The Institute is situated in the centre of Moscow in Rozhdest-

The Institute is situated in the centre of Moscow in Rozhdest- venka Street. It is set back from the street with a fountain in front. It seems to be a three-storey building, but in fact there are more storeys. Looking at the facade we see that the wall is decorated with portraits of famous architects and over the windows there are triangular and segmental pediments.
Entering the Institute through a draft lobby the visitor sees a vast entrance hall with cloakrooms and stairs leading up. On dif ferent floors there is an exhibition hall, assembly hall, rectors and prorectors offices, deans offices, classrooms, gymnasium, etc.
There are several faculties at the Institute: the Faculty of General Training (at which first and second year students study), the Faculty of Fundamentals in Architecture (third and the fourth year students) and the Faculty of Specialization (the fifth and sixth year students).
Besides these faculties there is also an evening department (or faculty), post-graduate courses (aspiran- tura), refresher or extension courses, and preliminary courses.
At the preliminary or preparatory courses those who want to enter the Institute prepare for the entrance examinations.
The evening department was established in 1958. Students work in the day-time and study in the evening or on Saturdays.
The Institute has a six years course. Students specialize in residential, цивик and industrial buildings, town planning, restoration of historic buildings, etc. The key subjects are principles of architectural design painting, artistic drawing, history of art and architecture, perspective and shadow projection. Students study also one of foreign languages.
The academic year lasts from September to July consisting oftwo terms or semesters (the day department) and of three trimesters (the evening department). At the end of each term or trimester students have to take exams. Each year students spend some time on practice.
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