Faculty

S.Santhana Iyyappa Sundararaj

 pothi@tce.edu

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PUBLICATIONS       

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SPONSORED PROJECTS

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CONSULTANCY PROJECTS

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M.E./Ph.D. SCHOLARS

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SEMINAR, CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP ATTENDED

 Educational Qualification

DEGREE BRANCH INSTITUTE YEAR
B.Arch Architecture Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai-15. 2006
M.Arch Landscape Architecture School of Architecture & Planning, Anna University, Chennai. 2008
Ph.d Architecture Anna University, Chennai

 Experience

PERIOD NO OF YEARS DESIGNATION INSTITUTION
03-06-2019 to Till date 1 Years 6 Months Associate Professor Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.
24-08-2011 to 02-06-2019 8 Years 2 Months Assistant Professor Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.
29-01-2010 to 23-08-2011 1 Year 7 Months Lecturer Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.
08-06-2009 to 28-01-2010 7 Months Lecturer Department of Architecture, Sathyabama University, Chennai
01-09-2008 to 07-06-2009 8 Months Junior Landscape Architect Cheralathan Associates, Chennai

 Publications

 Conferences
  1. IEEE 4th International Conference on MOOC, Innovation and Technology in Education in the month of December 2016 at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, presented a paper on " DEVELOPMENT OF A FULL SCALE SIMULATION WITH APPLICATION OF PARTICIPATORY TOOLS IN TEACHING BUILDING SERVICES"

 Consultancy

NAME OF INDUSTRY DETAILS PERIOD
Madurai Smart City Limited: Madurai and Corporation of Madurai Landscape Design Consultancy Services 27-08-2021 to 22-03-2022
National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi Field Study of Madurai City for the Project - "Sustainable, Healthy, Learning Cities and Neighbourhoods" 26-07-2021 to 01-12-2021
Metafore Design LLP Project Consortium, Chennai Landscape Design Consultancy Services - Surveying for Master Planning for the Re-Development of Railway Colony, Madurai 24-08-2020 to 12-10-2020
City Work Pvt Ltd Landscape Design Consultancy Services for Elango School at Madurai 11-06-2019 to 23-03-2020

