The School of Architecture (SOA) at Dayananda Sagar Academy of Technology and Management (DSATM) was established in the academic year 2012–13 with an approved intake of 60 students per batch. The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)program is affiliated with Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, and recognized by the Council of Architecture (COA), India.
At SOA–DSATM, Architectural education is envisioned as a transformative journey that blends creativity, technology, and social responsibility. The program is designed to ignite young minds to conceptualize and create innovative, sustainable, and contextually responsive built environments.
Through a holistic and experiential learning process, students engage with the real-world dimensions of the profession via hands-on workshops, live case studies, field visits, study tours, and expert lectures. The curriculum fosters critical thinking, design innovation, research aptitude, and environmental awareness,reparing graduates to become competent global professionals and leaders in the built environment sector.
Our distinguished faculty members, educated at premier institutions and enriched with extensive professional and academic experience, guide students through an ecosystem that promotes academic rigor and creative exploration. Their commitment to teaching excellence and research has earned the school recognition and accolades at national and international platforms.
The state-of-the-art infrastructure of the School includes well-equipped design studios, climatology and material laboratories, Makers Space, Idea Innovation Lab, a model-making workshop, a material museum, lecture halls, and a dedicated exhibition space for showcasing student work. These facilities cultivate an environment of collaborative learning and continuous innovation.
With a strong emphasis on research, sustainability, and interdisciplinary integration, the School of Architecture at DSATM stands as a centre of excellence in architectural education — shaping responsible, skilled, and visionary architects ready to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
"The vision of School of Architecture, DSATM is to enhance, consolidate & revitalize the thought process of architectural design, thus evolving strong knowledge base that is progressive and dynamic and which is more relevant to the evolving socioeconomic and geographical context."
The mission of this school in continuation with the vision statement is to educate the future leaders of the architectural practice with emphasis on the relationship between intellectual development and creative activity, by facilitating the acquisition of lifelong learning skills. The school wants to position itself as one of the top institutes imparting quality education.
PEO1.A graduate will apply the Architectural knowledge gained during the course towards solving broad range of Architectural & Construction related problems.
PEO2. A Graduate will have the perspective of lifelong learning for continuous improvement of knowledge in Architecture & Engineering, Advanced Studies & Research.
PEO3. A Graduate will be able to respond to local, national and international issues by imparting his/her knowledge of Architecture & Engineering (Construction, Services, Structures etc) in Educational, Government, Financial and Private sectors.
