Guwahati College of Architecture (GCA) is an institute of higher education located in

Guwahati Guwahati (, ; formerly rendered Gauhati, ) is the biggest city of the Indian state of Assam and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

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. It was established in 2006 to provide the skills for a career in

architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

. The college collaborates with

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, running a student and teacher exchange program. GCA participates in the

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Award for excellence

Courses

Two courses in architecture are available from the college: *

Bachelor of Architecture The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) is a bachelor's degree designed to satisfy the academic requirement of practising architecture around the world. Australia Architectural education in Australia varies depending on the university offering th ...

(B.Arch) – 5 years *

Master of Architecture The “Master of Architecture”(M.Arch or MArch) or a “Bachelor of Architecture” is a professional degree in architecture, qualifying the graduate to move through the various stages of professional accreditation (internship, exams) that res ...

(M.Arch) – 2 years

Campus

Guwahati College of Architecture is located on Zoo Road, in west

. The 1 million square foot campus includes a library, 550-seat lecture theatre, two workshops, sports facilities and a computer lab.

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internet connection is available across the campus. Classrooms make use of modern technology such as digital drawing studios.

References

External links

Official GCA website

Official GCA Facebook pageOfficial GCA Youtube page
{{authority control Architecture schools in India Universities and colleges in Guwahati Educational institutions established in 2006 2006 establishments in Assam