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Attended

  1. AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on "Sensitivity towards Environmental Sustainability in Technical Education"under AQIS Scheme conducted by Department of Architecture and Interior Design, Government Women's Polytechnic College, Bhopal., 14-03-2022 to 21-03-2022
  2. AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on "Geographic Information System (GIS) For Architecture and Civil Engineering"under AQIS Scheme conducted by Department of Architecture and Interior Design, Government Women's Polytechnic College, Bhopal., 17-01-2022 to 22-01-2022
  3. Two Days National Level Faculty Development Programme on "Urban Resilience using Sustainable and Ecological Concepts" conducted by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 21-12-2021 to 22-12-2021
  4. AICTE Sponsored Short Term Training Programme (STTP) on “Comprehensive Village Development - Feasibility & Sustainability” conducted by Indo Global College of Architecture, Punjab, 29-11-2021 to 04-12-2021
  5. One Day National Workshop for Educators on "Integration of Building Heat Transfer in Engineering Curriculum" conducted by Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT-Bhilai., 20-11-2021 to 20-11-2021
  6. 2 Days FDP on "3D Interactions Design in Virtual Reality" conducted by Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 18-11-2021 to 19-11-2021
  7. Seminar on Avenues of Bentley - Building Information Modelling Laboratory in various domains of engineering conducted by Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 17-11-2021 to 17-11-2021
  8. One Day Seminar on 'Water Sensitive Planning Theory for the Global South' organised by the India Collaboratory - Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub (funded by GCRF - UKRI) at the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi., 08-11-2021 to 08-11-2021
  9. 2 Days FDP on "Avenues of Research in Architecture and Urban Design" conducted by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 26-10-2021 to 27-10-2021
  10. IIT-Kharagpur-CEP-Short Term Course on "StaadPro for Architects" conducted by Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur., 22-10-2021 to 24-10-2021
  11. AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Natural Ventilation and Building Design in Tropical Regions" conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada., 13-09-2021 to 17-09-2021
  12. AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Building Life and Fire Safety" conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi., 07-09-2021 to 11-09-2021
  13. NIT-Calicut-CEP-Short Term Course - National Workshop on Building Energy Analysis using Tools and Techniques in BIM conducted by Department of Architecture and Planning, National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala., 22-07-2021 to 27-07-2021
  14. AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Pedagogical Process in Architecture – An Orientation for Young Teaching Fraternity" conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada., 12-07-2021 to 16-07-2021
  15. IIT-Kharagpur-CEP-Short Term Course on Services on Large Scale Buildings conducted by Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 02-07-2021 to 04-07-2021
  16. AICTE Teaching and Learning Academy Online Elementary FDP on "Energy and Water Efficiency in Built Environment" conducted by School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, 28-06-2021 to 02-07-2021
  17. 5 Days FDP on "Managing Infrastructure Project using Emerging Technologies (MIPET2021)" conducted by Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, 07-06-2021 to 11-06-2021
  18. 3 Days FDP on "Exploring Math and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Engineering and Science Applications" conducted by Department of Information Technology, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 03-06-2021 to 05-06-2021
  19. 4 Weeks Training Programme on "Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing in Architectural Pedagogy" conducted by Council of Architecture Training & Research Centre (COA-TRC), 19-12-2020 to 10-01-2021
  20. AICTE-AQIS Sponsored One Week Online STTP on Performance Evaluation Tools for Sustainable Buildings conducted by Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Chennai, 14-12-2020 to 19-12-2020
  21. 2 Days National Workshop on "NATIONAL BUILDING CODE OF INDIA 2016" organised by Indian Institute of Engineers (India), Palghat Local Centre and Bureau of Indian Standards, 26-09-2019 to 27-09-2019
  22. TEQIP-III sponsored Workshop on "CDIO Based Curriculum Design" organised by Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 29-08-2019 to 29-08-2019
  23. TEQIP sponsored FDP on "The Art of Writing Winnable Project Proposals" conducted by Centre For Intellectual Property Rights, Anna University, Chennai and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 10-08-2019 to 10-08-2019
