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Degree |
Board / University |
Year |
Subjects |
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Ph.D |
Anna University, Chennai |
2008 |
Urban Green Cover plan for Sustainable Chennai city - An appraisal through GIS and RS tools |
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PG.Dip.Landscape |
CEPT, Ahemadabad |
1999 |
Landscape Architecture |
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B.Arch |
Anna University, Chennai |
1997 |
Architecture |
Job Title |
Employer |
From |
To |
Associate Professor |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
Dec 2011 |
Till date |
Assistant Professor |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
Dec 2008 |
Dec 2011 |
Lecturer |
SAP, Anna University, Chennai -25 |
Jan 2008 |
Nov 2008 |
Senior Lecturer |
MIT, Manipal |
Jan 2006 |
Dec 2007 |
Teaching Research Associate |
SAP, Anna University, Chennai -25 |
Jan 2001 |
Dec 2004 |
Landscape Architect |
Terra Firma, Bangalore |
Sep 1999 |
Dec 2000 |
Courses Conducted
Conducted Short Term Training Program on ‘“ Sustainable Urban Landscape” sponsored by AICTE under QIP from 25th -30th August 2008 at Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai -25
Fulbright Junior scholar - Visited Cartographic modeling Laboratory of University of Pennsylvania Year 2004- 2005. |
Position |
Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution |
From |
To |
HOD |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
March 2016 |
March 2019 |
Associate Dean |
Dean Planning and Development, NITT |
Oct 2012 |
Nov 2015 |
Department Project Evaluation Committee (DPEC) for M.Arch |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
July 2019 |
June 2022 |
Faculty Advisor |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
Aug 2019 |
Till date |
Department R&C council member |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
Feb 2012 |
Feb 2013 |
Member Purchase committee |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
Apr 2011 |
March 2012 |
Department Administrative Committee member |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
Feb 2012 |
Dec 2012 |
Feb 2013 |
Dec 2014 |
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Class Committee Chairperson (for various semesters) |
Department of Architecture,NITT |
From2008 |
Till date |
Position |
Institution |
From |
To |
Member | Academic Program Affiliation Inspection Committee, Centre for Affiliation of Institutions, Anna University, Chennai | 2016 | 2022 |
Syllabus subcommittee member |
SAP, Anna University, Chennai |
2016 |
Till date |
Third-Party Quality Control Committee Member Trichy Project Division 1 | Trichy IIM Project Division 1 | 2015 | 2016 |
Doctoral Committee member |
SAP, Anna University, Chennai |
Jan 2011 |
Till date |
Doctoral Committee member |
Dept. of Architecture, Thyagaraja College, Madurai |
2010 |
2015 |
Doctoral Committee member | Dept. of Architecture, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai | Jan 2010 | Till date |
Member | Board of Studies in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli | 2010 | 2011 |
Doctoral committee member | Ph.D. Doctoral Committee member, Anna University, Tirunelveli | 2010 | 2016 |
Ph.D. Scholar |
Title of Ph.D. Thesis |
Role(Supervisor/) Co-Supervisor) |
Year of Award |
Mr.K.Thirumaram |
An empirical study on the Relevance of French colonial architectural style among The contemporary built environment in Puducherry |
Supervisor |
2012 |
Ms. D.Kannamma |
Impact of Street Geometry Features on Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Urban Canyons |
Supervisor |
2017 |
Ms. Ophiliya V |
Place identity along highways: location choice and visibility of identity landscape elements. |
Supervisor |
2021 |
Mr. Godwin E |
Knowledge management framework for cultural values in heritage conservation: Tiruchirappalli city, India. |
Supervisor |
2021 |
Date (s) |
Title of Activity |
Level of Event |
Role |
Event Organized by |
Venue |
20th-22nd Aug ‘12 |
Faculty training program |
National |
Participant |
Teaching and Learning Center, IIT, Chennai |
IIT, Chennai |
Title of Activity |
Level of Event (International/ National/ Local) |
Date (s) |
Role |
Venue |
Sustainable Urban Landscape |
Short Term Training Program sponsored by AICTE under QIP |
25th -30th August 2008 |
Coordinated |
Department of Architecture, SAP, Anna University, Chennai -25 |
Type of Membership (Ordinary Member/ Honorary Member / Life Member ) |
Organization |
Membership No. |
Life Member |
COA |
CA/99/24789 |
Fellow Member |
ISOLA |
555. A-4/A 2003 |
Life member |
ISTE |
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Fellow Member |
IIA |
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Country |
Duration of Visit |
Programme |
UPENN, Philadelphia, USA |
6 months, 2004 |
Under Fulbright fellowship |
Author(s) |
Title of Paper |
Journal |
Vol . (N o.) |
Page numbers |
Year |
Impact Factor of the Journal (Optional) |
Dr. A. Meenatchi SundaramGodwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj, | Assessing Cultural Experiences in Historic Urban Centres: Built Forms and Qualities | Indian Historical Review, | Vol.48(1) | 2021 | ||
