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Degree |
Board / University |
Year |
Specialization |
PhD |
NIT, Trichy |
2012 |
Architectural Heritage |
M.Arch |
SAP, Anna University, Chennai |
1991 |
Architecture |
B.Arch |
NIT (REC), Bhopal. |
1989 |
Architecture |
Employer |
Position |
From |
To |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
Lecturer |
01.08.1991 |
01.04.1998 |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
Assistant Professor |
01.04.1998 |
01.01.2006 |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
Associate Professor |
01.01.2006 |
20.09.2022 |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy | Professor | 21.09.2022 | Till date |
Position |
Faculty/Department/Centre/Institution |
From |
To |
Member/B.O.G |
National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
2013 |
2015 |
HOD |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
02.01.2021 |
Till date |
HOD |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
02.02.2009 |
01.02.2012 |
Convener |
Hostel Maintenance, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.06.2008 |
31.05.2010 |
Warden |
Beryl Hostel, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.01.2001 |
01.01.2003 |
Faculty –In-Charge |
Photography Club, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.01.1993 |
01.11.1995 |
Member |
Sports Committee, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.03.2007 |
01.04.2011 |
Faculty– In-Charge |
Rotaract Club, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.06.2017 |
Till Date |
Member/ Department Administrative Committee |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.03.2012 |
28.02.2014 |
Member/ Department Administrative Committee |
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
2012 |
2013 |
Coordinator -Dissertation Committee |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
02.06.2014 |
Till Date |
Member -Purchase Committee |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
01.06.2009 |
28.12.2012 |
Member -Purchase Committee |
Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
2009 |
2014 |
Chairman - PAC |
Department of Architecture, National Institute of Technology, Trichy |
2009 |
Till Date |
Position |
Institution |
From |
To |
Member/BOS |
School of Planning & Architecture, Anna University, Chennai. |
2011 |
Till Date |
Member/BOS |
Dept of Architecture, Adhiyaman College of Engineering, Hosur. |
2010 |
Till Date |
Member/BOS |
Dept of Architecture, Anna University, Coimbatore |
2008 |
Till Date |
Member/BOS |
Dept of Architecture, VIT, Vellore |
2014 |
Till Date |
Member/Doctoral Committee |
Periyar Meneyamai University, Vallam |
2015 |
Till Date |
Member/Doctoral Committee |
Thiyagaraja College of Engineering, Madurai |
2013 |
Till Date |
AICTE Expert Member for SAC, SHC, SCC & EVC |
AICTE, Delhi |
2010 |
Till Date |
COA Expert Member |
COA, Delhi |
2014 |
Till Date |
Year of Award |
Name of the Award |
Awarding Organization |
2020 |
Best Performer |
NITT |
2021 |
Best Performer |
NITT |
Title of Project |
Duration |
Total Cost |
Funding Agent |
|
From |
To |
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Guidelines on Climate Responsive Design Strategies for Residences in India to achieve Thermal Comfort at reduced Energy &Cost |
2019 |
2021 |
6,51,000.00 |
TEQIP |
Name of the PhD Scholar |
Title of PhD Thesis |
Role |
Year of Award |
S. Subhashini |
Optimization of Building envelope for natural ventilation and effective thermal performance of educational buildings in the warm humid climatic region of Madurai. |
Supervisor |
2018 |
G. Balaji |
Evaluating the Impact of Madurai Urban Settings on River Vaigai using Perceptional And Physio Chemical Variations |
Supervisor |
2019 |
R. Babu |
An Analytical Study of the Entrance Design Elements and its Impact on Image Inducing Capacity for Technical Institutes in Tamil Nadu, India |
Supervisor |
2020 |
R Seetha |
Evaluating the Potential for Conservation of Chettinad Region Focusing on the Values &Elements in the Built Heritage |
Supervisor |
2020 |
R Renganathan |
Assessing the Traditional Architecture and Planning of Kanchipuram Focusing Resident’s Attitude Towards the Built Heritage Conservation |
Supervisor |
2020 |
K Kiruthiga |
