Know is the fact that the building technology and the building instructions has grown by leaps and bounds during the last decades. Modern, innovative and ecofriendly technologies are available. There is a vast gap (dated) between our educational system and the realities on the field. We also should be aware that changing the curriculum to embrace the modern technology and innovations is not the solution, as it will be done at the cost of affecting the basic architectural design components that are very vital for a holistic development. The via media solution will be to inform and expose the student community through small lectures, seminars, classes, presentation by technical people from industries or even industry visits so that as a value addition the students gain knowledge on product availability, usability, adaptability when they set foot in to the professional world.