Study tours are compulsory and an integral part of academics. BMSSA annually organizes 10 day guided National and International tours and Mid semester weekend trips for the students according to their curricular requirements, which presents them with an opportunity to understand basic structural forms, architectural history and cultural significance of the built forms first hand.
The study tours are also pre-planned to cover certain aspects of the curriculum through a first hand experience of the region especially for Architectural Design, History or Contemporary Architecture and Vernacular or sustainability techniques.
A few documentation trips to nearby heritage sites are also organized to develop a deeper understanding about the history, structure, culture and planning principles of the structures.
| 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| S.No | Resource Person | Name of the event |
| 1 | Regional Study Tour - HAMPI | To experience the glory of the Vijayanagar Empire and as a part of the Hindu temple architecture in the II Semester |
| 2 | National Study Tour - GUJARAT & RAJASTHAN | For an experience in Islamic and Modern Architecture as a part of the IV and V Sem curriculum. |
| 2015 | ||
| 1 | National Study Tour - GUJARAT & RAJASTHAN | For the V Semester students to study the climatological and social aspects of the region. Post the study, sites were chosen in the 2 regions and integrated into the Architectural Design V project. |
| 2 | International Study Tour – SRILANKA | |
| 3 | National Study Tour - GUJARAT & RAJASTHAN | Students of the III Semester were exposed to various monuments of Islamic architecture and modern architecture by Geoffery Bawa that forms a part of the curriculum of History of Architecture |
| 4 | International Study Tour - SRILANKA | |
| 5 | Historical Documentation Tour - BANGALORE | Students were taken to the Gavi Gangadhareshwara temple in Basavanagudi for measured drawings as a part of the II semester curriculum |
| 2016 | ||
| 1 | International Study Tour - EUROPE | The Europe tour covering Amsterdam, Paris, Marseilles, Canes, Nice and Barcelona was conducted for the V Semester students as a pre-cursor to the curriculum of History of Architecture outlined for the V Semester. |
| 2 | International Study Tour - BHUTAN | Students of the III semester visiting Bhutan experienced firsthand the glory of Buddhist and vernacular architecture as a part of the elective subjects relating to vernacular architecture |
| 3 | HOA Educational Tour | Students of the II semester were taken for a 2 day trip to see the monuments of Hoysala Dynasty as a part of the II semester History of Architecture curriculum. |
| 2017 | ||
| 1 | HOA Educational Tour 2017 | Weekend Trip to Madurai, Chettinad, Thanjavur, Srirangam - Sketch documentation of various features and planning principles of the temple cities. A peek into the planning concepts of Chettinad houses as a part of AD casestudy |
| 2 | Historical Documentation Tour - BANGALORE | Measured Drawing and Temple Documentation to Bhoganandishwara temple in collaboration with INTACH - Documenting the history of the temple, evolution of column styles and planning principles |
| 3 | Wheel of Innovation | International Architectural Study Tour to Europe: Field Study on Modern and Contemporary Architecture of Europe |
| 2018 | ||
| 3 | Wheel of Innovation | International Architectural Study Tour to Turkey, Singapore & Srilanka |
| 2 | Historical Documentation Tour - BANGALORE | Badami, Aihole & Pattadakal |