Empirical Study on the Effects of Urbanization on the Built Heritage of the Historical Temple Town of Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India |
Supervisor |
2020 |
Date (s) |
Title of Activity |
Level of Event |
Role |
Event Organized by |
Venue |
17th – 21st June 2018 |
WMCAUS 2018 –World Multidisciplinary Civil Engineering-Architecture-Urban Planning Symposium |
International Level |
Session Chairperson |
WMCAUS –World |
Prague, Czech Republic |
22nd – 27th October 2001 |
Towards Sustainable Habitats |
National Level |
Participant |
Auroville Centre for Scientific Research Foundation for Sustainable Development |
Auroville, Puducherry |
20th – 24th January 2003 |
Designing for Rehabilitation & Disaster Prevention |
National Level |
Participant |
Aayojan School of Architecture |
Jaipur |
Title of Activity |
Level of Event |
Date (s) |
Role |
Venue |
Building Construction workshop on “Cost Effective Construction Techniques” |
National Level |
8th – 10th March 2007 |
Coordinator |
Department of Architecture, NIT, Trichy |
Staad Pro and Revit Workshop |
National Level |
23rd – 27th July 2018 |
Coordinator |
Department of Architecture, NIT, Trichy |
Software Skill Development |
National Level |
6th – 10th August 2018 |
Coordinator |
Department of Architecture, NIT, Trichy |
Smart Skill Design Techniques |
National Level |
3rd – 07th September 2018 |
Coordinator |
Department of Architecture, NIT, Trichy |
Cost Effective Construction Techniques |
National Level |
23rd – 27th November 2018 |
Coordinator |
Department of Architecture, NIT, Trichy |
National Conference on Recent trends in Architecture & Civil Engineering towards Energy Efficient and Sustainable Development NCACESD 2019 |
National Level |
10th – 12th January 2019 |
Chairperson |
Department of Architecture, NITT |
Type of Membership |
Organization |
Membership No. with date |
Life Member |
Council of Architecture (COA) |
CA/91/14294 |
Life Member |
Indian Institute of Architecture (IIA) |
A11943 |
Life Member |
Indian Society for Technical Education |
LM 24359 |
Country |
Duration of Visit |
Programme |
Prague, Czech Republic |
17th – 21st June 2018 |
Session Chairman, WMCAUS 2018 |
Palermo, Italy |
25 – 27th October 2017 |
International Conference on UPADSD 2017 |
Cairo, Egypt |
11th – 13th May 2017 |
International Conference on CITAA 2017 |
(A)Refereed Research Journals:
Author(s) |
Title of Paper |
Journal |
Vol. (No.) |
Page No. |
Year |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
An adaptive thermal comfort model for naturally ventilated classrooms of technical institutions in Madurai |
Open House International |
46(4) |
682-696 |
2021 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
Numerical Investigation of optimal wall materials for effective thermal performance in warm and hot climatic regions |
Open House International |
46(2) |
325-338 |
2021 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & A. Purushothaman |
Evaluating the climate-responsive design strategies of vernacular buildings at Konearirajapuram Village, Nagappattinam, India |
International Journal Building Pathology and Adaptation |
39(2) |
175-196 |
2020 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran K Kiruthiga & R. Renganathan |
The Attitudes of Residents on the Conservation of Built-Heritage of a Historic Temple Town – Kanchipuram, India |
Open House International |
45(3) |
283-296 |
2020 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Renganathan |
Need for Architectural Restoration of Secular Built Heritage of Periya Kanchi, Kanchipuram |
International Journal of Social Sustainability in Economics, Social and Cultural Context |
16(1) |
29 – 42 |
2020 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & K. Kiruthiga |
Holistic urban heritage management of an historic temple town: Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India |
Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development |
10(2) |
105 – 121 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
Cfd Simulations to Examine Natural Ventilation in the Learning Spaces of an Educational Building with Courtyards in Madurai |
Building Services Engineering Research and Technology |
41(4) |
466-479 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Seetha |
Importance of Architecture and Planning of Kanchipuram and the Dynamics of Implementing Architectural Restoration |
