Philosophy

The perfect balance between Art and Science; Architecture has always been a creative, open-minded profession along with the affinity for logic, reasoning and planning.

Bridging the gap between an inspired, inventive approach and a practical method of Architectural and Interior Design academics at COA SVIT, Vasad constantly strives to achieve that excellence.

Through the Architecture and Interior Design programme, COA SVIT, Vasad endeavours to inculcate in it’s students multi-dimensional sensitivity towards the attributes and issues of contemporary society.

Since it’s inception in 2000, the institution has been contributing actively in the field of architecture, training and encouraging future architects to understand value and comprehend their role- as space makers, designers and responsible citizens. The various programmes designed to foster thirst for knowledge; encouraging students to not only follow a conventional method of learning, but also experiment with the boundless creative facts of Architecture and Interior Design. These programmes constantly undergo academic revisions and innovations, in order to keep pace with the rapid changes taking place in practise.

Architecture and Design is language of expression within space, product and landscape, through critically analysing the needs – necessity of the user, it’s function and emerging form. It’s an ever-evolving profession. We expose students to hand’s on activities, field trips, RSP’s (national and international) apart from the regular academic curriculum

Vision

To create an innovative platform for the study of human habitat through multidimensional lenses addressing the four pillars of our pedagogy, namely - Urbanism, Technology, History & Environment.

Mission

  • We seek to involve and engage students of architecture to be responsive to the natural, technological, cultural, and social environments through the systematic development of an aesthetic attitude, a technical confidence, and critical thinking through the following factor.
  • By offering a diverse, interdisciplinary and rigorous curriculum in a clever mix of comprehensive studio and outdoor environment by engaging with citizens' groups, local community organizations, the private sector, and the profession toward the improvement of the built environment.
  • By providing opportunities to challenge students to develop their abilities in problem solving, creative thinking, and informed decision-making as a focus of their professional education and thereby to nurture a student-centred environment for personal development and professional excellence.
  • By preparing students for leadership roles by educating them in skills and knowledge required to improve the quality of the built environment on both at national and international level, through collaborations and dialogue, in the fields of Architecture, Construction Science, Community Development and Digital Media Arts.

Foundation

The New English School trust, Vasad was running a school and an Industrial Training Institute at Vasad. In 1996 Shri Shivabhai Patel and Shri Chandubhai Patel conceived an idea of establishing a degree engineering college at Vasad to promote technical education. The New English School trust decided to establish a Self-financed Degree Engineering College with the support of eminent people in this field.

The New English School Trust (NEST) decided to name the college as the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology (SVIT) as a tribute to the great leader Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who hailed from this area.

The Trust formed the Board of Management for the college as per guidelines of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Board of Management consisted of the technocrats, the educationalists, the industrialists, the social workers, the business magnets of Vasad and Shri. Shivabhai Patel who had a rich experience of managing co-operative organizations.

College of Architecture, SVIT, Vasad was established by The New English School Trust (NEST), Vasad in 2000. College of Architecture is approved by Council of Architecture, New Delhi.

Initially it was affiliated to Gujarat University, Ahmedabad and from 2016 it is affiliated to Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar.

It is one of the reputed Architectural colleges of the state known for its high quality of pedagogy. College of Architecture SVIT, in the last two decades, has developed leaps and bounds establishing itself as an institution of quality education in Architecture.

In 2019, we expanded ourselves by offering Bachelor’s in Interior Design degree program, which is affiliated to Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar.

Board of Management

Sr.No. Name Designation
1 PATEL BHASKERBHAI CHANDUBHAI CHAIRMAN - SVIT & NEST
2 PATEL DIPAKKUMAR KANTIBHAI NEST - Trustee
3 PATEL SANDIPBHAI RAMESHBHAI Vice Chairman - NEST
4 PATEL BHAVESHBHAI RAMESHBHAI Secretary - NEST
5 PATEL KETANBHAI BHUPENDRABHAI Jt. Secretary - NEST
6 PATEL KISHORKUMAR RAMDAS Treasurer - NEST

Chairman's Message

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”--Mahatma Gandhi

In line with this quote, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology was established in the year 1997 with an immaculate vision of Iron-man, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, with the leadership of Shree Shivabhai Patel, Shree Chandubhai Patel and Shree Shantibhai Amin to impart excellent education to the youth of our country. The prime moto, to achieve excellence, with the medium of education, as it is the most powerful weapon one can use to change the world is kept at the highest priority by SVIT.

Strategic Plan

SVIT's strategic plan is designed to transform the culture at SVIT to enhance the student experience by fostering exceptional student-centeredness. The transformation will include hardening resources to ensure every student is engaged and can be successful at every point in their journey, while enrolled at SVIT and beyond their time at SVIT.

Core Principles

  • Every student is Priority
  • Promote the search for production of, and dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of our students & Society.
  • Provide a wide range of intellectual and professional opportunities for students that will assist them in developing their potential for becoming productive and responsible citizens.
  • Respond to students & their needs when and where they are to enhance student satisfaction.
  • Improve communication collaboration and engagement across the College and with our alumni and community partners.

Grading and creating community

The Management of SVIT constantly supports faculty-student- parent community, the main pillars of educational pursuits. The traditional classroom is judiciously blended with vocational-based practical teaching practice, to make it more result oriented, sound and effective with the support of diverse and well- qualified faculties drawn from academic institutes and industrial houses of high repute is an intellectual strength of SVIT as the working philosophy of SVIT revolves around knowledge which is the currency of 21st century.

Best Wishes!

Regards

Shree Bhaskerbhai Patel

Chairman

SVIT, Vasad



Principal's Desk

Architectural education is meaningful in the 21st century because the process of learning to design involves complex problem solving, critical thinking and visualization, much sought-after skills that can help society address important social, cultural and environmental challenges of the century. At its core, architecture is a mix of art, science, social sciences, anthropology, history, theory, engineering, business, poetry, mathematics and philosophy. Architecture is an interdisciplinary thinking and practice. We want to shape future design leaders.

Till now, we were sharing the premises with Engineering College. The management decided to make a separate building for Architecture and it’s allied field in the same campus. The Building is under construction and will be ready for occupation by mid 2021. The building is being designed with full independent resources and facilities. It will then accommodate the Architecture, Master’s, Interior course and Diploma Architecture in the same building with the provision to add more courses in the future.

I believe in the integrated way of teaching which involves learning each subject of Architecture and Design blended with each other (cross disciplinary and within the curriculum). Even though the curriculum is designed separately, spreading across five years (B Arch) and four years (B ID); but teaching has to be done in an integrated way with a lot of research, analysis, visualization and hand’s on experience. Students should be made to explore with this understanding, which will help them to have a holistic approach in their design. Also, they should have clarity in their thought process, which will result in opening and experimenting new out of the box ideas through an analytical process. The students exposed to the integration of design, research and practice while developing a broad range of expertise in diverse areas such as design pedagogy and practice; building technology and sustainable design; digital technology and computational design; history, culture and conservation design; urban design and landscape urbanism; as well as appreciation of the cultural and intellectual meaning of architecture as the most permanent and visible embodiment of civilization. COA SVIT, Vasad has stepped upon the digital revolution. With the support of our well-equipped faculties, we have not only switched to online mode of teaching but have successfully organized various online webinars (nationally – internationally located speakers.) and online workshops as well.

The Alumni of College of Architecture,SVIT have made successful careers as licensed architects, real estate developers, artists, web designers, fabricators, community leaders, set designers, construction management professionals internationally.

Regards

Prof. Pragnesh Shah,

Principal