Research & Development

Arch Academy of Design values research and researchers for the important contribution they make to the society, culture and the public through quality research. The academy supports an interdisciplinary approach of research. The projects are completed for a wide range of Funders, Clients and Government Bodies.

ARCH conducts an AIEED –(All India Entrance Examination for Design), for admission to its various Undergraduate and Post Graduate courses.

In January 2011 the ARCH team constructed & conducted the first Online Entrance Examination for Design in India successfully. With interactive components at its core & a deliberate random selection of questions from a specially formed question bank, this Online Exam was designed to facilitate students across the globe to appear for the exam using their personal computers or laptops with a choice of time slots on any of many given exam dates.


ARCH Academy creates structures which can be re used, reassembled and are easily transportable.

1. Arch conducts AIEED (All India Entrance Examination for Design) every year. For this, examination teams are sent all across India to promote AIEED. As part of this promotional activity a necessity was felt to design a simple light weight modular structure to facilitate easy transportation and easy assembly. For such a design based requirement to be successful a variety of materials were researched which were light weight and easily transportable. A number of prototype bamboo structures were made and joinery details were explored. The feasibility of the structure was re-evaluated and a need was felt to identify lighter weight material than bamboo. Thus PVC conduit pipes were used. The final structure developed incorporated triangular frames made out of joining PVC conduit pipes.  Fabric and flex panels were used to cover the structure. The complete dis - assembled structure was carried in a golf club type carrier bag slung on a shoulder.


2. During the FORHEX Fair, Arch Academy was given a 9ft by 12ft stall space inside a large exhibition hall. A wooden structure was created to occupy the limited space; the structure provided shelf space and hanging space for products and garments thus providing an increased display area in a small space. This structure was created with the intention of reuse by rearranging the wooden structure in different spaces as per the requirement. The parts of the structure are presently placed inside the retail store of Arch.