Dear Aspirant,

Architectural design and Industrial design are taught in the same streams and share the same philosophical similarity when it comes to the geometric relationships, general process of design and the presentation o concepts which are used to make renderings to the clients for approval.

The major difference between the two is that Architecture is concerned with structures, spaces and buildings and Industrial Design with objects, products and consumer goods. So the material of work which is pretty much the same is definitely catering to a different kind of audience when it comes to this. So, what are you more passionate about? What is your cup of tea among the two?

Also, architecture is more custom made like, you need to take care of the climate or the weather like rainfall, sun exposure etc. and it is also dependent on specific environment and technical things. You add to this the client's needs, habits, preferences and needs. The client is the audience and therefore, the product is supposed to be pleasing and aesthetics and then there are so many aspects to just him/her that will affect your design. This is one individual with some individual needs.

But industrial design is for someone who is equipped with catering the needs of mass audience. Both of these are difficult. The scale of the product, target clients and degree of customisation is different from each other.

An industrial designer has to keep in mind the design of the product while also understanding its utility and practicality of its design. The designs do not just have to appealing but cost-effective and practical. They also make the product more user-friendly its the design and more aesthetic. The ideas should be safe to use, must be according to the competitor's existing design and they often have to create a prototype to text colours and utilities.

Architects, on the other hand, also have to give clients cost and time to build, provide building specifications and recommend changes.

Hope this helps. All the best!

Shalvi,

Actually there is no comparison between any two branches. Every branch is good enough if you've passion in that field. You must go with the branch that makes you feel good about it.

But considering placement and syllabus , we can compare them. For a degree in industrial design you have to go with JEE main and Advance exam paper1. While for architecture you have to give paper 2 specified only for architecture students.

Placement for these fields is mostly in abroad countries. In India there's very few chance for an architect to get a job. In India getting a job with industrial design can be considered more easy compared to architecture. The syllabus for architecture is even more compact compared to any other Btech degree.

But if you're an architecture nerd , you must pursue it. Same goes for the design course .

Hope this helps!