Career in Architecture

 

The Changing Culture of ARCHITECTURE in Modern India 

The changing culture of architecture in modern India, both as a lifestyle and as a profession, has been eye-opening. In terms of lifestyle, we never predicted the extent to which architecture and design could affect us as well as the society and culture we live in, nor did we predict how deeply symbolic of our beliefs and attitudes they’d become.

As a profession, the huge wave of development and technology that caused us to try and ape everything that didn’t belong to us, has made us question and search for our own identity and provoked us to revisit the solid traditional roots and foundation of Indian architecture.

The Indian government’s massive Smart Cities Mission, which aims to develop 100 sustainable and citizen-friendly cities all over the country, has done very little to include architectural voices into the conversation. Same goes for our heritage structures that are being replaced by modern structures despite resistance shown by architects.

At the onset of your career as an architect, you will be ideally required to understand all the practical aspects of being on the job and strike the right balance between understanding client requirements and coming out with a design, which is creative and practically correct.

Options are available with construction companies, builders, private consultancies, and many more. For those who want to build a career in shaping the country’s future infrastructure, jobs are available in the public sector in departments such as National Institute of Urban Affairs, National Building Organization, Public Works Department, Housing and Urban Development Corporation, Ministry of Defence, Departments of Railways, Post and Telegraphs, Public Sector Undertakings, NationBrinda Somayaal Building Construction Corporation Ltd., Town and Country Planning Organization, etc

Career in Hotel Management

 

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY PROVIDING 6 MILLION NEW JOBS OPENINGS ACROSS 185 countries every year 

INDIA’S POPULATION of 1.3 billion presents a massive potential for the hospitality industry. In 2019, India was the fastest growing economy among the BRICS countries.

That year, India’s travel and tourism sector contributed INR 8, 309.4 billion, amounting to 6.3% of the country’s GDP. This is forecast to rise to INR8, 913.6 billion in 2016, and reach INR18,362.2 billion (7.2% of total GDP) in a decade’s time.

The Indian hospitality industry has experienced prominent growth in recent years due to various factors, including the rising purchasing power of domestic travelers, an increase in commercial development and foreign tourist arrivals, a growing airline industry and government-led initiatives aiming to stimulate the sector.

There is a great deal of scope to expand tourism across India, and as the country improves air travel connections and relaxes visa restrictions, tourist arrivals should increase. With 1 in every 10 jobs worldwide relating to hospitality and tourism, there’s no shortage of opportunities out there for today’s graduates.

And, with an approximate 6 million new job openings across 185 countries being added every year, students of hospitality will find that the world is their oyster.

Not only can they work in hotel operations like their counterparts, they’ve got the freedom to work in hospitality management (HR, finance, marketing, real estate, PR), venue management and event planning, luxury retail and sales, luxury lifestyle services, fine dining and restaurants, health and wellbeing, private clinics, hospitals, consultancy, start-ups and more.

We often plan events locally, but the hospitality industry needs to start thinking internationally. International hotel chains are increasing their presence in the country, and it will account for around 47 per cent share in the tourism and hospitality sector of India by 2020 and 50 per cent by 2022.

THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING

Global hotel studies say the industry is expected to see a significant increase in the market need for up-and-coming tourism destinations that previous generations of travelers hadn’t even .

­ Economists say businesses (in any industry) just can’t afford to ignore the effects of globalization — and that having both localized management teams and a centralized oversight hub will likely be the key to sustaining rapid international expansion in the coming years.