Dr. A. Meenatchi SundaramGodwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj, | Historical Thinking: Impact of Ethnographic Approach for Interpretability of a Historic Urban Area, India | International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation | Vol 24(8) | 2020 | ||
Dr. A. Meenatchi SundaramGodwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj, |
Heritage Management in Historical Contexts: A Value Framework using Local People's Experiential Knowledge on Cultural Heritage |
International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology | Vol 29(7) | 2020 | ||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Ophelia Vinodhini G, | Mundane Highways or Identity Rich Road Scape: An Element and Location Based Approach to Place Identity | International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation | Vol 24(8) | 2020 | ||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Ophelia Vinodhini G, |
Orientation and Social Bonding: Place identity dimensions for a comprehensible highway |
International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology | Vol29(7) | 2020 | ||
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Ms.D.Kannamma, |
Implications of Building Material Choice on Outdoor Microclimate for Sustainable Built Environment |
Key Engineering Materials |
650 |
82 -90 |
July 2015 |
38 H Scopus |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Ms.Kannamma |
An empirical study on the interaction between vegetation and street geometry elements toward ambient urban microclimate |
Indian Concrete Journal |
Special Issue |
22 - 27 |
July 2015 |
14 H Scopus |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Ms.D.Kannamma |
Significance of Micro climatic study in Urban Canyons towards Ambient urban space design |
Journal of today's ideas Tomorrow's Technologies |
Vol.3 No.1 |
27 - 39 |
June 2014 |
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Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Ms.D.Kannamma |
Influence of street Geometry On Urban Microclimate – A Comparison of Traditional and Modern streets of Srirangam | International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research | Vol 3(1) | 2014 | ||
Dr. A. Meenatchi Sundaram, K. Thirumaran |
Assessing the Physical Feature Attributes of French Architectural Style in the Contemporary Built Environment at Puducherry: A Lens Model Approach |
IUP Journal of Architecture | 2011 | |||
Dr.Meenatchi Sundaram |
Urban green-cover and the environmental performance of Chennai city |
Environment, Development and Sustainability, Springer publication
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Vol.13, No. 1 |
107 - 119 |
Feb 2011 |
0.739 |
Dr.Meenatchi Sundaram |
GIS model to assess Chennai city’s environmental performance, using green-cover as the parameters |
Geospatial World | 2009 | |||
Dr.Meenatchi Sundaram | Development takes its toll on Chennai environs | The journal Geospatial Today | Vol 5(5) | 2007 | ||
Dr.Meenatchi Sundaram |
Green infrastructure for ‘quality of urban life’ case study on Chennai city |
The Journal of The Indian Institute of Architects | Vol 70(6) | 2005 |
Author(s) |
Title of Abstract/ Paper |
Title of the Proceedings |
Page numbers |
Conference Theme |
Venue |
Year |
Dr. A Meenatchi Sundaram, Jyoti Luthra | Identifying external louver angle for residence opening to optimize the indoor environment for the composite climate of Delhi NCR | 1st International Conference on Design innovations and Management for Sustainable Environment (ICDIMSE) | Building Design and Performance Evaluation | Chennai - Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India, and Eastern Mediterranean University | 2022 | |
Dr. A. Meenatchisundaram, Shatakshi Agnihotri, Saurabh Kumar, | Role of façade shades in energy efficiency in commercial buildings | 1st International Conference on Design innovations and Management for Sustainable Environment (ICDIMSE) | Sustainability in Architectural Design | Chennai - Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, India, and Eastern Mediterranean University | 2022 | |
Dr.A. Meenatchi Sundaram | Restoring Urban Green Cover of Chennai City: An Ecological Approach | The F-EIR Conference 2021 Environment Concerns and its Remediation | Environment Concerns and its Remediation | |||
Dr.A. Meenatchi Sundaram, K. Swetha |
Role of Environment on the User’s Behavior in a Campus Public Space |
The F-EIR Conference 2021 Environment Concerns and its Remediation | Environment Concerns and its Remediation | |||
Dr.A.Meenatchi Sundaram , N.Mohana Gopiraj | Understanding the urban structure and its influences on accessibility –Case of Chennai | First international conference on visionary action towards liveable urban environments | 2020 | |||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Ophelia Vinodhini G, | Place identity along highways: Location choice of elements using distance and Isovist measures |
First international conference on visionary action towards liveable urban environments |
2020 | |||
