ExamPak · FPSC test preparation

Principal Architect (BS-19), MES

FPSC Ad 3/2026 · Case 109 · 2 vacancies

Test pattern

100 marks

Introduction to architectural design, design parameters and criteria (site, orientation, building form, and scale), design of the built environment involving simple functions and building materials
Distinction between client's brief and architect's brief, development of design concept, site analysis, functional and formal implications of a design brief, design proposals for small to medium-scale buildings to demonstrate understanding of functional relationships, materials, structures, technology, contextual issues, and climatic response inclusive of initial understanding of sustainable architecture
Projects involving multiple functions and complex spatial organizations with comprehension of issues related to project program, site selection, users needs, materials, and technology, identification of structure systems, services and engineering systems
Introduction of survey methodologies, research and documentation techniques
Large-span structures, high-rise buildings with comprehension of structure, services and engineering systems
Thermal comfort and understanding services and construction details
Design of complex buildings giving due respect to urban design and planning issues considering the social, economic, physical & technological factors

Arts and architecture of the major periods of history and regions of the world: Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Greece, Rome, Byzantine, Gandhara, Islamic, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Pre-Modern, Modern, Contemporary including Architecture in Pakistan

Graphic analysis of buildings and architectural complexes to develop the ability of the student to theoretically understand architectural issues which are later studied verbally in the form of architectural treatises
The model used throughout is the city which has proved throughout history to be an enduring architectural archetype