Dr. A. Meenatchi Sundaram

Name

Dr.A. Meenatchi Sundaram

Designation

Professor

Specialization

Architecture, Landscape Architecture

E-mail Id

meenatchi@nitt.edu, a.me.sundar@gmail.com

Landline No

0431-250-3567

Education Qualification

Degree

Board / University

Year

Subjects

Ph.D

Anna University, Chennai

2008

Urban Green Cover plan for Sustainable Chennai city - An appraisal through GIS and RS tools

PG.Dip.Landscape

CEPT, Ahemadabad

1999

Landscape Architecture

B.Arch

Anna University, Chennai

1997

Architecture

Research interests

  • Building and Built Environment,
  • Urban Landscape
  • Landscape planning and design,
  • Environmental planning and design,
  • GIS Spatial analysis,
  • Digital image processing.

Work Experience

Job Title

Employer

From

To
Professor National Institute of Technology, Trichy 11th March 2024 Till Date

Associate Professor

National Institute of Technology, Trichy

Dec 2011

March 2024

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

 

Project experience

  • Senior GIS research assistant worked on the Environmental Impact Assessment of East Coast road (length 732 km), a project of Prof Dr.S.P.Sekar. Addressed verity of issues ranges from Physical impact to visual impact of the project, including tourism development and planning policy considering demographic change for the entire stretch. This is the major transportation corridor connecting various tourist destinations along the Bay of Bengal in the southeastern part of India. (year 2005)
  • Spatial Planning in Gram Panchayats for the Gram Panchayats Gundur and Navalurkuttapattu, Thiruverumbur taluk, Tiruchirappalli District, Tamil Nadu.  - Towards making a sustainable environment in the villages - in terms of provision of services and infrastructure.  – Project of  Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Govt. of India, in collaboration with Regional Remote Sensing Centre - South, NRSC/ISRO, Govt. of India, Bengaluru. ( year 2021)

 

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

Awards / Fellowship 

Fulbright Junior scholar - Visited Cartographic modeling Laboratory of University of Pennsylvania 

 Year 2004- 2005. 

 

 

Training Undergone

  • Modeling Geographical Space, a course offered by Prof. Dana Tomlin at the University of Pennsylvania, US
  • Advanced Topics in GIS, a course offered by Prof. Dana Tomlin at the University of Pennsylvania, US
  • 3rd NNRMS training program on Remote sensing and GIS application in Urban and Regional Planning at the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), department of space, Deharadun. India
  • ESRI’s Customer training Program on Arcinfo 8.1 and ArcGIS Spatial Analysis
  • Digital image processing course at Indian remote Sensing Department of Anna University, Chennai, India

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities held within NITT :

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

Class Committee Chairperson (for various semesters)

Department of Architecture,NITT

From2008

 Till date

Academic/Administrative Responsibilities outside the University

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.s Thesis completed:

 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
Mr.N. Mohana Gopiraj  A methodological tool to measure and assess urbanity-the case of Chennai Supervisor 2024

Participation in Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia /Seminars/ Schools etc. 

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

 

Workshops/ Symposia/ Conferences/ Colloquia/Seminars Organized 

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

Membership in Learned Societies

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

 

Fellow Member

  IIA

 

Academic Foreign Visits

Country

Duration of Visit

Programme

UPENN, Philadelphia, USA

6 months, 2004

Under Fulbright fellowship

Publications

A.Refereed Research Journals:

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

  
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

 

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  

B.Conferences/Workshops/Symposia Proceedings:

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

(C)  Books Chapter(s) 

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

Ph.D Thesis under progress (Full time, Part-time & others)

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

Details of Academic Work

  •  Curriculum Development 

                Involved in Post Graduate program in Landscape Architecture at School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University, Chennai-25

  • Courses taught at  Undergraduate levels at NITT
  1. AR 110 Architectural Graphics II
  2. AR 207 Architectural Graphics III
  3. AR 209 Site Planning
  4. AR 211 Architectural Design III
  5. AR 214 Architectural Design IV
  6. AR 311 Architectural Design V
  7. AR 312 Architectural Design VI
  8. AR 402 Building Construction and Materials VI
  9. AR 414 Architectural Design VII
  10. AR 452 Interior Design
  11. AR 551 Energy Efficient Buildings (Old Syllabus)
  12. AR 551 Sustainable Architecture
  13. AR 559 Landscape Design 

  • Course taught at Post Graduate Level at NITT

  1. AR703 BUILDING SCIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY
  2. AR708 ENERGY-EFFICIENT LANDSCAPE DESIGN
  3. AR709 BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS STUDIO
  4. AR710 BUILDING MODELLING & SIMULATION LAB 
  5. AR711 STATISTICS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN
  6. AR712 RESEARCH METHODS

Projects guided at the Postgraduate level 

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

                                              

Consultancy

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

 

Contact Address

Dr. MEENATCHI SUNDARAM .A

Professor 
National Institute of Technology , Trichy 620015
Tamil Nadu, India
E.mail - meenatchi@nitt.edu
Phone: 04312503567