Dr. A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Godwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj, | A travel-based drawing process for recording knowledge about historic sites of the landscape Area | First international conference on visionary action towards liveable urban environments | 2020 | |||
Dr. A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Godwin Emmanuel Jeyaraj, | Expressing the cultural experience in historic urban centers: People and qualities | First National Conference on Recent Trends in Architecture & Engineering towards Energy Efficient and Sustainable Development, | 2019 | |||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Ophelia Vinodhini G, | “Sense of place” and identity elements alongside the old and the new highways in Tamil Nadu, India | First National Conference on Recent Trends in Architecture & Engineering towards Energy Efficient and Sustainable Development, | 2019 | |||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Swetha .K | Amalgamation of Behavior, Culture & Environmental Sustainability in designing an Eco Campus | First National Conference on Recent Trends in Architecture & Engineering towards Energy Efficient and Sustainable Development, | 2019 | |||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Nikhil Bhandari, | Optimization of windows for daylighting and energy consumption for the south facade in office building in hot and dry climate of India | Smart Innovation, Systems, and Technologies | ICoRD 2019, Bangalore | 2019 | ||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Swetha .K | Evaluation matrix for open spaces in Eco-campus | Revisiting the Role of Architecture for Surviving Development 53rd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) | 2019 | |||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Swetha .K | Study on Geo-Behavioral Environment of Institutional Pathways using Integral framework proposed by Isidor chein through the Case study | 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Technologies in Building & Environment ICSTBE | 2018 | |||
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Swetha .K | Changing Role of Institutional Open Space in the Modern Educational System | Design that cares the 10thInternational Conference of Faculty of Architecture Research Unit, University of Moratuwa | Sri Lanka | 2017 | ||
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Mr. Godwin Emmanual |
Natural, Social, and Visual Processes in Historic Urban Landscapes. |
Asian Studies |
51-59 |
Asian Studies |
Toronto Canada |
2016 |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Ms. Ophilia Vinodhini |
Landscape Elements of Highways in India: A comparison between old and new |
Asian Studies |
138-145 |
Asian Studies |
Toronto Canada |
2016 |
Ms. D.Kannamma, Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, , |
Numerical Modelling of canyon Aspect Ratio towards Urban Microclimatic stress |
4th Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2016) |
242 - 247 |
Architecture and Civil Engineering |
4th Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE 2016), Singapore |
2016 |
Ms. D.Kannamma, Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, |
Design best practice methods to Minimize the impact of building materials on urban microclimate |
Sustainable Habitat for Developing Societies |
451-458 |
PLEA |
30th International PLEA Conference, Ahmedabad |
2014 |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, |
Planning ‘tree- cover’ is passive means for low-carbon Cities |
proceedings of 45th ISOCARP Congress |
Session 4 |
Low carbon Cities |
Porto, Portuga |
2009 |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, | The green-cover network for Chennai City, India | Fábos Landscape Planning and Greenway Symposium | UMASS | 2007 | ||
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, | GIS model for Chennai city’s environmental performance assessment | Second ESRI Asia-Pacific User Conference | Delhi | 2007 | ||
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, | City green as a means to achieve sustainable development – A GIS approach | Map India Conference | 2002 |
Author(s) | Title of Book & Chapter | Name of Publishers | Year of Publication | ISSN/ISBN Number |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram | Environmental Concerns and Remediation | Springer | 2022 | 978-3-031-05983-4 |
Dr. A.Meenatchi Sundaram, Ms. Ophilia Vinodhini | Sustainable Urban Architecture | Springer | 2021 | 978-981-15-9584-4 |
Dr..A. Meenatchi Sundaram, Nikhil Bhandari, | Research into Design for a Connected World | Springer | 2019 | 978-981-13-5973-6 |
Sl. No |
Roll No |
Area of research |
Ph.D category |
Discipline |
Guide Name |
1 |
401117001 |
Open spaces in Campus design |
Full time |
Architecture |
A.Meenatchi Sundaram |
2 |
401915001 |
Urban Accessibility |
Part-time |
Architecture |
A.Meenatchi Sundaram |
3 |
401821002 |
External Adaptive Shading Systems |
Part-time |
Architecture |
A.Meenatchi Sundaram |
4 |
401721002 |
Urban Microclimate, Outdoor thermal Comfort |
Part-time |
Architecture |
A.Meenatchi Sundaram |
5 |
401121002 |
Assessment of Building facade |
Full time |
Architecture |
A.Meenatchi Sundaram |
6 |
401121051 |
Ecological Urbanism |
Full Time |
Architecture |