  24. TEQIP sponsored FDP on "Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation" conducted by Centre For Intellectual Property Rights, Anna University, Chennai and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 09-08-2019 to 09-08-2019
  25. AICTE-QIP sponsored One Week Short Term Course on "Digital Design Process in Architectural Design" organised by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 07-01-2019 to 12-01-2019
  26. 5 Days FDP on Architectural Design Pedagogy conducted by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 02-07-2018 to 06-07-2018
  27. AICTE-QIP sponsored One Week Short Term Course on "Architectural Design Pedagogy" organised by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 13-12-2017 to 19-12-2017
  28. TEQIP-II sponsored One-Day Workshop on "Awareness on UG Self Assessment Report (SAR) of NBA" organised by Planning and Development Division, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 13-10-2017 to 13-10-2017
  29. 5 Days Training Program titled "Research in Architecture: From Dissertation to Doctoral Studies" conducted by Council of Architecture Training & Research Centre (COA-TRC), 13-12-2016 to 17-12-2016
  30. 4th IEEE International Conference on MOOCs, Innovation and Technology in Education (MITE 2016) conducted by IEEE and Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 09-12-2016 to 10-12-2016
  31. TEQIP-II sponsored One-Day Workshop on "Standard Operating Procedures for TCE" organised by Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai under the auspices of Management Capacity Enhancement Programme., 22-11-2016 to 22-11-2016
  32. TEQIP-II sponsored Two-Day Workshop on "International Accreditation and Program Assessment" organised by Planning and Development Division, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 04-11-2016 to 05-11-2016
  33. TEQIP-II sponsored Workshop on "Research Paper Writing" organised by the Academic Research Section of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 26-08-2016 to 26-08-2016
  34. International Symposium and Exhibition on "Urbanisation, Ecology and Community Development" organised by Department of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, 22-08-2016 to 22-08-2016
  35. TEQIP sponsored Two-Day Workshop on "EVOLUTIONARY OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS AND ITS APPLICATIONS" organised by Department of Electrical Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 04-03-2016 to 05-03-2016
  36. International Symposium on "Urbanisation, Ecology and Community Development" organised by Department of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, 18-12-2015 to 18-12-2015
  37. International Joint Studio on "Urbanisation, Ecology and Community Development" organised by Department of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, 17-12-2015 to 22-12-2015
  38. International Conference on Universal Design and Developement conducted by DJ Acadamy of Design, Coimbatore., 13-03-2015 to 14-03-2015
  39. One Day Workshop on "RESEARCH METHODOLOGY" conducted by Centre for Faculty Development, Anna University, Chennai., 16-12-2014 to 16-12-2014
  40. National Workshop on "HOW TO WRITE RESEARCH PAPERS AND GET PUBLISHED IN JOURNALS" organised by the School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT, Chennai., 21-11-2014 to 21-11-2014
  41. Short Term Course on OPTIMISATION AND ITS APPLICATIONS organised by the Department og Production Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli., 10-11-2014 to 11-11-2014
  42. National Level One Day Seminar on Journal Writing and Publishing conducted by Anna University, Tirunelveli., 25-09-2014 to 25-09-2014
  43. ISTE-SRM Short Term Training Programme on ENERGY SIMULATIONS IN BUILDINGS organised by Department of Architecture, Thiagaraja College of Engineering, Madurai sponsored by Indian Society For Technical Education, New Delhi and SRM University, Chennai., 02-06-2014 to 06-06-2014
  44. "QUEST" - An Interactive Workshop/Training conducted by ARCH TRUST & INDIAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, TAMILNADU CHAPTER at Anna University, Alumni Club, Chennai., 25-04-2014 to 26-04-2014
  45. TEQIP sponsored One Week Workshop on "COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS AND APPLICATIONS" organised by Mechanical Engineering Department of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 20-02-2014 to 26-02-2014
  46. TEQIP sponsored Two-Day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on "EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES FOR FLUID MECHANICS" organised by Mechanical Engineering Department of Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 20-12-2013 to 21-12-2013
  47. Quality Improvement Programme - Short-term Course on LATEST TRENDS IN TOWN AND URBAN PLANNING conducted by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai in National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai, 30-09-2013 to 04-10-2013
  48. Quality Improvement Programme on INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY conducted by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chennai in Anna University of Technology Madurai, Madurai, 13-07-2011 to 15-07-2011

