APPENDIX C PHYSICAL FACILITIES
The institution of architecture should be located in a building to have a floor area of about 15 sq.m. per student. The building should include class rooms and atleast 5 studios adequate space for faculty members, library, workshop, materials museum, laboratories, exhibition/conference room, office accommodation and common area for student and staff. The space requirements per student for architectural education whether in the institution or in the Hostel are apt to be more than for most other types of professional courses like engineering and medicine because of the large space required for preparation of drawings. This factor should be borne in mind in the design of Hostels and Studios. Facilities may also be provided for extra-curricular activities and sports. The equipment in the workshops/laboratories has also to be provided to meet with the special requirements for architectural education. It is desirable to provide locker facilities in the studios for students. The Library, Workshops, Laboratories and Photographs. Unit should be managed by professionally qualified staff with adequate supporting staff to assist the students and faculty members in their academic programmes. There should also be administrative supporting staff to run the Architecture Institutions. It is desirable to provided hostel accommodation and residential accommodation for staff and students in dose proximity of the Institution. COUNCIL OF ARCHITECTURE REGULATION, 1982 F.No. CA/94/83.-In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (1) read with Cls. (a), (b), (c), (d), (f) and (j) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 45of the Architects Act, 1972 (20 of 1972), the Council of Architecture, with the approval of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations, namely:-