Department of Architecture

Department of Architecture

The Department of Architecture is the Faculty of Science, The Tamil University Promotes high quality research and contributes to the university’s vision of achieving world –class standing by cultivating a supportive research milieage. Since 1988, the Department has initiated several research projects, working papers, conference series, field documentation and source material, for further studies and teaching.

Objectives

=> To study and demarcate the ancient Architecture of South India and to survey and evaluate its influence over the culture of other countries.
=> To fill in the gaps and restructure and Architectural History of Tamilnadu.
=> To study the close contacts, mutual influences and intonations between Architecture and other allied work of Arts.
=> To explore the scientific factors and Engineering Techniques of Architectural work and the suggestion and means to make use of them to solve the present problems in Heritage preservation.
=> To document the current state of affairs and suggest ways to control the decay and disintegration of heritage monuments, high lighting the need to conserve, preserve, and rectify them.

Achievements

=> The department has organized many seminars, workshops and refresher courses
=> The faculty members of the department have completed many research projects
=> The faculty members have published many books

Other Departments at Tamil University, Thanjavur

• Department of Ancient Science
• Department of Architecture
• Department of Computer Science
• Department of Drama
• Department of Education & Management
• Department of Environmental and Herbal Science
• Department of Epigraphy
• Department of Folklore
• Department of Indian Languages & Comparative Literature
• Department of Industries and Earth Sciences
• Department of Lexicography
• Department of Linguistics
• Department of Literature
• Department of Maritime History & Marine Archaeology
• Department of Music
• Department of Palmleaf Manuscriptology
• Department of Philosophy
• Department of Rare Paper Manuscriptology
• Department of Scientific Tamil and Tamil Development
• Department of Sculpture
• Department of Siddha Medicine
• Department of Social Science
• Department of Tamil Studies in Foreign Countries
• Department of Translation
• Department of Tribal Research Centre