 Seminar, Conference, Workshop Organised

  1. Seminar on "Site Analysis / Selection as an Effective Project Management Tool with Case Studies" by Ar.G.M.Gnaneswaran, Architect and Urban Planner, Partner, DGS Infra, Chennai conducted by Department of Civil Engineering and Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 22-03-2022 to 22-03-2022
  2. Seminar on "Sustainable Site Planning Guide for Large Area Developments - Industrial Parks" by Ar.G.M.Gnaneswaran, Architect and Urban Planner, Partner, DGS Infra, Chennai conducted by Department of Civil Engineering and Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 22-03-2022 to 22-03-2022
  3. Two Days National Level Faculty Development Programme on "Urban Resilience using Sustainable and Ecological Concepts" conducted by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, MaduraiCo-Ordinators: Dr.I.Chandramathy, Ar.S.Santhana Iyyappa Sundararaj and Ar.S.M.VidhyasankariSpeakers: 8 Speakers (1 International) & (7 National)Participants: 105 Participants (87 External), 21-12-2021 to 22-12-2021
  4. Seminar on "Role of Building Science and Building Services in Residence" - Focus on Lighting Design by Dr.Shanka Pratim Bhattacharya, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur., 04-09-2021 to 04-09-2021
  5. Seminar on "Interior Design and Detailing For Residential Projects and Commercial Projects" by Ar.S.Dineshkumar, Co-Founder & CEO, Pranav Mantraa Studios, Chennai & Hyderabad (Speaker is TCE Alumni - B.Arch - 2007 Passed Out Batch) , 28-08-2021 to 28-08-2021
  6. Seminar on "Methods and Methodologies involved in Design Process of Projects in Urban Context" by Dr.Mohammed Firoz.C, Department of Architecture and Planning, National Institute of Technology, Calicut., 13-03-2021 to 13-03-2021
  7. Seminar on "Building Services in Residences - A Focus on Water Supply and Sanitation" by Dr.Shanka Pratim Bhattacharya, Department of Architecture and Regional Planning, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur., 06-03-2021 to 06-03-2021
  8. Seminar on "Building resilience to overheating: A case study of Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK" by Dr. Giridharan Renganathan, Senior Lecturer and Director of CASE Research Centre, Kent School of Architecture and Planning, University of Kent, Canterbury,UK., 23-08-2019 to 23-08-2019
  9. 4 Days Workshop on "Building Materials & Construction & Digital Presentation" conducted at Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 19-06-2019 to 22-06-2019
  10. Workshop on "Planting Design" - An Experiential Learning of Planting Plants by Dr.Jinu Loushidha Kitchley, Dr.I.Chandramathy and Ar.S.Santhana Iyyappa Sundararaj in M.Arch Block Courtyard, Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 13-04-2019 to 13-04-2019
  11. Co-Coordinator of One Week AICTE-QIP STC (5 Days FDP) on Digital Design Process in Architectural Design conducted by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 07-01-2019 to 12-01-2019
  12. Seminar on "Architectural Design Process" by Jaffer AA Khan, Professor, Architecture and Planning, Dar Alheka University Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., 23-07-2018 to 23-07-2018
  13. One of the Member in Organizing Committee of One Week AICTE-QIP STC (5 Days FDP) on Architectural Design Pedagogy conducted by Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai., 02-07-2018 to 06-07-2018
  14. One of the Member in Organizing Committee of International Symposium and Exhibition on "Urbanisation, Ecology and Community Development" organised by Department of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, 22-08-2016 to 22-08-2016
  15. One of the Member in Organizing Committee of International Symposium on "Urbanisation, Ecology and Community Development" organised by Department of Architecture and Department of Civil Engineering, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai and Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Columbia University, 18-12-2015 to 18-12-2015
  16. Seminar on Preparation of Working Drawings for Architects by Ar.P.R.S.Sivakumar in year 2014 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  17. Seminar on Architectural Design Process and Methodology by Dr.Deepika Shetty in year 2017 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai, 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  18. Seminar on Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning by Er.Kishore, HVAC Consultant, Madurai in year 2017 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai, 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  19. One Day Workshop on Paints by Mr.Hariharaputran, Apollo Paints, New Delhi in the year 2012 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  20. Two Days STC for Students on Lighting Design by Ar.Jeyaradha in year 2014 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  21. Two Days STC for Students on Autodesk REVIT Architecture in year 2014 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  22. Seminar on Introduction to BIM for Architects by Ar.P.R.S.Sivakumar in year 2014 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001
  23. Two Days Workshop on Bamboo Construction by Ar.Sundaramohan, Auroville, Pondicherry in the year 2013 in Department of Architecture, TCE, Madurai., 01-01-0001 to 01-01-0001

 Lectures Delivered

TOPIC DELIVERED AT PERIOD
Role of Landscape Architecture in Water Resource Management Indian Society of Landscape Architects, Tamilnadu & Pondicherry Chapter 11-07-2020 to 11-07-2020
Architectural Model Making Workshop Department of Civil Engineering, Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam 20-08-2018 to 20-08-2018
Role of Landscape Architecture in Open Spaces in Urban Areas The Institution of Engineers (India) - Madurai Local Centre 11-03-2017 to 11-03-2017
Architectural Design, Interior Design & Landscape Design in Built Environment Department of Civil Engineering, Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam 20-08-2016 to 20-08-2016
Role of Concrete in Architecture Ramco Polytechnic, Rajapalayam 02-08-2014 to 02-08-2014
Sky Gardens Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai 30-08-2008 to 30-08-2008

  Awards and Honours

  1. MOTIVATING AND ADMIRABLE TEACHER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS AND ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION IN TAMILNADU, Indian Institute of Architects - Tamilnadu Chapter

 Membership

NAME OF SOCIETY DETAILS PERIOD
Indian Society of Landscape Architects S-33/ F 2006
Council of Architecture CA / 2010/ 47860
Indian Institute of Architects A 18779

  Other Achievements

  1. Recipient of Gold Medal for Excellence in Academics in Faculty of Landscape Architecture at Anna University, Chennai in Postgraduate Programme (M.Arch(Landscape Architecture)) done in Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai.
  2. Recipient of Gold Medal for Excellence in Academics in Faculty of Architecture at Anna University, Chennai in Undergraduate Programme (B.Arch) done in Department of Architecture, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai.