ARCH College of Design & Business (ARCH), Jaipur Campus Facilities

Academic Facilities

Library & Resource Centre

A library acts as a catalyst for the genesis of new ideas. Our library houses a one of its kind E-library to promote learning online. Designed to engage and encourage selfpaced learning and research; it offers a large collection of books, international journals, e-books, and films that are available for students and faculty. ARCH’s library follows an open access system for users with over 3500 digitised books for reference. The campus library’s collection includes more than 4000 books along with bound volumes, graduation projects, student portfolios, e-presentations, reports, subscriptions, journals, periodicals and magazines. Our collection includes books on Interior Design, Communication Design, Graphic Design, Product and Accessories, Exhibition Design, Fashion & Textiles, Art & Craft, Humanities, and Architecture.

The Library has arrangements for physical conservation of old books and resources. Journals like Indian Journal of Fibre and Textile, Asian Textile, Indian Journal of Commerce and Marketing and magazines from all over the world covering Architecture, Jewellery, Fashion, Interiors, current affairs etc. are a part of the extensive resources.

Stationary Shop

The campus also has a well-stocked stationery shop for students enabling the convenient purchase of required material pertinent to course and activities.

Audio Visual Teching Aids

All classrooms are well equipped with sufficient audiovisual resources to aid the learning process. Theoretical lectures coupled with audio visual aids provide the stimulation required for visualisation, interpretation, and understanding concepts, with a fully Wi-fi connection.

Auditorium

ARCH Auditorium is adequately set up with a sound system, audio visual system and projection screen to handle large meetings, seminars, symposiums, guest lectures, and workshops throughout the year. The auditorium is also used for extra curricular activities.

Cafeteria

The Academy has a cafeteria serving hygienic and nutritional vegetarian food and a ‘tuck shop’ offering packaged food, snacks and drinks.

Copy and Print Centre

The Copy Centre offers a range of services; including black-and-white and colour copying, wire/comb binding, lamination, digital printing etc.

Ideation Labs & Equipment

ARCH has in place well equipped lab & work spaces and all the resources required to support the creative processes & steps of Design, Research, Fabrication and production to full scale when required, of models, sample artifacts, furniture, product and apparel prototypes, and exhibition structures and installations. All essential operations in Gemmology, Terracotta work, Weaving, Dyeing & Printing, Pattern Making & Drafting, Sewing, Leather Work, Wood Work, Jewellery Manufacturing, Metal Work, Casting & Enamelling, Model making, 3D Scanning & Printing, Laser Cutting, Computerized Operations in CAD, Internet Networking etc. are efficiently accomplished in the available facilities which include a Photography studio, CAD Labs & an Apple Mac Lab. High-speed Wi- Fi and LAN connectivity through dedicated leased line services enable faculty and students to carry out individual research, communication & collaborative project work, without interruption. The entire campus is CCTV protected.

Some of the equipments available are production machines like the Investment Casting Machine in the Casting and Enamelling workshop. Software training is carried out in the CAD lab & Apple Mac lab equipped with workstations supporting high-end design software and hardware.