About

School of Architecture and Landscape Design [S.A.L.D.] was established in the year 2006. As an important part and one of the branches of the College of Engineering, S.A.L.D. is located inside the beautiful campus of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Univesity in Kakryal, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.. The college is recognized by The Council of Architecture (CoA) and the Admissions are done through the All India Entrance Examination for Engineering (AIEEE) held every year.

Background

The institution was headed by Prof. C.L. Razdan, from the year 2006-2012. With his ideology, “Architecture is all about feeling”, he guided and nurtured the new institution to a level where it has made its name among one of the best institutes in the zone in such a short span of time. The college has made its presence felt in the field through its regular participation in National Competitions, its participation in NASA Conventions and made it mark among other colleges by successful organization of Zonal NASA Convention – VOGUE in the year 2010.

Presently guided by Ar. Aditya K. Singh [Landscape Architect, S.P.A., Delhi], Director, the institute is experiencing the winds of positivity and change. The focus of the institute is to build the ‘sense of space’ among its students while trying to catch the ‘essence or the spirit of architecture’. Other guides are the architects like Ar. Abhiney Gupta, Ar. Navin Gupta, Ar. Abhimanyu Sharma, Ar. Anoop Sharma and Civil Engineering expert Er. V.K.Dogra.

Being the building blocks of the institute, the students have always supported and made their faculty proud.