Creative Space |
7 (1) |
35-44 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Renganathan |
Analyzing the Values in the Built Heritage of Chettinadu Region, Tamil Nadu, India |
Creative Space |
7(1) |
45-56 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Babu |
Visual Perception of Engineering Institutional Campuses’ Entrance Edifices of Tamil Nadu Region, India |
Creative Space |
7(1) |
1-10 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & G. Balaji |
Evaluating the Land Use impact of Madurai Urban sprawl of River Vaigai using Physio chemical parameters |
Environment and Urbanisation, Asia |
10(1) |
116-131 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & K. Kiruthiga |
Effects of urbanization on historical heritage buildings in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, India |
Frontiers of Architectural Research |
8(1) |
94-105 |
2019 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Babu |
Perceived Institutional Campus Image and its Entrance Edifice |
Open House International |
43(3) |
52-58 |
2018 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Seetha |
Investigating the residents’ attitude towards the preservation of palatial houses built heritage in Chettinad region, Tamil Nadu |
Journal of Community Archaeology & Heritage |
5(3) |
250-265 |
2018 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
A Passive Design Solution To Enhance Thermal Comfort In An Educational Building In The Warm Humid Climatic Zone Of Madurai |
Journal of Building Engineering |
18 |
395-407 |
2018 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & G. Balaji |
Investigating the impact of Girudhumal River in Madurai |
Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering |
59(1) |
1-13 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Mohammed, S.N. |
Post Occupancy Evaluation of Institution Building at NIT Tiruchirappalli Campus |
International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology |
6 |
9010-9015 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Jesna Mathew |
Determination of Thermal Performance of Roof |
International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology |
6 |
51-55 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Reshmi |
Analyzing Green Building Technologies in Indian Vernacular Architecture: A Case Study of Kerala |
International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology |
6 |
9001-9009 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Deepti |
Rejuvenating the Vernacular Architecture of South India as the representative of Sustainable Architecture: A Case Study of Hubli, Karnataka |
International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research |
8 |
581-585 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Raja Singh |
Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Campus Hospital, NIT, Trichy |
World Journal of Engineering Research and Technology |
3 |
409-423 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & K. Kiruthiga |
Visual perception on the architectural elements of the built heritage of a historic temple town: A case study of Kumbakonam, India |
Frontiers of Architectural Research |
6(1) |
96-107 |
2017 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
An Overview of Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling as an Alternative to Mechanical Cooling Systems In Moderate and Composite Climatic Zones of India |
Ecology, Environment and Conservation |
22 |
359-369 |
2016 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
A Comparative Analysis of Land Surface Retrieval Methods Using Landsat 7 and 8 Data to Study Urban Heat Island Effect in Madurai |
International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering |
9 |
885-887 |
2016 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran S. Subhashini& S. Madumathi |
Effects of Changing Urban Environment of Madurai-Challenges and Opportunities for Future Environmental Sustainability |
Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability |
3 |
114-124 |
2015 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Renganathan |
Socio-Economic Assessment and Planning in Corridor Conservation Initiative |
International Journal of Engineering Research &Technology |
3 |
1142-1146 |
2014 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Renganathan |
