5 Most Common Architectural Queries

Throughout your educational journey, have you ever come across a feeling of dissatisfaction with respect to how your course was curated? Did you ever happen to think about whether a particular subject was being taught to you in the most effective way or if you would have liked a more global perspective on the inclusion of subjects as far as the course curriculum was designed? Would you have done it differently if you were to hypothetically take up the task of preparing the course structure yourself?

The inception of Vastukul was based on the premise of the grey areas in the curriculum that needed to be worked upon. In order to do so we had conducted surveys to find out the exact areas and quantify the depth of the issues to come to a rational solution that would guide us in structuring the services we aimed to provide through our platform.

Following are some of the questions that we were a part of our questionnaire, which helped us curate our online courses in order to fulfill the gaps that exist in the traditional schools of architecture and planning:

How much do you spend on Architecture &  Design courses?

Level of Satisfaction of Education received from college/ university

A staggering 84% of the respondents from all around the world appeared to be dissatisfied with the education that they were receiving from renowned colleges/ universities across the globe. This also included professionals from big architecture and construction firms.

Although we had estimated that a vast majority would have given us this answer, the figures gave us clarity helping us understand the magnanimity of what we were working with. 

Preference of Practical courses over Theoretical courses

A total of 87% of the respondents responded affirmatively, thus cementing our guess that the current curriculum was severely theoretical and lacked practical/hands-on short courses that would help a child once they stepped out into the field. We believe that an application-based manner of teaching allows a student to get the real picture instead of receiving bookish knowledge that has to be translated on their own accord. Theoretical V/S Practical courses in Architecture and Planning

Inclusion of Entrepreneurial Skills alongside Ongoing Trends  

70% of the respondents denied the inclusion of entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence-based application-based courses. For this, we’d like to introduce courses such as which can balance technology with architecture or vice-versa. 

The response got us thinking because we realize that sustainable design is the need of the hour so providing practical courses in the same is of paramount importance. Some of the energy efficiency software we wish to introduce the students to are Revit, Trnsys, Sefaira, Green building studio, and other applications with tools that can be used for on-site analysis. 

Willingness to use a Creative and Innovative Platform to Learn Digitally

86% of the respondents showed that there is a high demand for a platform such as this.  We also realize that as students they cannot afford to shell out large amounts of money, hence we wish to create a platform but make it budget-friendly and affordable to the masses. The choice of going digital makes it accessible to people from any corner of the world along with added features that allow a person to customize their courses to suit their needs, thus learning without any constraints. 

A Common Platform wherein Global Experts Help Learners be Better Prepared for the Profession

98% of the respondents agreed thus confirming our thoughts on the same. 

Diversity in  Architecture and Planning

With the information collected by us, we could now pinpoint the areas that needed to be worked upon and thus, prepare a user-friendly platform to provide the knowledge that has been missing due to the outdated syllabi and the absence of innovative methods of teaching in many organizations. Vastukul aims to create a robust global educational platform to nurture innovative ideas and entrepreneurial skills among learners across the globe.