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School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

School of Planning and Architecture vis. SPA, Delhi is a National Resource Institute of India. It is a specialized university imparting education and research in the field of Planning and Architecture. The school is well recognized among domestic and international fraternity for its quality education and alumunus.

History
School of Planning and Architecture had a modest beginning in 1941 as the Department of Architecture of Delhi Polytechnic. It was later affiliated to the University of Delhi and then integrated with the School of Town and Country Planning which was established in 1955 by the Government of India to provide facilities for training in Rural, Urban and Regional Planning.The School was subsequently renamed as School of Planning and Architecture, and was affiliated to the University of Delhi in 1959. Recognizing the specialized nature of the fields in which the School had attained its eminence, the Government of India, through the Ministry of Education and Culture, conferred on the School of Planning and Architecture the status of 'Deemed to be University'. This new status enabled the School to broaden its horizon by introducing new academic extension programmes, promote research and award its own undergraduate, post-graduate, and doctoral degrees. The location of the School in New Delhi, the national capital, offers opportunities for participation in the city's rich cultural life and for interaction with various national as well as international institutions, attracting students from all over India and from other developing countries.

Campus

Planning BlockThe current campus is housed near ITO in Indraprastha Estate in New Delhi. The SPA residential Campus is located in New Friends Colony. A site of 20 acres has recently been acquired south of JNU for developing a new campus.

Library
The two libraries of SPA together house an invaluable collection of 66,000 books, built up over a period of five decades. This library is reputed to be Asia's finest specialised library dealing with the architecture, design and planning fields along with their allied disciplines. In addition to SPA's own faculty and students, the library is used intensively by a range of visiting research scholars from various cities in India and abroad.

The architecture campus and planning campus libraries are also noted for their collection of Thesis Reports, Seminar Reports, Dissertation Reports, Technical Reports of various expert bodies and commissions, Census Reports, and so on.

Autodesk: Centre of Excellence
The Autodesk: Centre of Excellence in the Architecture Building is equipped with 50 high end graphics workstations.

Life@SPA

Spandan - A Play in ProgressExtracurricular activities are an integral component of the SPA life. Spandan, Sankalp, Spakriti are few dramatics, music and photographic clubs respectively which are run by the student successfully every year. Utopia and Expressions are part of the cultural activities organised by the students every year. The students also get actively involved in the activities of Spic Macay and Feat. Sports and games have a significant place in the SPA campus life with pooltable, badminton courts and other sports facilities. The courtyard in the MB hostel plays host to miniature versions of football(fuzzball) and cricket.

Courses
The School is a specialized university, only one of its kind, which exclusively provides training and education at various levels in planning, design and management of different aspects of human habitat and environment. The School has taken lead in introducing several academic programmes in various inter-related specialized fields at Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral levels, some of which are not available elsewhere in India.

Undergraduate level
Bachelor of Planning(4 years)
Bachelor of Architecture(5 years)

Postgraduate level
Master's Programme in Architecture with specialization in

Architectural conservation
Industrial Design
Urban Design
Master's Programme in Planning with specialization in

Environmental Planning
Housing
Transport Planning
Regional Planning
Urban Planning
Master's Programme in Building Engineering and Management
Master's Programme in Landscape Architecture
The school also offers doctoral level programmes leading towards a Ph.D Degree.

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