A.Meenatchi Sundaram |
Involved in Post Graduate program in Landscape Architecture at School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai-25
Project title | Institute | year |
Impact of Urbanization on Nala at Hubli | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2021 |
Impact of Indoor Pants on Thermal comfort in residential spaces of Delhi | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2021 |
External adaptive louver shading systems for improving the indoor environment in a composite climate of Delhi validating through occupant’s opinion | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2020 |
Determinants for the adoption of solar photovoltaics in rural communities a post-evaluative approach | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2020 |
Study of people's environment and shopping behavior in an urban precinct | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2019 |
Analyzing the influence of shading on a building’s heat gain with case examples for the climate of Tiruchirappalli | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2019 |
Analyzing window dimensions in an apartment to improve daylight performance and visual comfort. | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2018 |
Canyon study of impact of Kochi metro rail project on the urban microclimate of Kochi metro corridor | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2018 |
Evolving Contextual Sustainable Bye Law on Rain Water Harvesting for Agartala Tripura | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2017 |
Role of windows for daylighting and energy optimization in residential building | Department of Architecture, NITT | 2017 |
Landscape Development Plan for Buckingham Canal | SAP, Anna University, Chennai | 2008 |
Revitalization of Pallikaranai Marsh | SAP, Anna University, Chennai | 2008 |
Landscape for Chennai International Airport | SAP, Anna University, Chennai | 2008 |
Landscape Development for Cooum River | SAP, Anna University, Chennai | 2008 |
Landscape Design for Housing and Commercial Complex |
SAP, Anna University, Chennai | 2008 |
Landscaping for Adyar Riverfront Development | SAP, Anna University, Chennai | 2008 |
B.Arch Projects guided at NITT
Project Tite | Year |
Waterfront development | 2021 |
Experiential heritage tourism in an exclusive weavers’ village | 2021 |
Integrated bus terminal Panjappur | 2021 |
International passenger cruise terminal Mumbai | 2020 |
Co living communities for millennials | 2020 |
National defense academy-Coimbatore | 2020 |
Centre for astronomy and astrophysics | 2019 |
Centre for cognizance of sanatana dharma | 2019 |
Rural development centre uplifting weaver’s town | 2019 |
Ambiance for self-realization and meditation institute | 2019 |
Centre for artificial intelligence and machine learning | 2019 |
National marine police training institute, Dwarka, Gujarat | 2018 |
Ikea interior home décor store &design zone | 2018 |
One stop crisis center and Nirbhaya shelter home Mazhavil transgender center | 2018 |
Iskcon coliseum-for religious spirituality and Vedic science | 2018 |
Redevelopment of Gandhi market & adjacent roads, Tiruchirappalli | 2018 |
Surat diamond bourse, Khajod, Surat | 2017 |
Institute for research on Sanskrit and center for Vedic studies | 2017 |
Children’s edutainment center and museum | 2017 |
Mhabeddakele Maha Bodhiya Buddhist temple complex and knowledge arena Badulla Srilanka | 2017 |
National defense academy | 2016 |
Revitalization of CMS high school and vocational training center | 2016 |
National building materials research centre | 2016 |
Centre for self-enrichment | 2016 |
Proposed IIM in Visakhapatnam | 2015 |
Centre for building science and energy studies, Chennai | 2015 |
International museum for Indian cinema | 2015 |
The pursuit of happiness – an urban community forum Guindy, Chennai | 2015 |
Riverfront the third place, a recreational development along river Cauvery in Trichy | 2014 |
Institute of excellence for agriculture research and training | 2014 |
Institute of medical science – BCCL, Dhanbad | 2014 |
Information technology park, Bangalore | 2014 |
Tamilnadu national law school, Tiruchirappalli | 2014 |
S.No. | Name of the Project | Cost in Lakh (Provisional) |
1 | Orion Lecture Complex Front Landscape, NITT | 15 |
2 | Lycium Faculty Bock - inside and outside landscape, NITT | 30 |
3 | Ojas Building Courtyard Landscape, NITT | 60 |
4 | MiGold -Plaza, NITT | 63 |
5 | VIP suite in New Guest House - 2 major and one minor suite, NITT | 50 |
6 | Guest House Front Landscape. NITT | 10 |
7 | Administrative Building Front Landscape renovation, NITT | 15 |
8 | Cycle Track and Pathway of Main Avenue Road, NITT | 7 |
9 | Architecture Building Courtyard Landscape, NITT | 5 |
10 | Mechanical Engineering Courtyard, NITT | 6 |
11 | Parking and Service Facility at the Main Entry and Quarters Gate, NITT | 5 |
12 | Civil and EEE Building Front Roundabouts- NITT | 3 |
13 | Two Sewage Treatment Plant Landscape , NITT | 2 |
14 | Mass scale Tree Plantation in the NITT campus - 15,000 Tree Planted during 2014-2015 | 1 |
Dr. MEENATCHI SUNDARAM .A
Associate Professor National Institute of Technology , Trichy 620015