Building, Town and Infrastructure Planning
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The official GTU curriculum for Building, Town and Infrastructure Planning (subject code 2144001) as prescribed for Civil Infra · Semester 4 divides the course into 2 units, covering 40 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2144001)Unit 1 Building Planning
- Study of general principles of Planning and Architecture. Typical Building Byelaws as per National Building Code and General Development Control Regulation. Planning of residential buildings
- Public buildings and Multi- storied structure. Planning of Earthquake resistant buildings considering symmetry
- water tank etc. Preparing Working Drawings of Residential Buildings
- Various types
- Scale selection
- Material description
Unit 2 Town & Infrastructure Planning
- Origin and Growth of towns
- Satellite Town
- Ribbon development Definitions of town planning and urban design
- levels of planning and steps for preparation of a town plan
- survey techniques in planning and urban design
- components and preparation of a development plan. Elements of City Planning
- Zoning and land use, Housing
- Landscape pattern
- Master plan
- Town Center
- Civic centers
- Shopping Center
- Town Planning Schemes
- CBD. Urban Design principles and criteria
- Urban Scale and Spaces
- Design for the Pedestrians
- Waterfront Development
- Principles of Urban Conservation
- Principles of Streetscape Design
- Urban design regulations and control
- the comprehensive role of urban design in town planning process. Slum: definition
- Slum improvements. Introduction to Smart City
- its Characteristics as per present scenario
- Term Work: (A) Four A1 Size Drawing sheet: (1) Residential Planning: Two storied Building: Plans
- lay-out plan
- key plan
- site plan
- area table
- schedule of opening
- (2) Public Building: Ground Floor plan
- typical floor plan
- (3) Working Drawing: sheet should accommodate min. six types with sectional details
- (Furniture plan
- Drainage lay out, Toilet Detail