates appearing for 10 + 2 higher secondary examination in 2021 are welcome to apply. However, eligibility is subject to achieving the above criteria on declaration of results.
The candidate must have a valid National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA) score. Incase candidates who appeared for NATA in 2021 are awaiting their results, eligibility is subject to achieving a valid NATA score on declaration of results. Candidates appearing for 10 + 2 Senior School certificate examination in 2021 are welcome to apply. However, eligibility is subject to achieving the above criteria on declaration of results.
Eligible candidates must fill the B. Arch registration form on this website.

The design studios and courses have been meticulously detailed for students to understand architecture as a multifaceted discipline, a thought process and away of life which is highly empathetic to the people and surroundings.

Highly process oriented discourses which are deep-rooted in personal narratives blent with the stories of people and place enable the student to perceive the perceptional, behavioural and psychological dimensions of space and to translate the thoughts into built forms.

Ar. TM Cyriac serves as the mentor at D C School of Architecture and Design Trivandrum. Prior to this, he has been engaged with architectural practice and academics, and had been part of the teaching faculty at TKM College of Engineering Kollam and College of Engineering Trivandrum till 1998. TM Cyriac is the founder and principal architect of Environmental Creations. The firm is a prominent pioneer of hospitality projects in Kerala. Environmental sensitivity, heritage conservation, landscape conservation and regional sensitivity are the firm's trademark. He was selected as the one of 20 future talents of Kerala by India Today magazine. Architect and Interiors India magazine designated him as one of the top 50 Architects and 15 green architects in India. He was awarded the Designer of the Year by Inside Outside magazine in 2004 and won the debut NDTV design award in 2014. The research and documentation of regional architecture is an area of focus for TM Cyriac. In 2019,he curated the first edition of 'SPACES', Kerala Architecture Festival.

He was a panelist in Iberian Heritage Biennale, Spain 2018. His areas of interest are history, cultural studies, travel and photography. After his Bachelors degree in Architecture from College of Engineering, Trivandrum, he did his Masters in Landscape Architecture from the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi. He is also a guest lecture rat the University of Valladolid, Spain.

Prof. Miji Mathew serves as the Principal at D C School of Architecture & Design, Trivandrum. She did her Bachelors in Architecture from College of Engineering, Trivandrum & Masters in Architecture from School of Architecture & Planning, Anna University, Chennai.

She has over 20+ years of total experience with academic pursuit & architectural practice combined together. She has served as full time faculty in eminent academic institutions like National Institute of Technology, Trichy & School of Architecture & Planning, Chennai as well as worked as visiting faculty in Manipal School of Architecture & Planning, Manipal. Her stint abroad in US & UK for nearly 10 years honed her skill in the practical field of architecture.

She currently runs an independent practice in Trivandrum, apart from serving as Principal of D C School of Architecture & Design, Trivandrum.

Ar. Ajeesh Kakkarath is an architect and urban planner specialized in housing with over ten years of experience in Academics and Practice. He has done his graduation and Masters from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He has started his teaching career in McGans Ootty school of Architecture in 2010 and later, has spent a major time of his career as Assistant Professor in Manipal School of Architecture and Planning, Manipal University till 2015. He was working in MG University Kerala in KMEA College of Architecture during 2015-18.

Along with his practice, he has been continuously associating with architecture institutions in Kerala and Karnataka. His teaching and research interests include integrated urban water management, Industrial ecology, rural development, lndo Aryan and Dravidian history and heritage conservation. With his deeper interest in History and documentation he has associated with several heritage development proposals and retrofitting projects in Karnataka.

During a 10 year teaching span, he has been addressing architecture teaching and learning as a multidimensional realm with deeper linkages to other art forms. He has been emphasizing and reinventing an architectural pedagogy focusing on spatial narrative through various foundation studios he has designed. Being a film buff himself, he of ten associates with mainstream
media and has worked as architecture Consultant for movies and events.

After taking B. Arch from university of Kerala, Ar. Ahana worked in Hindistan Latex (HITES) Trivandrum under Government of India, as junior architect and worked on different projects including Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana multispecialty and super speciality hospitals in different parts of India.

After that she worked with Architect Padma Shree G Shankar, as architect and was involved in various governmental projects there and developed a huge interest in sustainable and environment friendly architecture. She has also worked as Assistant Professor in ITM University, Raipur and during that period shew as selected as top faculty there.

She has got Three and a half years of experience in Teaching and practice.

Sreekumar Sreedharan is a degree holder in Painting from College of Fine Arts, Trivandrum and has got more than 35 years of experience in the field of Advertising and teaching in India and abroad.

He has worked in Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi in UAE and in Trivandrum, Cochin and Mumbai in India as Visualizer, Art Director and Teacher. He has also worked as an Asst. Professor in Media Village, Changanassery. There, he worked in various Art related departments like BA Visual Arts and Interior Design, MA Graphic Design, BA Multimedia, BA Animation Graphic Design, BA Visual Communication etc. He has conducted painting exhibitions in various locations like Armed Force Club,
Indian School center, Indian Cultural Center - Abu Dhabi, VyloppallySamskrithiBhavan, Museum Auditorium, Suryakanthi Art Gallery-Trivandrum, Durbar Hall Cochin and participated in Lalitha kala Academy's exhibitions.

His paintings are being exhibited now at Lokame Tharavadu, an art show that features the art work of over 260 Malayaliartists from around the world in Alleppey, Cochin etc. The event is jointly organized by the Kochi Biennale Foundation and the Government of Kerala.

Our campus of 2.5 acres which is located with in the lush green Kinfra Film and TV park, Kazhakkoottam. It is well established with spacious studios, state of the art library, well equipped computer lab, material museum, climatology, visual arts and carpentary workshops & other labs. We have hostel & college bus facility for accommodation & transportation. The college has a basket ball court, shuttle court & gymnasium for extra curricular activities apart from an amphitheater & an FM radio with in our premises. The entrepreneurship club run by DCSMAT, Tvm, our sister concern, provides the managerial skills required for the profession.

The Kerala Architecture Festival hosted annually by DCSAAD at Trivandrum is supported by the D.C. Kizhakemuri Foundation, and co-promoted by D.C. Booksis a one of a kind event with discussions on culture, design, politics & literature, commonly known as SPACES FEST. It provides students avenue to see & experience for themselves unique design concepts, helping them expand their horizon of imagination like never before.

This year's on line edition of SPACES was focusing on the City narratives. Eminent personalities like Romila Thapar, Jairam Ramesh, Ar. KT Raveendran, Malavika Banerjee, Ar. Manish Chakraborty, V Sriram, P.K. Rajasekharan, K.J. Schan, S Gopalakrishnan, Cpt. Ramesh Babu, Ar. Sarath Sunder, Bonnie Thomas, V.V Haridas, and Dr. Beena Tharakan have graced the event.

Architecture is a multifaceted realm which is deep rooted with other artforms and disciplines. Every architecture and design explorations are derivations from personal narratives. Narratives - the design stories-are personal responses to a design scenario. Acclaimed architects, artists and designers share their experiences and insights about their journey; share the pages of their work and life for the design aspirants and students through the monthly online webinar series titled
Design Diaries at DC.

The first edition of Design Diaries at DC hosted Padmashree Ar.G.Shankar and Ar.Ajeesh Kakkarath on topics 'Why Architecture?' and 'What is Architecture?' respectively.