The Institution initially founded in
the year 1940 as Department of Architecture in the erstwhile Nizam
college of Fine Arts and Architecture, become the Govt. College of
Fine Arts and Architecture in 1956 following the formation of the
state of Andhra Pradesh. Subsequent to the formation of JNTU (Jawaharlal
Nehru Technological University) in 1972, the college was merged into
it. The college of Fine Arts and Architecture become one of the four
constituent colleges of the University. In 1989, the college was
bifurcated to form the School of Planning and Architecture and is
since then a constituent Institution of the School of Excellence
envisaged by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University.
The School through its time-established credentials has a long-term
commitment in the areas of education and advancement of the disciplines
of architecture and planning and believes in the common vision
of Excellence in education as its underlying objective.
The School has highly qualified and experienced faculty specializing
in Architecture, Housing, Urban and Regional Planning, Landscape
Architecture, Environmental Design, Urban Design, Conservation,
Structural Engineering. Through the rigor of their pursuits, breadth
of interests, and commitments to teaching, the faculty develops
students who actively engage and resourcefully address emerging
design issues.
Many Architecture and Planning projects have been undertaken and
supervised by the school under its consultancy services. The School
of Planning and Architecture also offers postgraduate courses in
Urban & Regional Planning, Environmental Design and Interior
Design.
Though its Continuing education programs and active Quality improvement
Cell, the school assumes a greater role to play in the society
by extending education and training to the needy. |