Land Use changes and its implications on elephant corridor a Nilgiris |
International Research Journal of Sustainable Science &Engineering |
2 |
1-9 |
2014 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Seetha |
Significance of the Built Heritage of Srirangam- An Overview |
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research |
3 |
|
2014 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & S. Subhashini |
Energy Efficient Passive Design Strategies for Buildings in Madurai |
American Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society |
1 |
184-201 |
2014 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & R. Babu |
An Experiential Study on the Ability of Institutes Entrance Design Elements and Physical Features in Inducing Perceived Image among the Observers: With Reference to Entrance Edifice of Technical Institutes in Tiruchirappalli and Thanjavur Region |
International Journal of Scientific & Technology Research |
3 |
191-200 |
2014 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Dr. A. Meenatchi Sundaram |
Assessing the Physical Feature Attributes of French Architectural Style in the Contemporary Built Environment at Puducherry: A Lens Model Approach |
IUP Journal of Architecture |
|
7-32 |
2011 |
(C) Books Chapter(s)
Author(s) |
Title of Book & Chapter |
Name of Publishers |
Year of Publication |
ISSN/ISBN Number |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & K Kiruthiga |
Urban and Transit Planning, Key Components for Delineating an Efficient Urban Development in Historic Towns: Stakeholders’ Perception |
Springer |
2020 |
ISBN 978-3-030-17308-1 |
(D) Books & Monographs
Author(s) |
Title of Book |
Name of Publishers |
Year of Publication |
ISSN/ISBN Number |
Dr. K. Thirumaran |
Impediments of French Architecture Facades in Contemporary Settings |
LAP LAMBERT Academic publishing |
2011 |
ISBN-10: 3845419261 ISBN-13: 978-3845419268 |
Dr. K. Thirumaran & Dr. L. Saikala |
Proceedings of National Conference on Recent Trends in Architecture &Civil Engineering towards Sustainable Development 2020 |
NCACESD |
2020 |
ISBN 978-93-5346-040-2 |
Dr. K Thirumaran, Dr. G Balaji, Prof.N Devi Prasad |
Sustainable Urban Architecture |
Springer |
2021 |
ISBN: 978-981- 15-9585-1 |
Sl. No. | Name of the Project | Cost in Lakhs |
1. | Science Centre | 2500.00 |
2. | Faculty Blocks | 700.00 |
3. | Students Activity Centre | 350.00 |
4. | Open Air Auditorium | 350.00 |
5. | Students Shopping Centre | 200.00 |
6. | Security Office | 50.00 |
7. | Master Plan for NITT Campus | 5.00 |
8. | New Building for Mechanical Department | 2500.00 |
9. | Auditorium Interior, NIT Pondicherry | 550.00 |
10. | PG Extension Center, Bharathidasan University, Perambalur (On-Going) | 300.00 |
Total Value of the project | 7505.00 |
Sl. No |
Roll No |
Name of Scholar |
Project Topic |
Discipline |
Guide |
1 |
401912001 |
Wilson Fredrick |
Investigating the Passive Design Techniques to achieve thermal comfort in Churches of Hot & Warm Humid Climate zones in Tamil Nadu |
Thermal Comfort in Heritage building |
Dr. K. Thirumaran |
2 |
401115002 |
A. Purushothaman |
Assessing the Impact of Bio-Climatic Design Strategies in Vernacular Buildings and its relevance to Contemporary Settings |
Vernacular Architecture &Bio-Climate |
|
3 |
401118002 |
Marliya K |
Optimization of the Climate Responsive Design techniques to achieve thermal comfort in residences of Warm Humid Climatic Zone in India |
Thermal Comfort |
|
4 |
401118003 |
T. Niveditha |
Analyzing the impact of Architecture on Housing Satisfaction of users in the Residential Context -Chennai Metropolis |
Architecture |
|
5 |
401820051 |
Anita Meskar |
Water Conservation Through Traditional Architectural |
Urban conservation |
|
6 |
401821001 |
Safrine |
Improving Streetscapes to Mitigate Surface Urban Heat Island for a Better Microclimate in High-Density Neighborhoods – A Study in Chennai Metropolitan Area |
Urban Physics |
|
7 |
401121052 |
Idhaya |
Urban Flood & Drought Management in Chennai Metropolitan Area |
Urban Landscape |
|
8 |
401821053 |
Patil Poorva Jaywant |
Comparative study of Rock-Cut Cultural Landscape of Buddhism, Jainism, and Hinduism in the Western Coastal Zone of Maharashtra, India |
Architectural Conservation |
Contact Address
Dr.K.Thirumaran,