Diploma in Architecture

From the Head of Department

Welcome to the Diploma in Architecture program at AIKTC School of Architecture. Our department is committed to nurturing technically proficient, socially conscious, and design-driven individuals ready to contribute meaningfully to the built environment. Through a curriculum rooted in Design.
Build. Create., we emphasize hands-on learning, critical thinking, and real-world exposure. Our faculty mentors students not just in drawing and design, but in becoming confident professionals equipped for further studies and industry challenges.

Insha Shaikh

I/C Head of Department,
Diploma in Architecture AIKTC SOA

VISION

To be the most sought-after academic, research, and
practice-based School of Architecture, shaping critical, creative, and career-ready designers through hands-on learning, design thinking, and real-world practice that others aspire to emulate.

MISSION

Diploma graduates who are design aware, technically equipped, and industry-ready by embedding real world building knowledge, creative exploration, and critical thinking into a practice-oriented academic
environment that also lays the foundation for pursuing a professional degree and future licensure.

Mission Elements

1. Design – Critically Informed: Foster a studio culture that cultivates design thinking, creative inquiry, and user-centric problem-solving, encouraging students to engage deeply with space, form, and context.
2. Build – Creatively Applied: Deliver hands-on learning experiences through model-making, construction workshops, material exploration, and site immersion — bridging theory and practice in meaningful ways.
3. Create – Career-Ready Learners: Empower students to shape their own architectural identity through personal projects, collaborative studios, and digital fluency, preparing them for a range of career and academic pathways.
4. Practice with Purpose: Embed ethical, environmental, and cultural awareness in the design process, nurturing a sense of responsibility toward people, place, and profession.